Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-09-06
rosin in sacks.

fosin III sacks.
l have had some trouble in educat-
ling the Mexican consumers to accept
poSin in the regulation rosin barrels,
such as are universally used in she
states, as when | came to Mexico three
years ago all the rosin made in the
republic was being marketed in sacks
This was due to the stills all being
located from twenty to fifty miles
from the railroads. and the product
having to be brought in on mules and
burros, some way had to be developed
to get it across the mountains. Bar
rels, of course, were out of the ques-
ton. Therefore, tie turpentine was
put in five gallon cans, two to the
case, and the rosin, after being allow
ed to half cool, was put into dampen-
ed sacks, OF course this destroys the
grade and results in "opaqueing" most
of the rosin and all of it is cloudy"
and "fakey," and some of the stills do
not even use strainers. / wish OH
Savannah and Jacksonville experts
could see the mess-in the shape of
rosin-wLlich is worked off on some
of the Mexican consumers. They ali
kicked like steers at accepting rosin
in barrels, as they did not want to
pay for the tare, in the way of wooden
barrels. Ours being the only still ir
the country located on the railroad,
we of course operate on the good old
American plan. My campaign of edu-
cation hass been effective, as it did not
take long for a consumer (who knew
his business) to see the difference in
rosin put up by us and tie miserable
caricature on the coming rom
these Jay plants out in the tall TIM
her.
The Mexican local market is not at
all developed as yet, but is increasing
in Importance every year. There
about sixty soap factories for instance,
and not over twenty use rosin in their
formula. Naturally, the product is
very inferior which is turned out b.
the factories not using rosin. In due
time l look to see them all fall into
line. They use considerable fine grade
rosin over. here in manufacturing
as IS per cent of the Mexican
are of the .doubeheader'
type, which with a semi-paraffin ham
die, and in this handle or stem the
must be infammable, and
rosin comes in all right for the pur-
pose. These mateEes are an economl-
cal device, as after you have used one
end you put the match back in the
box, and the other end is available fot
your next smoke
Most of the pine forests, lying as |
have said along the Sierra Madae
range, will in time be tturpentined.
and then cut UP for lumber, and the
Pacific ports will handle tie greater
portion of the output The United
States Pacific trade and the Oriental
markets will all get their supplies |
from the Mexican stills, in course Of |
time but it will not be felt by the
Southern operators, as all of the Uni |
ted States product will ultimately be
needed for the European trade and for
the immense domestic market of the
states. In my opinion. Mexico will
not at any time compete for the Eu-
ropean trade Wien the Central Amer
lean naval stores business is develop
ed (Which it certainly will, some day
then You can expect competition for
your European markets.
Mexico is a high tariff country, hav-
ing learned her lesson from your I'm
Gle Sam so we'll that Dingley, Payne,
Aldrich & Co., are in the amateur"
class by comparison.
A stiff duty is imposed on naval
store coming into this country, tie
tariff being five 60 cents per kilo on
rosin and ten (1O) cents per kilo on
turpentine This is in Mexican money,
of course To simplify tie thing for
your readers, | will say that in
United States money it amounts to
sixteen q6) cents per gallon, on
turpentine. and $317 per $50 pounds
on rosin. This is. of course. ample
protection to the struggling home pro-
Queer