Show u. u S. S SOON WILL H HAVE ADEQUATE POTASH SUPPLY Ut Utah h and Wyoming Aiding Government to Get Own Material l Washington Oct 4 Dependent al almost almost almost al- al most wholly upon Germany German for tor potash at the outbreak outbreak- of or the war the United States within two years will be able to manufacture enough h of or the mineral to supply the nations nation's needs Secre- Secre I tar tan larv Lane made this announcement toni to- to ni In reviewing rc the progress ross made mado by private concerns and the depart department department ment of the tho interior in developing dc means of oC producing potash Germany has thought all along alon- an and 1 still thinks no doubt that she has a whip hand over ocr America because oCher of oC her supply of or pota potash h. h 8 1 said Bald 1 a statement statement state state- ment Issued by Secretary Lane but America rIca can In two years yearn become en entirely entirely en- en independent of oC Germany German in this ar regard b by the thc development of or her own deposits and the use of oC processes de- de Continued on Page 5 U. U S. S SOON Will ILL LL HAVE WYE ADEQUATE POTASH STORE Continued from page 1 IT- IT wised b by the department of or the tho in interior In- In In addition to the manufacture of or pota potash h from Crom the brine lakes o of Call Call- fornia Nebraska and antI other states from Crom kelp kelp- or sea weed of ot the Pacific coast and from Crom various minerals minerals' the secretary secretary secre secre- tar tary said that through processes discovered dis lIs- discovered covered co b by Dr Frederick Cottrell chief metallurgist of the bureau o of mines potash wa was bras now being made from smelter smeller blast blust furnace and cement plant products by-products which heretofore were consi considered ered not only useless but ous Fumes from smelters are now being used in the manufacture of or the mineral mineral mineral min min- eral while whilo from the thc dust o of cement plants experts have ha figured the pota potash pot pot- a ash sh produced soon will reach tons annually Through the cleaning cleaning- of ot blast furnace gases potash is being made It has hag been found that best iron I ores for 01 producing potash are found I in the south where more than 50 per percent percent I cent of the potash Is needed mostly I for the cotton crop A single largE largo blast furnace It I is s e estimated l will yield from to tons of or potash yearly Secretary Lane disclosed that the whole of s Searle lal lake 6 in California has been leased by hr hl his department to a a. a number of ot companies who have ha undertaken un un- to erect plants for the re reduction reduction re- re of potash from rom brine From Front alunite and antI two minerals hitherto re regarded regard ar as worthless potash is being l In Utah elah and Wy WY- W Wyoming oming I I I I |