The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-07
FORTUNES LOST
IN WOOD Waste
UNTOLD MILLIONS COMING TO
SOUTH WHEN LESSONS ARE
.
LEARNED.

Marvellous as has been the advance
in Southern development throughout
the past quarter Of century, Its prog
ress challenging the surprise and ad-
miration of the world, it is well within
conservative truth to state that in the
waste places and the waste products
of the South of today there are OPP
portunities for well-nfght a duplica-
ton of all the development that has
occurred to date. When the millions
of acres of overfiowed, swamp and wet
lands have been drained and put into
the intensive cultivation for which
then are pre-eminent lifted whe-
the other millions OF denuded, idle.
cut-over timber lands have been clear
ed and put in orchards. farms, cat
tie pastures and truck farms. when
the neglected. mishandled old lands
of various long~settled communities
SHAH have been restored to their
normal fertility; when the largely
unused water-powers OF the Souths
innumerable streams have been FUZZY
utilized; when the refuse OF the saw
mills and the woodworking plants
has beer rescued from -the-fate to
which until lately the eottonseed or
the South was consigned, then witt be
added untold billions to the wealth.
of the South, with all the blessings
ana benefits that come from an ac-
lively employed and highly prosperf
Gus community.
one Of the most interesting and
important of the several efforts being
made In the direction of the utlliza~
ton Of waste is that which looks to
the saving of timber refuse. wrap
ping paper box board. ethyl alcohoi
and ether products are being made
from material heretofore burned UP
at the mills Of the South. Develop
ment of these industries is only get
ting started, but the start made Is an
encouraging one. with promise OK
more rapid and extensive growth IN
the next succeeding years
Much experimentation has been
undertaken. not always scientifically
and often financially disastrous. But
following the usual perils of pioneer
ing and the lack Of universal rewards
the mistakes OF the past become the
guideposts for the future, and pro
jects OF many kinds now find avail
able a fund OF ascertained fact ana
scientific demonstration which give
the basis for successful CONNER
cial operation.
An interesting iitSttSlGe u NNN
changed conditions is the progress
now being made in the utilization or
waste Mood products. outside Of the
benefits to be derived by companies
which may engage in the recovery OF
turpentine. tar, various acids, ana
also charcoal, from the old pine
.stumps of Southern cutorer lands,
there is an almost ilIimitable ad-
vantage to the country in the stiin-
lIlus 10 be given the removal of the
stunps from the millions of acres
which are now only treeleas. desoiate
wastes.
IN a recent issue OF the hanufac-
turers Record Mr. Charles j. Haden,
Atlanta. told about the success OF the
company operating In Brunswick in
the utilization of pine stumps ana
how that company is buying all
available sturnps that can be deliv-
cred to Brunswick at reaFonabl
freight rate. Following the clearing
up of land by the utilization of these
stumps there is an active demand
from Western farmers for these lands
at a considerable advance over prices
for lands from which the stumps
have not been taken.
Other companies are at work In
the utilization OF pine stumps, and
is possible that in the near future 1t
will be possible 10 clear up great
deal of the cut-over pine lana of the
SOUTH -Manufacturers Record