The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-20

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and State policy---uot to consolidate but diaass
knowledes; and knowledge interesting 10 eli,
especially farmers and mechanics, - they eonsf-
tuie more than seven eiehths TO all civilized
communities.
The development and the application Of the
natural resources Of our country stand 6srt and
foremost in furnishing that kind of knowledge
interesting to all. 1t shows possss.ions and n.
modes of using them-strcty the au.R OF TAI.
Errs." But with development and application
there may be diffusion; there may also be ron-
soidation. II is one thing to have our mineral
resources developed, and knowledge of them
80 diffused that every farmer may know the
, character and capabilities OF his own fields. IL
is quite another thing to have our country sinh
Jecled 10 scientific explorations, however full
and complete, and the results placed in ponder
Gus volumes, and those volumes confined 10 the
shelves OF college and State libraries, to be little
read and less understood The one is diffusion.
the other consolidation. The one is carving
out the purposes OF scientific explorations, and
applying the knowledge obtained by them for
the bench. OF those " no need il, and those who
paid for 1t; the other is evidently peryersion
of funds designed for the diffasive kno wlsdge.
wealth, morals, and power, to personal pride and
individual ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. The one tends to
democracy, the other to despotism.
AS the spirit OF the age is the democracy of
science--the diffusion, not the consolidation of
knowledge-an attempt will be made to point
out several subjects of science, with such plans
and modes of promoting them as will tend TO
bring knowledge to every mans door, and to
give to 1t free access by every farmers son and
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our country constitute or ought to constitute
not national university" but "uaIvEasIrY
OF THE NATION" special endeavors will be made
to present such subjects, plans, and modes as
WIN AID IN training the young beings composing
them Tor success in thsir future vocaiious; to
put them on the track of sPRAcTiCAL SCIENCE.
PRODUCTIVE INDUSTRY, AND CHRISTIAN MORALS"
The Production Of TarpentIne In North
Carolina.
Mr.. Editor: recollect distinctly, about 10
years back, ofhearing my father say, and he was
considered among the knowing ones OF that day.
that in about 10 years more the people would be
compelled to emigrate perish that every pine
In reach ofnavigation was then or soon would be
boxed, and they could not possibly, by farming
on those lands raise enough to prevent starvation.
Will show you directly how badly he was mis-
taken he believed what he said and did emierate.
will pass over about Is years. as too had emf
grated The first thing heard of the pines all
having been boxed and nearly worked up again,
was about the time they were building our rail-
road Alter the agents for the road had been
through, telling the people how fast they would
ride and how quick and cheap they could carry
their turpentne to market, frequently heard
people say that Gen. McRae and Mai Gwynn
could not gull them with fast riding, cheap freight
and 10 per cent to make them subscribe for stock
by the time they would get the road buiIt there
would be no freight to carry; the pines were all
boxed and would be worked up. The ga me crv
have heard year after year ; not alone but
almost every body has heard the same which
became so Distressing some or years back.
when the worms made such havoc among the
pines, that not only the country people bur the
town people became alarmed dead trees would
not make turpentine nor very good timber so
they had cause to be frightened, as the principal
business of the place is turpentine and timber.
and without those two articles the town would
soon be aplace that was. Some dstilIers and few
inspectors became much alarmed that they put
off to Georgia and Florida, in search Of new fields
for their future operations. think some of the
mill men followed.
Let us see how things now look that the excite
ment is over. Most of our frightened citizens
have got back and settled down quietly and en-
larged their business here new mills and dist-
lerie have gone up. The pines are not all dead
yet. If they are either dead worn out am
going to show you that in 1851 they yielded an
increase of nearly SO perct. on the previous crop.
find that the exports from this port from 22d
March, 1850, to 22l March, 1851, when this
statement was made up, show the crop OF 1850,
| and you know that crop was in market earlier
| than ever known befor, caused by the unprece-
| dened high stage of the water courses, which
had continued for eight weeks previous. There
is number Of vessels that go from this port
whose cargoes not reported but OF those
that were, | find exported for that crop, raw
turpentine 50 ,287 bbIs; spirits 53,34l bbs; rosin
228, 1899.
In consequence Of the unprecedented contnu-
ance of the low stage of the water courses, the
crop of 1851 did not reach market till the last
! of April 1852 Consequently, in order to show,
as near as can, the crop of 1851, have taken
the exports as given to the public journal
of this place, from the 22d March, 1851, to
lst May, 1859; then will add the stock on hand
in port.
Export: Raw turpentine, 80, l39 bbls. Spirits
turpentne 77,7l4; rosin 3O9,633 Now add stock
on hand in this place.
lcal all in distillers hands spirits and rosin as
the next week will find it all So Spirits in town
sold and in dstillers hands roo; raw turpentine
to ship, say 1000: rosin 5000; which shows the
two last crops Of turpentne when compared as
follows
Exported and on hand, 1850 1851
! Raw Turpentine, 59,287 1903, 80
Spirits Turpentine, 53,34l 79,44I
Rosin, 223,399 3l7,6 38
PAL 1927 500,2lS
BAL 1927