Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-09-02

tanners to the convention a. the Ia Ee>i sole !
leather manufacturer ia the world; not more
di,iingui- Jed for the extent Of his productions
than for their superior excellence aud reru.a'
ton both in or own and foreign mar~ct>.
II i. from the skill this gentleman aud few
of our other prominent sole leather tanners,
have attained IA the manufacture of lhi> staple |
produce of our tanueres, thst the European
mirActs have finally been opened 10 the sae OF
American hemlock tanned sole leather. which |
has within the last fcw wears gained reruta-
ton ia the continental markets. which Pion-
i>es tor our tanners al eventual monopoly Of
the sole leather trade in an the prominent Eu-
ropcan markets. aud to exceed in our export
trade ANY Of the fsbrics Of our workshops.
Already, more important IN extent than any
Of The manufacturing enterprises IT Main, it,
profitable enlargement is limited. in thi- stale.
ouly by the capacity of The remaining forests
ot hsm.5ck.
In view Of the magnitude tis industry has
ALREADY at ali, j here, aud the dimensions 10
which ii may be extended. were tho supple,
OF tsnuin abundant. Is Ia De regretted th~i Ne
have becn 80 improS!icn, and wa,i'fIl Of this
most important resource Of our forests.
Though we cannot repair the mistakes OF
the past, they may teach u. wisdom 10 proyid-
i8s Tor the future.
There !, yet hrmlocN enough in Nsnc. To
extend and pro.ong the manufacture OF leather
Tor al indefinite mture. provided II Is protected
from unnecessary waste. aud sufficient caution
taken TO prcyr-t IT, destruction by tie d.Va.-
Eating confagratons which are annually rcr-
United to sweep through the forests.
II j. the custom 10 England and France, AMI
in fact all through Europe. and has bccn from
time mmemor,nl. To- strip the bars. not only
from ths bo,iy of The oaS, but from the entire
tree. limb. and sll. for the # their tanners,
even IA. smallest o4k >ap.us cut Tor Nariou.
purpose, Of masulac ore. ale stripped clear,
fsotl he roots TO Ihe tol-. for ihe tanner, use.
Marshall Jcwc.i, our late minister TO =. Pct
cr,bure. IA tanacr by psofg-,iuul in b. admit
raulc letters in relation To the Russian mode Of
tannin. ,ay-. that be found on Visiting the lrath-
c. manufacturing districts Of the Empire, that
iae tanner, used principally. vii ow hasA q.
ianain material. and that thi, i, stripped from
ihr stab, aud branches, dried. bundled and
sn, 90 enc tanner. The Russian, al.J strip
the bark tom the entire birch ire for Tie u.s.
Of their tanner. The IN tnosa bark Of Austria
liza aud south Africl ! taken from The ho Il
aud branches Of the tree aud Shipped 10 Great
Britain Tor the U.S. OF her tauH,g., wh1 pay
therefor from s - TO SO, pr ton and yet not
more valuable or pure uian the bark Of the
tor, and hub. u our American hemlock. our
, L4ncr-. on The other hand uhQugb- Ihgy- ~
the hemiOck, having little ro>-, scarcely any Of
the coloFing principle AM more strongly i'm
pregnated with iannin than the bark taken
from the body Of the same tree u,c only that
peaiei from the trunk, allowing the better hal
OF, tannin properties TO go to waste.
II hi, been dem onstrated by carrfal t.,ts, III
various localities OF the country, that the bark
taken from the top, and limb, Of the hen lock,
after the bark has been stripped from the
trunk, a. far up a. the bark peelcrs usually 20.
will yield more iaunin than the bark they take
from the tree. II is, therefore. undeniab,y true
that We utilize less than one half Of the tlunln
properties OF the hemlocs, and that, the les
valuable.
NOM II the amin of the entire tree was nth
/ izcd. - BE- l.i7 h.. e. t..d , oily double
our supply bu, corre-pondilsly proons the
manufacture II hcmlock sole leather in TIL,
state.
1t Will De demonstrated IN the hcm,ock for
Cs'- of Hancock County. within few weeks,
tina, the bark Of the tops aad limbs OF the hem
lock, large and small can b. utilized, and with
les expense than tAat peeled from the trunk
The msthod Of doing th> /, n follows: after
+ the green ioiiage has become dry and fallen OIL
cot The limbs from the tops. riling them all To-
gethcr. that they may BE- drawn to the factory
f afier now falls. They are then run through an
ingenious and powerful machine, which wiring,
the bark from the limbs with case an great IA.
/ pidiIy.
I After passing through TIL, machine the bark
/ Is ready for the teaches without further IN nip
ulaiion.
/ l; i computed that the amount Of bark peel
[ cd in the state OF Nrine, annually. for the Use
her tanners, and for >hipm. ut to Ma,saehu-
sett>. will exceed 10000 cords.
/ There :. Therefore. ala equivalent of. at least
: l09.OUu co.d- worse than wasted. n the top,
and limbs, when dry, become comDustible
/ source Of danger ami constant anxiety TO the
owners of orr timber land>. Il i, obvious.
/ tn =, thlt the sole leather tanners OF Maine are
more directly and yitli.y Interested in the util-
( ization ofth, entire tannin properties OF the
I htsHpth, lHAu any pLlcI Eih->, iuIHbtFlltn mol
! expected.
/ The people Of Maine from the earliest settle
/ ment of the state, almost IL the prese mt time
I have regarded the hemloek as an incumbr alec
rall.-r than a, article of value. Worthless
in our lumber markets long a. pine and
spruce was abundant, now. i. these forests are
becoming rapidly depleted. it has become al
most indispensable in supplying the growing
deficiency of these more staple lumber commod-
tiles OF our markets. In view. therefore. Of
the growing importance Of the leather trade to
the state, with the necessities of the lumber
trade. the he nlock has become the most i'm
portant and valuable of our forest possessions
and consequently it should receive great care in
its preservation from unnecessary waste and
destruction by fire.
Any Que doubling the practicabiity OF the
profitable utiliZ alton Of he bark from the tops
and limbs OF the hemoek. may. if they desire,
witness demonstration OF its feasibility in this
county, in few weeks. Any one who may
express such a desire TO the undersigned, will
receive due notice when and where his wishes
may be gratlhej. T. JOHNSON.
Ellsworth, Aug. 81, 1875.
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