THE NAVAL STORES INDUSTRY. 



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for the most part held by large lumber syndicates, which usually are 

 unwilling to permit turpentine operations. A few of the holding 

 companies are beginning to permit turpentining, either carrying on 

 the operations themselves or leasing the privileges to large naval 

 stores companies. In Florida the small operator has more oppor- 



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tunity, since much of the timber is at present in the hands of turpen- 

 tine men. 



Figure 8 * shows the distribution of longleaf pine. The various 

 styles of crosshatching denote the estimated number of years (from 

 1909) for which virgin timber will be available for turpentine opera- 



1 Taken from unpublished report, "Investigation of the Naval Stores Industry," by A. L. Brower and 

 J. D. La Fontissee (1909). 



