The sun., 1916-11-29

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~by-product OF some other Industry
such as the crushed fibre Of ,us.,
cane, or some plant or tree wn,",
grows wild without the cxpepso y,
labor for the purpose of cultiva,ou
This point Is not always Understood ="
purely scientific and non.professiorsy,
writer's. They miss IN" limita,i"n
which much fibre has, from tho na,,"'
makers point of view. as A poss,,,.
basis Of profitable news produc,
The public is easily persuaded ,bo,
the growth Of paper is sorne,hirs
spontaneous. though. Of course ma,
the influence OF surrounding ,b,ns.
like manufacture and science .rI
Few, II Is likely. realize that laper il
a necessary OF life. and that It's s,,n,ly
is not assured beyond risk. Take r., ,
instance. the amount Of wood in ,h,,
country. OF timber as ii Is often c,lloJ
II Is stated by the Departmen, ~ 40
riculture, Bulletin 309. that tho grown
OF wood In the United States is holm,
cut down at the rate OF thirty.six cu,,o
feet an acre every year, while the nat.
ural increase IL at the rate Of tvol,,
cubic feet an acre. In other words
wood Is being used three ,imos a,
fast as 1t grows. The necessary can
sequence Is an increase In tho nric.
OF raw material and the need Of finding
some substitute. In Canada the case
Is of the same kind. This truth I,
fully recognized in Europe. where ppb.
fishers and manufacturers can 1.-Two
side by side, having az much money
as brains. But since the SHORTAGE -,
wood In a growing one. and as i,
desirable to bring down -. pr,co ~
paper for all purposes. the best nina,
are occupied with the discovery nj.
ibres OF a cheap and practical ,n,
There are now several OF these fb-es
and. as one fibre is useful in me Nav
and one in another. and all may no
used for the m good of pape-
making. a brief summary is not ~,
Of place.
Owing to researches by Governmen,
officials and at the laboratory Of the
University OF Wisconsin. the United
states is in a better position with 10.
gard to the manufacture OF fibre and
half stufs than a few years ago. The
crushed ibres of sugar cane are hcd
to be superior to others for cheap,
paper making purposes. Studies oy
the Department of Commerce show
that the Southern scrub palmetto i,
also n useful plant. II provides fhres
h a dye readily. and ma,tings. Irvine
binders and the like are made from
them. Lately the sugar cane hagasse
has come into view in Cuha. Tie 70.
port of the Canadian Trade Comm.s.
sioner. based on studies at the I'nyer.
sity OF Wisconsin,. Indicates that this
bagasse makes excellent wrapp.ns
paper. II is carried from the sugar
mill TO the paper mill. placed IN tanks
and boiled and dlgested. Tie only
difference to a layman between
bagasse paper and wood PUN paper
is this process Of digestion. Like wood
pulp II is beaten and treated with
alkal and dried on steel drums. In
these things this pulp is like mos,
half tuns which are brought out into
the light of the present day. Proc.
ably a more valuable half stuff is the
max straw, enormous quantities n.
which are wasted and even burned In
countries where the plant is srova
FOR seed, linseed. as in the Western
States Cross and Bevan c"TeX,bouk %,
Paper Making" I ed, 1916. PAGE 1911
assert that a half stun cellllu -, :
obtained from this straw that ranks
very high as a paper making ml'ora.
Nowadays these half stuNs take mary
Forms, but chiefly are admired 10
hbres thought to he like jgtc and
hemp and esparto, \ fibre made from
taipboukie. a grass Of South Afri,a
Is a good specimen. In the RnllciH
OF the Imperial Institute It j. SAID 20
nave a promising future. Il y.o'is
more pulp than Algerian c,llr,n
grass. though a little less than spanish
esparto. II is Of good quality. j. easily
and makes IA paper = far
strength.
a most interesting report l. mad.
by the United States Commerria,
Agent nj Vera Cruz on the manulas.
ture of paper from ~heneaucn r.
products. \ pulp Is made from 80
stalks and waste. and a paper e3Ha'
! n quahity TO Swedish kraft Tie has
and ~wrappings thus produced ane
strong in color and texture \ ne.
what similar fibre is prepared from
the malva blanca. a plant If ''.nt
II has the same textile strcu.'h a,
Dacoa Jute. These fibrcs. Though no..
yet established. are not ineffective
things. The Germans, as msh' %.
expected, have found substitute, IT
jute and hemp. The best ri tlc-, are
the fibres Of the Epllohium rir..'
or rough haired willow rose ,lio'.