The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-08

DISSATISFIED WITH TIFF coNvENrIoS.
TO hern 90 the beginning" said SIR
I Williams, 81 have been dissatisfied with
the tendency OF the assucia .l9L for some
. time 10 was not lu ms Judgment serving
] the interests OF the producers. ana 7 OBJ
/ served its tendency 10 come under the
/ contro. of q few men who could direct its
/ action as suited their own interests. ]
. opposed the action that was taken by the
+ association from the beginning. but was
defeated by "a small ma GRITTY I was
! strongly inclined 10 resign then,
but concluded to wait awhile and
see how the action Of tho convention
would be carried OUT. As ] expected
many of the operators disreEarded the
/ COnTenDCn's decision, and reports TO this
effect were received by US from various
sections. Then / was satisfied that the
storm had cdected all that was intended
TO be accomplished by the resolution Of
the convention The probable damage by
the storm ! stated in the circular at 10000
to $1,000 barrels Of spirits. but from lufor-
nation received since ] am satisfied that
the total loss will amount to 5000 bar
rels.
WHOLE FORESTS DESTROYED.
THE damage was not so great in Geor-
gia, but in South Carolina the damage
turpentiue farms being totally destroyed.
/ know Of two plantations that were
wiped out entirely that viii never pro
duce another barrel Of turpentiue, this
year or hereafter Along the South
Bound railroad on my trip ] noticed
that the turpentIne farms were badly
torn up, in some places as much as 50 per
cent, of the trees being blown down.
The storm extended with equal severity
I was informed, to Georgetown, South
Carolina, covering nearly the whole of the
turpentiue area Of that state. The loss in
North Carolina was also heavy. The
damage was not so great IN Georgia,
but in Liberty county and along the
Savannah and Western and Central rail-
roads heavy damage was reported. tt is
on such information that / now estimate
the loss to this years crop BY the storm
at % 900 barrels spirits turpentine, with
a previous estimate of 1900 barrels loss
however.
THE CIRCULAR WARRANTED.
q consider the circumstances
warranted me in advising sur customers
to continue working virgin and second
year boxes where their crops were not
TOO badly blown down by the storm
This j considered to be due in Justice TO
ourselves and our customers. Some of
our customers are heavily in debt, and
j
BY continuing to work all crops which
can be worked at a profit they win help
themselves and help US. The only chance
for them 10 make profit now is during
the few remaining weeks of the season.
With the increased prices caused by the
decreased output resulting from the
storm and the improved financial cOudi-
tions, the operators should not fail to take
advantage of the opportunity offered
them.
GOING THE WAY OF THE ALLIANCE.
"The Turpentine Producers Associa-
ton is going the way of the Farmers Al
lance said Mr. Williams. 1T has
failed in its efforts to secure uniformity
of action among the producers. The first
year that it was organized resolutions
were adopted to reduce the production.
The result was yield of 25S 900 barrels
last year, the largest ever known.
More stringent resolutions were
adopted this year, but the result would
have been the same as last year had not
large individual operators, seeing
that ,Aere was no profit in prospect,
begunJO eduCe operations and Influenced
others to do SO. IL was the action of in
dividuals, and not the result of the asso-
ciatiOn's action, that reduced this years
crop below last years. l shall resign
from the asso iatiOn at once. had in
tended sending in my resignation before
leavir - for the north, but in the press of
other business it escaped my memory en-
tirely"
Prominent operators said yesterday
that Mr.. Williams would not be allowed
10 resign, but would he expelled from
the association. Charges will be pre-
torred against him at the meeting next
month.