The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-10-16
NO PROTECTION
TO Dye WORKS
Chemist Declares 1t Would Take
Years to Establish Industry
Owing to Competition.

Illinois may be the location OF tho
first airline dye manufacturing es-
adjustment in this country.
The textile mills of New England
were given their first impetus dur
Ing the Franco-Prussian war in 1870.
Now they comprise one OF the great
industrial assets of the United
States.
The present war may drive our
manufacturers to make their own
dyestuffs, giving them independence
of Europe in the future. During the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1914,
! S7,0O0,000 worth of coal tar dyes
we're imported to this country, most
ly from Germany.
81 have had several inquiries from
large Industrial establishments in
! Chicago for chemists who are in a
position to advise them concerning
the details of manufacturing coal tar
| dyes" said Secretary French, of the
| Chicago branch of the American
Chemical Society, to Manufacturers
/ News. "Other inquiries relate to
machinery for such establishments.
II looks to me as though we may
the near future. We have the chem
| lists. All that we need is capital for
the establishment of these plants"
A number of letters had been sent
to Mr.. Fr@ch during the week from
members of the Illinois Manufactur-
ers' Association in response to a bull
letin sent out by that organization,
asking where they could obtain coal
tar dyes and other chemicals. A
committee of chemists of the Chica-
go society is tabulating these inquir-
les and securing Information from
other Sources sort of clearing
house for Industrial dye and chemi-
cal Information.
| Secretary of the United States De-
partment of the interior Franklin
/ a
ago with a number of manufacturers
| for the purpose of ascertaining
whether or not the Government can
render any aid In bringing about an
American production of such coal
products as have been imported.
. Although Germany has cancelled
the embargo on expectation Of dye
stuffs, according to advices transmit
ted from Rotterdam to Secretary of
State Bryan, no immediate relief is
expected from the shortage Of dye
stuffs. This was the conclusion
reached last week at a meeting in
Philadelphia of officers of the Nation
al Association of Hosiery and I'm
derwear Manufacturers, manufacture
ers, and representatives of dyestuff
imports and domestic dye. manufac-
turers. The meeting decided that 1t
would be impossible to promise any
thing but bleached white or undyed
hosiery for next spring and sum
mer.
j. M Matthews, chemist, who
had investigated the situation thor
oughly, declared the only way out
was for textile manufacturers as an
organization to raise capital to estab-
lish domestic dye works. He said:
"Everybody recognized that war con-
ditions are temporary. Capital can
not be induced to enter into this
| business unless ii is assured of some
thing more permanent. If Congress
could be induced to enact Tariff
| protecting the dye industry it would
solve the question eventually. but it
will take q long time to establish
dye manufacturers here, even then,
and prices would probably be higher
at the outset. We have plenty of
raw materials. Besides the Tariff
another handicap is antitrust laws.
In Germany trade cartels are encour-
aged to build mp industry; here we
regard them as restraints of trade"
Manufacturers News.