Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-12-01
ALL DYES AVAILABLE NOW.
Those Made in America Are Fully as
Good in Quality as the German
Product


Women may now get about all the
color effects in dress goods that were
known before the war upset the dye in
dustry, and will soon have every known
color to choose from, all made in Amer
lea fully as good in quality as those
made in Germany or any other coun-
try, according to l. F. Stone, president
of the National Aniline and Chemi
cal company, who addressed the Ma
tional silk association convention in
Paterson, n. j., Nov. %.
Mr.. Stone told many interesting
things about the dye situation. The
seriousness of it, as it was viewed two
years ago, has largely disappeared, he
said Large increases in production
of dycstuffs by the already established
factories in this country, and the in
stallment of a large number of new
factories, has so cleared the, situation
''that at the present time the produc-
ton of the American factories will be
enough to take care of the whole con
sumption of analine dyes in this coun-
try in the future, for all of what |
might term staple colors, and before
another year has passed every color
which is necessary TO American con
sumers will be produced in this coun-
try"
American dye factories, Mr.. Stone said
that benzole, from which practically
all aniline colors are derived was now
being produced in this country at the
rate of 30,000,000 gallons per annum,
as against 100000 prior to the war,
so that there is an ample supply of this
basic material. From it are now being
manufactured largely such intermedi-
ates as aniline oil, betanapthol, paran-
ipranilin, chlor-benzole, dimethylanilin
and paraphenylenediamine, so that
American manufacturers of colors are
able to get sufficient raw materials to
manufacture enough colors to supply
the whole consumption.
"There is a popular impression, -
said Mr.. Stone, "that American manu-
featured colors are not as good as those
manufactured in Europe, Germany par
ticularly, and this is an impression |
wish to definitely correct, in that it is
not fact for American colors are
made from practically the same pro-
duet In every way.
"The whole situation is at present
very satisfactory, and every American
consumer should be able to obtain prac-
tically everything he needs for next
year.
cit has been particularly misundcr-
stood by the public that American col
ors are not as fast as European colors
were, and it seems to be the custom
now for saleswomen and others in the
stores, as well as the garment dyers,
to specifically state that they do not
guarantee colors, because they are no
longer able to get the foreign colors,
wish to say that as far as | know, no
manufactures or retailer has ever be-
fore the war, although this fact may
not have been mentioned, and the only
reason it is mentioned now is through
misunderstanding of the situation.
Such fancy cOlors as ladies usually
want in silk, worsteds, etc, such as
pinks, light blues, light green's, hello
trope, ETC., were never fast, and as far
as / know, there have never been any
colors which would dye them fast In
any event, the word fast is more or
less misnomer, as color which is
absolutely fast to everything, such as
washing, fulling, light, exposure, aka
lies, acids, etc, is practically unknown,
so it is only comparative fastness
which is meant in speaking of fast
colors and TO this extent the present
American colors, such as they are. are
just as fast as the same colors made in
Europe