Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 142, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 June 1920 — Utilizing Wood Waste. [ARTICLE]

Utilizing Wood Waste.

The utilization of wood waste 18 ohe way recommended to cut down the high cost of living. Here are some articles made from sawdust andshingle waste which' the New York College of Forestry is exhibiting in its efforts to show' how the waste of the sawmill can be utilized to cheapen the cost of living. “Silk” socks, sausage’ casings, phonograph records, paper milk bottles and tanbark shingles. The “silk” looks like silk and feels like silk, but is much cheaper than silk. The sausage casings are made by treating the wood with chemicals that turn it into viscose, and rolling this into thin films.