PBBP-. ' Mfrl! ti 'j. & fie" 'r v to. 1. . .s i .. ,:Uk-iij . ..' . .rwsi: r k i, ; ,j&v'&. ' U w W "'w ,ic F L-rt i" MIST COTERIE INDEX IN PROGRESS 0600 Leaders in This Science V Listed in and JNear r-mia- TOUCHES ALL ACTIVITY industry, in All Its Branches, Requires Now the Serv ices of Experts v.. neo it used to lip drilled into rcliool- 1b ys that tho production and use of uul ,L!...i nrld formed the test of n nation's Utilisation. Thnt test no loncrr liold.s but Si',, is generally ndmltled nowndnyn that lt. i of a nation's mnterlp; oIvIIIski- FT lion depends upon Its process In-rficmlslry ?! i VhP use It makes of trained chemists. Utlnil ine "i" -,l !',,.! Il.llr..1M..I.I,. ?d to tributary Industrial districts me ! .it ,U'rinpfrl. r- . . ..... nwl Ha ruvlrnn contain aninc- We ' This wl'j tin" ...-- -- M.M,i'llkc BCO rhemlHtH who are holdlns K.Vin world. It would be hard to com- AfJ.il. an cxnrt census, but the n.iovo flRiire ''lu rtilrwentntlve. since It la taken from the ')?.. of the Philadelphia section of the American Chemical Society nnd represents VttiTmen connected with the local branch. $1. Philadelphia section Is beaded by Abra 3tTnein".. I f f .,homKt,v ) .ihTnrcxel institute, and It meets monthly ' !3 the KtiKlneers' Club, when papers of In- terest in mo""11 '" mIHmI. ' . ... nm rminnl workers In almost R, icry ncld of endeavor which touches on I' 'you that chemistry Is the queen of sciences. I'iCdown at bottom It concerns W(to tha ultimate iousiiiuihhi i " hm" Mhe Uium.i n(,iiBl:isIlc. lin will to E?B is pan"-""".- .''.... ""........ EiiSVnu In answer lo ucauumj iiuciuuhk PL; i,,ip!il Industry." tnat tnero is no : .i i.,,i,irv tirnnerlv sneaklmr. or I Neither that cvcrthlnK Is a chemical Indus r try "Tho chemist Is ncces.aiy In ecry '. iiro'cess which takes some mateilal with an i Idea of maklns somcthlnK out of It." was Mthe way one in mm. ju ... .,.,... - ! Phllaucipni'i ruciiun i""j ,.. ..... ... KIKLDS KOIt CHIiMISTIlV This seems title One would haidly look upon a locomotive as a chemical product. tut the Baldwin plant keeps a very to ipectablo force of chemists at woik lisht Alone'' Medicine, as every one knows, la Intimately i elated to chemistry, but tho ordinary layman hardly eor thinks of ?- vaccine virus nH tnc proouci oia cncmisi. tf Should you bo a dissipated pel son who dal lies with tne sraucuc col-kiuii in uiu runn ing quarter of an hour bofoio dinner you tan rest assured that a chemist, as well As alcohol, Is nt the bottom of it some where, just as tho chemist lias scanned tho M loup or tho catsup wmcu may ltniow inu l; tocKian. Kxplosics, coal tar, drups and dyes and patent fire extinguishers have been her. Aided almost to c.shaustlon as the fruits of chemistry but how many think of the talking machlno as the work of chemists? Perhaps It isn't, strictly speaking, but the Victor people pay out considerable aim.unts Pj eacn year to cnemisis wnn iook .um mi.-. waxes, icslns and tuner maicriais wiucn go Into the machines. The sole leather under your foot Is a chemical product par txcellence , so is tho artificial silk heart ihli.h mi mm' bo weailuc: t.v are the gas "f manlln (.nil thrt ITU hlimitlir therein. The J'lchemlst treats tho giound to feed tho cow r ihlcli helps tho human newcomer to get a ? . . .. .-. . .!. ..I I... l.n.l l.lu .V lOenOlll Oil CX1S1IICC ; IIIU cnuNlini jwu inn ;'. .. . . .... .. iui .i i.. inare in developing inou uumkh u.