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Show ;meiit industry 'FACES 0P1T1TY jUth America Heretofore 'upplied by European Manufacturers i Krlcan manufacturers ha e no vet i, 14 most of t e oppor un t es o Mlih greater e po t ade accord Gorge Otis Sm th in bu etln St the United States geo og cal s Watlstlcs f. ow that t e e port of Snt from Ens and German Be g urn jwe not on ha e been cons d ureater than t ose from t e id ates but have borne a n rrato to the prolucto of these tries. The quantltj of cement ex "stky France In recent ea s ; a O li Have reached at east 3 per JfXtt product on- and that of Ger MSbOt 17 per cent Tl e e a e fe ent ans In South An e can oun i and in the past these co res i been e pp ed n ain f o n Fu ope t s e dent y an oppo un no fte cement Indus rj of the Ln ted ,M to secure this t ade Unl ed S a es imports relatl e . hvd au Ic cen ent on y 84 630 bar V n been n ported in 1913 whe e do nes c product o ln that vear fSea y 93 000 000 barre s The e s or no need to Impo t any cement all pa ts of t e countr are now fv el supp ed m s for the "Wacture of Po t and cen ent and the jly of aw mate ass pract ca y in lus b e A s n flcant featu e of .fcemen ndustr owe er la he that t ou o y abo t SO pe cent he no ma erne t produ t, apac ty iie coun s c p o ed at the ax tn the e s often an ove -product on the e ports of h d a Ic cen ent have Lv t ceeded 4 00 000 barre s in an Vths amount be ng o about tent of the total o p t not suff EL o take are of e su p us p o on In a jear of g eat act ie e seen to be e ce ent easoni for ' u a ng he expo t trade n ce nent ap d as po b e r r a thoug t e 1 1 of a reatvel bu kj and ow A ma e a s c as ement loes not tose la ge d re t prof ts o an nd fal P oducer nd ect v he ea o jiTtiR n e ance of a e po t ade fid bene t he Industry at a ge hgh he oppo tun t affo ded of d s Ing o s p us s ocks and he eby ling to ma nta n stead er iri e |