The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-01
DESTROYING BANk NOTES
Dtmcult Problem NIethod Adopted b.
C.srman immortal Printer

A. the great IlTI,ultv Which most people
meet " IN lu regard 'o bank notes h. that NJ
brtng anls % keep them. vail probably
come a. n surprise 10 many 90 learn there
are YET others for whom the difficulty b
how ~ g-t r.d Of them l't this is quit"
true In tho ca" of Those Who have 10 de-.
-trov iu Bula paper which las bs"D used rs
representing money values The difflOul-
ties sntailei IN destroying such tNp"r are
uall illustrated 90 very Interesting arfI'l"
upou paper destruction boy the German
imperial priU''rs
IN the ca-e 900 pO.at the difficulties OK.
p,ri-nc~d by the imperial prttsr- arr
further increased 1y iUa Hso's-It, of ,opiug
gith very large quaint ~ waste. for boo
addition 10 that arising from printing there
Il also that of stamp paper spoiled IN N"
cumming ~ well a. faulty water TaTked
paper
The methods previously available we're
three burning. boiling and pulping In
the frat process II has been found that
even where q special furnace has b"en used
II has not unfrrquently happened that
WhII. the outer parts q the packets were
destroyed some Of the Content- were not
even slnged In me case Of stamps or
gummed paper the matter was still worse
for the packets baked together into solid
blocks. the interiors OF which were quite
intact
In the second process the paprr for de-
strirtion 4 placed In iron boilers I've h.
added and the contents then subjected TO
the prolonged action VI steam. A a de-
structive process FOR small quantities. this
- quite ensctual. a. l. also that Of pulpihR
a procrss In which tho paper IL cut up by
revolving knives 10 water In both Of these
cases there IT, however. another dtfirulty,
that Of dlsposing Of the product II cannot
easily b. sold. IL will not pay 10 transport
and on hand the sodden stOdgy mass quickly
goes bad
The Gsrmsn .mp-Tiui printers therefore
decided 10 Try q rev way grinding u NJ
dry 70 this end they Installed a ~ horse
power SShlagkreuz mil. which by a profess
OF hurting. crushing and tearing reduces
the paper % an almost pOWderlike form In
which Il passes through a sieve into a col
Letting chamber beneath the mill ready for
hacking This. however. was accompa MED
by q very object ionable feature, especially
when dealing with gummed paper In the
grinding such a dust was created that
though the WOrkmcn engaged wore pro-
lHN-NnFNs " ~ pfNNlHNNNtlN AAlEiA aNA AtAf ~
their eyes and nostrils.
A. the work of packing was on This ac-
count not only unhealthy. unwillingly per
formed aud alan unerOnomiCal. efforts we're
made 10 ind some meChanical means Of
doing IT, simple a. this had seemed ~ the
sutsst later q appeared r problem almost
insurmOuntable Dinioulty after difficulty
arose. Among such may be- mentioned that
a spiral feeder having been devised Il was
found that the paper would some times form
into balls solid 40 blocks Of wood. which
dsfied tAs Efforts 70 move them % -
horse power motor Nevertheless this dif-
hcully Was ultimately overcome
The imperial printers. therefore. are now
20 be congratulated upon possessing a
machine perfect IN ~ kind Il takes the
paper. Erinds u uP to any sire desired and
bags n Finally though the paper In this
form fetches but little on acrount Of iis
consequent ahortness Of fibre. the mill IA
yct not only paying 81 the initial outlay
but 10 also saving some 60 q year In work.
mems wages