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Show FUTURE FOR POTASH HOT BRIGHT EventH of momentous importance to American producers of potash, dyes and chemicals are rapidly occurring, according to latest advices from "Washington and New York. A telegram received here yesterday yes-terday from Dow Jones of New York, reported re-ported as follows: "Imports and exports of everything from and to Germany will be permitted except the Importation of potash, dyes and chemicals. Censorship with Germany will be lifted." j The action of excluding Imports of potash, pot-ash, dyes and chemicals from Germany practically assures adequate protection for the foregoing industries, according to prominent local Interests identified with the potash Industry. Several hearings on the proposed licensing licens-ing bill, which Is designed to protect American potash, dye and chemical producers, pro-ducers, have been held before the ways and means committee of the house of representatives. rep-resentatives. Another hearing will be held next Tuesday. It is the opinion of local officers of the United States Potach Producers' association, based upon the findings of this committee and the general gen-eral attitude of committee members, that a favorable report on the measure will be made to the house. Another favorable Indication In-dication is the attitude of President Wilson Wil-son toward these industries as shown in his piessage from Paris to the recently assembled congress. In this message he advised adequate protection for these new American industries. Apparently the situation is becoming rapidly clarified, according to the statements state-ments of local potash producers, so that the future of the potash industry is assured. as-sured. ' In the light of recent developments, develop-ments, importers and producers of potash, pot-ash, and the fertilizer and chemical producers pro-ducers now will know what steps of development de-velopment to make. |