IMPROVED WOOL BALE

Evening Star, Issue 19923, 20 July 1928, Page 3

IMPROVED WOOL BALE

APPRECIATION FROM BRADFORD Private advice has hceiq received from the Bradford Special Wool Pack Committee that Mr 1G Coghill’s patented treatment of the jute wool packs, which were placed under a practical trial several months ago by a local firm of stock agents, is a great improvement on any thing that has yet been submitted from cither Australia or New Zealand. The members of the committee were unanimous in their opinion. There is one slight drawback which has now been remedied. This refers to the “splitting” of the jute when the hooks have been used. This trouble has been encountered also when the halo has been cut. Anticipating some such difficulty, tho inventor improved tho patents, and tho latest plan, when applied under practical working conditions, should completely remove tho nuisance of loose jute fibres in wool. It is hoped that the inventions willbo applied to wool packs and to sackmade from our native fibre, thus making the finished article far superior to anything obtainable elsewhere. Tho loose juto fibre nuisance in wool costs Bradford woollen manufacturers £500,000 per annum to remedy, whilst ordinary sacks made from either jute, hemp, or Jlax have many disadvantages which the patents will correct. Tins local chemist has been very success!ul in his research work, principally with synthetic amber, silk, spinnablc fibre, and an engineers’ waste from “tow.” officially certified as being superior to cotton. Also there is the sheep branding fluid, which, on account of its noninjurious properties to wool, has been so highly spoken of throughout tho world.