The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-01-22
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WASHINGTON, jan. 16.--The Re
publican Publicity association. "a.
It's president, Hon. Jonathan Bourn,
Jr today gave out the following
statement from IT'S Washington head.
quarters:
The third annual report (recent-
ly published) Of the U. s. tariff com.
mission might appropriately be en-.
titled How the War Brought New
Industries to America" for large
part of the report is devoted to in
formation on industries which we
| did not have before the war, anu why
not, how they developed here, and
how to keep them.
Before tn war Grmany had the
world by the tail in the matter OF
coal tar dyes and chemicals. The
commission census for 1918 shows
that there lie no insuperable obstacle
to the growth Of this industry in the
United States". The total production
Of dyes was 5S,500,0O0 pounds in
1918. valued at $62.OOO,0 900. Listen
TO this The report also shows that
With comparatively few exceptions
prices Of individual dyes were lower
1918 than in 1917 in spite of the
general rise In wages and in prices of
other commoditIes' Thirty two syn
hetic drugs of coal tar origin were
made in 1918, and our dependence on
Germany is now at an end.
I'VE are dependent on Germany
jr our supplies Of formic, gallic and
oxalic acids before the war. During
the war the complete process OF
making formic acid from caustic
soda and coke has been developed in
ne United States. During the war
a promising beginning was made in
the United States in the manufacture
of oxalic acid, from locally available
raw materials. Similarly with gal
tic acid. The Tactic acid industry.
which was developed in this country
was seized by Germany before the
war. but within the last few years
refined grade has been produced in
this country and put on the marker
in considerable quantities. Our pre-
war consumption Of potash (K2O)
was 100000 short tons per year, of
which Germany supplied 90 per cent.
In 1918, rs American firms had an
output of $4,000 tons and there is
fair hope of some 100000 tons
more, with additional sources In
view. Potato starch manufacture
has shown a great increase. Imports
increased nearly fourfold between
1904 and 1914, Germany and Holland
sending us almost as much as we
made ourselves. japan is now send
ing us 90 per cent OF our imports bu,
our production has greatly increased
and this affords method OF using
millions of bushels of culls and low
grade potatoes.
'Before the war. the jena works
of Germany had practically no OPP
position in optical glass. Prior 10
the war practically all chemical glass
ware used in the U. S was imported
but as Germany was then the CHIEF
source of supply imports ceased In
1915. Now we make our own. We
exported about SlSO,OOV worm VI
chemical glassware in 1918 Bur
eau Of standards tests proved tho
American ware equal to all and SUI
perior to some OF the previously I'm
ported wares. In the production o
aientific instruments we have be
= come Independent OF Europe sine
the war began.
Germany controlled the wori
b tungsten trade before the war No'
we have something TO say about GU
.. share OF it, Ninety per cent OF gu
magnesite came from Austria HUI
+ gary before the war, In 1917 nea'
. lly 90 per cent of our supply was
D domestic origin. Before the war
: produced less than l per cent OF OF
manganese requirements, We ha