-. m ?J preparing tho human body for burial. The V. t . . .1.1 . . . J .1. - .....,1I I . Mm ; cuemisi is wiin us iioiu mo i-iumc " " f, )gia.a and ho has dono a whole lot to h. make the distance between these points J'' greater than It used to be. SIDE 1XDUSTRIKS. Apart from medicine, Instiuctlon. public Inspection of various soils, theso business Activities aro icpresented In the member Ihlp of '.'io Philadelphia section of the i. American i ncmicni nocicii ; 9, ........ ... . . ..l.t.. 1 ..la....t.,A nv Cl loiuil nicauillllK. Klia iiiauui.n.Lu., ..- tej 'plosh es. metallurgy, textile manufacturing it 'In .ill I...., m.l.nu inqU. (rnnlmniit fur Itl ';' 'dustrlat purp sea, sugar icflning. starch manufacture, paints and vainl.siies. soups, catsup, gas manufacture, artlllclal board manufacture, metal cleaners, vegetable, anl- Mil on.l ...l.ifi.nl nlln fnrtlllvnru VPfTfttMltn j ."MI UI.U ,llli,,. ,,,.., . fc. .... ... .c --"" iujc3, mineral oyes, gas ni.uiin, iuk...-i Y manufacture ami runner leciaiming. mau- , Ufacturc of acids and heavy chemicals, gal- Cl ..nl.ln- ..n,H tnllrlt.r- mnnlltnnil CntlA 'i- .ani&iiif,. nu..i. iuiiviii jti........ .'. .-.." grinding, extracts, cements, tanning, wheat ooyr, Mieepsuin picuing, wool scuuiuis "" carbonizing, hrlrkmalclnir. biological prod- r jucis ana iiactetit,i07. siorago iiaiieiii:i, ij Iron ore reduction, colluloso other than ex- c waives, sieei, locomotives, tiisiiiung, ceiuiu- A li.a t.l.nnAn.iln . r. ..r. n . . I 1. U rt W O OlPS Se'And rasps, magnesia and asbestos products, i". oouer comiiounns, nruiiciai nun, .111 n- mlui, iijuru CAiiaum iiim i.ii..vivtv.. ........ I OIL AND CHEMICALS FORM It' BIG PHILADELPHIA ITEM b Magnitude of Business Unknown Out side of Trade Shown by Impres sive Figures Plls and chemicals constitute a eiy re- tpectable nronortlon of the expoit business l.donA1 thrntirrh thin nnl If In known. In a k. '..:.; " :..": 'ir;...,:;..:; .; " ,". Hciiciai way, .111111 i'llllUUUJIMIIil 10 1 latbo j manufacturer of chemicals and a large ex Is: POrter. hut IU mnirnltuiln nf thn business Is hardly appreciated outside of tho trade. jJThe following figures, giving tho chief ox- Wffif line i - 1 1 1.. ... A.i.n.in e v. .igt mie 11 KOUU uueia lur CBlliiiaiiHH I, tha volume of the oil and chemical Industry, ; trough allowance should bo made for the fact that great volumes of chemicals orlg-Sln-tlPB In tho Phlladelnhla district figure in l the export figures for New York and not K wr tins port: m, PIULADELl'IlIA EXrOnTS, 1916 k h Cirmmodlty Quantity 21,178 477)735 Value $2,331 ,.112,28)1 311.1102, 21,002 203,fll).1 2(l.4r,0 3U.7K.1 823.077 11,073.872 818,781 77.S0fl.200 44,038.007 38,042 337.009 2.472 010.088 40 144.213 28.375 37.574 1,218.422 0,029,S8' 8,454,0011 0,727,597 4,357,147 344,702 17,309 3.512 78,850 7.044 5.47A 222.898 02,800 1.173.478 34 f;tllull,, lb jLyoo alcohol, bI IVK extracts P and dywtufTs rf . of llmf , Ibn 452.170 V5 nd fomblnnllona.. Ml other' druks and . ' cwmicau RTOp0?'ltr ,b ocow.aiH K OthP vnlnU.a i'i!.i,,."i"' ton. .;,.::: Mwleatini crtaao .4... 3,00 HPT (reaiti ' ,, SWOll. lbs fl'low. Ib( ... '..'.' I, 88i',11.1 4111 1.154,U1 14,1)8fl 51.8111 lU'SK!!11"'.. r and K 4Slr." r " " : .l Jj; and f,i 0, gal.... 30,Bsl,47R 30,480.33.1 H4, '.'1111.8(10 n7,llAV.Vn2 24.11!8,Ul(l fc.1.1 .r' ki ... S'B 'is olli. sal. , Sto ""?. oll. "al8- JttpMted oils. lb.. ... Ltujoii, r. .:.:... srwint. '" oiacR , Ts oaint.. ! . fl.778 0,330 'J.R71.410 1,117,300 27,288,398 2.C00 0,431,286 h, al. .... J ft.tewJb f.ir-w. " "('" lb.. iioi. other" tban'Vo'lieY. ft-ini 823.917 ,!'