The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-08-25

tailed. While considerable copper IL |
consumed>in the munitions OF war,
the constructive arts of peace furnish
a far greater world market Tor
American copper than will the de-
structive art of war. In the case OF
zinc. however. the effect OF the Eu-
ropean war is the opposite me
smelling centerS of the Continent are
in the zone of fighting. In Belgium,
for instance, practically all the zinc
smelterS lie along the line OF attack
chosen by the German armies, While
in RheniSh Prussia.
and Russian Poland the Smelters are
likewise located where military op-
erationS promise to be most active.
1t is within the limits of probability
to expect a loss of a half million tons
in the foreign production OF zine or
nearly half the worlds output. with
beneficial effect upon the recent over
production in the United States. eSpe-
cially as affording the opportunity to
export zinc n galvanized iron pro-
which market has hitherto been only
in part utilized by our exporters.
Oil Producers Embarrassed.
Fuel Oil has a large use in naval
warfare Of today, yet the tying up OF
the big tank steamers on both the
Atlantic and Pacific seapOrts is al
| ready embarrassing the oil producers
| Of this country who depend so largely
| upon the Export trade in all the forms
of petroleum, crude and refined. On
the other hand, Russia, Our strongest
rival in oil production, must suffer
more complete and longer continued
interruption Of exports, which should
| tend to enlarge the market for our
OIL"
THE supply of cheap foreign
barytes has prevented the develop
ment Of many good deposits Of that
mineral, but with the consumers on
the Atlantic seaboard already looking
Southern mines should be reopened to
supplement the outputs Of those al
ready in operation"
"The closure of the European mar
ket leaves but one buyer for the ra-
dunn ores of Colorado and Utah,
which is decidedly to the d%isadvant-
age Of the miner. Had the legislation
introduced in Congress been prompt
ly enacted the United States Gov
eminent would probably have been
buying these ores at this time"
while the United States leads in
coal Mines" continued the Secretary,
eth six European nations now at
war happen to be the six next largest
coal mining countries, producing to-
gether over half the worlds coal
Interference with both the mining
and the commerce Of these nations
must necessarily increase l1o UeIlduO
for our coal at least in the neutra
countries of the world. And coal is
our one resource about which there
need be no present anxiety. The
United States is now producing AZ
per cent of the worlds supply o.
coal, and the reserves yet to be drawn
upon exceed, SO far as known, those
Of all the rest Of the world combined
Panama Canal To Help.
: ut is not generally known. however
. to what an extent we have been de
! pending upon Europe. principal,
Germany, for many Of the chemica
products derivable from coal, ant
which we have been permitting t.
go to waste. in the most rockies
manner. Coal tar obtained in tn
manufacture of coal gas. and Of COX
Gin retort oven) is capable of pro
9 ducing hundreds OF chemical pro
r ducts, but the chemical industries de
i pendent upon coal tar as a raw mate
8 rial have had little development il
4 the United States. Our imports O
coal tar products in 1913 wer
valued at l 1000 900 at initiatin
points n when they reached tn
e ultimate consumer probably cos
double that amount. If the presen
war continues any length of time tn
+ American will have to d
4 without aniline colors and dyes, Ger
tain drugs, n numerous other Goa
IS tar products or the American manu-
" facturers will undertake to suppl
4 these essential commodities whic
have hitherto carried the labs
Made in Germany"
,s THE Panama Canaf is opened i
20 time to help us in many ways. Be
livia, for instance, is one of tn
greatest tin producing countries i
the world, but it's heaviest exporta
n tons have been to Europe, and tn
United States has been getting i
;, supply Of materials for the mani
g facture of tin plate and tin allo,
IT from London and Liverpool. Wit
40 the suspension of European industr
II and the opening Of the canal, there
al no good reason why we should NJ
now step in, bring Bolivia's tin ore
this country and manufacture it"
would this change Of supply mea
higher prices in this country
ls Not necessarily" replied Nj
he Lane. During the period of trans