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Show "MADE IN AMERICA" TRADEMARK GROWS As a measure of the marvelous growth of the chemical industry- in the United States. Charles H. Herty, in his report as chairman of the advisory committee to the chemical exposition held in New York last month, presented a comparative statement of the exportation of four commodities com-modities for the fiscal year ending June SO, 1914 arid 1918, respectively. The figures fig-ures are impressive. Sulphuric acid increased in-creased from 6000 to 34,000 tons, caustic soda and soda ash from nearly nothing to 334,000,000 pounds, benzol from ' nothing noth-ing to 23,000,000 pounds, and dyes from a value of $357,000 to $17,000,000. The gov -eminent hac expended $198,704,000 in the production of materials for gas warfare. The preparation of potash salts has grown from 1000 tons in 1315 to 32,000 tons in 1917. The trademark of the future will be "Made in America." Mining and Scientific Sci-entific Press. |