... C .. .. . . . .k seven Italian NMlna NunK ME? April 19. Seven Italian vessels unfc during the week ended April 10. ff to an official statement, 'ine nt reads) hur the' week ended April 15, 464 cull .nationalities, of a Brow ion- :-Ml fBtr4,-.iHW , pw.',, ! JKizB S5S . AMERICAN CHEMISTS EXCEL IN INVENTIONS Have Originated and Developed Many Important Industries, U. S. Official Says rhZJlIt' " "in MRUcp wl,h ,,,e Amcrlca I" Harpers fl)r April, and the question Is nnswerPll y ,,. k. HneMand. meml'er pf hemlMs- nch-eiements. He says they Have "ult up the greatest sulphuric acid Industrv In the world. They originate! nn.i -,. "Ped the largest aluminum Industry, largest calcium carbide Industry, which furnishes a ticw chemical for producing acetylene light ...... i.iicn. mixed with oxygen, permits the welding and cutting of metals by means of mM-Mii" ,Jet f oxyacc,-lenc' melting the metal llko butter. nJ1)L'""'rlcan r,1(,r"''" I" credited with ,," r &V.t. "f...,h.e '."W-t electrolytic ...... ......,., , WIllrn ,ne PPC.r ,. ,.urr,,, lIPlYiinnniiAu a .1 .i t . . ni ;, in s'r cniorinc gns. such Hn.li i-7 , ' 1P lrc.,u;hps. "' also caustic n ;n . 'J0!' "" n1 lV,s '", "" ln !' " an nntlseptlc and bleaching agent, and IT,MICir.,a '" thc ,,aFe ,,r 0n making? of mercerised cotton goods and of soda pulp for paper supplies. ' The Industries which one their existence to tin- researches of American chemMs are so numerous that one knows hardly where to draw the line, but then- are still others deserving npcclal attention Thev were In strumental In providing the gre.it sulphite cellulose Industry, petroleum refining, syn thetic abrasives ilk,, carborundum, artificial graphite, the Industry for the better utili zation of corn and cotton seed, tho photo gtaphlc film, which Is ihn base of the motion picture Industry, processes for tho rapid tanning of leather. Improved and cheapened the making of imlnts and vnrnlshes. mod ernized the cement Industry and Improved processes In the rubber trade. I'nder war pressure the American chem ists activities have ramified through nn endless network W other Industries; old chemical plants have quadrupled n size and new chemical plants and dve Industries developed. (iro. llrlntnn I'htlllni C. S. Phillip , , ( Kej-Mone. Main 20113 Telephones ,. j,nrkM J0;0 PHILLIPS & JACOBS Manufacturers of Photographic Chemicals DKAI.r.US IN CHEMICALS roll Electro-Platers, Jewelers, Photo-Engravers, and the Arts Generally Refiners of Gold and Silver Waste 622 Race Street Establish!! IRO. Cable Address CwarncR, Western Union Code Charles A. Wagner SisbEi!Sjr Mkt. 1(110 m w wi.iiaiinuim 1 1 i ii.i, 1 11 i-jm. '- "t V.. fcUfcywrtiiiiiirfcAi. iv.mW Vivi.niy Rfuldenre and office of John Jordan, 183 North Third street, built In 170 Since 1778 The firm of W. H. & F. Jordan, Jr.. Is one of the oldest chemical and oil houses in this hemisphere. The bus iness was founded in 1778 by God frey Haga. Fifteen years later the firm name was changed to Boiler & Jordan, and for the last century and a quarter the business has been conducted exclusively by members of the Jordan family. The present partners are Augustus W. Jordan and I. Canfield Jordan. CHEMICALS IMPORTERS Chinese, Japanese, ( East Indian and African products. EXPORTERS acids, oils and. heavy chemicals. t DEALER in vegetable oils, cherhf- , cals and specialties for the textile, soap, leather, rubber, glass, straw hat, paint and varnish, iron and steel and paper manufacturers. Also for wholesale druggists, meat packers, bakers and