The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-10-31
CAEM|STSFORESEE
BUSY IIMESlNl9l7'
Members Of Profession Predict
Prosperity WIN Increase
In the Next Year "

Inc SECOND NatlonM bxpOsltlOn VI
Chemical Industsies, held during the
past week in Grand Central Palace,
came to close last night. IT was larg-
er than its predecessor in 1915 and was
attended, itswap stated last night BY
about twice az many persons. The
meetings Of chemists societies held
here during the week were probably
the most important ever held in this
country, aecordingSto American Chem
ical Society officers. %Z.,$
SO elated were the Visiting chemists
with the success OF their second ex-
position that plans have already been
started for an exposition on a con-
siderably larger scale In the Palace
next year. Arrangements were made
yesterday to add another floor to the
exposition space next year, making
room for several hundred additional
exhibits. n t.. 81 as#&Ft "
During the week 1905 chemists from
all parts Of the United States register
ed at the Chemists Club on East For.
ty first Street, but only small part Of
the visitors called at the club and reg
istered, and Il was estimated last night
that the exposition and meetings had
attracted to the city about 5000 chem
lists, of whom q large number brought
members Of their families and guests.
Expect q Prosperous Year
The last meetings Of the various di.
visions Of the American Society were
held yesterday morning, and at all Of
them optimism was expressed for the
coming year in the chemical industries.
The last year has been the greatest in
the American chemical industries, and
many Of the chemists look for even
greater prosperity in the coming year.
Representative Of the dyestuffs indus
tries are particularly hopeful. They
count on the passage, in the near fu-
ture, Of another tariff bill in place Of
the Hill bill, passed by the recently
adjourned congress. This bill, they
say, win not afford them real protec-
tion during the infancy Of their indus
try, and they hope to- procure legisla-
tion which will make II possible for
them to compete with Germany when
that eountry's exporters are no longer
handicapped by the war,
A number Of the chemists devoted a
large part Of yesterday to seeing New
York. Many had been here for a
week, but had been so interested in
the meetings where technical discus-
sions were carried ON that they had
seen little Of the city. The Electro
Chemical Society, one of the largest
branches of the American Chemical So
:. IA. - mi tho
Hudson yesterday, and had as guests
many members Of other branches Of
the parent organization.
An important conference was held in
the Chemists Club during the day, at
which DR.. Raymond r. Bacon, director
of the Melon Institute for Industrial
Research of the University Of Pitts
burgh, spoke ON motor fuels of the fu-
tnre. He is considered an authority
on petroleum products. DR.. Bacon said
his tests had shown that we get less
than so per cent of the full efficiency
Of gasoline when it was used in auto
mobiles, and that he believed a blend
Of "chafng head gasoline" and some
heavier naphthaline product would give
better results than pure gasoline
Most Of the so-ealled "gasoline saw
ers, now offered the public, however
only made matters worse, DIR. Bacor
said he had found. He said that kero
sene was now used in some heavy mo
tor-trucks, but, because Of the produc
ton of tarry substances in the eyiin
ders, was not proving altogether salts
factory. .E.. 1I.&
Permanent Munitions Plants
lis At an Industrial conference in tn,
Grand Central Palace by DR.. William
H.. Grosvenor, a consulting chemist o.
this city, discussed the ammunition
hplants that have sprung up in thil
country in the last two years to manu-
facture munitions for the Allies. The,
have already paid for themselves, b,
said, and plants were being made b.
which they could be available TO
emergency use by the United State
Government in future. ... D. d. IS 5g
i There have been built 10000 of thes
plants, DIR. Grosvenor said, adding tina
the government had made minute In
Iquiry as to the number Of men employ
ed in them and the equipment Of tn
different plants, and that, he under
stood, the government planned to max
arrangements whereby each plant woul
receive enough government business i
the future to keep it operating with I
small force of men, so that they coul
be readily available for making mt
nitions on large scale for this govern
ment If suddenly needed in the futur,
Two resolutions were adopted at th
meeting, one urging the government I
"provide an adequate special bureau
to investigate the demand and need 0
employees Of all kinds in various indui
tries and to bring employer and pro-
, lpective employee into contact with on
, another; and the other plsdging the q
operation of the American Chemiei
Society in efforts being made to edi
cate the youth Of the country In spe'
/ ial industrial lines. ,...a " slg.
Thomas A. Edison was visitor .
! the exposition yesterday, and common
| ed on the efforts of American chemist
! to meet the emergencies forced Q
them by the war. a'ta .-#
RI "our chemists have done wonders I
! individuals" said Mr.. Edison. "The
! have worked out problems that =
|, quired years of labor in foreign la
4 oratories. The need right now 10 Il
la government research station to carr
4 on the work"