The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-07
IAsIlIl E7=IER
HOW TIE. w LE2 q 81 FECIS Nl5.s
Vine Wood Preserving Industry.


81 fs nj 81 II ~ .z...E ..........
ConserYa don Is one of tie big les
4sons which the war Is teaching us
lThe national habit OF wasting with
ifree- hnnaad opt mism and OF con-
l5tinuaily oyerlo0kdng little thing n
4 4 haste to realize big ones explains
Flpart of the reaction Of Europe.s on.
hculties upon as: The Old ny Dig
has sent us many Of her economy
land conservation engineers VINO ~ ss
Ehad their schemes laughed at nere
Ras involving trouble more tnan
worth the gain. This heedlessness
Tor proper economies is Responsible
Tor our present stringency In NUM-
her OF needful supplies, among them
1.-THE creosote oils used IN the Wo0o-
Epreservfng industry
The European situation promises
Ito have g very serious effect upon
the wood-preserving industry in this
lcountry. Several suggestions nave
been advanced concerning ways g
AVOID injury to this industry result
ling from the stoppage OF European
Equipments OF oils and chemicals, sbut
there appears no way of altogether
kescaping from the effects OF the
shortages. We have depended upon
Europe for fully so. per cent OF our
creosote the most generally usea
49, 1sntv If this article
- al home.
| The chemical treatment OF timoer
| to prevent decay has come to pc
great industry In this country. Enere
were "a treating plants In the Un1ted
Estates al, the beginning of this year
having an aggregate annual capaclty
ti-rIs,. In e1e1s 1865. SSS cubic
fsat we're actiially treated. OF this
! e a more, Than 1O6 100000
~, Nj. 9aatF5 we're EiInpreenated with
creoan+e az 900 900 cubic feet with
INC chioride and 5000, 900 cubic
faet viii, q mixture Of creosote and
- c,,in,.;ia me industry consum-
~ q! 800 Ios ara f1flI gallons OF
~ . ~ III, fc1, i 700. 900 gal
1r,,,s. ,vs,.a 'nro93,Ited in this country,
~ Ias.eeS e7s mn, ralIons or 81 per
,..,,+ 1va,e I'm norfed. The greater
,,,- RI NJ these imports came from
=. &c.,. : S1ond Germany. The war
1 IN. ont of the German oil entirely.
a-,d The nj, slisl, !. Shippers generally
are holding their supplies at home
Ss..-.Is 4 :. +l,fs material from which
.,,,.s 800, ~ i ~ Gnrndncad. is obtained:
:, q e INV 40 i sbv-nroduct Of coke ovens
a,ss ~. ,,ionfa witch produce Hum
49, @ssS .-as from coal. "A large
80 S.,,,,s nf tho coke nroducer In this
coTntrv is manufactured in an old
tS,e.. az oven the ..beehive'' type
- ~ s,.,1,i,t 5t,a coal tar cannot be
,.sos,ra,..,d 1 house plants. also,
49,, "a ! cnnsitIarable amount of the
coai tar or laIlow 1t to run to waste.
Where q manufacturer has been
, ~ r.u3 on the production OF
~ i.A he has often been unable to
80 soa t,, ~ n zoe for the conserva-
81 of hvSnroIncts and is dificuIt
~ tlo Ia n.rs1,asie.i to take his mind on,
- - ~ IN ,nai,, f1,,,si,,ess, Tong enough to
-, the ,,rnsnects of any side is-
20 =" " ~ +, mr. -nns IF the European coun-
ts;as ~, the otl,er hand. people have
. :. ~ c 90 nv keener necessity
80 ,ss. ,eonntif,,i countries to util-
an; ana +h sesS pesnnrces to the fun.
lNe "a. sA e -,,lv III, recent years that
- - 70 80 -. 'bo,,a come to feel that
= i,s,++a,. ss.onomv to preserve
~ y. Ma A4...s.a.... So, ,3a+nrai decay
l.11ea.s 4l,s.,4EIe+ +Ia attackinr forms
-. sne 80. ssn .sl.e their destructive
ol a ga da,s,,d mon the mex
s ,.o1.sst, a f,rssts for Continuous re-
n "a us.lDre at Nov however. most
slu., -, ~ +i,otar are project
s1pos at,an,;coi ar ,,etrolenn-tar-
eu u s4 " -. naai-+ as-craosote ilnnrag-
crs sGs 1r,,aesI1,..d ~ timher treat
l1s u'n ,a,s1.o,,a 15a1e,ranl and CEN
20, ~ +is,,, stSi<ss niIing railway
t "a. fsac;ne and various forms of
ke