The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-06
RAYMOND W. PULLMAN.
FINES WashiRgtoa BsrsoS. No. Y
Mefropolif0n Bank Budding.

RAYMOND w. PULLMAN.
rsmss WashiRgtoa BsrsoS. No. 10
Metropolifas Bank BUDDING.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.--That q
law 10 curb unfair competition Of for
eign trusts II Is much needed AZ
laws TO prevent the same. practices
| by American trusts, and that o start
ling revelation Of the methods Of the
highly organizer coal tar products
combine Of Germany IL one OF the
blessings which will come out
OF the present European war. 10 the
belief OF chemical experts OF the fed
eral government who have just COM
pleted a quiet investigation Of the
situation faced by textile manufactur'
ers, drug companies and other Amer.
lean users OF coal tar chemicals In
their various forms. :
Up to the present time the German
coal tar products trust has succeeded
In crushing independent manufacture
ers OF most OF the coal tar dyes and
coal tar medicinal products used IN
the United States. Manufacturers OF
this country have q need for sal OF
ltse 1900 coal tar dyes manufactured
In Europe. Germany controls two
thirds OF the 92l dyes used In the
United States. and whenever an at
tempt has been made To, manufacture
one or 4 group OF these dyes now Inn
ported TO this country, the German
coal tar combine has crushed compe-
tition by dumping the same dyes on
the. American markets for much less
than the cost Of production, the prac-
tice formerly adopted by the oil trust
In crushing Independent operators
/ Contrary to general belief. patent
restrictions, low tariff and low labor
costs In Germany have not been all
important influences to discourage
the building up OF coal tar pro-
ducts industry In the United States.
say the men who have studied the
situation. Although II In not general
ly known, American factories now
supply approximately one-third OF the
dyestuffs used In the United States.
products In spite OF foreign competi,
ton, owing to peculiar favorable con
ditions. Practical chemists say that
the fact that the United States al
ready manufactures onethird Of the
dyes II needs seems to puncture the
arguments that conditions are against
the building up Of q large coal tar
products industry In this country.
Chemical experts divide the coal
tar industry into three branches, nc
cording TO the character OF products,
The first n the manufacture OF coal
tar. the second n the manufacture OF
the intermediate products, like AMI
line oils and .aniline salts. and the
third and most highly developed
Ibranch II the manufacture Of coal tar
colors and medicinal products. This
country, at the present time. already
produces large quantities OF coal tar,
and exports to Germany approximate
lly 36,000,000 pounds year. Instead
o. producing aniline oil. however, the
intermediate product for the manufac,
ture Of dyes. this material II import,
ed from Germany for most Of the
dyes which are made In this country,
The value of the oil which II Inn
ported amounts 70 less than 9120,OOC
IL year, whereas the coal tar dye1
/ which Germany sends to American
manufacturers are valued 1t more
than S7.000yOO . year.
II u believed by government chem.
lists that the coal tar products indus
TRY. which has been developing In this
country quietly and slowly In recent
years, Viii surely profit because Of
the present war, but whether the
| field Of manufacture VIII be extended
| IL believed to be- q matter Of doubt
| until the possibility of placing .
Ipenslty upon foreign corporations
WHICH asht American manu- cturers
throurh method 81 unfair competi-
| ZION q thoroughIy considered.
n the vnrious discusnious az the
coal tar sftuation heretosore most ~.
ltentfon .has been rfven "a the forei~n
pateufa ~ rivins reas0ns whv tbe
milne dves industrv has NOT crown
| IA this country. Unfair compefition.
4 e - been dsveIoped n reeent davs'
ana not foreIrn pafenta ma heen fhe
cause a. Americans Keeping out 81 The
market for the manufacture az the
Iaree part az the dyes WITCH ara used
in this country. II : thorourh "a.