The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-18
COTTON SEED HULLS
PAPER BEING MADE ONE OF THE
 SOUTH,S BY-PRODUCTs.
German Patened Process Developed Which May Mean tcreased Profits fer the Cotton Planter-A German
 Writers Opinion.

A writer in a current number of The l Paper Manufactures. published at BeF- | lin, tells of a newly patched process by i which theAfiber contained in cotton-seed hulls is being successfully turned to ac- count in the manufacture of fine paper. 1 This process opens the way to further profit, to the producer of cotton whose ! seed. as now sold to the millss returns little value to him for the huils. The | article in the German magazine, trans
 lated for The Times-Democrat,. is. in | part as follows:
 "On a former occasion I wrote about virgo fibers and their properties and called attention to the fact that this fiber I material will, on proper treatment, fur nish a valuable raw product for nearly 1 all classes of paper.
 ''The Bremen cotton works have gone to much expense to introduce these raw l fibers Into the manufacture of paper and interested people are being sent B little pamphlet containing explanationaI matter 1 very tastefuily gotten up on paper made of these fibers.
 ''The virgo fiber ia secured from cottou- | seed hulls a waste product of the cot ton-seed oil mills, which only use the naeaIy kernel of the seed.
 | For several years experiment haa been made to turn this waste product fIltn | paper material, but time has reserved it for the Bremen cotton works to free this material by a process of their own, prot ected by patent rights, of It's filmy part in such a way that the resulting fiber pro- duced would offer no difficulty in its conversion in the mills into paper, and which could be turned into paper mash as readily. if not more easily than good cot ton rags.
 ''The raw material is ready fer the boilers and needs but light boiling. As the fbers are not fnterwoven and are
 
 during the washing process in the caIen- dars. and economy results by elimination of the sorting and grinding appliances. After bleaching with chloride of lime there results a pure, white loose halfpFo- duct of little cohesion as the fibers are yet stiff and bristIy.
 Tt becomes the task of the operator to produce of this half material the sort of paper the manufacture of which is asked of him.
 Last year in an issue of The Paper Manufacturer I alluded to the variety of there results a pure, white loose half product of little cohesion as the fbers are the results of my analysis of two widely different sorts of paper made of virgo fiber material samples of which were sent to me for examination.
 Sample No was the one used by the Bremen Cotton Works as their writing pa per which I class as nick and but slight ly transparent Although there exists quite. generally desire to manufacture of cotton very hard and glossy paper to initiate paper made of linen, the paper under discussion captivates the eye be- cause of its fine appearance and compares favorably with many other papers made of rags because of its faultless purity, it's whiteness and it's striking opaqueness. The paper has a characteristic touchy tear and takes print well.
 "The breaking length of this paper is not very great but the tensile coefficient is very great and exceeds per cent in the direction of length. The paper is better fitted for printing than for writing. as its surface Is pretty rough
 Sample No. 2 came from the celebrated mills at GFenobe, and showed quite different character. This paper is hard and strong clearly transparent ana was beautifully damasked. also received a sample of a nicely ribbed paper, which came very close in character to linen paper
 Tt was demonstrated by these samples of paper that virgo fibers are not only suitable for the manufacture of soft, thick paper, but that it can be turned into the hardest and strongest fancy paper. and thai ii is merely a question of trituration +o give each character to the paper. This sanopIe Ia easy to write on and could pro bablv fill the requirements Of gooo transparent paper for taking copies (tracing paper). --,- .,,--.
 "In conclusion say that virgo floers arc suitable for the manufacture or great variety of paper, all of which nave Characteristic purity, white color ana un- iformity of density.