The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-11-30
COTTON STALKS
GAN BE USED FOR MAKING NEWS:
PAPER.
The Process is About Perfected For
the Utilization of Great
Waste Material,

Discussing the new industry of util-
izing cotton stalks, o man prominent
In cotton circles says the manufacture
OF paper from che fiber Of the cotton
stalk Is n OF she latest and most In
torestlng Inventions Of the n w con.
tury. For many years expert invent.
ors have been busily experimenting
with the cotton stalk, and now 1t ap.
pofs from recent developments that
their labor and expenditures Of monoy
arc to be 10 %arded with signal and
sariklog success. Not only have these
Investigations passed the experiment..
81 Stage, bun they are rapidly being
shapad to be placed IN practical oper-
alton. 1t hSs beeD unquestionably de-
monstrated thaG all grades Of paper
from the beSt form OF linen grade to
bAa lowest, can DO manufactured from
cotton staika. In addition to this, o
v.riety OF by-prOduots, such "a aloo.
mol, nitrogen, material for guncotton
aud smokelaSs power Gan also be seCur-
cd 10 paying quantities.
Tho time Is not now far distant
when paper plants, equipped with all
modern machinery and DEVICES for
making paper, and the utilization OF
the other by products referred to will
be built and placed in operation
bnrouGhout the ootton-growing state,
Of tho South. The establishments o
these mills for the manufacture o
paper from cotton stalks will at ono
develop o neW industry Of quito enor.
nous proportions, and institute the
uSillZ aGion OF 3 waste product which
at the PRESENT time has comparative.
y Ii6tle or no value. 1t will prove the
ontsring wedge Of checking the pre-.
SEM increasing COST of paper, which ia
Deoomlng suoha burden npontho news.
Paper industry Of the country.
Il Is estimated that on an area OF
land producing g bale Of cotton at
l3aS6 one ton OF stalks San be gather.
ed, Upon this beois of calculation
thls ne" industry 3 annually depend
upon from 10. 600 600 to IL, 600, 600
IONS OF raw material. This viii not
only furnish all necessary supplies to
meet ali home demands, but will also
permit OF the export Of pulp or finish.
ca products to foreign countries. al
the prcdent time their liz approx,
rlatCly $287, 0cO, 600 invested IA
pspsr mills Ia the United States
aitl bu5 few plants located In the
south. The bulk Of the material 90.
lag into the manufacture of papar AT
Uh9 ptosont 0lm0 is spruce pine which
Is annually becoming more expensive
j inc d~cpi05ion OF the forests and
me high lIlccs which such timber
commands In the markets for other
uses. The utilization OF q waste pro-
oVc6, such as the cotton stalk, manu-
l&oGufGd ingo commercial paper, will
DC d boon or inestimable value TO the
whole country.
Tho pr ctieal cffaot Of this ne W I'm.
Vend!on will be to increse the present
value OF tho South's cotton orou
nearly 500, o00, 600 annually. me
gr0wor VIII be amply paid for their
heloa and delivery TO the paper plants,
ana IN addition thereto reoeive q prof.
10 on Chis product Of their labor. In
0no nouGnWeRGefn section of the oot-
fon noi6 the neW Industry will espsc.
ally Dc OF Valu9 and 3 blessing. With
INC removal OF the cotton stalks form
fA4 hGid8 In the early fall the death
khell Of the boil weevll will
DO sounded and Its pres.
eiit devastation tnhuonces reduced to
Q minimum. So that from eyery
standpoint the speedy deyolopment
and extension OF 6h1s new industry
VII be welcome lii all sections of the
cotton bolt. Paper manufactured
from the cotton stalk Is OF the strong.
s36 Sexturo and softest finish. 1t ia
reported thai several plants viii he
ortcl0d during the next few months
ia c9r6ajn aeoOions Of the South, which
WI h2 Ia full operation by january
|, 1907,