The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-11

JdCkSOHNlllS, Il Id, sept. lU.-1ne
pentine Operators Association, which
was organized last September, held it's
first annual meeting in Jacksonville to-
day with an attendance of 600 opera
tors, factors, and lumbermen interest
ed in the industry. Georgia and Flor
ida had the largest number of opera
tors here, but Alabama South Carolina
and Louisiana were also represented.
President A. D. Covington introduced
Mayor D. U. Fletcher, who made the
address of welcome in behalf of the
city. Gov. w. S. Jennings followed
with an able address. dealing at length
with the history and present status of
the industry in this state. The ad-
dresses of welcome We're responded to
by P. L. Sutherland of Middelburg
who asked the cooperation Of the
members present in aiding the work
of the association
Col w. S. West of Valdosta, was in
troduced, and spoke strongly in favor
Of decreasing the production of naval
stores and thereby enabling the pro-
ducers to maintain the present good
prices, and to place them in a position
TO obtain better prices in the future
He said that the output from Florida
was the greatest now of any state in
the Union, and that it was in the power
of the operators here to control and
regulate the prices.
The afternoon session was devoted to
speeches and remarks from the factors
present, who praised the work of the
association. The following spoke: w. c.
Powell and B. F. Billiard. Southe1
Naval Stores Company, Savannah: C.
Downing, of Downing Co. Brunswick:
H. L. Covington, Gulf Naval Stores
Co., Pensacola: ]. e. Harris. Peacock
e. West Co., Savannah ]. A. Gran
ford, Gulf Naval Stores Co.. Tampa:
F. L. Engle, Union Naval Stores Co..
Mobile, Ala; T. A. Jennings for ]. P.
Williams s. Co.. Savannah: w. F.
Commission Co., Jacksonville: H. A.
McEachern, Mutual Naval Stores Co.,
Jacksonville.
Factors Lend Hand.
Upon the treasurer mentioning the
fact that the association had a debt
of $1,150 the factors got together and
volunteered to raise the entire sum.
With the fees taken up from the oper-
ators therefore, the association is well
fixed financially. The discussion of
changes in the constitution and by
laws and the election of officers was
postponed until tomorrow morning.
President Covington read his annual
report, showing that the operators saw
60 % d barrel as a result of.the oper-
ations this year, through the regula-
lions adopted by the association. The
percentage of decrease in production
as compared with last year, he said,
VIII he about Is per cent. At the least
ejaculation, his report said, 100000 to
S4'O0O,O00 has been saved to the tur-
pehtine people over last year.
Results Of Herty's Experiments.
Tonight Prof. Charles Herty deliv-
cred an address on the governments
work at the experiment station at
Ocllla. Prof. Herty showed every
Phase of the work at Ocilla and gave
"DETAILS in clear, pleasing manner,
winch delighted the turpentine men,
and his address was one of the prin-
clpal features of the convention.
Prof. Herty's address was in sub
stance as follows:
Our work has been directed solely
10 the testing of the new method of
collecting the crude turpentine which
uoes not involve the cutting of the box
from the pine trees.
The defects in the system of using
me Dox first of all is in the injury to
tne timber by weakening it against
Wlhd storms and subjecting it to fires,
d. the same time causing a waste of
.urpentine by dripping on the ground
an the case of the old boxes, evapora-
tioh from the face of the surface of
me tree as it grows older and waste
al tripping. Our aim has been to de-
;eiIhine to what extent the dry facing
- produced by box cutting, and if un-
ooAeo timber is capable of producing
more turpentine than boxed timber.
l ne work has been conducted on the
pace or Powell Billiard & Co. at Ocil-
"a la, the Bureau of Forestry fur
HIshlng the equipment and placing 1t
On the trees while the work of chip
pihg'etc.,h has been done by Powell Bull
ara d Co. In the work four crops
nave been used, the first second and
mira and fourth year crops. One-half
VI each crop Is worked In the usual
TANNER OF working turpentine, while
ne other half is worked under the
asW system. The gum is collected sep
"Iately from each set, stilled sepa-
ssaleiy, and the rosin sold separately.
ms rosin has been classified and sold
Wy the Southern Naval Stores Company
VI savannah, Ca
Under the new system two nat
'asss are cut on the tree by means ~
club axes. and on each Of these faces
HiAnting inclsiOn. about 0pe-quRrter
an inch deep slightly inclined, IL
made BY means o. a br0adax. Into