The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-10-25
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THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
(By ]. E. Jones)
American Dyes

York filed the Grand Central Palace,
and it was perhaps the greatest ex-
hibition of the achievements Of Am
,erican brains ever collected under a
single roof. The show demonstrated
to the entire satisfaction of the
! scientific world, which found its way
to the place, that the things Germany
has held as a moral cinch for half d
century or longer, belongs 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 q
newly established industry that will
set us free forever from dependence
upon German dyes
The name Du POnt and powder are
almost synonymous to the geneva.
public; but the Du Points have been
making big inroads into American IN
5ustry aside from munitions 1t is
mighty interesting to know that this
tremendous enterprise is preparing to
discount the reconstruction period
by providing a way to utilize its great
capital and the services Of its 10000
employes-65,0 900 OF whom are en-
gagged in war WoTk-when the mum.
tons of peace supplant the mum,
tons of war
1t is only step over the back fence
from the bases from which most Of
the high explosives are obtained as
byproducts of the coking industry to
the same sources from which are OBJ
tanned the bases from which are man
ufactured the interme dates and final
ly the dyes 50 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 produces"
belongs entirely in the past tense:
and it is far more interesting 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 quantities right now to
meet all industrial demands. as are
needed and that they are made IA
America. The dye manufacturers
have been having considerable trouble
with textile manufacturers who have
insisted or using the dyes made for
wool on cotton, and dyes intended for
silk on wool. This sort Of bungline
has reflected considerably upon Am.
erican dyes, and has been responsible
for most of the criticism that has
been SO freely made. But the diff.
Guilty has been only temporary and
it has been practically remedied.
The great crowds that gathered to
witness the victories of the Ameri-
can chemists had the satisfaction to
behold the dye manufacturing pro-
cesses 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 inter
esting coiDcident that the same great
firm of Du POnt that has shot our en-
emies full of holes in wartime has
been the leader in perfecting on IL
big scale the dye-making industry,
which is to continue to shoot disap-
pOintment into Germany long years
after the struggles of battles are over.
1t Las all along been claimed thar
Germany's dyestuff industry was TO
be a thing to bargain with for inter
national commercial advantages. and
it was to lie in earnest that the world
once more at peace must early re,
sumo business relations with her
, Further, it was a source of large in
come and a source of still larger pres
tiSE ltE NupilCtlliEI u Ltlia tLtttuS-
try in America must prove very dis
quoting to the people over the
Rhine
American chemists anu American
manufacturers are winning big battles
for their country, and our Industrial
independence has become assured for
all time
Looking TO Our Foundations
Some one has said that the owner
of a house in turning Owe his keys
to his caretaker when departing upon
a journey naturally expects that both
the house and keys will be returned
to him in proper order Thus the
concerns that have been thrown un.
der government control, and all of
! which are doing their part in uphold
ing the hands of the government, are