Tho writor Iinr invcst'gnted tho nr.iiInbility of wootb, otlicr thnn spruco nnd Iiunilocli. for sulpliitu pulp mnking. nntl it b to 11u nntetl thnt suvcrnl of t1ru.w offor eorwidornl~lu proinku. Ilnrtlly nn issuo nf tho tocliniccil trnilo Iinpcrs pii'sc.i without inontitmirig FOIIIC now rnw inntorin1 for jinper innking. such nq 1)ngwso or siignr cune refuso, ansto flns, cactus libru, bnniboo, cotton wecb hulln. corn stnlks, ctc., but ill iny opiiiioii nonu of t.lic.io iniiturinls, ~h i c h Inust nccu.wrrily bo gntherctl i n loo^ form. will over l o nvnilnble con~niiircitrlly. trt tho iiromit 1iricu.i of pnpcr, s o long iis it is po;siblu to olitnin ccllnltisu i n tho coinlinct form in \vliich it. is fountl in II nliruco log, wl~icli iniry I)u fcllutl niitl llotrtucl Iiuritlrutk of niilos, if nccossnry, to tliu inill. 'Ihc nest rnw niiitorinl ostcntinl to tliu niannfnctirro of sulpliitu pnlp i.. " Iiinu." Only in ccrtuiii loctrlitiu~ is '* linic" found of prolior t y p , wlucl1 contnins IL suflicicntly Iiigli percontngu. m y 38-40 par cunt. of inngnu&rni oxide. Ortlirinry built[ing linio or high cnlciuni liniu will lint iinwwr, for t,lio rcnsoii thnt in the cooking process tho sulpliito bnwm nro largely convcrtotl into siilliliirtw. Cnlciuin siilplinto, Iicing nil insoluble coinpo~incl. is riot cwily wvnshutl out of tliu p i i l p nnd nlso dogs up tho acid sytcin. whilo ningnosiuni sulphntc k i n g solublo tloor not give this troiililc. Such nntl other 11nws Iinvu bcon ~isetl. but tliu cost b proliibitivo coinpired wit11 tlint of liino nncl inngno iin. Cnnudiun rnngiicsitu c1clio.ait.i will 11nclo1111tctlly 11rconio trriiilnblo for this purpose. It will bo noccmnry, however, to tluvclop this inclustry nndcr fnvonrnblu contlit ions of niining nntl trnnsportntion in ortlur t o reduco tho cost of tliu crilcinotl innqno.iin to Eoniuwhcru iicnr S0.W pcr toil nt tho inill. to coinpcto with tho prcscnt inngncsinn linic.