Evening star., 1933-02-28
INDUSTRY BENEFITS
BY RESEARCH WORK
Scientific Methods of Cutting
Down Expenses Have Aided
Many Firms.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

NEW YORK, February 2s.-The role
played by continuous scientific research
In making industries depression proof"
is demonstrated by annual corporate
earning statements now being made
public. OF TOO reports announced in
1888 to date, only 80 showed gains in
net profits and invariably such concerns
made unusual efforts to obtain such
results.
The steel industry generally Is far
from prosperous, but some Of the pro-
gressiVe members Of 1t did better In 1882
than in 1881. This was true of the
food, business machine, oil and chemi-
cal industries. In many instances It
was the smaller companies within an
industry that made the best showing.
but some Of the most aggressive units
were leaders In size as well as In efforts.
Research Aids Expansion.
The National OIL Products Co. Of
Harrison, N. J, for example. has in
creased its gross, net, working forces,
dividends. and plant capacity uninter-
ruptedly during the last three years.
Meanwhile it has ordered no pay cuts
or lay-offs.
Scientific research in our own
laboratories" explained c. P. Gulick,
president Of the company, has been
the kew to this expansion"
This firm, which imports about one
third of the 9,359, 9,985 pounds Of cod
liver oil brought into this country eacn
year, is the largest importer OF that
product as we'll as the leading sui
phonator Of castor oil and olive oil for
Industrial uses. Its representatives
visit the world cod fishing centers to
obtain their basic raw material. The
fish are caught during the spawning
season, which extends from February to
May. It is during this period that the
oil In the livers Of the Goldfish Is
particularly potent in vitamin D., ana
oils especially powerful in this factor
must be selected.
When the company was Incorporated
in 1912 1t was supplying oil products
for the tanning industry. Research
developed oils for textiles and otner
fields. Today the firm serves nearly 40
separate industries. its sulphonated oils
being used in the manufacture OF print
ing ink. paint, varnish and lacquer
textiles and leather.
Next we took advantage of some OF
the recent discoveries Of nutritional
science and developed a market for cod
liver cils for poultry and general farm
feeding purposes" Mr.. Gulick said.
More recently we were fortunate In
securing a license under the Zuker-
Columbia patents for extracting the
vitamin d content Of cod-liver oil in
highly concentrated form, which Is be-
ing used to fortify milk, bread and
other foods. We have also been able to
develop improvements in certain cos
metics.
Maintains Laboratories
Much has been said in praise Of
commercial research, but many com
panles carrying on research drastically
curtailed this work when the depression
came on. We, however, have con-
stantly extended our facilities"
The corporation maintains modern
chemical, biological and meteorological
laboratories for the control Of manu-
featuring processes and the studying
Of new uses for its products. One Of
the most recent. popular soapless
shampoo, was developed after four
years of research. A nutritional labo-
ratory, one Of the best equipped in the
country, was established In 1927 for
biological experiment with the firms
products. The continuous investigation
conducted in this laboratory requires
a permanent colony of 300 experimental
rats and 1000 chickens, ranging from
day-old chicks to laying pullets.
Copyright. 1933)