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Show Nitrate Deposits In Sahara? The nitrates of Chile are the largest larg-est known to exist, and are one of the greatest sources of that country's prosperity. Their exhaustion would mean disaster to Chile and a great loss to the world. But It lias been suggested that Africa might compete with Chile, If not take the place of that country, In this Industry. Experts Ex-perts are said to be convinced that nitrate deposits even more extensive exten-sive than those of South America exist ex-ist all over the western part of the Sahara. It would cost more to get the product to the coast than It costs In Chile, but it is averred that this extra expense of transportation would only counter-balance the high export duty Imposed on Chilean nitrates. Washington Wash-ington Star. |