remarkable period in the history of Aiiierican c h e m i c n l industry would unite, there might he forthcoming a n endowment of a half million dollars. T h e interest on this amount wisely invested b y a n expert a n d representative committee would enable t h e collection of a complete library in duplicate which would include complete sets of all journals, complete files of all current issues, trade journals, all editions oi books published (so important as shown by a recent espericnce of our own), consular reports, government reports, all patent files, especially those of Germany a n d Belgium. dissertations, etc.; i t would provide ample accommodation for t h e convenient housing of this material; i t would furnish sufficient clerical iorce t o administer the circulating library feature; it would
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assure t h e revival of the bibliographic service which was at one time so valuable a feature in t h e operation oi the library. T h e very presence in our midst of such a library would prove a stimulating influence wherever problems in chemistry await intelligent solution. These are days of great things: days w-hen the imagination is often astounded b y actual accomplishment. The genius of our people is t o do things in n big way; the endowments for educational institutions, for pulilic libraries, for special lines of research-all attest this national trait. May we not hope, therefore, that. generous impulse and broad-minded vision will lay such a foundation-stone for our chemical striicturc as is worthy of t h e highest American ideals?
JAPAN STARTS ITS DYESTUFF INDUSTRY
When tlie wurld's productioii of dyestuffs a n d intermediates was cut off from Germany b y t h e World War, countries other than the United States suffered tremendously from t h e dyestuff famine. Among these countries was Japan, whose consumption o i dyestuffs is less t h a n one-sixth of t h a t of t h e United States, b u t whose textile, paper, leather aiid other allied industries were dependent upon German dyestuffs and intermediates. T h e Japanese Government decirled t h a t it wished t o be in a n independent position
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regarding tlie manufacture of dyestiill's, and t h a t i t would do all in its powcr t o encourage, foster and assist in the development of this new industry.
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S a k a y a , formerly Vice Minister of the Department of Communications. The Board of Directors consists of Uessrs. Nakaya, Uyemura, I'ujiyama, Ohashi. l n a h a t a , Watanahe, IIori; l t o , and Kuho. The Honorary Councillors are: Baron Shibusawa, Baron Okura. Ur. Jokichi Takaminc, and hiessrs. Kntaokn and Nakano. T h e Works Director is Dr. Kothro Shimomura. I-OC.\'TIti\ h X U B C I I . U I S G oL' l ' i A X ' i I n J u n e 1916, the Company purchased 3o,ooo
tsuho of laud (I,oXo,ooo sq. f t . ) , and leased a n additional quantity. This land is situated a t I
