Show UTAH'S PLANT PLANTIs I. I 1ST IS TEN PER CENT RUBBER REPORT i Grade Excels That of South African Product Scientist 1st- 1st Reports MILLION l ARID ACRES MAY l YIELD FORTUNES Marcus 1 Jones Will ill Revisit Desert University Continues Con Con- Researches I I Tests made mae b by Marcus E. E Jones Jonc local botanist and chemist who has hRs been studying tho rubber pl plant nt of oC Utah Under un- un idor dor der tho tim direction of oC tho the University of California show ow that the plant yields I ns as much as 10 per cent of its weight i in rubber Unless later investigations I hall prove pro that the plant cannot beI bo be I utilized successfully sull tho the waste lands I j of or tho the state will develop elop Into It its richest rich rich- 1 est regions Mr Jones believes es rubber bearing of oC The discovery er acres plants growing on about of Utah desert land was made public by Mr Jones Jonca who had hadi a t few fw w days ago returned from a n. trip tasting lasting se sevI sev- sev i Just Mr dr rl l months month During that time I Jonos Jones traveled tra over almost I every count county coun coun- i l ty ln in IR the southern part li of or the state t Jones said there was as no iO way In Mr Ir which to estimate the value alue of oC tho the plant tested more had been until the product I until thoroughly At present according according to the botanist it is believed ed that the commercial success success suc sue be made malle a can n plant it will take tak several cess ess cess cess- However Howe I months for or the University of oC California analysis Already Alread according ac- ac complete its to cording to a 11 statement made b by II It II M 1 economic associate professor of Hall all has It of oC California University i i been heen botany established that the rubber lubber Is ofa oCa of oC a H better belter grade rade than that from Africa Professor Hall has been associated 1 with Mr Ir Jones in making a a. stud study of oC the tho plant Jones Jonm to In o Got Get Soil Soli will w leave o for forthe forthe Tho Salt Lake botanist where he w H I the desert rt ha has been es established established es- es continue continuo his work As it that tho the plant belon belongs R to the bearing rubber r bc group it Is nce needless to research so far tar as astIn I devote ole moro t time mc to tIn the nature of the plant Is s concerned last night Samples of said Mr Ir Jon Jones s the tho plant grows brows will betaken betaken be bo the soil so where taken b by Mr Jones during the trip It Js ls too early yet et to mal make any an predictions predIctions pre pre- dictions rUctions re regarding the commercial valtie val value val val- alue ue tie of oC tho the plant said Mr Ir Jones Jonos Professor Pro Professor Pro Pro- fessor lessor Hall has reported only that the shrub has rubber in It that is better than rubber found in South Africa A bo overcome o good many man things must before it can Cali bo be announced that the plant Is of or valueS value Possibly the tho rubber will win not stand tho the terrific heat through which the extract must 1 pass Then hen It might develop clop that the tho plant will not yield enough fluid to make It a commercial com corn nl mercial success all Utah h des desert rt lands are arc adapted for of ot the plant according ac according nc- nc cording cording- to Mr Jones It grows to a height of or nearly nearl ten feet teet in many man cases case declared the local botanist Mr r. r Jones estimates that at least 2000 plants might be cultivated on one ono acre At present prices for tor unfinished rubber the waste w lands of or Utah will yield fortunes for tor- tunes yearly yearl declared the discoverer disco of oC the plant ilant last night Large Region to Prosper Proper Tho The area arca In which tho the rubber plant grows extends from the tho western line of oC Colorado n north rth of or Washington west to California and nd south to Arizona During the summer the tho University of California has been seeking to discover er the conditions under which tho the plant can survive sur It has been announced by b Professor Hall hail of at tho the university that thit experiments have hava proved pro that the tho plant will yield about 3 per ier cent of oC It its weight in rubber i The Tho report ma made e b by Professor Hall shows that the rubber Is better than the ordinary African ru rubber ber but not equal to the tho finest Para Pam rubber The new grade vulcanizes rapidly says 1 Professor Pro Pro- 10 fessor Hall hail and this characteristic Is Isan an Indication pf qt f the fine quality of or tho the product Droll |