Evening star., 1917-01-06
STRIKING PROGRESS
|SSHOWN BY CHILE
Valuable Chemical Products
Now Being Made, as Shown
at industrial Exposition.

Commercial Attache V. L. Havens OF
the Department of Commerce has sent
to Washington a report which gives
some striking details in regard to the
Chilean industrial exposition.
1t is pointed out that there has been
a remarkable development of chemical
products manufactured in Chile: that
aeroplanes are being manufactured In
that country: and that the Chilean
government printing office is a high
class, up-to-date factory.
The report is in part as follows:
"Of all the striking exhibits of the
industrial exposition recently held al
Santiago the display of chemical and
pharmaceutical products manufactured
in the country is the most remarkable
Chile now has 100 factories Of more
or less importance in this branch OF
industry. Formerly we imported near
ly S2,00O.000 worth Of chemical and
pharmaceutical products; now we i'm
port less than half Of this amount. as
the country now supplies a large share
of the local demands. Not only is this
the case, but we are also showing quite
satisfactory figures in the export field
On account of the fact that many OF
these products are labeled with North
american ana european traQe naTkS,
people have not realized how great the
growth of this industry has been in
Chile.
Produces 400 Products.
1.-THE Ultimas Noticias Of Santiago re.
fers to the Laboratorio Chile, which
produces 400 different products. a total
greater than that Of all yhe other lab.
oratories combined. This institution
has been in operation for over twenty
years. and since the opening of the wal
has experienced a great development
Recently installed machinery will en-
able this laboratory to export its prod
ucts to other countries in South Amer
lea. Because of the war the labora-
tories have been forced to buy their
raw products in the country, and they
have found Chile well provided with
the necessary chemical products. II
seems inconceivable that before the
war Chile was buying its iodine prod
ucts from Germany. in spite of the fact
that Chile is the greatest producer of
this product.
THE Mercurio of Santiago made special
reference to the products of Haramboure
Hamel, particularly referring to their
use of the by-products of gas works.
The Army Exhibit.
LILO sdIHo puuLcdIOn mas Ine IollOW-
ing on the army exhibit
The general staff of the army, the
Aviation School and the Telegraph and
Railway Regiments have presented a dis
tinctive exhibition in a special building
prepared for the purpAse. The general
stan has shown most completely the
methods followed in making a topo-
graphical survey of the country. on which
work is being done at present. Perhaps
the most interesting exhibit is a mono
plane, Bleriot type. constructed entirely
in the country, with the exception Of the
motor. The propellers. which are made of
local wood. have given excellent results
and cost less than half Of those imported.
The Railway and Telegraph Regi-
ments exhibit collections of model mill
tary structures. engines, military railroad
cars and also run model, on a quarter
scale, Of a military railway which goes
all through the exposition grounds
Another governmental activity-com-
mercial printing-is discussed in the
Mercurio as follows:
One is surprised by the very complete
exhibition of all classes of printing and
binding work done In the government
office. All the blanks, forms, vouchers,
penholders. blotter holders and rubber
stamp handles are made in this office, as
well as the railway tickets used through
out the country. This office was founded
in 1897: employs 100 workmen and is
equipped with up-to-date machinery"