confectioners. W. H. & F, JORDAN, Jr. Itnportert, Exporters, Deler ftl-f'fTII. x WEmm LEDGER-PHIB PfflLADELPHIA BIG CHEMICALCENTER Trade and Work in Coal-Tar Chemistry Highly Important MART FOR COLOR DYES Metropolitan District From Chester to Camden Makes Many Drug Products Philadelphia ns a chemical town holds high place In American Industry, and the metropolitan district today In a vastly Im portant section In coal-tar chemistry. This Is as it should be. for Philadelphia, as America's leading textile city. Is a large consumer of coal-tar dyes, and her phar maceutical Arms handle large quantities of co.il-tar drugs, like aspirin, phenolphthaleln and acetanllld. not to mention such staples as carbolic acid and salicylic ncld, More over, Philadelphia was an early leader In coal-tar development, for Dr. 1). Jaync more than a generation ago not only made anthracene in this city, but sold the product abroad. By n combination of patent laws, which work to the advantage of foreign formula holders nnd tariff laws designed to favor Importers of coal-tar chemicals at the ex pense of the Vnlted States manufacturers, the coal-tar Industry was early undermined and the ambitious attempts of Doctor .Tayne and others to develop Intermediate' manu facture In this country were brought to an end So far ns the coal-tar color Industry was concerned only one Intermediate nnl lino oil was made In America when the war began In 1!H How America has pro gressed In this one line' can be seen by look ing at market reports. One trade paper, which quoted thirty-one coal-tar colors In November, quotes slxty-nlno this month, and all are of American manufacture MAHKBT FOTl COLORS foal-tar colors, though of prlmo Impor tance In such great Philadelphia Industries as textiles, glazed kid nnd paints, do not sum up Philadelphia's Interest In coal-tar chemistry. This city Is a market for colors rather than a maker of colors. But In Win. n. rhllllp. Philadelphia Chemicals Minerals Colors For the Arts and Manufactures Ask for List of Available Chemicals 222 North Water Street PHILADELPHIA Main 3SI1 .- M, s &B&- mwwii$m&?iiMti other directions Philadelphia Is a leader In coal-tar exploitation. In the development of coal-tar products, such as roofing, paving and wood-preserving materials, the city has a long1 and honorable record, niproduct re covery has been In practice for years In the Philadelphia district, notable, examples be ing at hand In Camden and' Chester coke works. The United Oas Improvement Com pany, by Its cyanogen recovery and other processes, has taken, a part In this develop ment, and the Benzol Products Company, at Marcus Hook, Is one of the great new plants which are demonstrating what enn bo done with coal-tar products. The great powder companies, preparing for peace, frankly state their purposo of getting into the coal-tar field In lines other than ex plosives. Since the war began Philadelphia has leaped Into prominence ns a nrodueer nf phenol, and for months has been producing at a rato which exceeds tho whole national production before the war. One laboratory Is credited with fifty tons of synthetic phenol dally and this alone Is as great as tho total American production prior to 1914, Perhaps tho best part Is that here in the Philadelphia field a shorter process has been discovered, so that American chemists can maintain phenol production In the face of foreign competition when the war Is over, KINK CHEMICALS TB.ADK In the train of things like these has come the deelopmcnt of line chemicals and drugs. Salicylic