St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-01-11
TEE MACKIE PINE OIL Special
TY COMPANY, mo.

nary and kindred infirmities
~ to make visit to St. Tam
many parish, La, and live
among the pines, in order to be fully
restored to health. But to the
founder of one of the principal man
ufacturing plants in CoVington, Mr.
H. A. Mackie, was reserved the hoa-
or of originating and developing a
process whereby the fundamental
and essential curative properties OF
the st. Tammany pine trees could be
extracted and put in practical anu
serviceabie form, thus enabling those
who had by temporary residence
improved their health to carry back
TO their relatives and friends one or
Natures gifts in the way Of pure
vegetable oil derived from the pines
of the celebrated "Ozone Belt"
In developing the process to ex-
tract medicinal properties Of the Oil
of the pine, a number of Dy-products
are secured, such as Balm, Dec
dorant and Disinfectant, to say moth
ing Of the several commercial forms
/ Of turpentine, resin, pitch for naval
and the shipchandlers' trade, etc.,
the preparing and marketing OF same
requiring the organization of another
corporation devoted to these branch
es alone.
The medicinal and curative pro-
ducts are prepared in the laboratories
of the Mackie Pine Oil Specially Co.,
inc. This company was organized in
1917, only year ago, but has al
ready achieved a national reputation,
the great curative value Of pine oil
products and the excellence of the
line prepared in these laboratories
winning instant recognition.
While the beginning was in COM
paratively small way, forceful sales
campaign was put on and as re-
suit it has been necessary TO greatly
increase the capacity of the plant,
hence no gift Of prophesy is required
to say that within year or so When
the products of the Mackie Pine Oil
Speciality Company have become a
household staple throughout the land
(Which achievement is now within
the possibilities OF well directed pub
licity), the city of Covington and vi
cinity will derive great material
| benefit
Mr.. H. A. Mackie is the inventor
| Of the Maehie Pine Products process
and the president and general man
4 ager OF the ,MACKIE PINE PRO
| DUCTS COMPANY, with Mr.. J. H
| Warner as secretary and treasurer
who has contributed largely to the
successful organization and develop
| ment Of the company.
This corporation is one of the larg
est in it's line in the South and the
| business is fast reaching really nam
moth proportions, the plant requir
ing fully a block and half and fav
orably located for rail shipments. l
| prepares and markets commercial
| forms Of turpentine, resin, oils, nav!
| pitch, etc, derived from the waste
of pine timber such as knots, stumps
and the grinding of material used tt
secure the medicinal and curative
oils
The company is operating an es
pecially made machine for clearing
stumpage tracts. This machine cut
to a depth of two feet, pulling ant
grinding the lateral roots to such al
extent that when it has cleared tn
tract the ground formerly occupied
by the stumps is loosened and read.
for the ploW. In other words, /
stumpage tract that the farmer hat
regarded as a liability is converted
into a valuable asset after this ma
chine has gone over it. The machin
has a capacity Of several acres pc
day, removing about 240 ordinar,
| stumps and yielding 10000 pound
Of material, besides putting the trac
Of Rand on the crop-producing list.