CO129-248 - Public Offices & Others - 1890 — Page 102

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china clay and are not over-sized. On the latter point our manufacturers state as follows

"With reference to the question of adjusting the weight of paper by the heaviness of the size; we have to inform you that the quantity of sizing material in any paper can only be in proportion to the absorptive power of the fibre of which the paper is composed.

A very slightly increased weight might possibly be obtained by repeating the process of sizing, but in this case the extra size would all be on the surface and the difference in weight would, as stated above, be extremely small. This process is also so expensive that no manufacturer would think of adjusting the weight of his paper by it, as it would cost him far more than the saving he would...

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99 china clay and are not over-sized. On the latter point our manufacturers state as follows "With reference to the question of adjusting the weight of paper by the heaviness of the size; we have to inform you that the quantity of sizing material in any paper can only be in proportion to the absorptive power of the fibre of which the paper is composed. A very slightly increased weight might possibly be obtained by repeating the process of sizing, but in this case the extra size would all be on the surface and the difference in weight would, as stated above, be extremely small. This process is also so expensive that no manufacturer would think of adjusting the weight of his paper by it, as it would cost him far more than the saving he would...
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99 china clay and are not over-sized. On the latter point our manufacturers follows state as "With reference to the question "of adjusting the weight of " paper by the heaviness of "the size; we have to inform 'you that the greantity of in "sizing material in any paper can only be in "Proportion to the absorbeut "power of the fibre of which "the paper is composed. " a very slightly increased "weight might possibly "be obtained by repeating "the process of sizing, but "in this case the extra size would all be ou and the "the Surface "difference in wright- "would, as stated above, " be extremely small. This -process is also so expensive 4 that no manufacturer would "think of adjusting the верів, " weight of his paper by it, "as it would cost him far * a "more than the saving he "would P -ཡཱཥྛ- v-
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99

china clay and are not over-sized. On the latter

point our manufacturers

follows

state as

"With reference to the question "of adjusting the weight of " paper by the heaviness of "the size; we have to inform

'you that the greantity of

in

"sizing material in any

paper can

only be in

"Proportion to the absorbeut

"power of

the fibre of which

"the paper is composed.

"

a

very slightly increased "weight might possibly "be obtained by repeating "the process of sizing, but "in this case the extra

size would all be ou

and the

"the

Surface "difference in wright- "would, as stated above,

" be extremely small. This -process is also so expensive

4

• that no manufacturer would "think

of adjusting the

верів,

" weight of his paper by it, "as it would cost him far

*

a

"more than the

saving

he

"would

P

-ཡཱཥྛ- v-

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