Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-11-28

bic commodities are made ready foi
market.
This country although % has th,
most abundant material the unesl
machinery in the world for the pur-
pose. does not manufacture enough
matches 20 supply the home market
Thousands of dollars worth are am
nually Imported from Germany Aus
.tria. France. sweden and other coun
tries where they are made hy cheaper
labor and poorer machinery. and usu-
ally from higher priced wood, though
20 is not better thar what IS grown w
the American forests. The imports
are largely safety matches which can
be lighted only on the box cor other
specially prepared surface.
Wood for matches is q much more
serious problem in some Of the
European countries than 90 yet is I'm
the United states. The most suitable
match timber is pine. linden aspen.
white cedar. poplar, birch ana willow
Others however. are occasionally
used. Germany imports willow and
aspen from Russia. Sometime ago th"
German match manufacturer petit
toned the minister of agriculture 20
cluse the foresters 10 plant aspen IN
the state forests to SUNNY wood for
matches without importing IT, a Sim
liar petition ia their government was
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crs of matches who wanted "a home
supply. Al the same time the Russian
manufactures Of matches asked their
government 90 t1ke measures 10 check
the export of match wood to foreign
countries because the material was
needed al home.
In tho United states. as wcll as ia
Canada. 81 diligent search for choice
forests is maintained. and very large
tracts have been bought by compau-
les IN the match business. not only To-
meet present demands. but Go provide
Tor wears 90 come. I'm a single year
one match company cut 22a million
board feet of pine In the lake region
Tho cut. however. in that instance.
exceptionally largo iu order 10
save the timber which was ~ that
time threatened by tho ravagcs of u
bark beetle There are more than
$50 match manufacturer in the
United states and about haif that
number in canada.
Matches are manufactured in many
and with numerous kinds of MAJ
and for that reason O. dc-crip-
ton of ana operation boz one factory
would not apply 90 another Nearly
every manufacturing company has
machinery made specially for lts use,
and covered hy patents, and Do also
mploys processes discovered ur de-
lsru by IfH own chemists ana Wt-
rhauics. and kept secret to prevent
rivals from obtaining and p|ruhtIug nf
them. Some time ago au American
.ompany sold the right a. use COS -pe
eial machine in France. ohttiuiIg
5 100. 600 DOB cash and au cltsl sum
yearly a. ru1 alty This shows now
depends on the machine
how much q match manufactured
SID pas Zoo get the best. pnly hN use
Ink the best that U.s. nhfaluable Del come
petition possible A single machine
been known 90 turn out ltI H-h.-
500 matches Iu umt day-buHUt and
ahcled ready Tor shipment
some matches are shaved HItu the
from sawed blocks some age
'ut both ws1- hY saws. lu some iae-
the blocks are boiled fu mak.
hem rut easily. Hs some machine
b boiled or steamed Dog b. feFolF.d
iu its own axis and d -haNlnE-fhe
thickness nf matCh-is cut round
aund. ThIs shaving r. at tIf
time .uf into ienrths and -uIt
ufa match sticks There is hardly "a
Unit to The varieties ol methods em
Round mafches are made hf
orciur thsm through dies. The jap
make paper matches which are
.uad aner aI
fn common Hlfh other industries ~
he United ~IHfes depending upon exc
sting fars-f4 b match-fnakrrr are
tlfh hin sight sf O. shortage m D l0oH