The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-29
Now Felt in
Naval Stores Circles
(Con.inued from First Fage)
present Widespread hostilittcs.

| present widespread hostilitics.
Congress on several occasions has
recently put itself on record as com
mitted to the relief of the farming in
terests from annoying or oppressive
attempts a prosecution based on law
| that were intended for an entirely diff
feTent purpose. The turpentine far
mer of the South enjoys the same
rights in this respect that the wheat
farmer of the west or the fruit grower
/ OF the Pacific slope claims
The association is purely one COM
posed of the men who farm the pine
forests of the south for the turpen-
tine and rOsins that can be extra acted
from the trees The plan adopted i
simple one. that Of Consigning their
stuff to their factors or commission
merchants, as usual, but having it soil
through one man representing the As
sOCiation, who will keep complete
records of all the turpentIne and resins
offering for sale at each Of the ports
and on receipt of an order issue the
necessary Instructions to turn over 10
the buyer the stuff desired, pro-ratin2
the sales in proportion to the receipts
so that every farmer will share in tie
results
Prices based on the cost o. produr-
ton will he established and adhered
to- so that the turpentine farmers will
not he selling their output at loss
on every barrel thar is disposed If
This is simply paTaleling the move
ment Of the cotton farmers not to sell
bale below o cents q pound, IL
though the turpentine farmers WIIl
enjoy the advantage o. a more com
pact concerted movement, there being
hut ] 500 to 1000 of them whereas tH~
vast number Of cotton planters rcr
ders their complete organization enor-
mously difficult.
The plan outlined for the Turpert;ne
Farmers Association Will so into ef-
feet quickly. probably by the first "f
next week. and in any event by the
first Of October. Eighty-five per cent
Of the production Is understood to lie
within the association. with a consid-
cradle percentage of thai outside IN
entire sympathy with the movement,
bringing to an end any sales at prices
that threatened absolute financial ruin.
The basis of values TO be maintained
will doubtless he that which was in
effect when the war broke out.
The common expression among deal
ers is that there will he just as much
turpentinc and resins sold at legiti-
mate values as there would he At
values that were suicidal" Those yTao
want the turpentine and rosins ~jli
not be dissuaded from buying at fixed
prices that are rela lively low as COME
pared with those of some recent years.
The stuff mat has been withheld from
the market since August viii he
carried indefinitely. or until the de-
maud draws on it for supplies at prices
consistent with the cost OF production.
Consumers viii do we'll 70 consider
the conditions that exist. the steps that
have been taken to cuTtaiI the croD,
and the determination of the turpen-
tine farmers to save their products
from sale at ruinOusly low prices.
There is scant likelihood of any mar
ket movement toward cheaper prices
from now on, and consumers who
supply themselves during the next
thirty to sixty days for their require
ments for the remainder of the season
will he acting along the lines Of good