Evening journal., 1915-04-24
millions PUT into
PENNA. DYE plants
Enlarging and Rebuilding
Operations Attract
Capital
GREAT INDUSTRY
u. S. EXPERTS SAY

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April "a
Pennsylvania bids fair to become the
domestic dyestuffs center of the
United States in the reiuvenation of
the industry. brought about by the
British blockade of Germany. hereto
fore in control of the American dye
trade.
In half a dozen sections, most of
them conters of the great coke in
dustry, existing dye factories are en-
larging, rebuilding and extending their
scope. while capitalists in other parts
are investing in new factories. The
boom extends likewise into New
Jersey and Ohio
A large chemical plant for the
manufacture of aniline oil and coal
tar products is being rushed to COM
pletion at Marcus Hook, below Chos-
ter. The plant will be operated by
tie Bonzol Products Company, an in
dependent concern, with A. b. Nit
chell, of this city, as its head. Its
Offices are in the Commonwealth build
ing
A force of 200 workmen is being
rushed TO the limit to get the plant
in operation by midsummer. The
Pennsylvania Railroad has construct
cd q switch to the site. over which
building materials are being hurried.
Look for Huge Output.
This is but one of many chemical
concerns which are springing up in
Pennsylvania and surrounding terri
tory as a direct result of the war.
The production of benzol dye inter
mediate, in this State alone Is eX-
pected to exceed 10000 tons daily IN
the near future. Plants now exist
ing are working night and day and
investing millions of additional capi-
tai in buildings and equipment
The Recovery Works at Erie, Pa,
is already in operation and producing
| 12. 600 gallons of benzol daily. Addi-
! tional recovery plants are i'm con-
/ struction by the Republic Iron and
| Steel Company at Youngstown. O.
| The Thomas A. Edison plant ct Silver
Lake. \. j.. has increased its force
ard added aniline oil to its list of pro-
| ducts.
Plants al JohnstOwn, Pa. are rush
/ ing ahead new buildings and install
/ ing more equipment The department
! of commerce has taken up the ques-
( tion and is assisting investors. The
department has helped chemical
plants at Hanover, Pa. and three at
Newark, n. j.. and the output in every
instance is being increased
The United States Steel Corpora
ton, owning large coke ovens about
Pittsburgh, and the Cambria Stee
Company are independent of foreign
countries i'm its dye trade.
TO Realize On Coke By-PrOducts.
In the coke plants of the country
{ S75.O0O,O0O worth of valuable by-pro
ducts lies unclaimed. according e
trade reports here. and this alone
will be sufficient to establish Ameri
can chemical factories in addition tC
what is already being used. But Z
fifth of the dye trade has heretofore
been supplied by domestic plants.
Center of the coke industry. frop
which is obtained the coal-tar pro
ducts for manufacture of dye interme
dates, Pennsylvania, it is predicted
will become a great chemical manu-
featuring center. Just how great thi
industry will become it is impossibl,
to estimate at the present time. sa.
leading manufacturers, as doubts "a
to the length of the war and futuB
political conditions have caused man
possible investors tohesitate.
The Benzol Products Company, how
ever, is going ahead with the idea o
permanent establishment. Four larg
brick fre-proof buildings are bein