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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- 
tunity, since much of the timber is at present in the hands of turpen- 
tine men. 
Figure 8 x 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1 Taken from unpublished report, 
J. D. La Fontissee (1909). 
'Investigation of the Naval Stores Industry," by A. L. Brower and 
