| Show COTTON IS USED FOR EXPLOSIVES New Factories Are Being Erected Erect Erect- ed Which Will Utilize Products Products Products Prod Prod- of American Fields INFORMATION IS SOUGHT Director of Census Bureau Asks for Statistics Concerning Users of Raw Material Washington Aug 21 The Tha The The- European war has created an nn Insatiable demand for tor ammunition New w establishments are being beinS' erected for tho manufacture of ot explosives and the possibility of or In Increased Increased Increased In- In creased profits Is Inducing rums en ena engaged engaged en- en a ed In other industries la 10 enter this field This state of affairs or of course cours has an Important effect on the price of or cotton which Is 18 largely used as a material material ma ma- in tho manufacture of or explosives Director Rogers ers of tho bureau of ho tho census Is carrying on an Correspondence li Iu his en endeavor eavor to obtain ob- ob tam aln tain statistics of or all establishments using sing cotton colton as a material Consumers of f cotton naturally desire to know tho the total otal quantity quantity- uee d i In tn all nil lines o of In Industry In- In and the they can aid in tho the com com- of accurate statistics b by furnishing fur fur- the census bureau at Washington Washing Washing- ton on with the names and addresses of establishments which have be begun un theu the tho u use ise- a of cotton as a raw material since the he commencement of or the European var war Mr Ir Rogers sa says rs that a L great man many letters are being received reQuesting requesting re- re Questing information as to the quantity ot of f cotton and used In the man- man of ot explosives Some express th ho the fear that the bureau Is not aware of ot tho extent to which these materials are arc n now w. w be ben nc used for tor this purpose The director desires to st to that the ceneus bureau Is aware ware of oC the tho greatly Iea U Increased demand for cotton and n lintels lintel's and has been endeavoring to collect colled complete statistics concerning the thc total quantity used by all consumers of or cotton roton rot cot otton I ton ton on In compliance with the law which requires monthly reports on this sub sub- j I Not Available Unfortunately it is impossible to supply supply sup- sup ply ily statistics as to the amount of or COtton cotton cotton cot cot- ton used In manufacture of ot explosives alono Tho The act of ot Con Congress ress authorizing au- au the collection of or cotton statistics statistics sta sta- directs the census bureau to collect and publish statistics concernIng concerning concern- concern In Ing the th quantity o of raw cotton consumed consumed con con- In manufacturing est establishments of or every character While Whilo somo Romo manufacturers manufacturers man man- of explosives e purchase the raw cotton and subject It to tho the n necessary nee c- c essary processes of purification in their own establishments establishment many man of them bu buy it from other establishments which puri purify and treat the fiber so 80 as to render render ren ren- der It suitable for use uso in tho the turo of or explosives Many ran of ot these cs establishments es- es prepare cotton not only onh for tor manufacturers of or explosives bu hu but t also for foi manufacturers of or wholly different dif dlf ferent products and It Is 15 not feasible for tho the census bureau to obtain ln epa epa- rato statistics of ot tho the amount of turin purl turi- n fic d i cotton turned out by such for tor use In tho manufacture of explosives Thero There has s been a great Increase In recent years In the tho production of or hinters hin- hin and hull fiber Ibel aro are ob oh- ob- ob tamed at tho oil mills by bv the cottonseed the object being to 1 je e e- e move the short fibers so that the fin fine particles of the kernel will not be carried car car- ned ried off ocr with witt the hulls making possible bio ble a greater retter yield of or oil and meal Th The total quantity of c obtained from the tho crop ot of 1899 1893 was bales o or of KOO Hh hut Kilt n i voir-a voir Into the C output u u-t u oi of this is product by-product j pr rl t tf of f.- f. Ih the i cottonseed oil In Industry had increased Increase by bv more than COO per cent the number numbe of ot bales bateR turned out from tho the crop o of 1914 being 8 Hull Filter Production Hull luli fiber is obtained b by a L treatment of or the tho hulls which breaks up their thel structure and makes available th the short fibers which havo not been re removed removed re- re moved mo in tho the process Several Sev SC eral est establishments have havo bc n enra engaged N in the production of or hull huH fiber for tor a a number of or years car rind find a additional ones one are aro taking an un this lino line of manufacture The publication of oC statistics of or cotto cotton cotton cot cot- to ton production and consumption ha has called public attention to the de desirability desira- desira lra- lra of ot similar data ta concerning numerous nu nu- nu- nu melous and totally totany different com corn mo modules The Thc census bUr bureau Is r r numerous requests for sue such dita concerning various articles th the production of which hn ha has been stimulated ed Cd by tho European war or by eco ceo conditions due in a n t to tho the war var There seems to be he a general elon eion that the census b bureau Is H eng engar In tile the collection of such fuch statistics tlc DIrector Di Director DI DI- rector Rogers wishes to mph 81 e tji th the fact that tho the work of his bureau I Is defined and limited by law nw He lIe elates dates the Importance of or statistics con con- the tho annual production of clothing cloth loth lothIng Ing and food products of o of metal and wood products etc but Con 8 has not authorized d the of or such statistic tI and until it do C o ohis o ohis his bureau cannot undertake tho the work |
