Show r THE COAL TAR INDUSTRY Thought to Be One of the Most Amazing Amaz-ing Attainments of the Last Century The development of the coal tar Industries In-dustries the New York Tribune thinks of most amazing feats Is one of the the century It says In tie discovery of the propel for the manufacture of these processes thhes m substances many men and snveral t countries have had a share but tin pioneer was William Henrylerkln nn Englishman He created a profound sensation In 1856 when he produced the first of the aniline colors mauve Its beauty and cheapness excited great admiration especially among those engaged en-gaged In supplying the market with textile fabrics The achievement was particularly brilliant from a scientific point of view also because synthetic or constructive chemistry is far more difficult than analytical chemistry The article which he made had been known to exist In indigo and Its constltinnts were known but no one before him had ever put them together In a laboratory lab-oratory With conspicuous propriety It Is proposed to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of this wonderful piece 01 work A movement having that object In view was started In England a few weeks ago Already there Is an assurance as-surance of cooperation In Germany Steps are now being taken to organize a suitable expression of American appreciation ap-preciation of Perkins service to mankind man-kind |