The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-06-27

enlarged as occasion demands, 1t is
connected with the magnesite quarries
by aerial tram, will be ready by July
Is. and its initial output will be $50
tons.
The most important commercial prod
uct derived from calcined magnesite is
EPSON salts, obtained by combina-
tion of one pound Of magnesite to
| three pounds of sulphuric acid. Prior
to the war the output in this country
was about 100000 pounds, imports
being about one-half that quantity,
from Germany. The Germans obtaip
their EPSON from kieserite, one of the
minerals found in the potash mines,
and which is really impure EPSON
salts, needing only to undergo the re-
filming process. This product is abso-
lutely controlled by the German Pot
ash syndicate. AS representative of
the General Chemical company told the
ways and means committee when they
were framing the present tariff law:
I'VE are entirely in the hands of our
German friends in this matter as we
make our EPSON salts on sufferance.
They are getting today little more
for the crude kieserite than they are
for their EPSON after they have manu-
featured it from kieserite, and it is
simply a question of what they want to
let us make over here" There was an
example of German dumping to ruin
an American industry
| Under the republican law EPSON
salts paid duty of 20 cents hundred
pounds which gave the industry here
some chance to prosper, and for the |
retention of that rate the manufac- |
turers argued before the committee. 1t
was their contention that. a reduction |
ofs the duty would put them out. Of |
business and the German ;syndicatsl
would Immediately raise its price. We
imported a large part of our crude ]
magnesite from Austria for use in |
manufacture here of EPSON, but It was /
confidently asserted That if the indus
| try could be .fostered the opening OF
| the Panama Canal would result in a \
large quantity Of, the crude magnesite
coming from the western states. for |
the use Of eastern mills.
The democrats paid no attention to
these arguments, but made SO per
cent reduction in the duty on EPSON,
and during the fiscal year 1914 import
tations increased SO per cent, while
imports Of the raw material, or crude
magnesite, fell off 20 per cent. To the
ultimate consumer, who buys in guam
titles OF three or four ounces, this cut
in duty to 10 cents hundred pounds
meant nothing, although it was "a helpI
to the Wholesale druggist.
Since the war began the supply Of
crude magneste from Austria has been
cut off, and German competition has
been held in allegiance. The Northwestl
company has taken advantage of it's
opportunity to make, ready for domes-H
tic supply, and with the republican
party in power they will probably rel
ceive the encouragement to which thisl
new industry is entitled.
N. Y. Farmers Combine
The constituents of Congressman
James w. Hustled of New York sareI
fearful that unless the farmers are,
guaranteed a minimum price for their
products trey will not exert themsel.
yes to raise all that their land will
produce. The committee on general
safety of Mr. Husted's district has de-
termined to form corporation which
will guarantee minimum prices for
products raised on the additional acre
age which may be cultivated this year.
They have also appointed a committed
to come to Washington and urge that
similar action be taken on the price
question by congress and the adminis
tration. Representative Hustled is CO.
operating in every way with his people
in their patriotic endeavors to increase
the food supply and takes pride in the
zeal which they have manifested.
80 A High Voltage Scion
A subscriber writes to ask how one
pronounces the name of the new sena-
tor from New Jersey, Mr.. Frelinghuy-
sen. 1t is a little difficult to print
phonetically but whoever pronounces
him live wire and conner in public |
life will be correct.
Shut Up or Get Out
JOsephus Daniels takes the position |
that the man who wrote to Senator |
Frelinghuysen should have brought his |
complaints to the secretary of the |
navy. And a, fat chance he would hayel
stood. The; subordinateswho ventures
to criticise this administration is not |
received with open arms; he is usher
ed out on the toe OF boot. Gen. Leon
ard Wood exiled to Charleston, S. &C.,
is the classic example of what happens |
to man who speaks out in meeting.
No Allowance for improvements
More as means Of getting an ex-
preston of the views OF the democra-
tic house towards the business men of
the country than with any idea that
it would be adopted. Representative
Nathan l.. Strong, Of Pennsylvania pro. |
posed an amendment to the revenue
bill providing that corporations, before
being subject to the excess profits tax,
could deduct from their net earnings |
sum sufficient to liquidate any debt
they had contracted for purposes OF
construction, maintenance, or repair of
their plants. Mr. Strong's exemption
would seem to the appropriated mind
to be eminently fair and wise, but the
word Corporation to democrat is
like red rag to bull, and no pity is
shown when they are up for taxation.
The amendment was urceremoniously |
rejected.
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