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Bulletin 102, part 3. Sulphur: An example of industrial inde- 

 pendence, by Joseph E. Pogue. Issued November 7, 1917. 10 pp., 

 1 fig., 3 pis. 



Two sulphur deposits near the Gulf coast in Louisiana and Texas, worked by an 

 ingenious and efficient mechanical process, not only are supplying practically all of 

 the crude sulphur in this country, but their development has shifted the world's 

 largest sulphur industry from Sicily to the United States. The geological occurrence 

 and method of working the Gulf deposits by means of the Frasch process are described 

 in nontechnical language. The bearing of these deposits on the sulphuric acid situa- 

 tion is discussed and the need pointed out for a determination of the sulphur re- 

 sources present in the whole Gulf region, with a view to defining a proper adjustment 

 between the needs of the sulphur industry and the sulphuric acid industry. 



Bulletin 102, part 4. Coal: The resource and its full utilization, 

 by Chester G. Gilbert and Joseph E. Pogue. Issued February 21, 

 1918. 26 pp. 



The cost of fuel in the home is roughly four or five times the first cost at the mine. 

 In other words, the cost to the consumer is out of all proportion to the price at the pro- 

 ducing end. This discrepancy means an extravagant price for fuel in the home and 

 is due to wastefulness of economic procedure all the way down the line between produc- 

 tion and consumption. It is the purpose of this paper to analyze the situation and 

 point out economic changes needed to better conditions. 



Bulletin 102, part 5. Power: Its significance and needs, by 

 Chester G. Gilbert and Joseph E. Pogue. Issued September 21, 1918. 

 In this country tremendous emphasis is placed on the use of power; the result is a 

 gi-owing burden on transportation which must be solved. The present transportation 

 difficulty is in a measure an expression of this problem. The purpose of this paper is to 

 develop the general nature of the situation and suggest the character of remedial 

 action called for. 



Bulletin 102, part 6. Petroleum: A resource interpretation, by 

 Chester G. Gilbert and Joseph E. Pogue. Issued August 7, 1918. 

 74 pp., 12 figs., 3 pis. 



Petroleum is of particular significance because, of all our important resources, it is 

 most limited and involves the highest percentage of waste. Scarcely one-tenth of the 

 value of the resource is recovered under present circumstances, while the unmined 

 supply available under current practice is only about 70 barrels to each person. This 

 paper makes an economic study of the resource and the industry engaged in its develop- 

 ment, and traces the causes of waste to certain maladjustments in the economic situa- 

 tion, pointing out how these may be remedied by a constructive economic policy 

 applied to the matter. The desirability of developing shale oil to replace petroleum 

 as it becomes incapable of meeting the demand is gone into and the advisability of 

 using benzol and alcohol as substitutes for gasoline is considered. The natural gas 

 industry is also treated. 



Bulletin 102, part 7. Natural Gas: Its production, service, and 

 conservation, by Samuel S. Wyer. Issued December 28, 1918. 



Bulletin 102, vol. 1. The energy resources of the United States: 

 A field for reconstruction, by Chester G. Gilbert and Joseph E. 

 Pogue. 



This paper brings together the substance of parts 4, 5, and 6 of Bulletin 102, to- 

 gether with an introduction and a conclusion that coordinate the details of the dis- 

 cussion and draw forth the main issues. It is concluded that the whole matter involvea 



