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Show "Hade In America" Pattery 'In connection with tho Interruption Interrup-tion of our normal trndo with Euro-penn Euro-penn countries, tho following extracts ex-tracts from tho United States Geological Geolo-gical Survey report on tho pottery I Industry nro Interesting. Speaking ot . I the prosperous condition of the industry in-dustry in 1913, this report, publUhed In July, continues: "The year opened with bright pros- pects and sufficient business to keep tho potteries busy, nnd throughout tho spring nnd summer and well Into In-to the.falLbuslness waatgenenijly reported re-ported ag unusually good. There resulted re-sulted the largest production In tho history of tho Industry. Tho underlying under-lying causo ot this prosperity Is no doubt tho improved character of tho American product, in toxturc, llnlf.li, color, decoration and prevention o5 ' crazing, somo of tho higher srade3 of American pottery equalling If not surpassing some of tho best irapoit-ed irapoit-ed ware. "Tho imports of pottery havo always al-ways been moro or less Interesting. For many years tho valuo of Imported Import-ed pottery exceeded tho valuo ot that mado at home, but about tho clusi of the nineteenth century domestic, production caught up with Imports and since that time has greatly exceeded ex-ceeded them, tho production of IM3 being nearly four times as great In vnluo as tho Imports." Thero was In 1913, however, a considerable decrcaso in tho exports of pottery, but an increnso should bo expected In llndfpjlqwlng years by reason pMtaa." changes In the world's commerco that Soom mnvit able. |