The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-06-15

IA II GtIlIlDu~StltSt Pti'tS
b. have been followed-one for tn
rs prevention of waste and the othe
ID for the use of formerly discarde
,e material Something more tina
M 10 years ago DR.. Charles II, Here,
lie professor in the University c
u Georgia, conducted investigation
r In the tYrpentine forests, and foun
D. that by substituting for boxing Q
i the pine trees a system of cup
:. and cutters the production of
n siyen number Of trees was increas
5 cd % per cent and in addition
l. that less damage was done to tn
= trees In a period of two year
r. after hic discovery had been takel
e M by the National Bureau of For
: restry the number Of cups in us
e for turpentining increased from
?. 20. 600 to $4,000. and a potter,
T company that expected TO supply
; sac operators with the earthen cups
: found itself unable TO fill its ord
e. ers. and was obliged to decline d
= number aggregating 100000 cups
=
en- to the treatment OF pine knots
and the stumps left in cut-over
timber lands, and to the derivation
by the destructive distillation pro-
4 cess or other methods OF turpen-
tine, creosote, tar, tar oil and acid
products. Pine shavings are now
converted in the South into pulp
for the manufacture of paper; itI
has been determined that, at al
cost of 81, from 1900 pounds of
green sawdust may be derived 30l
gallons of alcohol worth S12, 76I
pounds of acetic acid worth s456, !
and three-quarters of a ton of stock |
feed worth SIPS, total of
sS3.S1. Nearly 40 plants in the
South are using the destructive or
steam process in obtaining turpen-
tine, tar, charcoal and heavy oils
from sawdust, slabs and other mill
waste, and from the limbs and
stumps of trees, and 100000
plant in Louisville nof under con
struction viii manufacture 5000
gallons of ethyl alcohol day from
sawdust and pine refuse Of a near
by lumber plant.
There are about 100000 of |
cut-over timber lands in the South |
most of them neglected because OIL
the difficulty presented by thel
stumps. 1t has been demonstrated,
however, that these lands by proper
cultivation may become highly pro-
ductiye, and it is estimated that,
with suitable outfft Tor the retnov
al and treatment of stumps, the
land might yield per acre enough
charcoal. turpentine and tar to pay
/ for bringing it into shape for farm
operations The prospect thus Wild
ems for the utilization of vast
waste
There are other wastes in the
5000, 900 acres of wer lands in
the South, the far greater part of
them not swamps or marshes, but
areas high above tide water but
lying so level for such great dis
tances that the rains seftle upon
them for quite WIKI Their soil
is OF the richest character and high
ly productive when re- aimed st a
slight cosg by drain
age. and some of Inc damage OPP
ranging ftom the vasc FRO
iect in the Florida Everglades for
the reclamation Of territory about
equal the area OF the state of Mary
land to ones oi a few thousand
acres, are so des'g8sd that ,.e llnu
may be irrigated in case of need.
Scientific handling of the forests,
including care in the cutting Of
commercial timber and foresight in
providing for reforesting, is max
ing Roadway and the movement /
win be accelerated and expanded
iu the creation Of the great forest
reserve I'm the Southern Appala-
cmans. That project is essentially
one of most practical economy.
aside from its effect upon the
handling OF timber tracts every
where. It's main purpose is the
protection OF the headsprings of
great rivers Of the South which
are becoming more and more I'M
portant as factors in the internal
commerce OF the country as con-
tributing 70 its foreign trade. But
the adequate handling OF this prob
lem, bringing about maintenance Of
. an equable flow OF the streams and
p the prevention of loss of life ana
) destruction of property by floods,
VIII also conduce nightly to the
- realization of expectations of the
8 orutilization OF the power in South
! en streams which for centuries
was wasted Southern streams to-
day have nearly 100000 horse
z power Of which hardly 2,50,00C
y have been utilized Or in process o,
z utilization for industrial power
# heat and light. The project tina
j. VIII result IN tho maintenance O
e. the steady flow Of he streams vii
.e also result in the maintenance O
Z r1H J1rea fIEvrg.y 3r. I'll