El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-04
by
Frank G. Carpenter
Copyright. 1918. by
Frank c. Carpenterl.

Qoller OF a railway locomotive. and about
as tall as q three story house Til
steam extracts the turpentine. roEin and
Z pine oil. and by additional refining more
roSin, pine. oil and tar are obtained The
wy Of applying the steam is a secret
as are also The methods Of another com.
pany nearby. which splits up the waste
50 that nearly 50 different products Of
value IN commerce and the arts are OBJ
tanned from it.
Is Dangerous Work.
In these factories the work must be
carefully done The materials are highly
danger Of fire and explosion. There is
tall brick fire wall between the re-
finery and extracting huiiding. and the
rosin is carried from the pipes TO an open
vat There il IS allowed 20 cool and
then dipped out in ladies' BIZ men and
poured into barrels
Much Of the turnentine Is shipped IN
bulk II goes forth in tank cars like
those used for kerosene and gasoline 20
an parts OF the United States and Can
ada Some Of the processes require Easo-
line to extract the turpentine. and the
plant has a gasoline tank which con-
tains more than 1000. 900 gallons OF Easo-
line
Pine oil. which is byproduet OF the
turpentine. IS used for medicine. and also
IN the notation processes FOR the extrac-
ton % metals. and especially in the re-
covery Of copper. Il goes from the dis
tilery to the west in tank cars.
Conserve Forests
The farmers are now careful as 20 the
life OF their trees IN making OF turpen-
Tine. and the industry viii grow more
important as the sources OF supply de-
crease. The long leaf pines are being
rapidly cut and the extraordinary de-
mands OF the war have made additional
inroads upon the forests The old
method OF cutting boxes at the roots OF the
trees weakens them 50 that they are
liable 10 blow over during a wind storm.
and an enormous loss Of timber has oe-
As 1t is now it IS costing something
Ike three times as much to produce tur
pentine and rnsin as il did IS years ago.
and for this reason the turpentine farm
ers have been studying the methods OF
other countries. They have learned much
fran the French who handle their tur-
pentlne cutting in such a way that they
are able 70 milk the same tree for many
years Indeed. one tree in France Is
said to have given sap FOR 200 years,
while here five or six years IS the limit
for profitable operation The French
plant orchards Of pine trees as a pure
turpentine proposition
VIII Make Paper.
The Brunswick plant I have referred
TO manufacturers wood pulp OF the re-
fuse fiber after the turpentine and rosln
have been taken out. and IL proposes 10
material This may form an important
factor in our paper market IN these days
when wood pulp costs so much Il Is
estimated that 5000 pounds OF rich. fat
pine stumps will yield about 5000 pounds
OF wood fiber. This fiber Is free OF
rosin. and e in Just the condition re-
CURED 20 make wood pulp It will make
about half as much pulp as the weight
OF the fiber
Necessary For Acreage
In addition 20 the saving OF the tur-
pentine. rosin and oil from this dead
wood IS also the profit that accrues from
rs-
There are millions OF acres % eutover
and in the south that would be OF value
Just now II they were ready FOR the plow-
About Brunswick contracts have been
made with the owners Of such lands By
which the turpentine makers take out
all the stumps and roots. dead trees and
logs and live trees a. well, II the man
viii permit. free OF charge
Blast Stunnps.
In clearing land IN this way the work
IS done by a large force Of men who
work in three gangs The first gang
bores holes IN the stumps below the
level OF the Fround. They use drills OPP
Grated By an electric current generated
by means OF a gasoline engine On
wagon The electricity IS carried 20 the
driIlers by means OF long lines OF copper
wire. The second gang follows The
drillers and inserts sticks Of dynamite
or blasting powder into the holes II
also puts in the fuses and lights them
Following the explosions the third gang
comes along and gathers up the spin
tered pieces Of stumps and roots when
have been thrown high into the air and
around