PHOSPHATE SUPPLIES.
QUESTION OF CONSERVATION. ACTIONi SUGGESTED IN' AMERICA. United' Press Association —Copyright.! (Received This Day,. 12.55,,p.m.) WASHINGTON, May 20. President Roosevelt, in a message to Congress, suggested the appointment of a joint committee ,to study the. United States phosphate resources,, which are. vital as -a. fertiliser and; in the manufacture of munitions,.- ... . ■ President Roosevelt said the total supply of phosphate rock was estimated at 17,200,000,000. tons, . of . which 7,200,000,000 were in the United States. The bulk of the remainder was controlled by England, France and Russia. He stressed-the necessity for developing a policy of conservation, of the resources for the benefit of this and com-; ing generations.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 58, Issue 187, 21 May 1938, Page 7
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108PHOSPHATE SUPPLIES. Ashburton Guardian, Volume 58, Issue 187, 21 May 1938, Page 7
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