Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-29
eSlgF TAKES
IElIICALlCElSSUS
War Blow to Be Deliv.
ITO Cermany's Trade
Achievements
6CK OUT MONOPOLY
~ Publication Of Federal Rec.
ords Showing Extent Of
Teuton Markets

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trade supremacy in the United
4 ~ - about to be administered by
A[HGfican Government through the
lent Of Commerce. This time
Gfman monopoly singled out for
+ <ntion 30 far as this country Is
K med has to do with the very large
y DU1u done IN chemicals prior to the
q U1A4 out of the European war IN
- 10 1914 this country was paying
Oot0ody many millions of dollars an
11lIy FOR . great variety of chemicals.
44uk& dyes. Intermediates, and allied
s r94auets. few ofswhich were produced
4ett- PracticaliNSalI Of these goods of
00tman origin have ceased to exist in
~ American market owing. Of course.
; ~ a. war. Such supplies of German
Gl@c)u as were picked up by spectators
~ 4l6erent sections Of the world in the
o451y stages Of the war and sold in this
o4lntry At fabulous prices have long
n13ce disappeared.
Aeeordingiy the Department of Com
mprce. believing the present an oppor-
tune time. has started the compilation
4 ~ = detailed census of chemical i'm
pofte which will follow closely the lines
LAG Down In the highly valuable census
- dyestuffs compiled by DR.. Thomas H
Merton and published by the Govern
Mtnt IN 1915 The dyestuffs census was
~ nrst authoritative publication Of the
NM evef attempted by any Government,
400 WAS designed to further the upbuild.
{ ~ of the new American color Industry
~ showing manufacturers here Just
WAT kinds and quantities of dyes and
infernedfates had been coming into the
UNITED States from Germany in the nor.
m0 nscal year ended June 80, 1914
Start Chemical Census
olnilariy the chemical census iust
!t1d 10 intended when completed
ygD1ably six months or q year hence
b reveal wealth Of information not
oely fsgarding the amounts and kinds
offchqmicals entered here by Germany
en4 other countries in the Governments
Gocol period Immediately preceding hos
ti1ities In Europe, but the invoiced values
- well. Primarily. the object of the
new census. the first to be made of the
ceelnical import trade. is to furnish
American manufacturers with exact
0eta relative to sales in the United
0tatoo Of German and other foreign
made chemicals to the end that do
nestle concerns permanently engaged
III the production of such goods, or
tn0oe whose plants are temporarily de-
ypted to the manufacture of chemicals
used In explosives. may have at their
1lopoeel reliable data upon which to
bo1e American consumption require
n6onte after the war.
A. IN the case of the dyestuffs CEN
4 - 0ecretary Of Commerce Redfield be-
8NUo9 that with all Of the figures of
AGk0nl consumption In given year be-
1Geo them chemical manufacturers and
oe1erU who may desire to enter this in
: lugeyy will be In position to Judge
vAa4o best to expand their activities to
3 AaA ,ts1o 1I,y to-.
n ~ ooaf-contained industry may be built
a N d h Pickrell. chemist in charge
4 o9SUno United States Appraisers Labor.
~ IN this city, will have charge OF
~ Cgk Of compiling the statistics coins
i ~ Ua1e up the census Doctor Pickrel
y4 - assisted by employees of the
Y cngnarce and Treasury Departments
yoS)qwing the procedure in the compila
i 11oa of the dyestucs census, Doctor Pick.
s ~ will scan all invoices covering i'm.
&uQFtations OF chemicals imported in the
NFeruments fiscal year ended June 80
Importers invoices giving full
Wits Of importations will be placed
The chemist's disposal by the collec.
eof customs at New York and othe,
ting ports of the country.
t.se Information desired will be taker
Ut from importers invoices, ant
~ article imported, with it's valu.
ll-all other data, will be noted ir
80 ~ It is expected that the minut.
cC3ntion 10 be given invoices will resul,
Z Dssunkfng II possible to put in tabulatet
1Dgn = great detail Of information re-
HG1mG the character Of imports. to-
G11lsr with quantities. not heretofor,
~ tho disposal Of American manufac
fpssk2 Up to this time the method o.
: eeaplllng import statistics in the chem
1ea1 1lnes has been unsatisfactory, du,