The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-03-22

United States census report Of 1903
Today. i've years later. lumber IL sell
ne AZ ti.6o per thousand isws. Mean
while the manufactures has been paw
ing taxes--steadily Increasing. by the
way--interest. insurance and other
carrying charges. TIE present price
o. manufactured yellow pine means a
definite actusi Io~s for the iumherman.
II cannot be produced with profit al
that figure. but the Iumherman never
theleas has "a 20 on cutting his tim
set, loss or no loss
Price Decreases All Time.
shall try 20 explain why. All the
time that the selling price OF yellow
pine has been deoreasing the taxes
OF mills and timber lands and the
other carrying eaarges have been
steadily increasing. Sow. II a man
ufacturer possessed unlimited means
Re might say. - viii Just leave ms
timber uncut ana let my mills stand
Idle until 7 can dispose - my manu-
factured product without a losa Bat
] doubt II there are ans single ium-
bermen IN the state who can afford a.
do that They have % meet these car
Tysng charges sud they have 60 cay
their taxes and what IL more they
feel thar they want 10 take care ~
their employes-you can not well tell
a cot 20 men with families tnmt the
mills are closed for one year or two
year or five years. 81 until the price
q yellow zine reaches the staKe that
lt VIII not mean a loss 20 the manu-
taeturer The men must be given
work ~ L s on half time. taxes must
be paiu and interest charges met
There g. nothing % Do but go into the
woods and cot out ~ least enough 80
keep the mills working On part time
e. provide the men wtth work ard
brine Ca the pay roii
That means that che yellow pine
manufacture g. iquidating his capt.
tai ia an endeavor 20 save himself and
hts property until better conditions re-
turn That O. the condition ~ the
yellow pine Industry Ia the rorth to-
day.
What Of the Future7
Wh3 - the lumber industry's fu-
ture as related 20 the south. In an
/ the years ~ lumber cutting in the
south about half 81 the timber has set
+ been cut
! The yellow pine manufacturers with
the fun realization ~ their present
position. have been studying how 80
improve affa8rs-how 20 make the
lumber Industry ~ the south one ~
profit not onls 10 the commonwealth.
1ut IS wen Is the men Hbo have put
their time and money into it For that
purpose mas meeting wns called IN
December last year an which 81 nut-
lire for IN association ~ mRnufaC-
tnrere was presented The orrantza-
tor saa 0ef niteiy formed NJ a meet.
ING ian. lsth N New orleans ana win
the headquaI tiers u the association ia
that city.
believe that this association ~
southern pine manufacturers will IN
time herome an example for other In.
dustrfeH chat ere sincerely endeayurlnr
1T hroadeN methods ~ improve thpt
markets
Il Laboratories and research aerar,.
merts tIi, ~ maIntalaed 81 stldv sen.
lov pine n every detail q learn yher,
"a can BE- best used and "a the same
fimf whore 4 should not te used For
irtAuce. thfra VIII ~ men 20 nnoues
toned prefe siunal ablity ana stand
ms who nl aiads yellow pine ID ger.
er3i building construction. IL sts al.
p4ano to railway ustu ln the export
trade ~ great importaare - sh,
so4th in si'oa thousands ~ them 4r,
erected annually and r,en ~ fsdgmen'
sa1 tha' a9oa si0s serve tac purJ.ns.
hest - all We shan learn, and mak,
pHhic. tire very besf method 81 sit
construction - that the farmer car
erect his own silo al q very small cost
Paving Block Material.
Then there De- enc mh1ect ~ psVtur
locks rhe Teap'c ~ F1ori8a a. aat
thaf from their state cbuses IS,
material fef permanent street
ing accprdinV - ths fc4dic. o
municipal eag8neeru Crr1sotel yellow
sine bloeks are ACKNOWLEDGE tas
fard material FOR city street pay.
HF chicago Lac torn ~ fhouaandt
m square Yards - n0isf dirty 1ranlt,
clocks ard replaced them Rtfb yellow
pine rreasoted blocks is Kansas Cii,
Ia eNper mental pavement ~ yellow
ine ereosoted blocks was laid il en-,
Che heavily Travelled streets aafno tcF
ears ago Tor distance perhaps -
haWsand lIneal feet, NJ stmnda toda,
~ coed condition apparently ~
htr i was laid and. am informed
here has rot been t1oo0 worth ~ re-
Fs on isl Even in Mlnnea p8HE. !
Is heart ~ the white pine country
hey use rreosoted yellow pine block
their most heavily travelled thor
1ehfarer. Tne same way in 81 Louis
.ew York. Cincinnati Philadalphl,
isoston. Detroit and other cities II
he one direction the Increased con
ann ton - yellow pine means adde,
rasperi1y 20 the south N t. almost
8tarty that this form ~ pavemen
Nl3 prove the ore accepted stanaar,
asinE for The busiest streets q An
rica cities The material - grow
n the south
There wtli also be 4 forestry separt
ment Il win study yellow pine frnu
rhe forestry STANDPOINT The manu
/. lecturers - Floriaa viii be only 90
isa g follow approved forestry meta
DDS Z thsy are able TO have unlforn
US ain the other states with for
siry laws and regulations In Fa0ridI
md none in the surrounding states
Florida manufactures would b
7 placed ~ a disaavantAge Ia eompeu
ion