Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-11-18
TURPENTINING
INDUSTRY MAY
COME To WEST
Producers of RoSin Fluid
Turn Toward New Mexico
and Arizona as Pine
Grows Scarce in East.

Prospects appear to be good
for another important and renu-
lucrative industry being added to
this section of the southwest.
Present indications point hopefully
to the opening the turpentine in
dustrv here. If it is found, in
investigations to be started soon,
that the yellow pine of this dis
trict will produce turpentine in
such quantity as it can be han
died successfully on large mer-
camille scale, the industry is prac-
tically assured.
In the southeastern section of
the United States turpentine has
been one Of the largest industries
for years. Millions and millions
of dollars have been earned
| through the turpentine extracted
from the pines of that section.
However, the pine available for
turpentining has grown shorter
and shorter with each passing
year until now, the inroads upon
| the timber have been such, pro-
ducers of that section realize the
| fact that the existing supply Of
! timber cannot hold out much
longer. For this reason they are
beginning to turn their eyes
westward.
And much Of this gaze IS being
| focused upon New Mexico and
Arizona. The western yellow pine
| of these two states is receiving
more favorable attention than any
other. And the reason lies in the
fact that a number of years ago
experiments were made at Fort
Valley.
These experiments, conducted
solely on an experimental basis.
were made at Fort Valley less
than ten years ago. About 1,600
or 100 boxes were used in the
experiments. The experiments
proved entirely successful within
the limited scope Of the expert
mentation. Whether or not it
will prove as successful conducted
on q large mercantile basis, with
several hundred thousand boxes
used is the point to be deter
mined,
In the experiments conducted
It was found that the turpentine
produced from the western yellow
pine was of exceptionally high
quality. The flow per month was
about the same as that in the
southeast, with the slight differ
ence favoring the pine Of this
section. The only feature in
which 1t did not measure up to
or beyond the eastern pine was
in the period of the flow season
which is about one-third shorter
here than it is in the southeast.
Lumberman d. M. Lang, Of the
United States bureau Of forests,
| left Thursday for the forest prod
ucts laboratory at Madison, Wis,
He will spend several weeks there
and will engage in investigations
of the turpentining Of western
4 yellow pine. He will also engage
particularly in the subject of kilr
drying utilization of inferior spe
cies Of timber and waste material
for boxes, wood alcohol, pulp, etc
with special reference to the pos
sibilities of Arizona and New
Mexico.
4 According to the experiments
conducted at Fort Valley and
present information the best indi.
cations point to the possibility OF
large development in New Mexico
and Arizona. If further investiga.
tions bear out these indications il
is predicted by those in position
to voice opinion that turpentint
stills will be running full blast ii
this section within the next five
years at the most.