The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-16
GERMAN PATENTS
AID Dye INDUSTRY
Chemists Duplicate in Short Time
Processes Built Up by For
eign Experts.
ENGLAND GIVES THE DATA
Americans Get Manufacturing lnfor
nation Great Britain Has Obtained
Since the War Started-Eu.
p. rope Takes Up American
's. Machines.

WashingtOn.-Many Of the larger
manufacturing concerns in this cOun
try have recently obtained through
British connections lists of the Ger
man.owned patents which have beer
taken over by British firms since the
beginning of the war. These lists
have been sought by manufacturers
IN this country in order to place them
in position TO take advantage ut once
Of the provisions in the Webb bill on
trading with the enemy, which enables
American firms under certain cOndi'
tions and for adequate compensation
to make use of German patents during
and in some cases, after the war.
Through British representatives IL
American dyemakerS have received
complete lists of the patents for max
ing dyestuffs, which British firms took
from their German owners with the
authority of the British parliament
shortly after England entered the war.
1t was recently announced by the de-
partment Of commerce that the Du
POnt company intended entering upon
the manufacture of dyestuffs on Il large
scale. According to representatives of
the company, the Du Pont company
will manufacture dyes on consider.
able scale without waiting until the
end of the war.
Without German Patents.
SO far the dye industry in this coun,
try has been built up without the aid
of German patented methods, because
the laws of the country did not per.
init this. In spite of this handicap
American manufacturers, according to
the department of commerce, have 50
far invested more than $200,000000 In
the manufacture Of dyestuffs, and are
now producing dyes in greater guam
titles than they were consumed In
America in 1914. American chem
lists have succeeded in duplicat'
ing on short notice many of the
processes which were built up by
generations OF German dyestuffs eX.
perts. A greater impetus will be given
to the industry, according to American
experts, when the amendment to the
patent laws places patented German
processes ut the disposal of American
manufacturers. There are 40 firms In
this country in the new dyestuffs in
dustry now pending 60OO0,O00 pounds
of dyes year.
While the war has created this great
industry for America and has multi
piled the output of many other indus
tries, 1t has also taught Europe the
use of American lubor-saving machin-
cry and of American labOr-saving de-
Vices, according to Albert II. Parker of
the firm of Marks & Clerk, English
American manufacturers In the past
frequently failed to take out patents
In England and In other countries be-
cause the patented article was pro-
duced in this country ON such scale
that there was not the slightest fenr
of competition abroad.
"American manufacturers should re-
member that the war has resulted in
introducing American methods and
machinery all over the world ana Is
educating workmen so that 1t will not
be safe to rely, after the war, on the
belief that American machinery can
continue to offset the cheaper labor
costs in foreign Countries" said Mr..
Parker.
Take Up New Things.
Before the war, for instance, l
never saw in England the electric hand
trucks and motor trailers which are
used to expedite the handling of goods
In this country ut freight and eXpress