The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-03-12

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and the possibilities for THE section IN
growing is f0r paper making, that The
reproduction Of the following from the
Pensacols Journal should be Of interest:
Experiments. heretofore alluded 70 in
the Journal, conducted By John J..
Moore. Of Macon, Ca, proving the fea-
sibility Of manufacturing paper, bag
ging and Irvine from the O<ra plant have
convinced the board Of trade Of the
Georgia city. That body is making an
effort to gain the assistance Of Macon
and its citizens in establishing q plant.
and already several substantial subscrip-
tons Of money have been made toward
that end.
There is no State IN the Union where
okra would grow with such rank luXu-
rance and perpetual renewal as in
Florida. Il is asserted that in an acre
o. the swamp lands near Macon, last
season, a crop Of okra was grown which
when green, weighed %, 900 pounds. Il
is perfectly safe 10 assert that this
figure could be largely exceeded in FLOR
ida. And II a proper mandatory
would pay we'll IN our sister State il
would be even more successful In our
fertile peninsula.
Il will, no doubt. be Of interest TO
those concerned In the development OF
Florida and who are won't 10 speculate
as to various industries which may be
advantageously located in the State, 10
read the following statistics printed by
the Chattanooga Tradesman, which
cover the cost Of plants for making pulp
from okra stalks and also for manufac-
turing the same into several articles Of
commerce, together with other infOr-
nation throwing light on the subject:
Okra loses go per cent in weight in
drying and curing.
Five tons Of dry okra stalks will yield
one ton Of fibre, worth $50 per ton.
Pulp for the manufacture Of paper
similar to and Of quality equal to the
okra pulp, in color and strength, sells
at the mill for $42 per ton. Making Il
from Okra will cost $50.
Newspaper which is equal to that
which can be made from okra sells for
s56 per ton. Made from okra It will
cost $40,
Book paper Of as good q quality, fn-
ish and strength ss this sample sells for
$50 Made from okra il will cost $50
per ton.
A mill TO manufacture pulp only will
cost, exclusive Of building and power
plant, $4,000
A mil! to manufacture pulp and also
extract the fibre will cost, exclusive OF
power plant, S26, 800.
A mill to manufacture pulp and ex-
tract the fiber and spin into Irvine will
cost S33, 900; TO make into cotton bag
ging also $4,000, exclusive Of power
plant.
A mill 10 manufacture paper, twine
and begging can be Quilt complete, in
GLIDING buildings and power plant, fer
$40, 600.
Il would mean the cultivation Of 8. 900
acres OF okra to keep q mill busy turn.
ing out 20 tons Of finished pulpor paper
a day.
The Journal calls attention especially
10 the value Of dry okra stalks a. com
pared with the yield Of green stalks.
The Georgia acre in the neighborhOod
Of Macon referred 20 produced q, 900
pounds Of green stalks. The loss on
this production when dried, was sixty
per cent. This leaves q balance Of IL. =
200 pounds Of dried matorial-fiy Eve and
slxth-tenths tons. This, according to
the Trademarks figures, 81 $50 per ton
would be worth 1896.
The dried plant contains init the raw
material for the production Of pulp
from which 10 make paper and the fibre
from which tWine and bagging may be
manufactured. Hence It's high value
as q commercial product.
II rests with the people Of Florida
whether or not they will take Hdvant-
age of,an opportunity thus offered them.
/ The immense profit IN the cultivation
OF Okra u clearly established by the
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