acid, a phenol derivative. Is being turned put nnd ncetylsallcyllc ncld, called aspirin by some, Is being manufac tured In considerable amounts. Phenolph thaleln Is likewise being made, notnbly In Camden, nnd the whole list would lead like a few pages from the I. S. P. Kverybody .knows that potasn compounds havo gone soaring slnco ficrmany's Incom. parable deposits are no longer available for world supply. High prices have stimu lated American production, though, of course, this war-born Industry will reasc when Germany Is once more In condition to export. Meanwhile there are certain chemical firms utilising the green mnrls of New Jersey ns sources nf potash, and they are getting good prices. Depending on Boost the Port of Philadelphia! THIS IS A MOVEMENT THAT DESERVES THE SUPPORT OK EVERY ONE. GEORGE C. DAVIS Established 1900 39 S. Tenth Street, Philadelphia. Pa. METALLURGICAL CHEMIST Analyses of Alloys, Iron, Coal, Sand, Clay and Cement. Calorific Value of Coal. Amlrrtv A. Illslr A. lnrl WhltnVM John T, Norton, Jr. Established IMA BOOTH, GARRETT & BLAIR Analytical and Engineering CHEMISTS 104 and 106 Locust Street Philadelphia ASSAYING ORE TESTING EXPERT ADVICE ON' TREATMENT -OF ORES OF KVERY DESCRIPTION Tests of oil flotation, concentration, cyanide, amalgamation, etc. Complete crushing and grinding plant. CONTRACT WORK A SPECIALTY LET US QUOTE nATES 0GDEN LABORATORIES Metallurslcnl Knslneers 230 CHANCELLOR ST. Phone Lombard S780 Samuel P. Sadtler & Son Consulting and Analytical CHEMISTS (Krrentlr Located nt 39 South 10th St.) 210 SOUTH 13TH ST. i (Davison nulldlnf) CUM Mild Arnold, Hoffman & Co. INC. Importer!. Jobbers nnd Manufacturer of Dyestuffs, Chemicals and Starches Philadelphia, Pa. SKW ORK. '. V. riiiL.nELriiiA. r-A. IIOSTON, MASH, CHARLOTTE. N. C. THE KIMBLE The largest plant In America devoted exclusively to tho manufacture of Scien tific Glassware. GENERAL OFFICES: Chicago, III. Factories i Vineland, New York, Chicago J. i ., .v. yV. SST'i .TE v..-sK'S ?'? 'c:. ;. ? r1 A general line of glassware - ' ' " ' - -' ?iriitf fTiifliiiff i' ?' f ' T- .ti-'V-! aKl2JtfHHkfiiiapr,'tf?vtn " -it - '!kmm??jSzamBBmiS83B! ?fi -U-s- ,X 5 yxm '&?mrxmmmtm?Mi.w!"ZLi-t 7wmmmswsmmm-?-ummnr- v? i-pmisss.isiyi-'.??.- t. ' l. a-wv. . -ss4t TsssiEsssst' w jssssssssssisH .'v.t . j isssssn .'UfiBrBa -jm-m sssssssssssssssbt xvi s ss7 j a vaBBBf. ii -j b -.-.j .: issVf?i-?ici.su-v-?u Hf 1 1 iliiifMtTr 'iHMHIMni it i iTnf1(- ' -IfflTffiHI -v. VbPMBMBBBBBBbHBsRkS f lr4BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBHiJ''iBV)BBBBBBBBBBB II III '! ti.AV.S.'sS.Sf',. :. . ,- t7WmBSPmf&r a :. . sTFgg jidMI " . XLW, ". .s t .is - - '.--,jr . ''tiV e' " 25n4.es '.. , :, .-.. "- . potash for "present benefits, they are gc-lnf ahead with coal-tar drugs and chemicals at the same time. By the tlmo the war ends they will be In a position to swlnr entirely to coal-tar derivatives, and with the ensh reserves nnd factory experience won from profitable potash they will be prepared to meet any fair competition from abroad. Failures In Chemical Industry According to 1L O. Dun & Co., the num ber of failures In drugs and chemicals In the United States during March wns twenty, seven, against forty-two In thc same month of last year nnd forty-live In 191.. The number of failures among manufacturers of drugs and chemicals wns four, ns com pared with three In Mnrch last year nnd one In 1915. The liabilities of the failed traders In March this, year amounted to $22S,425 and of the manufacturers to JUl.lR.l, a total of 9336,608. Soda Ash to Be Made in Japan As a result of the experiments made ln the manufacture of soda ash In Nngoya, Japan, a Joint stock company, wllh n cap ital of JSOO.OOO, has been formed to manu facture this product, and land has been ac quired nt Nagoya harbor to erect factories. Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company MANUFACTURERS OF HIGH-GRADE HEAVY CHEMICALS ACIDS Fuming Acid (Oleum) Oil of Vitriol Sulphuric Acid GO", and lower tests for the manufacture nf fertilizer. Muriatic Acid Mixed Acid Nitric Acid Acetic Acid ALUM Lump Alum Ground Alum Powdered Alum Kilter Alum General NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA CHICAGO SAN FRANCISCO f ! W T jl These Twin Thoughts Are E QUallty UniTOrmity Present in Our DaUy.Work M Pressers and Refiners of Neatsfoot and Lard Oils. Makers of Highly Sulphonated Neatsfoot and Cod Oils, Tanners' Soaps, Moellon Degras, Moistureles s Cod Oil, Turkey Red Oil. Ask for Booklet on Quick Forwarding of Samplen R&$$$ W;StMzmk k. iJ.ty.y' ' r... ssr s. t '.- l r . Ws fc, . . i for chemical, ' iltitiifl .t3t, . .. VL J &j , -, --.i.t .?, , - n-r-jtjirt .;,..wv- fcpw7"&r s' - w A'v vvi v0i vnvy? ? ... h-Ct-. . : a V;aSaSaSaSaSaSaSaSBB?c.2 -. ?-.mitLX7mnmtmmi!--wm-r0imi ';: i. S St'f'i 4;vvK.rF- , i t ""i. ;"' .", tnl .nJ f .Mr.1, K ' '"fi Th.e London Jute Association and the Dundee Chamber ot Commerce have agreed on a plan to recommend that an export duty bo placed on oil jute leaving Calcutta after tho war, with a rebate of 100 per cent to the British Kmplre. Such a plan would directly nffect the American linoleum Industry by riveting Its dependence upon British mills. Established 1869 Mechlkig Brothers ManT g. CoJ Powdered Caustic Soda Bisulphite of Soda Silicate of Soda Epsom Salts Hyposulphite Soda Sulphite Camden, N. J. CAUSTIC SODA Electrolytic 7G1, 74 nnd 60T. SULPHATE OF ALUMINA Natrona Porous Alum (Iron Free. Invented by nnd mads only by this company) Evcelnlor Sulphate of Alumina All grades for paper and color makers' uses Filtration, Dyeing and Tanning purposes, etc. SODAS Bicarbonate of Soda Natrona nnd Cheshire. Brands Sal Soda Sulphate of Soda GENERAL OFFICES Widener Building, Philadelphia FACTORIES Philadelphia, Pa.; Natrona, Pa.; Wyandotte, Mich. Chemical Company Makers of Standard Chemicals ST. LOUIS CLEVELAND PITTSBURGH BUFFALO Wtk.4- Bridesburg, Philadelphi lia, Importers of Olive Oil. thc Perfect licit Dressing. pOf Interest to All Manufacturers. ana immediate Response to All Inquiries. - ' I. GLASS CO. P-V J,?""1'. " ';7 ' - " . a -s-HJ!ci7XK!' i-- ysii.jfci.jit i XV 4 f&WM &m&Ek have authorized the' amen4MM ' charter so that a proflt-sHaisW i be put through by the director "ctttjh without special authorisation "o the' holders. The distribution for this-year1 bo made as usual. Incorporated 1880 r'b .... ti of Soda Sal Soda Flour Sulphur Oil Vitriol Biscarb. Soda Aqua Ammonia ''i ' T, V m M Philadelphia, Pa. l;l lS U BLEACHING POWDER (Chlorldo of Lime) For Pulp, Taper, Textile uses and the Sterilization ot Water LIQUID CHLORINE i , Sole Importers of GREENLAND KRYOLITH Selected and rowdercd Kryollth tor Glass, Unamclware, Hollow-ware, Tile, eta SYRACUSE EASTON BRIDGEPORT PROVIDENCE ZtUiy X U. S. A. J VINELAND, N. J. MANUPACTUUB , Kimble Perfection Laboratory Glass KimDiq KoIIeglate laboratory Glass Kimble Graduated aiassware Kimble Lampblown Glassware" ?r-?t3 J i-Ci''tSv v" s4 wmhc4M &h r 1 1 j&: itC'. tlViAV !-rHfcfx"c w -sVtfl "Ji-U sn fci' &. "Asm v X- m "3,:. JT.