The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-25
ALL SORTS OF DYES
ARE AVAILABLE NOW
Those Made in America Are Fully as
Good in Quality as the Ger
man Product.

PATTERSON, n. j., Nov. 25.-Wom-
en- may now get practically all of 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 mcde IN Amer
lea fully as good in quality as those
made IN Germany or any other coun-
try, according to |. F. Stone, president
of the National Aniline and Chemi-
cal company, who addressed the Ma
tional Silk associate convention here
Thursday.
Mr.. Stone told many interesting
things about the dye situation. The
seriousness Of il, as ii was viewed two
years ago, has largely disappeared. he
said. Large increases in production
Of dyestuffs by the already established
factories in this country, and the in.
stallment of 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 10 take care of the whole con
sumption Of analine dyes in this corn
try in the future, for all of what
/ might term staple eolors, and before
another year has passed every color
which is necessary to American con
/ aumers will he produced in this coun
/ try
( In explaining the success Of tn,
| American dye factories, Mr.. Stone sal.
! that bcnzole, from which practically
/ all aniline colors are derived was now
I being produced in this country at the
/ rate of 30.0OO,oo0 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
atcs a. aniline oil, betanapthol. paran
ipranilin, chlor-benzole, dimethvianilir
and Observation-Disclosures. so that
American manufacturers of eolors ar,
able to get sufficient raw materials tc
manufacture enough coIors to supply
the whole consumption.
There is a popular impression,
sand Mr.. Stone, THAT American manu-
factured colors are not as good as thos,
manufactured in Europe. Germany par
ticularly, and this is an impression ]
/ wish to definitely correct. in that il 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 10 obtain prac
tleallv everything he needs for next
year.
- IT has been particularly misunder
stood by the public that American col
! ors arc not as fast as European color,
were, and it seems to be the custom
now for saleswomen and others in III,
stores, as we'll as the garment Divers
70 specifically state that they do not
/ guarantee colors, because they are Nc
longer able to get the foreign colors.
, wish TO say that as far az | know. N
manufacturer or retailer has ever be
tore the war, although this fact NAV
not have been mentioned, and the oul,
reason NJ Is mentioned now is through
a misunderstanding of the situation
/ Such fancy colors as ladies usnalI,
| want in silk, worsteds. etc. such a,
/ plnks, light blues, light green's. hello
/ tFope, etc, were never fast. and as faI
( as l know, there have never been any
( colors which would dye them fast. I,
/ any event the word fast is more O,
J less a missioner, as a color which i
/ absolutely fast to everything, such a.
washing, fulling, light, exposure. aka
lies, acids, etc, is practically unknown
SO 1t is only comparative fastnes
which is meant in speaking of fas
coIors and 70 this extent the presen
| American colors, such as they are. ar
Just as fast as the same colors made il
/ Europe"