The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-21
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TO DYE INDUSTRY HERE
DR.. Herty and DR.. Hesse Warn at Chemical Exposition
of Menace of Concerns Not Honestly Stalted-Aid
to Preparedness Seen in New Undertaking.

A word Of warning to chemists and
the public against stock jobbing con-
Germs that are playing on the great
national interest in dyestuffs and allied
chemical development was issued last
night by Dir. Charles IT. Herty. presi-
dent OF the American Chemical Society,
at the opening OF the National EXPOSE
ton of Chemical Industries in the Grand
Central Palace.
Those who have the real welfare. OF
the chemical industry at heart must
bear In mind that they have a great
responsibility said Dr. Herty.' w
must see that stock jobbing in the chem
ical industry liz not permitted to imperil
the confidence of the public In that In
dustry. we must see hat 1t is not per-
n,itted to endure.
THE faker is getting into the lime
light. Here is a great awakened pub
lie interest in an industry that has been
tremendously stimulated In the last Few
months. IL seems to be "A vast new
field for development and Investment.
This II Is under certain conditions, but
II must develop slowly.
The INSCRIPTIONS have taken advan-
tage of this condition, and while 1t u
too early to make any definite charges.
a word OF warning and OF caution TO
the public IL opportune. only time VIII
tell which of the many companies mat
have started up since the war with the
avowed intention OF making d~yestuffs
will last. The chemist knows only too
we'll that dyestuns require much time
and technical knowledge to develop. and
he looks with suspicion on some OF the
concerns that have started to sell stock
on the announcement OF their entrance
into this industry. The stock tobber has
entered the field of munitions as well.
and there is more han II factory In
this country built TO make explosives
that has never made any.
There is nothing mysterious about
this industry. but 1t takes time and We
must see that Il develops along healthy
lines 80 that people do not invest In II
and then wake up to ind that they have
been fooled. There must grow up he
tween the American chemist and the
American public "a feeling of confidence
II the industry Is to prosper. IL would
be IA shame II the future OF the Industry
were imperilled because of the unscrupu.
lous manipulation OF II few men who saw
an easy way to fool the public
Dr. bernhard e. Hesse OF the General
Chemical Company, who was present,
supported Dr. Herty IN his attack on
fraudulent dyestuff companies, and said
that his attention mad been called to sew
eral projects in "A way which led him to
doubt their earnesiness.
The development of the dyestun indus-
try in this country is absolutely essential
to any adequate plan for national de-
fence, said Dr. Heriy after his address.
The country has always been able to
make all the gun cotton and powder 1t
has needed. hut its production OF coal tar
explosives. the high explosives of Euro
pcan hattleiields. was almost nil before
tho war stimulated the industry here.
with our normal basis of production
of coal tar derivatives" he said, 1T
would take us SIN months to build fac
tories enough To- ruru out an adequate
supply ur high explosives and several
months more to train the men to make
them. In the meantime where wou an
invading force he. Men must be trained
carefully to make these coal tar prod
ucts. IN" work requires 4 mdch.n,llke
organization.
IF however. We built up under gov
ernm,utal protection a finely developed
dycstuN industry an that pmcnt