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T H E J O U R N A L OF I N D U S T R I A L A N D ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY
We have seen many places in southeastern Georgia, in t h e old denuded turpentine belt, where land is very, very cheap, and where agriculture does not seem t o thrive, a n d yet alongside of every home was t h e sorghum patch. I n t h a t very section, with its increasing number of modern packing plants, t h e scrawny, wire-grass-fed cattle a n d t h e “razor-back” hog are being rapidly replaced by a finer grade of stock. This seems t o be getting away somewhat from chemistry, b u t there is chemistry in every point of i t , and in these days when t h e problem of feeding t h e world lies SO largely at our door and when chemists are daily asking themselves what they can do t o help, t h e industrial possibilities of sorghum seem t o call for serious attention. All in all, i t is a promising field if t h e problems of marketing are satisfactorily solved a n d if chemists give t o t h e matter t h a t same effective work which in t h e past two years has astonished t h e nation. It would be a n interesting outcome if sorghum should prove t o be t h e Cinderella of American agriculture. I n t h e article on Storax, Dr. Jordan points out t h e full equivalency of t h e exudate of t h e “sweet gum” tree with t h e oriental storax, hitherto imported, t h e price of which, because of present restricted importations, has increased thirtyfold. If we add t o this t h e further fact t h a t t h e imported product is grossly adulterated with rosin, Burgundy pitch, castor oil a n d extracted storax, t h e relative cost of t h e storax itself is still further enhanced. I n t h e midst of this period of scarcity of this product let us remember t h a t there is in t h e South a source of this material amply abundant t o supply all of our needs. Again problems of collection and of marketing must be solved, b u t there has never been a more suitable t i m e in our history for such exploitation. Cannot our chemists, locally concerned, gain publicity a n d organized effort for such undertakings? Thereby t h e y will bring US t h a t much nearer t h e goal of national self-containedness. THE COLOR TRADE JOURNAL Clad in bright and artistic robes, illustrative of t h e industry i t seeks t o serve, there has come t o our desk t h e initial number of t h e Color Trade Journal. Its editor, Dr. J. Merritt Matthews, needs no introduction t o American chemists. His name is associated with every phase of t h e fight for a self-contained American dyestuff industry. I n close touch with both t h e producers a n d consumers of dyestuffs, he
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brings t o its editorial management a wholesome point of view which should make his journal a strong influence in t h e thoughtful development of industrial policies essential t o t h e f u t u r e welfare of our domestic industry. The wide-awake and aggressive character of its manager, Mr. C. C. Bennett, gives assurance t h a t this will be no humdrum periodical, b u t progressive, fearless, clean-cut and devoted t o t h e interests of the industry as a whole. T h e hearty welcome hereby extended t o this new publication is based, not simply upon its own meritorious features, b u t also upon t h e happy feeling t h a t its very existence is indicative of t h e rapid yet solid a n d substantial progress made by American chemists and chemical manufacturers in a n industry whose absence, a short while ago, formed t h e basis for shallow-minded reproof of our chemists, b u t whose present magnitude constitutes conclusive proof of their energy, scientific skill a n d business daring. THE NEW ADVERTISING MANAGER
Mr. M. A. Williamson has resigned t h e office of Advertising Manager for t h e American Chemical Society. Mr. Williamson has re-entered t h e service of t h e Norton Company, with headquarters in New York City, and carries with him t h e best wishes of all with whom he has been associated during t h e present year. To fill t h e vacancy t h u s created, t h e Advertising Committee, after a careful survey of t h e field, has unanimously elected Mr. G. W. Nott, of New York City. Mr. Nott has been connected for several years with t h e advertising office of t h e Society’s publications a n d is already familiar with t h e details of t h e work, t h e field t o be covered, and t h e ideals which have governed this important p a r t of t h e Society’s activities. It is a pleasure t o commend Mr. Nott to our advertisers, confident t h a t his resourcefulness will make t h e advertising pages of t h e Society’s journals of increasingly greater value t o t h e American chemical industries, which now show, according t o t h e latest available figures, a total capitalization of $ 2 0 7 , 3 54,000. It will be of interest t o t h e members of t h e Society t o learn with what practical unanimity our advertisers have recognized t h e justice of t h e recent action of t h e Committee in advancing t h e rates because of increased cost of publication and greater circulation of t h e journals.
EXPORTS PROHIBITED BY GREAT BRITAIN-TO JULY 14, 1917
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Items not marked are prohibited to all destinations. Items marked * are prohibited to all ports and destinations abroad other than in1 British Posses&ns and Protectorates. Items marked t are prohibited to all destinations in foreign countries in Europe and on the Mediterranean and Black Seas, other than France and French Possessions, Russia, Italy and Italian Possessions, Spain and Portugal, and to all ports in any such foreign countries, and to all Russian Baltic ports. C, Compounds; E, Extracts; P. Preparations; syn, synthetic; n. 0.p., not otherwise prohibited; n. 0. s. p., not otherwlse specifically prohibited.
ORGANIC-COAL-TAR COALTAR, all products obtainable from & derivatives thereof, suitable for use in the manufacture of dyes & explosives, whether obtained from coal tar or other sources, & mixtures & preparations containing such products or derivatives
*Acetanilide Acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) & P t A1ypin Amidol & M *Amidopyrine tAniline ?Anthracene oil &M&P Antipyrine (phenazone) & P
*Benzoates *Benzoic acid, syn Benzol & C & P Carbolic acid & C & P Dimethylaniline Dyes & d y e s t u f f s manufactured from coal-tar products, & articles containing such dyes or dyestuffs
DERIVATIVES
*Guaiacol carbonate
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Hydroquinone & M Indigo, syn Metol & M Methylaniline *Methyl salicylate
Naphthalene & C & P Neo-salvarsan Nitro-toluol Novocain & P Phenacetin & P Picric acid & components Pyridine
Saccharin *Salicylic acid & P *Salipyrine *Salol & P Salvarsan ?Santonin & P Toluol & C & P Triphenyl phosphate Xylol 82 c & P
