Show CORNSTALK NEWSPAPER IS RECENT accomplishment what Is said to have been the first edition of any newspaper in the world to be printed on paper made from cornstalks corn stalks was issued by the com mercial news of danville one day last month and it was an edition of pages at that using 25 tons ol 01 news print the paper was produced in danville by the corn products company which has expended in the erection of a plant and research laboratory the process employed Is based on that originated by dr bela dorner a hun garlan with suitable modifications resulting from the labors of dr J jackson an american industrial chem ast 1st while further research and experiments will be necessary to bring of cornstalk paper to the level of that from wood pulp in cost th technical problems have been cally solved and tear of a future paper famine through depletion ot forests has been eliminated how this new industry will benefit banners of the corn belt is forecast b one of the men interested in the new process who said we can visualize in the years to come innumerable comparatively small pulp mills scattered throughout the corn belt making pulp from corn talks grown on millions of acres no non producing commenting on the matter secretary jardane declared that with the rapid progress being made in technical and commercial procedures a new day Is at hand when many agricultural wastes will become sources of profit not only to the farmer but to the country at large exchange albert J ocmer came in from grand junction yesterday on business the philathea class entertained monday bight at a surprise party foi mrs knox patterson who will leave tomorrow with senator patterson for salt lake city the guests met at the home of mrs prank graham and went in a body to the patterson home where the evening was pleasantly spent the next meeting of the phil athea will be held jan 21 at the home of mrs H J nielsen the woman s literary club will give a novelty dance saturday night jan 19 at the W C W hall refreshments fresh ments will be served and the committee in charge hopes to make the dance one of the best of the season the following committee will have charge of the event mrs frank graham mrs tom taylor mrs C F moore mrs lester taylor mn west hammond and mrs jesse maxwell |