Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-01-27
Results of Present War

''What the United States Will Get
Out of the Present War;" states
amongst many other things that there
is not the slightest reason why this
country should not produce more
creosote than it wants and become
big exporter instead of an importer:
that coke oven and gas works tar is
produced here to yield more creosote
than is necessary; and since the
situation has become clear. that is
what is going to happen.
The writer goes on to state that
what this country wants more than
anything else Is the chance to look
around for a moment to take stock
and find out the leaks in its industrial
system; that this country has i'm
mense deposits of potash in Cali
fornia; that all that is necessary to
get rid of the heavy toll paid TO Ger
many is to place bill before Con-
gress to make these supplies avail
able; that it is a matter of record
that the first commercial plant for
the production of artificial nitrstes
before the possibility of doing it was
recognized by European chemists.
We import phnsphates from abroad,
while we have raw material enough
in Florida alone to last at the present
rate of demand for a century, while
in the West there are about 3,000,-
600 acres of phosphate lands with
smeiters close by, producing all the
convert them into first-class ferti-
lizers.
There is no sense in continuing to
import things which this country
needs and which, with some trouble
perhaps, could be produced here just
as we'll; and if Unce started, better
than abroad. In many cases chemical
and metallurgical agencies could be
established right away. Thus there
would be no difficulty in establishing
tin smelters in this country to handle
the Bolivian ores, and such ores as
are found in the United States.
There are at present from 80, 900 to
100000 tons yearly shipped from
Bolivia to Europe. containing in them
about 10000 tons of tin, which
finally comes back to the United
States saddled with a large addi-
tional burden of refining.
What may easily be done is il
Illustrated In our production of
sulphate of ammonia. In 1911, we
imported from Europe lob. 600 tons
in 1913, with a growing consump-
tion, our Importation fell to only
$1,000 tons.
AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS MEET
REQUIREMENTS
In pulp for paper manufacture, we
imported last year $4,000 tons from
Norway, Sweden, Canada, and the
smaller markets of Europe. AS a
matter of fact, however, there are
plenty of American mills, and what
they need is the opportunity which
has now come, and they are siezing
it. The Battle Island Co., in Full
ton, n. Y, produced 10000 tons
last year. The Malone Paper Co..
enlarged since the beginning of the
war, has now an output of something
over 10. O0O tons, and all over the
country bright men are preparing to
organize the supply of this funda-
mental material for the great manu-
facture of American paper.
We have been imp 1rting something
over 800, 900 bales of jute per year.
The Department of Agriculture is
developing kind of seed that will
grow here; the climate of Louisiana,
Mississippi, and some other Southern
states which have been hit by loss of
the sugar cane industry or the over
production of cotton, is adapted to
the growth of jute, and they will
welcome the change of crops no
doubt.
1t is therefore evidenced that given
proper conditions, American in
dustries can easily take care of
large amount of goods now being i'm
ported, and in many cases, we could
become exporters ourselves of things
now imported.
According to the latest figures, the
Latin American countries of the
Southern hemisphere import annually
ST, 3O4, 900, 600 worth of goods, of
which we furnish $317, 900, 900
worth. There is, therefore, 81, 000,-
600, 600 worth of importations left to
fight for in South America alone.
But why multiply instances? To
the thinking man, the opportunity
for development in our country is so
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