The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-29

For some time the Grand Forks
Commercial club has been nexotiarinr
with the Northwestern Paper ana
flore company. The company had
originally intended to locate in South
dakota. and was organized under the
laws OF that state. Representatives of
several of the South Dakota centers.
came to the conclusion that there was
not suffictent flax raised in the state
10 make the venture profitable. and
they came to North Dakota.
Grand Forks Has Best Facilities.
In this state their investigation led
them to Grand Forks and facts rela-
tive to the flax crop In this district
caused them to look with favor upon
I'M 1nis city as location for the plant.
me question of transporting the raw
product is one of the most Important
with which the company has to con-
tend, and 1t was found that Grand
FORKS provided the best facilities in
that respect-the fax crops beine.
greater in this district, while the IA
ciiities for handling the straw were
oetter than at any other point,
me product Of this concern will be
used IN the manufacture of fine grades
OF linen and bond papers. which have.
up to this time. been manufactured
from rags The market for the pro.
can readily foresee that the success
OF the pulp mill means the ultimate
establishment in Grand Forks ~ a ,,a.
per factory. - " pos
Have Perfected Good Process.
In perfecting the process for tha
,nan ,,anuIacture OF pulp from fax straw.
lenstny study was engaged in by II. q.
rreen or chicago, utilizing the chem.
xis,s, ,1as tauorator1es OF the University OF
wisconsin for that purpose. Abont a
year ago he was successful in com niat
ing the process.
Established Experimental Plant
since then the company has been
organized. and quite recently an ex.
perimental plant was erected in the
CITY or Chicago. and several carloads
OF max straw We're used in determining
.ne possioiiittes Of placing the pulp
on @ the market on commercial basis.
and the decision to advance With tha
project was reached.
Machinery is Expensive.
The machinery that was used in the
experimental plant together with
other machinery which is being manu-.
1actured in the east will be brought to
Grand Forks. the plans Of the com.
panS calling for n plant capable Of
using thirty tons Of straw daily.
Company officials have also an.
nounced that they already have enter.
ed into contracts for the sale OF the
pulp. and that the market possibilities
are seemingly unlimited.
Opens New Market for Farmers.
Aside from the importance of this
enterprise to the city OF Grand Forks.
there is another feature vastly more
important. as the factory will open to
the farmers splendid market for the
flax straw. For several years the
Grand Forks Commercial club has
been engaged in study Of the straw
being desirous Of utilizing II.
and now this object is about to be- at.
tanned.
Urge Growing of Flax.
For several weeks the club has been
engaged in a campaign urging the
farmers to grow fax, showing them
the market possibilities Of the straw.
thus increasing the income from such
crops.
The sale of the straw means a big
Increase in the farmers income. and
The local plant. using thirty tons daily.
running an average of about 500 days
! year. would require 5000 tons Of
the straw. This will take in ali the
straw from a wide district.
This is really the first manufacture.
Ing movement in the state that has di.
rect bearing upon the prosperity Of