Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-16

than the note paper, and the distinctive
features are the letters ~. s. l. r." water
marked in the. paper at the time Of It's
manufacture from a dandy roll which
the figures are inserted. The paper for
checks and drafts is the same as the United
States note paper in quality, but the zones
of fiber are omitted. and the water mark
~. 8. T. D." takes its place. This paper
is also made by Crane & Co. They do not
manufacture the internal revenue paper.
The Crane mill is situated on the banks
of the Hoosatonic river in the town of
Pittsield. Mass. The demand for the pa
per Is so great due to the expanding bust
ness OF the country. that the mill Is tasked
to it's utmost capacity to produce it. The
material from which the paper is made is
gathered from all parts of the world where
flax Is grown IN great quantities. and 1t
usually consists OF the cuttings left from
the manufacture Of linen shirts, table
cloths, collars, cuffs and other linen textile
fabrics. Every piece of linen, no matter
how large or small. is critically examined
TO detect the presence of foreign bodies. In
the linen cuttings that come from corset
factories small pieces of metal are often
found that adhere to the fragments.
Accidents sometimes happen and the
small pieces of spiral steel wire or the frag-
ment of broken needle will escape de-
lection and get into the engines where the
pulp is ground. OF course this metal Is
reduced to very small particles. 1t goes
into the pulp and is present in the paper
when made and is undetected until the
paper comes from the drying room. when
its appearance Is noted by bIotches of oxide
of iron or common iron rust, which often
renders useless hundreds of dollars worth
of paper
The material having been ground into
pulp OF the proper consistency flows down
upon an endless sheet of brass wire cloth.
where 1t is deposited. and as the wire cloth
moves forward the water dFips through the
interstfces. and the pulp then takes the
form OF paper and passes over wooden
cloths and through a system of rolls until
it reaches the end of the machine where
It Is cut into strips by small circular knives
running lengthwise of the large sheet, and
is again cut by revolving knife that cuts
1t into convenient lengths. AS these sheets
fall from the layboy they are counted auto
matically by clock registers. This original
count by machinery Is the beginning OF ac-
countability, as all sheets that are counted
by the machine must be accounted for as
either perfect or imperfect paper
The mill is under the control OF a super
intendent. who is United States officer.
and it is guarded by watchmen under the
control OF the United States. The paper is
not examined BY the United States at the
mill. but it is counted by employees OF the
government. and is then tied into packages
SA inches wide. 1914 inches long. each con-
tanning 1000 sheets. which weigh Il pounds
II is packed in iron-bound boxes contain
Ing 10000 sheets. and is then delivered to
the express company, which receipts for
the same. The superintendent of the mill
receives all paper. perfect or imperfect
ships the perfect paper to Washington and
counts and destroys BY maceration the i'm
perfect sheets. The express company de-
livers the PAPER to the Secretary of the
Treasury. division of loans and currency,
where examiners and counters inspect the
same. throw the imnPrfpcf
hold the perfect sheets subject to the requi-
sitions of the bureau of engraving and
printing. Imperfect sheets are returned to
the superintendent, who coGnts them and