Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1894-05-23
oxrwooDs OF MEXICO.

.re has supplied Mexico with an
100 go of woods. Fifteen of these
,,sed for dyestuffs. One tree, called
.alewood, in its natural state IS as
,.an+ as the famous Tyrian dye.
s 'i 'vood looks as if it hal been dyed
- rorfect material. yet that is the
- that it grows. Another, the
&c known as ''paio-moral, is alse
:, valuable for dyeing fast eolors.
fouud in considerable quantities
:, a. states of Tamaulipas and Nueva
y IN However, the principal and
j, s I'll dyewoods are eampeaehy
II p ~mood) Brazil wood and fustie
ssaloamarillo1.
The dyewoods exist mainly and eX-
.ansively in the states of Campeachy'
y ~ Cruz. Tabasco, Yucatan, Chiapas,
81 100 Guerrero and Tamaulipas. IN
81 states of Sinaloa, Jalisco, Colima,
81 ,sovo Leon and Michoacan there Is
;te an abundance, but the forests
4 10 not as yet been much explored.
~ can thus infer that dyewoods grow
81 nrofusion along the coast of the re-
&, blie and sparingly in the interior.
The business of collecting and eX-
rtino these woods is very lucrative.
8 sarai German and few English
4 ms have been in the business for a
number of years in the states OF Cam
Seachy. Yucatan, Tabasco and Vera
.Truz and have made considerable
.,onav The Germans and French
0ere the first to develop the business
81 exporting these woods, but England
H. the last few years has almost monop-
lied it. The principal markets are
England. Germany, the United States,
france. Spain and Russia (recently1.
As the expectations to the United
States are on the decrease, and very
lew Americans are engaged in the ex-
|aortations of these woods, it is to be
asserted that this industry, in connec-
|t;on with the choice cabinet woods SO
profusely growing in the above states,
sooether with some of the present facil-
ities for transportation, offers eXeep-
tional inducements for the employ
.nept of American capital and enter
prise.
The wood commonly known as
epalo-moral' or "palo-amori LA, :" is
rery important on account of its
i abundance and the facilities for oh
taining it. It abounds along the gulf
coast, Guerrero and Miehoacan, but
that which is produced in Isla del
carmen island of Garment, Tanauli-
pas (Tampico) and Vera Cruz fTuxpan)
is more valuable, having greater pro-
portions of dyeing qualities. 1t is ex-
plotted like campeachy and Brazil
woods. Different sized logs are cut
and the bark is separated before both
THE bark and the wood are disposed
of for market.
Its coloring matter in the Mexican
market is utilized principally for stain
ing cotton, silk and more particularly
wool with beautiful yellow. In COM
bination with cam oeaehy, indigo and
salts of copper and iron, various other
eolors are produced. For many years
it has been exported to Germany,
France and England. its expectation
running as high as 5000. coo Kilograms
Ia kilogram equals about .. pounds1
year.
Although the forests of these and
other woods cover almost all the coasts
of the republic, and are still very ex-
tensiye, it has been thought that the
random and careless manner of cut
ting down the trees would, in time,
destroy them, hence the depart
nent of encouragement has issued
A circular to prevent the destruc,
ton of this immense source of
wealth. The government also, with
The same object, has placed an export
luty on cabinet and construction woods
If el.5O per cubic meter, and on cam.
oeachy of $3.50, and palo-moral of rs
cents per ton of 1 900 Kilograms.
But it is the opinion of Mr. l. Glezias.
n the department of Fomento. that.
Notwithstanding the wanton manner
II the natives in cutting the trees, this
Mexican resource is almost inexhausti,
Die. Vegetation $50 prolific along the
'oast and tropical section of the coun.
ry that cutting the trees and clearing
he ground stimulates the growth OF
is products, and Immediately after
rees are felled new supply of young
lees is ready to substitute them. -Bos,
on Commercial Bulletin.