The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-07

box; from which it is dipped and placed
in barrels for transportation to the dis
tilleries Whatever remains during the
autumn hardened on the face or side of
the tree has to be scraped off and is some
times. added to the last clippings, but Is
generally put in separate barrels and sent
to the still as scrapings.
THE HISTORY OF NAVAL STORES.
Previous to 1920 the production of tur-
pentine was very small, being confined to
the regions of North Carolina, between
the Cape Fear river on the south and the
Tar river on the north, the shipping de-
pots being Wilmington, Newberne and
Washington. Distillation was done to a
very little extent and in iron stills upon a
plan very different from that in present
use. Most of the products went to north
ern ports, and the balance was shipped to
Great Britain in the crude state. Up to
1886 the getting of turpentlne was con-
fined to space between the two above
named rivers, and within twenty-five
miles of the shipping points, the guam
tity produced being sufficient for con
sumption of this country and for export
to Great Britain.
In 1894 great improvements were made
in distillation by the use of copper stills,
when the product was increased, and
new distillerieS were erected at the ship
ping points In 1895 the manufacture of
india rubber goods caused new de-
mand for spirits turpentine, increasing
the value greatly, and creating de-
mand for new territory near shipping
points Up to this time it was cOnsid-
cred that the country on the west and
south sides of the Cape Fear river would
not yield turpentine. A test was made
in 1887, the error was discovered, and the
business extended rapidly. After 1910
many of the operators left the old region
to operate IN the new. Up to 1874 no
distilling was done away from the ship
ping points, all turpentine being sent In
from the country in the crude state, and
was manufactured about as follows: one
fourth in North Carolina, one fourth in
Northen cities, and one half in Great
Britain Some spirits of turpentine was
used for illuminating purposes as early
as 1882. in mixture with high proof alco-
hol, and called spirit gas"
AS AN ILLUMINATION.
About 1912 rectitied spirits of turpen-
tine began to be used largely as an illumi-
nator under the names of camphene, pine
oil, etc The mixture with alcohol FUR
nished under various names and at
cheaper rates when the patent right ex-
pired, and was the cheapest light known
until the discovery of petroleum, which
has entirely displaced it,.
The increased demand for spirits OF
turpentlne caused the production to in
crease, and the gathering extended to the
states south, embracing South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Missis-
sippi
The quantity of rosin produced exceeded
the demand, and was not worth the cost
of handling, even at the ports. This
caused distilling to be done as near pro
ducing points as possible, which carried
into the country numerous distillerles. A
new demand, however, sprang up for
rosin, as it became extensively used IN
the manufacture of varnishes and soap
and numerous other articles. Previous TO
1S46 the tariff of Great Britain was such
as to exclude imports OF splr-
its of turpentine and rosin, but
when free trade was estaollsheu
in spirits and rosin, as well as crude tLr-
pentine shipments were made IN all
grades. the manufacturers increasing
and the crude decreasing up to 1851, wnen
business became closed by the breaking
out Of the war. ,oez
Upon the opening Of business in 1900,
there was some stock of spirits ana rosih
on hand in the south, which with OLD cruue
on hand. constituted the business untu
the new crop Of 1866 came into Market,
since which time the production mas CON
tinued regularly, but did not at any Time
prior to 1875 reach an equal to looO' Tue