The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1909-04-02

Washington, n. g., Nafch "a The
long neglected. and despfsed scfgb M
Jcfsey pine. vfnwing IN the sbsndnoed
farms and eut0vef lands ~ the Fact.
sefns destined w. Iaat ~ have reached
ita flsbtful place ~ material ~
value. according ~ The results Oh.
tained through recent pulp ard paper
making tests NJ the United States
Forest Service lahofal ofIes In Wash.
iDgtDn.
While there Ia a considerable
amount ~ this wood standing NJ tim.
her, " has heretofore been used only
IN very desultofy fashion and then
mostly as fuel About 10000 acres.
or twenty per cent NJ tbs wooded area
~ Maryland, and abput 100. 900 acres.
or ten per cent ~ that OF Virginia. Is
covered with fairly dense stands,
while the broad range OF the tree OK.
tends along the Atlantic seaboard from
southern New York tp South Caro-
lima, and back over the Apralachins
TO central Indiana, where It's largest
specimens are found.
While a number OF mills have used
scrub pine for the manufacture OF
soda pulp and ground wood, no plants
have ever operated the sulphite pro.
cess. Scrub pine might have been
used to good advantage long ago, but
for the fact that 10 did not seem TO
the practical paper maker even worthy
Of trial. by only slight changes OF
the regular cooking treatment which
Is ordinarily accorded pulp woud 10
the sulphite process, however, it has
now yielded pulp product which has
been fav0rably commented upon by
numerous mem bers Of the paper trade
as a substitute for spruce sulphite 10
the manufacture OF news paper.
When a forest ct scrub pine Is ma
tured, fully-stncked stand will yield
thirty to forty cords per acre, when
economically harvested according to
the Practical forestry methods. At
the present time there Is practically no
general use for the timber, outside OF
fuel, although a coarse lumber Ia made
Of 1t and 1t Ia sometimes used for feuc.
Ing An evidence OF the low esteem
10 which this pine Ia held Is the price
which the Maryland wood brings when
delivered, SIS rs per cord. The wood
itself is OF light yellow color, with a
white sap wood. 1t rs light in weight,
is brittle, and c0arse-grained. While
it Is fairly durable 10 contact with
the weather, its weak structural prom
critics Offset any advantage this might
give.
One advantage for paper making
which scrub pine Is said to have, is
the fact that there Is considerably less
loss 10 barking it than with ordinary
spruce. The logs are, In general, req
ular and not difficult to handle. The
wood yields quite easily To u sulphite
treatment when using an acid cook.
ing liquor slightly stronger than the
ordinary mill strength. In treatment
the wood requires from eight to eleven
hours, while the maximum steam pres.
sure has not been over sixty pounds
Temperature (l50 degrees centigrade)
and In some cases IL was but lfLy.
four pounds. The unhleached pulp 10
these experiments Is OF a light gray ish
or brOwnish color, not unlike that
from spruce, OF course depending upon
the cooking conditions, which can be
controlled TO suit the manufacturer.
The fiber Is strong and durable and
Is about the same size as that Of
spruce, heingly possibly q trifie
broader. The yields obtained by the
Forest Service are about the same as
are obtained from the woods now 10
general paper making use The
amount OF screenings Is very low.
Scrub pine presents no serious disad-
vantages 10 regard to bleaching. A
good white color is readily brought
about. While some of the cooks re-
IQuire more bleach than is ordinarily
practical or economical, yet by cook
Jog properly the amount of bleach re.
Quired has been brought down TO 800
pounds or thirty.fve per cent bleach
per ton Of pulp. By slightly changing
the conditions OF treatment, 1t Is be-
lieved that still lower percentages
may be employed while the color bro.
duced remains the best white.
Practical paper. makefs who have
seen this product are almost unan.
imOus 10 claiming 1t to be a strong,
long. flbered, and hard.wearinv pulp.
which seems especially desirable for
making bag, news and wrapping pa
pers Several even went SO far as to
say that 1t would make 6ne bank or
ledgers when properly handled, and
that this wood gave one the best ilbres
which has been prepared from pine
wood. FOREST SERVICE.
A magistrate Ut Tylertown fined
four negro gamblers total Of 81, 900.