BRITISH DYES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2579, 29 September 1915, Page 14

BRITISH DYES

.BUSINESS OPENED ON A GOOD . | T WORKING BASIS. ; The progress_ made in connection with the, scheme to increase the manufacture of dyes in. 7 Britain was explained" by. Mr. James Falconer, M.P., at a statutory meeting of the British Dyes, Ltd., at. Manchester on. July 13. |- Mr. Falconer said _tliey hid entered into complete possession of Reed, Holliday, and Sons', works, and had doubled the average output; but they had. to lay down a foundation for a national' :supply ill order to-be independent of Germany. With regard to immediate demands, the 'board had decided that profits were entirely a. subordinae con- . sideraion. :... •

To manufacture a supply which would fully meet the needs at the , present, thne was a difficult task, but they proposed to establish the best organisa-.;. I tion that could: be found in this couu-- ' try. • There would be a. research depart-/ ment, of which they bad invited Prof. : Morgan to become the head, and he was giving their proposal favourable consideration. _ ■ They also proposed to establish, a technical committee, and they had invited the heads of the principal Universities devoting themselves to organdie chemistry to form an advisory coun-;: cij. • The total available capital amounted . to £1,079,000, and this was not adequate for' the ultimate oaject, hut it; was enough to do a ereat deal! iff: Switzerland, in. spite of the fact thai: the German dye companies had threat-; ened that if dyes were exported to - England they would refuse to supply any of the Swiss consumers, showed small signs of treating off their friend-;, ly relations with England.- Almost im-. portant element in their business was the supply from Switzerland'. Mr. Falconer said he was sure that'/ after the behaviour of the Germans iii this war 110 right-tihinking Britisher': would feel inclined to depend upon her for anything again. • .>..