The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-01

The recent Chemical Show in New
York filled the Grand Central Pal
ace, and it was perhaps the greatest
exhibit of the achievements of Amer
lean brains ever collected under a
sigle roof. The Show demonstrated
to the entire satisfaction of the scien-
tifis world, which found it's way to
the place, that the things Germany
has held as a mortal cinch for half
a century or longer, belonged to her
no more-for Germany can choke on
her own potash for all we care on
this side of the waters. When it
comes to the manufacture of dyes the
Du Points have demonstrated that
they have a newly established indus
try that will set us free forever from
dependence upon German dyes.
The name Du Pont, and powder,
are almost synonymous to the general
public; but the Du Points have been
making big inrOads into American
industry aside from munitions. 1t is
mighty interesting to know that this
tremendous enterprise is preparing
to discount the reconstruction period
by providing way to util-
ize it's great capital and the
services of it's $4,000 employes-65,-
900 of whom are engaged in war
work-when the munitions of peace
supplant the munitions of war.
1t is only step over the back
fence from the bases from which
most of the high explosives are OBJ
tanned as by-products of the coking
industry to the same sources from
which are obtained the bases from
which are manufactured the interme-
dates and finally the dyes so much
needed to supply practically every
other industry And in the big show,
the biggest end of the exhibit was of
American dyes. 1t was conclusively
demonstrated that the question what
can be produced" belongs entirely in
the past tense; and it is far more in
teresting to learn the truth as to
what is produced? The answer to this
latter phase of the situation within
the industry shows that as good dyes
are being produced in sufficient guam
titles right now to meet all industrial
demands, as are needed, and that they
are made in America. The dye manu-
facturers have been having considera-
BILE trouble with textile manufacture
ers who have insisted on using dyes
made of wool on cotton, and dyes in
tended for silk on wool. This sort of
bungling has reflected considerably
upon American dyes, and has been
responsible for most of the criticism
that has been so freely made. But
the difficulty has been only tempo
rary, and it has been practically rem
edied
The great crowds that gathered to
witness the victories of the American
chemists had the satisfaction to be-
hold the dye manufacturing processes
in operation; and color for color, it
was demonstrated that the home dyes
exposed to sunlight and weather. are
in every way equal to the foreign
equivalent. 1t is an interesting CO.
incident that the same great firm of
Du Pont that has shot our enemies
| full of holes in wartime has been the
leader in perfecting on big scale
the dye-making industry, which is to
continue to shoot disappointment in
to Germany long years after the
struggles of battles are over. 1t has
all along been claimed that Ger
many's dyestuff industry was to be a
thing to bargain with for interna-
tional commercial advantages, and it
was to be an earnest that the world
once more at peace must early resume
business relations with her.
Further, it was source of large
income and a source of still larger
prestige. The duplication Of this in
dustry in America must prove very
disquieting to the people over the
Rhine.
American chemists and American
manufacturers are winning big bat
ties for their country, and our indus
trial independence has become assur-
ed for all time.
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