WOOL BRANDS PURGED OUT

Evening Star, Issue 19412, 22 November 1926, Page 7

WOOL BRANDS PURGED OUT

DISCOVERY BY DUKEDIH CHEMIST

WOOL-WORKERS IMPRESSED

Quito recently the Agricultural Department asked the Mosgiel Woollen Company and lloss and Glcndining to report as to their experience in regard to wool for manufacture that was badly stained with, brands. Those companies acted as requested. Their reports showed amongst other things that 4 per cent. *f the wool that comes out of the scouring machines has to be marked down in price in consequence of the staining, which had hitherto proved ineradicable.

These reports were read by a Dunedin industrial chemist, who for the present asks that his name bo not published. He thought it strange so much wool should be wasted, seeing ■(That there are so m’any good chemists in England and Germany. He interviewed the managing director of the local mills, who at once displayed keen interest in the matter, and took him to the mills, where a bundle of the worststained greasy wool was picked for him to try. with Next day he took the wool back, and it was quite white. He was tlien given a parcel of scoured wool, and the same day he removed the brands from it also.

The manager of a leading wool agency was next seen, and, being shown the results of the test, he expressed the belief that the chemist had struck a discovery worth a fortune. Wo interviewed the chemist this morning. He, of course, retains his discovery as his own secret. He is surprised at his own success, and has not yet mado up his mind what step to take next. '

He says that he has also made a branding paint that will stand atmospheric conditions, and yet be removable at the mills.

It looks very like as if New Zealand is about to introduce to the wool world a benefit the value of which is almost incalculable.