The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-13

This alcohol Is very extensively re-
'iuired in tie chemical industry, the
Industrial arts generally, and in phar-
,naccut.cal preparations. Further, by
denaturing it, we have at our disposal
potentially millions Of gallons CT
liquid fuel which could be used in
motor vonicles, motor boats and the
other humorous services to which in
ternal combustion engines can be put.
To employ it effectively requires but
slight modification in certain features
o: the engine, and to just the extent
10 which we can thus employ alcohol
we can lessen our drain upon our
native resources OF petroleum.
Suitable for Paper Stock.
1t Is undeniabie that a vast amount
of the wood waste. which L. now de-
stroycd by burning or only imperfectly
utilized in one way or another, could
be manufactured into splendid paper
stock. Instead We draw upon our
forests directly for wood pulp and turn
Our backs upon this enormous avail
able supply Of logging and saw mill
waste. Abroad a good grade OF print
paper is made from a combination Of
sawdust, wood pulp and waste paper
IS per cent, of the mixture consisting
of sawdust. In the Southern States
to-day several of the paper mills use
saw mill waste consisting largely of
yellow pine scrap. They have adopted
the Kraft" or sulphate process, in
which both the bark and the wood
fibre are utilized. The paper Is very
strong and lends itself TO q variety Of
services.
1t will probably astonish tho unin-
formed to be told that the paper, when
spun into thread can be manufac-
tured into rugs, rope and rodlike forms
the latter lending itself readily to
the fabrication OF baskets, wicker fur
niture md a number OF kindred ar
t!clcs. Abroad. as is pretty generally
known, clothing of all sorts has been
made from parer textiles, and much
| coarser fabrics have beon found adrni-
rably suited Tor sacking In lou OF the
far more expensive bGrlap.
While Americans may 10 inclined To
turn up their noses NJ paper frocks
and suits. yet they are wearing silk
articles OF variety OF l;,n3s that
| mover had the slightest Identification
"At4A Nio bAlf NUEIl. Hoy NTg the
consequence ri cheidistry's raetlalor-
phosing action upon wood FIBRE. Bone
months ago the National City Uark
| OF New York Issued n bulletin en-
titled Transforming Trees into Silk
Stockings" and the following extracts
give us hint OF what cal be done
with wood waste toward increasing
our creature comforts and adding 10
the glory OF our re1IDsnt.
To quote: DEPORTATION from tho
United States OF 5000, 900 pairs OF
! stockings made from artinG:aI silk In
the ascal year G9lS) jus; ended Illus
trutes tho growth in this country Of
the comparatively nsw industry Of the
production OF artificial silo from WOOD
pulp. Artificial silk Is manufactured
from ceilu!ose produced from wood
pulp through the action OF certain
! c' meals by which the wood pulp
/ turned into Substitute almost
Exactly identical with tina: carried In
tho body Of tho silENorm from which
| II spins It's cocoon.
while the textiles made from the
artificial fibre are not yet fully equal
| to those produced from tho natural
silk, the growing use OF artificial silk
Is illustrated By the fact that our i'm
| ports OF artificial silk. chiefly In the
! form OF yarns or threads, have aggre-
gated about sSO000.Ooo In the last
| decade. SILK goods made from this ar
| tlflcial fber are chiefly remarkable for
their brilliancy. being moro ldstrous
, than natural silk"
| 1t has been demonstrated In both
| England and Germany In the past two
/ years that fabrics OF Kindred nature.
mixed with other FIBRE. can DO worked
into the heavier grades Of clothing.
and these cloths ara waterproof ana
possess very promising wearing quail
ties. Without going further into de-
| tall. II should bo plain 20 every Amer
hnn that II ig possible for - 10 save
{ hundreds OF millions OF dollars yearly
by the wiser cutting OF our stands Of
timber, by the prompt repiantinE OF
the cut over areas. and by a wider
and more bensAciRl use Of tho new
litabls logging and sawmiI, vAStss.