The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-12-04
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Jay, ana an annual sales value OF over S1oVootVoo.
Improved methods of turpentining developed oy
the forest service resulted in increased yields anu
less injury TO timber with net savirgs aggregaflns
100000 per year.
These few samples alone show combined amman
increases in production. and decrease In waste
aggregating $50 100000 They should serve 10
crystalline for you the value and importance OF
Industrial research. Results. of course, canho1
be obtained overnight Patience Is required and
effortst are not always quickly crowned With ssic
cess but ii cannot be doubted that over any real
sonable period of years economies resulting from
organized research greatly exceed the expense
involved that there can be no question OF It's De
STABILITY.
S The lumber and wood asing industries represent
some Of the greatest and most important manufac
turing and industrial developments of the country
OF the nations industries they rank second IN
invested capital first in labor employed. and sec
ond In annual value of products The forest prod
ucts laboratory is the only institution OF organ
lied research engaged upon the problems OF these
industries. and those problems vet nnteuehed ana
,IneypIored are many and of far-reaching inpor-
lance. What for example. of the possibilities
which may result from the development of per-
nanenfly durable and waterproof Clues or aus
hesives and their application To- the use or ma
teral too small or too poor grade Tor etner serV-
ice What Of their application TO forest economies
through the increased vaiue thus gwen " sii'i
second growth materials
what Of fhe sulphite-pu1p liquor problem invo'v-
~ 49, nossihtlitv of utilizing the S. per cent OF
tbe wood fed into the pulp digesters and now
lost n he waste sulphite liquors? Whst of the
nrobgpruS Of packing. boxing and Grating OF va
ros1ss materials and commodities for Shipment ana
TRANSPORTATION when conservative estimates snow
"A possible theoretical annual saving 70 the coun-
try OF three hundred million dollarsf Nhft OF Tue
need FOR Improvement. ard fhe method OF treat
mont &. nd handling of piling and dock timbers IN
water infested with marine borers which destroy
tho ,iting within is months after placement and
arse an annual replacement aggregatihg millions
~ dollars in the various harbors Of the nation?
what of the waning supply Of hardwooas and the
mood FOR authentic knowledge Of the properties
- ssotfh American and other foreign woods as
c,s,,ared TO those Of orr own country for which
ma y Intimately be needed as substitutes?
s,;ght progress and success applied to only n
s,1, ,ar cent of even THE limited field above
s,,Spesfed will result in annual savings greater
the total expenses for The entire forest prod
,t : laboratory for the past ten-year period Such
y "a ,,;rgss Of course will not result only from
uithis, the confines Of the laboratory hut
5Il pecesstate the dissemination and application
~ fhese results in Industrial service
me log yard shown in the photograph repro
,,.al herewith has probably held more species
~ weed than any other In the world. The logs
are c,lt by an electrical sawnlis
Another photograph shows the main building
a,,,v of the six needed to house the expermer tai
equipment of the laboratory
The third photograph gives glimpse of the
.,nsratis used in making cattle food from saw
.,,sf The sawdust Is being raked out Of the
s.rsasina cylinder Fifteen minutes cooking in
+ M cylinder with dilute acid under steam pres
,,,,ps converts part of the wood into sugar and
-xn.lars the remainder dsgestibe Feeding expert
.s,,ts ore now in progress ard show that III ]
$3.50 f,riye 81, .one-quarter sawdusf ratun