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phor  and  fibre-producing  plants.  The  interest  of  pharmacy  in  the 
more  important  items  of  the  paper  are  relatively  small,  but  the  in- 
dustries are  largely  concerned.  Just  now  the  high  price  of  paper 
affects  the  cost  of  the  Association's  publication,  and  hence  the  dis- 
cussions on  the  value  of  the  pines  for  paper  pulp  attracted  my 
attention;  also  the  connection  of  pharmacists  with  this  industry; 
further,  the  fact  that  as  a  new  source  of  paper  pulp  cotton-stalks 
are  now  being  utilized,  and  several  pharmacists  have  been  among 
the  first  to  suggest  the  use  of  them  for  that  purpose,  and  are  pre- 
paring to  manufacture  from  that  source.  Deductions  of  the  dis- 
cussions also  are  applicable  to  some  of  my  preliminary  statements, 
as  will  be  seen.  It  was  brought  out  that  loblolly  pine  was  suitable  for 
making  paper  pulp,  also  the  cotton-wood,  and  Joseph  P.  Barnum, 
member  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association,  from  Louis- 
ville, Ky.,  then  interested  in  the  manufacture  from  these  sources, 
informed  the  members  that  a  young  lady,  a  graduate  in  pharmacy, 
had  charge  of  their  factory  in  Louisville. 
The  concluding  remarks  of  Mr.  Mohr  evidence  what  has  been 
stated,  namely,  that  the  one  who  contributes  information  profits, 
when  he  said  in  substance,  that  he  was  glad  to  have  this  information, 
of  which  he  was  entirely  ignorant,  being  charged  with  the  duty 
of  bringing  before  the  Government  all  that  pertains  to  the  pines,  for 
the  purpose  of  utilizing  the  wood  to  the  greatest  economical  advan- 
tage, in  fact  all  that  relates  to  these  woods ;  he  thanked  the  members 
for  the  information  he  had  received  from  them.  It  will  be  admitted 
that  such  papers  increase  the  sum  of  our  knowledge  and  add  to  our 
powers  of  direct  usefulness,  and  may  benefit  the  section  of  the  coun- 
try wherein  the  meeting  of  the  Association  is  held. 
The  sources  of  paper  pulp  have  been  better  developed  else- 
where, and  only  in  a  limited  way  in  the  South ;  however,  within  the 
last  month  northern  financiers  have  decided  to  increase  the  capaci- 
ties of  the  paper  pulp  mills  of  the  Great  Southern  Lumber  Com- 
pany, located  in  the  section  where  this  discussion  before  the  Amer- 
ican Pharmaceutical  Association  took  place.  And,  what  is  equally 
or  more  interesting,  it  is  proposed  to  plant  loblolly  pine  on  cut- 
over  lands,  this  wood  growing  to  cutable  size  in  fifteen  years  for 
wood  paper  pulp,  so  that  by  the  time  the  standing  timber  is  exhausted 
the  new  forest  will  be  of  good  size.  Immediate  plans  provide  for 
an  investment  of  eight  million  dollars,  according  to  newspaper 
reports. 
