Show I SUPPLY OF POT POTASH I ASI-I RAPIDLY DIMINISHING x NEW w yon 1 Feb reb 15 Thc Th Th 1 t cf of a m great scarcity o of potash h In tho time United States because of the time embar embargo o c placed d upon its exportation by Germany German the source o of virtually II tIme the entire American Ameri Ameri- can supply was sas the th subject of discussion lon here toda today at al th the one hundred and tenth annual meeting of or the American Institute of or mining engineers Charles H. H MacDowell president of the Armour Fertilizer r company compan of or Chicago said Germany German had been supplying this country with about tons of or potash yearly earb cORtin costing JO dO F Fertilizer and amid chemical manufacturers hay hav- enough on hand to lat last through h tho spring on a n. re restricted rc- rc basis h he said but hould tho the war continue continuo through h next net summer tho situation would become acute Referring to other possible sources of ot supply he ho said the most promising WOK Wll Sc Searles rles lake lak Ca California where about five hc tons tone of potassium chloride chlor chlor- Id ide A day a y is b being ln procured from a a. a la large dr dry lake Potash could be obtained also he lie said as a byproduct from sugar h beets beete and raw wool If the manufacturers handling han ban dUn tb m 1 would conserve o the time potash contained In them thorn Dr William D D. Phillip director of 01 tho the bureau of or economic geology y ano and anil technology tech tech- of the University of ot Texas sent ent senta enta a paper In which lu h he expressed the tho belle bolie that potash could be obtained in paying quantities qu at Spur Tex an and anil that other othel western sections of at the state showed ho e pos pos pos- |