COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITIES 



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TABLE XIII 

 CHEMICALS MADE BY ELECTRICITY 



1914 



1909 



Number of establishments 



Products 



Total value 



Chlorates: 



Number of establishments 



Tons. . . 



Value 



Hypochlorites: 



Number of establishments 



Tons 



Value 



Caustic soda, caustic potash, and lye: 



Number of establishments 



Tons 



Value 



Ferro and other alloys: 



Number of establishments 



Value 



Oxygen and hydrogen: 



Number of establishments 



Value 



All other, names in order of value aluminum, 

 calcium carbide, abrasives, electrodes, 

 sodium and sodium peroxide, phosphorus, 

 silicon chlorine, carbon bisulphide, and 

 muriatic acid: 



Number of establishments 



Value.. 



36 

 $29,661,649 



5 



8,304 

 $1,131,316 



4 



73,197 

 $1,714,837 



5 



48,663 

 $2,309,511 



7 



$2,859,482 



5 



$68,441 



34 

 $18,451,461 



5 



5,785 

 $904,550 



5 



45,970 

 $1,506,831 



17 

 $21,578,062 



$16,040,080 



the amount. This is approximately 25 per cent of the total flow -of 

 the river, as computed by Government engineers. It is, however, 

 not sufficient to allow for any further expansion of these electro- 

 chemical industries, some of the largest and most important of 

 which are now compelled to go to Norway or other fields where 

 abundant water power can be had cheaply; this, in spite of the 

 fact that at least one million horse-power additionally could be 

 developed at Niagara Falls without seriously interfering with the 

 scenic beauty of the Falls. On the other hand, the shortage of 

 power was responsible for the recent installation of the mammoth 

 steam plant almost within the shadow of the Falls. 



