The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1920-08-20
What Uncle Sam l.
Doing for Farmers

To Help Business Use New Discov-
cries.
Commercial and industrial concerns
will be helped to apply new processes
and discoveries of chemists in the
United States Department of Agri-
culture by ap Office of Development
Work just created by the Secretary Of
Agriculture in the Bureau of Chemis-
try
The staff of the new service will
be made up of engineers rather thar.
chemists. David J. Price, chief engi.
neer in the dust-exploson investiga-
tons conducted by the department.
will be in charge of the new work.
DR.. Carl L. Alsberg, Chief of the
Bureau Of Chemistry, in letter to the
Secretary stated that such a service is
urgently needed to translate the work
of the bureau into terms that could
be understood and applied by the
manufacturer and investor Every
concerning the utilization of manufac-
or a new dye glue, or preservative.
w ltAouU lilC SCIflSC vi d business Oh
fee such as is now provided the value
OF these discoveries is greatly reduced
through the discoveries inability to
present his proposition in terms which
the business man can understand, and
much needed material Under the
new organization the engineers will
look after the product as soon as it
h. At
laboratory stage and will prepare es-
Inmates for the convenience of the
manufacturers.
Mr.. Price and his associates viii
furnish data upon raw material supply.
cost of production, and the uses to
which the product is adapted7-in short
they provide an unbiased practical
prospectus to show the public exactly
what may. be expected from the new
material or process on a quantity-pro-
duction scale: 1t is believed this CO.
operation will develop many neglected
sources of public and private profit.
Million New Cars Add to Road Wear
That the present interest in the
construction of new highways should
not divert attention from properly
maintained highways already improved
is point which the Bureau of Publi,
Roads, United States Department of
Agriculture, has had occasion to en-
phasize many times in recent months,
particularly in view of the enormous
increase in motor vehicle traffic which
is taking place. The bureau recently
completed compilation of statistics
frnvVp oil kt,A Cta<oc Nf tho 11s,Sn1 hAx
ing that there were total of 1850
motorcycles and trucks) in the United
% per cent or 141882o motor cars
over 1918. Such figures indicate that
the countrv's highways are being used
for more than in the past. it is pointed
out, and in consequence added atten.
tiop must be given to the repair
problem. The increase in the number
of cars for 1919 over 1918 represents
about 10 per cent more cars than
the total number registered in the
entire United States for 1918.
Additional use of roads and streets
has of coures, been accompanied by
additional revenue paid to State and
local governments in the form OF
license fees. which in nearlv all States
are devoted to highway needs, The
registration and license fees for. auto
ombiles trucks, and notorcvcles in
use in 1919 totaled $646o7. 255. San
increase of 20 per cent over. lob
The total revenues for New York and
PENNSYLVANIA the past year were about
double the revenues received tor all
! motor vehicle registrations and license
in the entire United States in 1912.
Certain of the States. notob1y Mary
land, have experienced difficulty in Sc
curing bodybuilding materials owing
to labor shortage, hampered transpor-
tation facilities. etc. Maryland has
had to make a special appeal to the
Interstate Commerce Commission for
aid in getting enough material shipped
in to properly care for road repairs.