The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-24

X "a tlor the first time IN the history OF
ne naval stores industry, the produc-
tim of rosln in the United States dur
ms 1908 led turpentine IN value.
Since the introduction Of improved
4 methods Of handling the great yellow
pine forests OF the Southern States,
the comparative value Of rosin has ad-
yanced by leaps and bounds. In 1900
ne value Of turpentine exceeded the
value Of the rosln production by more
than S9,0O0,0O0 and in 1905 by nearly
s6, $780, 900, BY 1907 the value of the
output 81 the secondary product ad.
Yanced the point where It was less
than 100000 under the value OF tur-
penttne and last year It's value jump
ca Ito first place in the naval stores
output where 1t was ss,5OO,OOO over
I the value Of the turpentine production.
The following figures give a praphIc
Idea ofithe rise Of the product in value:
Year Turpentine. Rosin,
1900 $14s6O,283 -. s 5.129,26S
1905 -. 15,17O,499 ~. s,725,619
1907 1s,2Ss,SO9 -. 17,,S17O59
1903 ~: Il, 112,S77 -. 17,7S3,5O9
Rosin finds increasing use in many
industries. The first grades, which
are valued according to their degree
cf clearhess, are used in the manufac-
tire Of soaps, fine varnish and for
sizing In the manufacture of paper.
The medium qualities are mostly con.
stunned In making yellow soap as a flux
for solder as constituent OF sealing
wax with taIlow for common candles,
md IN pharmacy. The lowest quail.
Hes Of rosin are used for pitch in ship
and boat building, for brewers pitch
N sealing the heads and slaves OF bar
rels which hold liquids, and for the
distillation OF rosin oil, which enters
into the manufacture Of lubricating
materials With these varied AMI
ever increasing uses It is easy to see
how animal consumption of rosln last
year amounted to more than 1880 900
barrles5 valued at neary S1S,OOO,OOO.
The great decline in the prices re-
ceiyed for turpentine in 1908, while
eprices for rosin were ranging more
III conformity with those Of the pre-
cedlng year, has much to do with this
condition but there are other causes
which combine to lend interest to this
climax in the general trend of adj
yaticement in the value and import
once Of this product Of the naval
stores industry.
That the Improvement in
the grades OF rosin. produced by a
more general nse of improved methods
q turpentining is responsible to an
appreciable extent for the increase in
Inc value Of the rosln output is I'M
anesttoned according to men familiar
with the trade. Another cause for
this condition is the constantly in.
creasing demand for rosin, and espe.
claIly the paler and more valuable
grades both in this and in foreign
countries
Some Of hose at present engaged in
the manufacture OF naval stores re.
member the time when they found IT
improbable to preserve the residue of
the turpentlne stifi@rottn. A few
years preceding the clva'S war there
were few uses for rosin and only a
slight demand. During that period
rosin was permitted to accumulate
with other discarded and valuIess re.
fuse about the turpentine still. But
gradually has the demand for rosin in
creased and year by year 1t has been
climbing higher in the scale of value
and Importance until 1t has succeeded
III passing turpentlne the heretofore
vastly more valuable and more import.
ant product OF the naval stores farm.
The position which rosin has assum.
ed Sd the naval stores markets argues
we'll for increasing the use Of conser-
tatiye methods which HAYS resulted to
such 3 great extent In increasing the
value of the rosin by producing paler
Grades No agency has been more
potent and none can be used to great.
On advantage in an effort to encourage
conservative turpentln!ng than the
knowledge that palel and more valua-
bic grades Of rosih is one of the re.
suits following its use.
Now that naval stores operators
realize that rosin Is no longer to be
rassed as q secondary and inferior
product o. the sill and appreciate the
growing necessity for improving the
Grade trade authorities say there
should be q decided Increase in the
iise 81 the cup ana gutter or the cup