Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-07-09

two ounces per year, Is about the
average maintained over large areas
| planted. on the other hand. the extra
| ordinary and sudden rise In the price
| Of crude rubber will enable some
planters to continue. especially those
| fortunate enough to be located in
favorable localities. for the price or
| crude rubber az present Is about three
times az great as 1t was for years past
Details on the subject are presented
by the American consul of that city,
who says.
''It Is the opinion of experienced
rubber planters that the Castlloa
tree should be tapped at six years In
sonie few localities " mas he sum-
ciently developed to admit OF tappins
az five years. or even az four; but IN
the latter case the rubber'hss proved
OF inferior quality Whenever ana
whNrev yer a tree " not Sufficiently de-
velopcd Tor tapping at the age Of six
years. II should not be taken INTO hc-
count for II Is proof that conditions
have not been favorable 10 It's develop
ment A tree that will Yield iulr
quantity of sap az six years may be
reasonably expected 10 Increase that
Yield by 10 To 10 per cent for the
following four 10 six years beyond the
age OF twelve years nothing exact IA
known of the possible production.
The approximate cost per acre TOT
cultivuung rubber trees until the
yielding period and the amount or
revenue which may be derived there
from. varies according TO localities, IN
some sections In this district the tree
ought TO be brought 10 the age Of six
Vears for IL TO 80 cents gold for all
outlay on the plantation. this wide dll-
ference being In cost OF labor. which
IL higher the nearer a plantation rs
to a town or city. II ranges from 20
TO So y cents sold per day. 1t costs on
an average about IS gold per acre 20
tap and cure rubber These figures are
based upon the present knowledge OF
the industry. but no properties now or
the producing age were mahaseu ~
chcaulY formerly as the work may DC
done now. or course this knowledge
has been acquired by costly expert
ments. which usually resulted in
failures
The consul then figures out that al
lowing $50 trees to the acre these
trees at six years would produce no
more than one ounce of rubber per
tree for each tapping. and, as under
favorable conditions they VIII stand
this twice "A year, the yield per tree
would be two ounces a year, or SL2b
pounds from one acre. The value OF
this rubber at the point OF Shipment
has ranged from As y to 79fs cents
United states currency, per pound, or
si422 to S24S4 per acre per year
These prices varied little for years
past. hut recently the value has taken
prodigous leap upward, and the pres
ent price Of rubber. as inVoiced az
Veracruz. has reached the unprece-
dented figure Of s1.4s. United States
currency. per pound. This sudden rise
in the price is something extraordin-
airy. and may have been caused Dy
speculation. Representatives or Eng
Iisb companies have appeared In the
Yeracruz district negotiating for the
purchase OF rubber plantations.
The transportation OF rubber from
the interior TO point OF embarkatioh
on the coast has never been CONSIDERED
a problem requiring serious attention,
owing to the limited quantities pro-
| duced. 1t is transported by carriers
| burros. canoes, express, and railway
The amount OF American capital no"
invested in this industry and IN TINS
consular Jurisdiction Is mater OF
conjecture only. The money invested
by shareholders in the United states
in rubber plantation schemes can not
ne less than siO,OOO,OOo gold the
amount actually employed in planting
and cultivation. one of the reasons
for this discrepancy between stocks
sold and money invested in planting
rubber is that, when 1t became evil
dent to a number of companies that
tried to raise rubber that their en-
terprise had resulted in failure some
OF the companies diverted their capi-
tai into other channels. as for IN
stance. the planting OF sugar cane
sugar making. and the production of
! alcohol.