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Show ALUMINUM IN AMERICA. That Metal Has at I a.t Reaehad a State of Actual ruduetlan. Washington, July 1. The census bureau in a bulletin on aluminum, says: "This interesting metal has reached a stage of actual production, and the Uuited States is one of the leading producers. pro-ducers. Tho all-important feature of the industry at present, however, is the effort by new processes to reduce tbo cost of making the metal. Prominence is therefore given to a concise aud very exact result of the methods of extraction extrac-tion of aluminum and their results for a number of years, with other valuable valua-ble information leading to the industry. The product for the census year of lS'dO was 47,4L"J pounds, including alloy s, and valued at &i,&!.. The principal sources of aluminum have heretofore beeu cryolite cry-olite from Greenland and imported bauxite, but recently discoveries of bauxite havo beeu made in Arkansas, w hich will no doubt lead to moro extensive ex-tensive use of the article." |