Production of Atmospheric Nitrogen: Hearing Before the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, United States Senate, Sixty-sixth Congress, Second Session, on S. 3390, a Bill to Provide Further for the National Defense; to Establish a Self-sustaining Federal Agency for the Manufacture, Production, and Development of the Products of Atmospheric Nitrogen for Military, Experimental, and Other Purposes; to Provide Research Laboratories and Experimental Plants for the Development of Fixed-nitrogen Production; and for Other Purposes, [March 22, April 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 20, 21, 27, 28, 1920]. |
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... understand it , it is a very simple process to extract nitrogen from the air ; all that is required is heat and power - that is , power to make the heat - and plenty of water . Secretary BAKER . It is simple only in the sense that it is ...
... understand it , it is a very simple process to extract nitrogen from the air ; all that is required is heat and power - that is , power to make the heat - and plenty of water . Secretary BAKER . It is simple only in the sense that it is ...
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... understand that the War Department does not feel that it would be safe in reducing its stock of 300,000 tons of nitrate to 150,000 tons upon any other condition than that the possibilities of this plant for emergency reliance is kept ...
... understand that the War Department does not feel that it would be safe in reducing its stock of 300,000 tons of nitrate to 150,000 tons upon any other condition than that the possibilities of this plant for emergency reliance is kept ...
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... understand that the Government will largely , if not entirely , determine the sell- ing price of the stock ? Secretary BAKER . Yes , Senator . Senator SMITH of South Carolina . It has just occurred to me in connection with the ...
... understand that the Government will largely , if not entirely , determine the sell- ing price of the stock ? Secretary BAKER . Yes , Senator . Senator SMITH of South Carolina . It has just occurred to me in connection with the ...
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... understand that the Government owns the entire site ? Secretary BAKER . The Government owns the entire site where these plants are , and it owns the site where the dam is in process of con- struction , and the dam is now being built by ...
... understand that the Government owns the entire site ? Secretary BAKER . The Government owns the entire site where these plants are , and it owns the site where the dam is in process of con- struction , and the dam is now being built by ...
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... understand then what good the use of the term " primary horsepower " can be . Suppose it went below for two weeks . Would that still be " primary horsepower ? " Mr. ROBERTS . We have always thought anything over a period of 20 years ...
... understand then what good the use of the term " primary horsepower " can be . Suppose it went below for two weeks . Would that still be " primary horsepower ? " Mr. ROBERTS . We have always thought anything over a period of 20 years ...
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