The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
The U. S. at a Disadvantage.

The U. s. at Disadvantage.
The fact that the United States is
the only important manufacturing and
commercial country in the world which
makes no distinction between alcohol
as a beverage and high-proof alcohol
used in the arts and manufactures, is
due chiefly to the popular lack of
an Industrial material. @
Alcohol is absolutely necessary in the
chemical industry and in the smanufac-
ture Of most chemicals large quantities
must be used. Owing to cheap alcohol
the German manufacturers in these
Hines have developed their Industries
SO that they are the foremost in the
world, and have secured almost the en-
tire trade in neutral markets. Not only
this but they sell large quantities ID
this country, the advantage resulting
fronnaeheap alcohol being suffc ientS to
enab1e their products to$be sold here
in spit q our protectiveS tariff. The
total nanufaetlre Of fine ehemica lssin
this ountr is valued >atless than
ls$5,, 900 ,00D The value Of these articles
Iexpoufad BY Germany exceeds 800
| 100000. 1s5sss I sss ssss
Thesrevenue laws Of all sother com
mercial nations of the world, including
Great Britain, Germany, !. France, Aus
tria Hungary, Italy, Belgiun1, ii Hand
Russia, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden
Denmark, Cuba, Venezuela, Brazil, Ar
gentine Republic, Chile and Peru, dis
tinguish between the beverage an6
alcohol used only for industrial pur
! poses.
The use Of alcohol as an industrial
4 material figures prominently in the
manufacture Of nearly one hundred diff
i ferent articles. These range from arti
1 Giles Of household use and necessity tt
i firearms. But few Injuries find place
q in the list. The more common ones ar,
Z as follows:
j Stiff hats, silk hats, women g ant
i children g straw hats, smokeless powder
4 Illuminate of mercury, cartridges, ar
3 . |.ttiifcial silk, pictura frames,. mouldings
q manufacturers ofSmetal goods, includ
ing hardware, brass beds and bras
8 Trimmings for iron beds, gas and cleo
trical xtures, lamps, brass musie cal in
: strunlents. electric fans. bird, cages
!, cloc Ks, TOYS, etc.iAeoaltar dyes, $cellu
\ loid, zylonite. fibroid, and all manu-
8 factures Of nitrosce llulois com pound
d Land prryoxlin plastics. photograph
!, supplies, electrical generators and me
tors, lead pencils, watches and clock.
: ole-stearine or steric acid, automobil
: power boats and small stationary con
! bustion engines, furniture and other DO
ished wood productions, including raj
!, way and passenger streetcars, carriage
: pianos, organs, billiard tables, buris
: caskets, rattan goods and all polishe
! wood interiors, whips, trunks, sho,
: dressing. patterns, shoes, irework
. emery wheels, pipes. umbrellas an
canes handles and novelties, chlor,
form, fusel oil and Ii transparent soap.
!. 81 ss i - +. 4. 4
g . The Making Of Soap.
: Take theaitem55. Of soan. for instanc
: Alcohol 10 used II the manufa cture
soan al ) solvent for clar;fvinu. Tran
g g narent aoa,n s. made bV m;xing FAT an
q soda ia form a .soanst mixt,,re in the ng
= : i wav sAIcohol s. hen added and :
= emulsion formed nv. violent agitatio
9 tins hrinoiinIp 4he. alcol, ii into conta,
$ ], with every St3articIe If the soap. TT
: alcohol ii then allowed to evapora