The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-02
He TRUTH ABOUT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN THE TROPICS

amn the Philippine Islands and other
places for the development Of the
cocoanut industry.
further believe that those who now
buy the actua, land and personally at
tend TO the planting and development
OF tho trees should make considerable
money. provided they sell out when the
industry becomes popular. This Inst
suggestion, however. is very mpor-
tant for readers to remember. Tho
day will cone when cocoanut plnntiuc
is overdone. rhc same as have been
rubber planting, tho development oi
orange groves. pineapplos, &c. At that
time the temptation to- buy more cocoa.
nut land, and especially to hold on to
what one har. viii he very strong.
The wise investor. however. will no.
only insist on takin" his profit ut that
time but TO be sure Of his profit should
take It before that time comes More
over. one should ue very sure that the
land in which he invests liz properly
located and under an honest and in
telngent management.
Most Americans think Of cocoanu'
palms only as highly ornamental
feature OF tropical landscape and have
vugue ldea that their fruits are
chiefly useful in furnishing food TO tho
people who dwell beneath them Few
Americans realize that cocoanut oil.
extracted from the meat Of the nuts.
/ forms the basis Of nearly all high
grade soaps, but this is tho case. and
the demand FOR IT FOR soap MAKING
( purposes is rapidly increasing.
There IS now a still larger and
more urgent demand. due to the dis
covcry TIA; from It can he made OK
cellent substitutes for butter and lard.
So great Is the worlds need OF food
! fats that the available supply derived
/ from animals IL no longer adequate,
and presenf indica ions are that the
/ prices OF such fats Will steadily rise IN
proportion TO the increased demand
/ for meats.
! Cocoanut oil IL especially suited to
fli this need because OF It's compare
tive cheapness and OF it's absolute
freedom from the disease germs with
which animal fats are liable to be In
tected. Food products made from IL
keep for a long time without deteri-
Grafton. Many people believe that
coooanut butter and lard are destined
TO take the place OF animal butter and
lard.
Recently cocoanut oil has been used
al tho basis for tho manufacture OF
n CONDENSED milk" said to be chem
.cally Observation-Disclosures from CON
densed cows milk, and ! am advised
that an excellent cocoanut oil cheese"
will shortly be placed on the market.
Cocoanut butter and lard are easily
I ..l
the Gsthetic objection entertained nv
many persons toward so-caued "oleo-
margarine" made from animal fats.
whllo the lard is highly appreciated
by Mohammedans. whose religion for
bids their using hog produces
Coprs consists OF the dried meats of
cocoaDutr, and from II. by the use OF
heat and pressure oocoanut oil 10 OBJ
tainei- Tho worlds consumption OF
copra has increased from S72,soo tons
In 1909 to $4,000 tons in 1918, and IN.
'1nports OF cocoanut OIL into the United
States have grown from 2l,65o tons
In 1911 70 32,2So tons In 1913
For many years tho demand 70,
cocoanut oil has incr~as,i mora ran
idly than has the supply. with the 70
suit that prices have trended quite
steadily upward. The new and i'm
pcrtant usos recently found fsr "
valuable product wifi inevitably "a %
continuance OF this movrmcut
COpra IL a product which can he
shipped to Europe or the United States
Its price IL eoverned in the long run
by the conditions which determine tho
price OF cocoanut OIL.
, While cocossnuts will grow q, alti-
tudas from sea level to 3 900 feet above
%, some regions an soils are much
better adapted to their production tha Il
, are others Drought seriously affects
the setting M the young nuts and II
long continued and severe may even
. Aill many 81 the leaves A.though an
abundant and evenly Distributed rain
. .al Ia highly important. water must
not stand around trees long enough
. 20 statra.e, or Il Will harm them.
Treos freely exposed 10 strong
, bre-z-s and moderate winds fruit bet
/. ter than do those from which air cur
rents nre cr oN. but violent wind
storms throw down the young nuts.
; ,n'ure the leaves and n Of very great
Intensity may ever uproot the trees
themselves While cocoanut trees viii
, live and produce fairly we'll both in
pure beach sand and in stiff heavy
clay, II other conditions are favorable
'hcy 90 hes, IN light rich soil.
. TIVE principal drawback 20 cOroan ut
: raising sacms 20 ba tho rot" which
, attacks 6iNsrcr: sections al different
, Zines. and which within a year W..
, lGN m entire grove OF 'roos The IN
certainty about this rot makes 'u"