The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-07
THE PRODUCT OF THE PINE.
The Wonderful Growth Of the Naval
Stores Industry.

Why Spirits Turpentine and Rosin
Are Called Naval Stores-A Life In
surance Company's Mistake - The
Figures of the Crop for 1898 at Saw
annah-The Development Of the In
dustry in Georgia - How Naval
Stores Are Made.
Although the naval stores business is
an enormous industry throughout the
south, particularly in Georgia, and Sa-
Vannah enjoys the distinction of being the
largest market in the world for this i'm
portant Item of commerce, there are COM
paratlyely few people, not directly inter
eSVed IN this trade, who have thorough
knowledge of the product and it's uses.
Inc MORNING News has several times
Oeen asked to explain why 'tar, pitch and
'urpentine, and spirits turpentins and
roSn are commercially called naval
sOfes. An instance occurred a few days
ago when life insurance agent, who
udu an application for a policy from
naval stores inspector" of this city, re-
,e''eu an inquiry from the main Office as
!" Tue direct occupation of the applicant,
'le supreme medical examiner of the
IOIpany concluding that he was an Off
n 'er IN The navy. 1t was necessary to con-
''uer well the risk of 'taking the life" of
mdn subjected to disasters of the sea
'I ~ the Dangers of naval engagement.
naval stores is a mlSnomer having orig
n iayeu many years ago, when tar and
n w were hrst used to coat the bottoms
snd ,esSels TO render them water tight /;
sarro W cover the rigging of ships to pre-
An .l II from the action of the weather.
tsr oulpS carried continually a supply of
8 civ o9erong tne1r stores, and hence the orr
sln OF naval stores y
81 o, mnen The products of the pine tree be-
& st ar.o known, the crude misnomer naval
49, o.gs was recognized by the commercial
NJ 'itu ds the lifting name for all articles
d.. ooIIlmerce manufactured from the
sr -oTs leayed" pine. The term is in gem
b han, acceptance, an exceedingly compre-
psa -ii We one, but as it is commercially
pro5,, auu Understood embraces only those
roSir ". =. o1 turpentine known as spirits,
'''' var pitch and crude turpentine.
WHAT THE PRODUCTS ARE.
nm ar,lT ~ turpentine is chiefly obtained
sbrn , .he long leaved" pine, which is
CaroS;aanI on the coast of Georgia, the
And I; mas In the upper portion of Florida
Mississippi "a" ''ii40 ''iu
tl SP III i or oil of turpentine, is vola
r Ro Oii distilled from turpentine.
Hd nO ~ Is the residuum from the distilla-
,pirits =. va pentlne, when it is freed of the
:ont ,,I u turpentine and water which it
The lar ~, Is produced by burning the wood of
81 gtructa5 Ieaved" pine in kilns so con-
The NJ. mat the tar is extracted from
rlpni noo "a without being consumed-it
The res rom the bottom in a LIQUID state.
Wb es'auum is charcoal.
ptc r1a ~. is known to commerce as navy
:racta l5eR 9alns after the oil has been ex-
81 nerIv ~ rom the tar, and this was for
low nr ynG only way of obtaining it. It is
md DAY. srGuuced by a combination of tar
iurip at9 ~ Iourpentine is produced by cutting
81 alle5 &, b winter, hollow receptacle
Ourin1,a 20, 9ox in the lower partof the tree
+ tie ss sne spring and summer the pores
seekIv fbp yPy portion Of the tree are opened
lie t1yn ~ a slight cutting, which enables
p'u'lne to exude and run into the