The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-07

to the manufacture of paper from the
cotton stalk should be of interest to
Mississippians, especially where cottor
is the principal crop. Gould plan be
devised whereby our cotton stalks coult
be utilized and made to bring some
benefit to our people:
THAT paper can be manufactured
from cotton stalks, and at good mar
gin of profit, has been demonstrated by
practical experiments. 1t has been
furthermore demonstrated that the
stalk of the plant can be converted into
a very satisfactory quality of cotton
bagging.
"These discoveries are of the utmost
Importance to the South. They open a
new avenue of profit from the cotton
crop, and it may be predicted with con-
siderable assurance that the day is not
far distant when the South will be
dotted with factories engaged in this
form of enterprise.
| 1t is estimated that the value OF the
cotton crop will be increased fifty mil
lion dollars by these discoveries, and
| that product heretofore regarded as
mere wastage will be turned to good
account. Paper mills and bagging fac
tories will inevitably come, and the
Southern farmer will be beseiged for
his stalk crop just as he ig now sought
after by the agents for his seed crop"
In speaking of the discovery the Cot
ton Journal says:
''It has already been demonstrated by
practical experiments that the fibre of
the whole cotton plant, including the
stalks and limbs, is almost as strong as
the fibre of the wax plant. This will
prove interesting and valuable news to
those cotton planters of the South who
each year are forced to expend so much
time and labor in getting the dead
stalks of the previous crop out of the
way for the planting of the new crop.
With the establishment of paper mills
throughout the South for the purpose
of converting this heretofore waste
product into a valuable and useful COM
mercial commodity, the growers will
not only receive cost of labor for re-
moving the stalks from their fields but
a profit from the new industry as well.
The samples of paper already made
from the fibre of the dead stalks has
proven to be stronger and better than
paper made from wood pulp, and -
strong and durable as linen paper.
The wood pulp paper mills cannot sue
cessfully compete with the cotton stalk
paper mills, owing to the cheapness
with which the stalks can be secured,
and the better class of material they
turn out.
more than 5000, 900, 900 are invested
in the paper manufacturing industry of
the United States, but nearly all the
mills are located in the East and North
west where the raw material used is the |
spruce pine which grows in those sec
tions. However, it is believed that the |
recent discovery of the value of cotton |
stalk fibre will result in the develop
ment of new industry in the South
which will bring about the investment |
of much idle capital and add many mil
lions of dollars to the wealth of this sec
ton of the country.
This, if successful, would prove a
paying enterprise for Greenville. The
rich fertile soil of the Delta produces
large cotton stalks whose fibre is very
strong and will make the finest quality
Of news stock.
Again, the cotton wood forests along
the Mississippi would also furnish
quantity of paper pulp and should in
sure the success of such an enterprise"
An encouraging sign of the times
comes occasionally in the cloud of law
breaking that seems to pervade the
State just at this time. A glorious re-
7ival of religion has just been closed at
Water Valley in which 500 known con-
7ersiOns were recorded. Many mem
Hre of the various churches were re-
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lumber. This is a good sign indeed.
the churches our country
would soon degenerate into land of
avages and there has been too much of
|. tendency to get away from the ''good
ld-time religion that was good enough
or our fathers" 1t seems though that
he people of Water Valley have awak-
ned to the proper sense of their duty,
nd it is safe to predict that blind tigers +,
will be fewer around there and crime |,
n general will decrease to large ex- ,
ent. There is power for good in an
ld-time revival that can be found no {
there else. Let us sincerely hope that {
he good will be lasting.
The Patrons Union will bold its reg
lar meeting at the grounds near Lake
rom July 80 to August 3, Inclusive. A r
rogram of unusual brilliancy and merit t
as been prepared for this year and the t
tendance will likely be larger than t
var hafora in tn history Of tho or. | v