The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-07-12
LOCAL GOODS
TO Be PLACED
in EXPOSITION
Sticks of Timber From Florida
Forests Be Exhibited at Rio
De JanierO.
FORESTRY MAN HERE TO
COLLECT THE MATERIALS
Declares That Ninety Per Cent
OF Forestry Problem Is Fire
Conservation.

Products from the forests of west FIort-
! da will be featured at the Brazilian In
ternational Exposition at Rio De Janiero
which opens about the first of September,
it was learned yesterday For the purpose
OF obtaining certain products to round
out the naval stores exhibit, James E.
Scott, inspector of the Forestry Service,
arrived in Pensacola yesterday and win
leave today for the Choctawhatchee d.
vision OF the Florida national forest where
some Of the material will be collected
To fttingly celebrate the Tooth ami
versary Of her independence the Bra
lillian government is staging the inter
national exposition. 1t will last for
about one year and probably longer The
congress of the United States recently
appropriated one million dollars to be
used In collecting and placing a compre-
hensive commercial and educational ex-
hibit, and Mr.. Scott was detailed to Sc
cure social naval stores exhibit
Visited Savannah.
Before arriving here he visited Savan
nah where large naval stores exproter
agreed to have his representatives in Bra
I'll to furnish the actual products for the
exhibit-the rosin, spirits and raw gum
The exhibit, Mr.. James said, will be 20
by feet. The background a large paint
ed canvas will depict forest of long leaf
yellow pine, which, with the proper ar
rangement and lighting effect, will add
much to the actual parts on display. In
the foreground of this viii be the parts
which show every step of the naval stores
industry, from mere pine burr to a bar
of soap manufactured from the rosin
This win include eight sticks of pine
timber from the forests of Walton and
Okaloosa counties showing the methods
of chipping, barking. etc, now in vogue
Supervisor w. F. Hill is getting these
out.
Copper Still
Even to a model copper still the exhibit
will be complete.
els there any particular reason why
you came to west Florida to find the
sticks Of timber?'' Mr.. Scott was asked
Nothing other" he answered, than
that you are right in the heart Of the
long leaf pine turpentine operations. This
is, as you know, one of the leading Sec
tons for naval stores"
When asked If there was any other
phase of the forestry service program that
would be Of interest to people of this
section. Mr.. Scott volunteered that ninety
per cent of the forestry problem is a |
problem of combating fires. 1t is the /
paramount issue with the forestry SER
vice, he declared.
"It is about time that the people of
Florida realize that their forests are their |
chef asset, ranking as the second indus |
try of the state" he stated. If they |
continue to use and carelessly allow them
to burn as they have in the recent past, |
it will be question of only few more |
years until the Florida forests will be ex
hausted. You cannot burn the candle |
at both ends But If public sentiment |
can be aroused against the folly of allow
ing disastrous fires and the people made !
to realize the Importance Of proper hand |
ling of the young second growth. then the |
problem will just about be solved. One
of the greatest, at least"