Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-09-15

have been purely theoretical. but which
results. as 1 will show you tonight are
OF the greatest Importance.
zone OF these IS the influence OF the box
in causing dry-face on the trees; another
IS the increased productivity of trees In
which no boxes have been cut
How may these difficulties be over
come, and this waste be avoided? In our
work at Ocilla we have used a simple
pair OF galvanized iron cutters inserted
in shallow incisions made across fiattened
faces Of the tree. These cutters serve to
conduct the gum into clay cup hanging
on a nail and the gum removed imme-
diately over the bucket. The rest of the
work is done exactly the same as in the
usual method.
1--WE have confined investigation solely
to the injury done by the box and the
amount OF waste in the present system.
To determine this we have used four full
crops; first, second, third and fourth
year crops. One half OF each crop is
worked in the usual manner while the
other half is worked by the system of
cups and cutters. The gum is collected
from each separately. distilled separately
and the rosin classified and sold In Sa-
vannah separately. In this way we will
be enabled at the end OF the year 10
strike a balance and determine what each
half crop has yielded
Some Figures Given.
DR.. Herty. following up his investiga-
lions in Irwin county. in his address. gave
figures showing that from four sets of
boxes and cups, representing the old and
the new method of collecting the gum
from the trees. the new method produces
a much larger quantity of gum. The per
cent is about %. He also showed that the
net sales of rosin from four sets of trees
from the boxes and cups. resulted I'm an
increased price by sos in favor of the
cups, or the new method, as against the
boxes, or old method of collecting the
gum His figures also showed that the
spirits from eight clippings the first year
amounted TO an increase Of 1874 gallons of
spirits in favor Of the cups, or new meth
Cd as against the boxes, or old method.
The greatest showing made by DR.. Her
ty in his address was that with reference
to the loss, on this years crop of turpen-
have been saved had the new method
been in universal use. He showed that
the total revenue for the turpentine and
rosin output Of the south amounts to ST.
100000 under the present method Of tur-
pentining, while under the new method,
using the cups and cutters. as suggested
I'm his address above, the total amount
would have been SS0.O50.000, making the
total loss to the operators Of the south
for the present year S13.050,000. over and
above all OF this. DR.. Herty showed that
under the method proposed oy himself.
the turpentined tree Is still good for first
grade timber, whereas. under the present
or old method the turpentined tree is
materially injured as product for tim
Der.
At the conclusion of DR.. Herty's adj
dress he was warmly congratulated by
a number OF the leading operators Of the
south, and many assured him that they
would at once begin operations under the
method set out by DIR. Herty. Mr.. ". c.
Powell. president OF the Southern Naval
Stores association, said he would use the
Herty method on all new trees opened by
his firm I'm the future.
At the business meeting OF the Turpen-
tine Operators association this morning
the old officers OF the association were re-
elected for another term OF one year as
follows: A. D. Covington, president;
John II Powell. secretary; II. A. Nc
Eachern. treasurer, and W. ]. Hillsman,
vice president. The same executive COM
mittee was reelected.
Important revisions OF the bylaws OF
the association, recommended by the eN-
ecutive committee were adopted at the
business meeting this morning. Among
these revisions is a paragraph stipulating
one and a quarter cents for the cutting
OF turpentine boxes for the coming season.
The Industrial Record. OF Jacksonville,
and the Naval Stores Review. OF Savan-
nah. were adopted as official organs Of the
association after much discussion. The
operators will adjourn tonight.
After a hot contest between Jacksonville
and Valdosta for the next meeting Of the
association. Jacksonville won out, the
next annual meeting to be held in this
city during September Of next year.