Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-08-26

fully illustrate this. The Provincial extract
factories. are along the lower St. L,wrence,
and the South shore Of the Gulf While those
of the United States are in North Western
Penn. and il the forests. bordering the Erie
Railway near its Western terminus. along the
shores Of Lake Huron. Michigan and Lake STU
perior. with those la the forests Of the Adir,n-
dacks. ranging in distance from 800 to 1000
miles from which the shipment of bark In bulk,
would be rendered prohibitory in consequence
OF cost of transportation. This discovery there
fore opens 10 the leather trade along the sea-
board, access TO the remotest forests OF hem
lock on the ointment from which extract
be shipped to the leather manufacturing d.
tricts. ut profit to the manufacturer. 1t there
fore requires no special pleading to convince
Intelligent business men In Maine, who may be
the fortunate owners Of possessions Of this
kind, convenient TO the facilities which tide
water offers In cheap freights TO the not dis
tsnt leather manufacturing districts Of Mass :,
OF the advantage watch they have over manu-
facturers, whose goods have to traverse long
distances by RAFT, in reaching the same m rkeis.
an advantage which would amount ~ = M
nopoly of trade, had they the matt rial with
which to meet the demand.
Let ihoss who may be interested in canvas
sing this matter, not overlook the enhanced al
0e given to the hemlock Of Maine, through the
discovery Of utilizing the bark Of the entire
that Of the limb, well OF the body or
trunk Of the tree, which, from careful practical
tests, has been found to fully double the yield
L. other words. the bark taken from the top.
Of the trees. required TO produce cord OF bars.
taken from the body or trunk aftef the bark
peeIers have done their work, and len them,
will yield much tannin, as the cord u bark
taken from the trunks, will produce. The bark
taken from the limbs has les. ross, but li.tle OF
the coloring principal, and is much more
strongly impregnatcJ with the iannin princi-
pal than the bark taken from the body Of the
same tree. This is fact well understood by
every intelligent tanner. The only reason W y
1t hAs not before been brought into use, is found
in the difficulty OF practically utilizing it. This
difficulty has been finally overcome.
The tops Of the trees after the bark peelcrs
have stripped the bark from the trunks. are al
lowed 10 remain undisturbed. until ting green TO-
lisge has become drycd, and fallen OF. The
limbs are then trimmed OF, and the whole top,
with its large. and small limbs, are gathered up
and drawn to the factory, where they are run
through machine which wrings the bark from
them with much greater rapidiiy than bark can
BE- ground. even by the best bark mill. in use.
When PASSED through this machine, the bark
is ready for the IL sches without farther msnip-
ulsiion.
The cost Of gathering and utilizing the limbs
Is not 50 grc1; a. peeling, curing, delivering
and utilizing the bark, taken from the trunk, Of
the hemlock. As the foliage Of the hemock is
full Of bAlsam, or rrsinous elemeuts, Injurious
to leather, should be taken that the ioiisge
be all shaken from the limbs before used.
This discovery, which really doubles the tan
min capacity or supplies of our hemlock for
est, /, not more valuable TO the leather trade
OF the county, than 10 those who. holding
these ValuaOlc provisions, have the inte-
genee and enterprise, TO 90 utilize them. 10
realize the greatest profit they may be made to
return.
The top. OF the hcmlock trees. from " hich the
bark is taken from the trunks, to supply or au-
nually stock the sole leather tanners of this
state, are sufficient to keep a half dozen extract
factories running the year round, from which
the extract manufacturer. would get as great a
yield OF tannin, rs the sole leather tannin OBJ
tlins from the bark they Use In their factor les.
These tops, instead Of being made source Of
profit, are allowed TO remain. to become tie
most dangerous Of the elements which feed
the eonnasrsiions, annually sweeping through
the forest iimbers and which have devastated
more Of our forest land. than all the other
agents OF destruc ton combined.
Let no one, who may take the trouble to read
this communication. already too lengthy, sup
pose the utilization Of the limb. of ting hem
lock, Is . visionary and impractical theory for
snch Is not the case. The process by which IL
Is done. is fully doubled and several Of the ma
chimes (which cost but . little more than than.
the frst-class bark mills) are now In success
full operation in different parts Of tbs country +,
and have been for more than two years past,
fully demonstrating all that Is here claimed In
their behalf
The tops should be trimmed 10 the fall and
hauled to the factory when the depth Of snow
Is sufficient for good slsighing. II the tops OF
the hemlock peeled this season in this stale
were gathered. aud thus utilized II would equal
In the amount Of tsnnin, that Of The bark peel
ed throughout the state.
Which amount will require at least, one
hundred thousand cords, tior home use and for
shipment outside the sta,el worth in the fore. /
where 1t lays, at least. half million dollar.
and In its surrounding, 4. "A half m lIion dolt,rs
worth. which with the limbs and tops Is given
to waste, or to feed the CONGREGATIONS which
accident or the incendiary may ignite.
T. w. j.
ELLSWORTH, August %, 1875.