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Olive  Oil  Embargo. 
Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
June,  1918. 
These  facts  were  brought  out  by  Dr.  Charles  L.  Reese,  chemical 
director  of  the  du  Pont  Company,  in  an  address  made  before  the 
cotton  manufacturers  of  the  United  States  at  their  recent  conven- 
tion in  New  York. 
The  dye  problems  have  been  solved,  he  said,  and  the  du  Ponts 
are  at  this  moment  turning  out  synthetic  indigo  of  the  best  quality 
on  such  a  large  scale  that  the  commercial  success  of  the  undertaking 
is  assured.  The  laboratory  problems  were  all  solved  long  ago. 
The  manufacturing  difficulties  now  have  been  overcome  and  the 
production  of  this  most  important  factor  in  the  dye  industry  is 
going  along  according  to  the  most  up-to-date  process  at  the  com- 
pany's big  plant  nearing  completion  at  Deepwater  Point,  N.  J. 
Not  only  is  indigo  being  made  in  quantity,  but  the  plant  is  turn- 
ing out  all  of  the  intermediates  necessary  for  its  production.  In  a 
very  short  time  the  indigo  plant  will  be  brought  to  its  full  capacity, 
which  will  supply  all'  of  the  needs  of  the  United  States  and  Canada. 
In  addition  to  the  production  of  indigo,  Dr.  Reese  announced 
that  his  company  soon  will  be  manufacturing  types  of  the  finest 
basic,  acid  and  direct  colors,  and  a  little  later  will  put  on  the  market 
the  alizarine  colors  with  their  mostly  needed  derivatives,  namely, 
the  vat  colors.  Sulphur  colors  and  chrome  colors  will  be  put  on 
the  market  in  a  comparatively  short  time.  He  said  that  while  it  is 
not  possible  at  the  present  to  give  definite  dates,  the  plans  are  pro- 
gressing very  rapidly,  considering  the  difficulties  of  securing  ma- 
chinery and  raw  materials,  and  we  feel  certain  that  we  will  make 
good  our  promise  to  become  a  large  factor  in  making  this  country 
independent  in  the  dyestufT  industry. 
OLIVE-OIL  EMBARGO  RELAXED. 
The  United  States  consul-general  at  Barcelona,  Spain,  cables: 
Spanish  government,  by  royal  order  published  April  24,  permits, 
upon  application  to  the  general  direction  of  customs  within  ten 
days,  the  exportation  of  Spanish  olive  oil  of  recognized  Spanish 
brands  to  American  countries  on  the  basis  of  shipments  made  to 
those  countries  during  the  five  years  from  1912  to  1916,  no  country 
being  allowed  more  than  its  pro  rata  share.  Shipment  must  be  made 
in  cans  or  bottles  in  the  case  of  brands  registered  after  July  31,  1914, 
or  in  any  kind  of  containers  for  brands  registered  prior  to  that  date. 
