Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-10

many OF them have reappearcd on
the Indian markets in the manufac-
tured form. The same ships which
have brought In leather. oils, paper,
iron and steel goods. dyes and vari-
Gus other products, have reloaded
with the raw materials from which
these very things were made.
Industrial experts say that the In
dian consumer probably has bought
his goods as cheaply in most cases
as he could II they had been manu-
factured at home. but that India has
sacrificed the financial gain and
other advantages accruing to the
country which has its own factories.
For one thing, the producer Of raw
materials, having no alternative mar
kot, has been forced to accept the
prices quoted him from abroad, and
many times the figures have been
excessively low. II Is held that the
establishment OF home market
would protect him against such
losses. The Indian working man,
too. has suffered in that the higher
wages which might have been COM
ing to him have been going into the
pockets of foreign artisans. Outside
the actual monetary question, great
stress is being laid on the national
stability derived by the nation which
has its working classes profitably
employed.
Commission To Investigate.
The commission which has been
appointed to investigate this great
problem is made up of ten experts,
beaded by Sir Thomas Holland, prcsi-
dent of the Institution Of Mining
Engineers of the United Kingdom,
and widely known as an industrial
authority. The scope OF inquiry Is
so comprehensive that II Will take
several months to complete the pro-
gram laid out. In main the commits
sion will prepare itself to suggest the
most profitable lines of action with
the object of drawing out capital now
idle, of building up an artisan popu-
lation, Of carrying on the scientific
and technical researches required "a
test the known raw materials and to
design and improve processes OF
manufacture, of distributing the In
formation obtained from researches
and from the results of experience In
other countries. and OF developing
the machinery for financing indus
trial undertakings and marketing
products.
There are numerous industrial en-
terprises which many feel may be
embarked upon profitably in the near
future. Among these Is the leather
industry. India exports great quanti-
ties OF hides. Heretofore most OF
these have been sent to America and
Germany to be tanned. and 1t is said
that there is no reason why some OF
this work should not be done al
home. The other leading possibilities
named include the expressing of oil
from oil seeds, the manufacture OF
paper pulp, the making of glass, the
production OF dyes from the plent-
iul raw materials at hand, and the
extraction of perfumes, essential oils
and drurr. There is also room foI
great expansion in the iron and stee
Industries. which are still in theil
infancy, as well as in the smelling OF
aluminium. tin, zinc and copper ores
Government Aid Planned.
one Of the important questions tC
be solved by the commission Is that
of what form government aid To new
industries shall take. Ii is generally
predicted that the government viii
be prepared to render technical as
sistancc. possibly thru the establish
ment of central research laboratories
and will also give financial aid IN
some form, either direct or indirect
That government backing will b'
necessary To create confidence ant
draw out capital Is generally con
ceded by most students of the prob
lem.
Among the methods OF government
financial aid which have been sug
gestod. and which will be considered
! by the commission, are these: Sup
ply Of machinery and plant by tn,
government on the hire purchase sys
TEN: guaranteed dividends for a linn
tied period, with or without subse
uuent refund to the government %
the expenditure incurred in payinl
dividends at the guaranteed rate
guaranteed purchase of products 70
limited periods: concessions of land
special railway transport facilitie!
and rates: bounties and subsidies
pioneering industries and handing
them over to private companies, ant
loan of services of government EN-
| ploye experts.
In addition to it's other work th'
commission will consider the vita