The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-19
MAKING OF ANILINE
DYES HERE URGED
Shortage Of Supply From Ger
many shown in Daily Com
merce Reports.
KEPT BACK BY EMBARGO

The dyestur situation in the United
States is again the subject OF an article
IN the Daily Commerce Reports OF the
Depa rtment o Commerce tissue OF May
III. The writer, Commercial Agent
Thomas II. Norton. finds that the scare
ity Of artificial dyestufYs Is being felt
more and more acutely each day
throughout the country many brands OF
pigments have disappeared from The
market and no shipments from Germany
have entered American ports since
March 10. The agent figures that the
stock of dyes OF German origin in this
country probably will disappear before
the end Of July.
Meanwhile the German Government
has not yet consented TO the export OF the
two shiplosds of d~yestuffs, for the pas
sage of which permission was given by
the British Government on April ~.
IAN ample stock OF coal tar dyes.
ready for export to the United States. Is
held by the German manufacturing
firms" the report says. 1T awaits the
opportunity and assurance OF safe rams
port The State Department in WASH
ington Is continuing its efforts to bring
about the necessary understanding for
the export OF these dyes. The. agent.
however. n little expectation apparent
among importers Inc onsume that
"any material change In the embargo on
the expectation OF German dyes will take
place during the remainder OF the cur
rent year."
with every week Of the continuance
Of the German embargo the report finds
that there has been "a steady growth In
the feeling throughout wide circles that
the time 10 ripe for our American coal
tar chemical industry to expand from
its present modest proportions to a posi-
tion where II can become the dominant
factor In meeting the needs Of sister IN
dustries. A review Of what Is being done
shows clearly that the foundations are
being laid for the more permanent evolu-
ton. along natural n healthful lines. OF
q distinctly American color industry
using American raw material and meet.
ing the bulk Of american needs"
At another point In the report the
agent says:
A ample supply OF American Goa
tar crudes is assured for the prospective
needs Of dyestuff manufacturers. Ths
American manufacture of aniline and
other coa tar intermediates from Ameri
can crudes has been started on a gener.
u scale by all existing dyestun works
and by Ave new plants specially devoted
20 this field. Several other works are IL
process OF erection or in contemplation
This industry car supply only a smal
share of the American demand for tn,
current year. but is susceptible OF stead,
and relatively rapid expansion"
Speaking OF the situation ex-Comp
troller Herman A. Metz said the presen
stock was so near exhaustion that indus
trial concerns dependent on dyestufs ar.
beginning to close down and tina thes,
industries will be practically paralyzet
In the near future unless they turn theil
attention from their regular products e
products not using dyes. Mr.. Metz doe.
not expect the German embargo on dye
stuffs will be removed until definite as
surance IL obtained from Great Britain
that the shipments will be allowed 4
proceed to the United States aud will no
be taken over for the use Of British tex
tile manufacturers.