Putnam patriot., 1915-08-20
DYES SHORTAGE
 HITS INDUSTRIES
Mills Close Because of Scarcity
 of German Product
FIRMS HAVE SMALL SUPPLY
A Few Concerns Have Enough Dye stuffs on Hand for Short Time Only Means of Import ls
 Through Switzerland.

Through Switzerland.
 New Haven.-ln spite of reports to the contrary the shortage of dyestuffs is becoming serious to the textile manufacturing concerns in this state. Nearby instances prove it. A car pet factory in Thompsonyille has been closed two months because it cannot get dyes. woolen factory is to close in Mystic and textile factories in the vicinity of Hartford report a short age which may close the plants if the dyes do not come in sufficient quanti- ties from abroad within year.
 Owing to inability to obtain dye stuffs from Germany. Herman Raw ister. treasurer of s. Rawister X Co, woolen manufacturers announced in New York that one of the eempany's big mills at Mystic. employing 125 operatives, will be closed
 We cannot get the dyestuhs we want from Germany" said MT. Raw ister There is no concern in this country putting out dyes in sufficient quantities. Holland is full of dyes contracted and paid for with no chance of getting them to this coun- try To talk about developing dye industries here is futile' This com pany's mill at Hope Valley, R. l., will continue to operate as it is not run ming on eolors.
 Shortage in ThompsonvilIe.
 At the office of the Bigelow Hart ford Carpet company in Thompson- vile, MT. Higgins said the company was little short of dye-stuffs, but hoped to keep on running without any shutdown. Some attempts were made, he said. to make dyes in Am erica, but nothing Of any account. He didn't know of any carpet manufac- turers using American dyes. The supply on hand all came from abroad, and the company purchasing agent has been very active in gathering up all accumulations of dyestuffs wher- ever he could find them. The concern could not run more than six months on what dyes it has ill sight but the officials feel confident they will get more before they are actually out of them.
 MT. Upson of the Upson Martin company, carpet manufacturers in Thempsonyiile, said his concern hasn't any dyes and the factory has been closed down two months wait ing for chance to get some. He said few dyes are coming iii from Switzerland, but not enough, and they are very scarce and very high in price. This also applies to the coarse wool used i'll carpet manufacturing, he said. Mir. Upson said there are not any dyes manufactured in this country which are made entirely here. He said the National Aniline Chem ical company doesn't originate, but simply completes a dyestuf by a fin ishing process. Mir Upson is living in hopes of getting dyes from Ger many some day.
 Cheneys Supplied.
 Cheney Brothers, silk manufactur- CTS of Manchester. report enough dyes on hand to last six months. By that time they will begin to run short on some colors, but people are begin ming to wear whites a great deal, which helps the situation. Cheney Brothers get a very few of the dyes which are coming in from Switzerland but only a few are coming in. as they are handicapped in Switzerland is not being able to get the German inter mediates One of the officials of Cheney Brothers said there is noth- ing in the dye market now except colored salts, the dyes have been diluted so to make them stretch over the shortage. Cheney Brothers, how ever, look with favor on the attempts at domestic dye making and say this country will surprise the world in this industry in short time. The domes- tic concerns are doing very well since the demand has become so pressing.
 At the office of the Bristol Manu- featuring company in Bristol, manu- facturers of underwear A. D. Haw- ley said the company was not seri- ously affected by the shortage in dye stuffs, as the concern uses very lit- tie in comparison to it's business. MT. Hawley said they had enough of all colors to last six months. enough of most of the eolors in use to last year. and a supply of some colors which would last for a long time.
 In Rockville.
 Mir. Swindell, owner of the Rock Mills. at Rockville, manufacturers of woolens. said The dyestuf ques- ton is becoming a serious matter for us all, but # may result in mann- facture going to the lighter colors and thus bridge over the shortage. The mills here in Rockville have enough dyes to last about ninety days, which would finish this season for us. All our dyes have been coming from Ger many The domestic dyes will help very much when they get them go- ing in quantities so we can use them. The aniline dyes are altogether diff ferent proposition than the old-fash- ,oned wood dyes. but it would be difii- cult even to go back to the days Of wood dyes as all the dyers who knew