Atmospheric Nitrogen; Operation of Muscle Shoals Nitrate PlantsU.S. Government Printing Office, 1920 - Muscle Shoals, Ala. [from old catalog] |
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... entirely dependent in this country upon impor- tations of Chilean saltpeter . This war developed more than was supposed possible the use of high explosives and a very much more intense use of propellants . The rate of fire in this war ...
... entirely dependent in this country upon impor- tations of Chilean saltpeter . This war developed more than was supposed possible the use of high explosives and a very much more intense use of propellants . The rate of fire in this war ...
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... entirely dependent or almost dependent upon the importation of nitrates from Chile for supply in an emer- gency . In the meantime , during the war the agricultural interests of the country were deprived of a very large part of the ...
... entirely dependent or almost dependent upon the importation of nitrates from Chile for supply in an emer- gency . In the meantime , during the war the agricultural interests of the country were deprived of a very large part of the ...
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... entirely inaccurate . At least , we very greatly increased the supply of explosives in this country by the by- product coke - oven recoveries , but that we entirely covered our need for nitrates by that process is entirely inaccurate ...
... entirely inaccurate . At least , we very greatly increased the supply of explosives in this country by the by- product coke - oven recoveries , but that we entirely covered our need for nitrates by that process is entirely inaccurate ...
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... Entirely so . Mr. ANTHONY . If I remember correctly , this committee reported out legislation passed by Congress appropriating $ 20,000,000 for these nitrate plants ? Secretary BAKER . Yes , sir . Mr. ANTHONY . Before the war ...
... Entirely so . Mr. ANTHONY . If I remember correctly , this committee reported out legislation passed by Congress appropriating $ 20,000,000 for these nitrate plants ? Secretary BAKER . Yes , sir . Mr. ANTHONY . Before the war ...
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... entirely remove that obstruction . Mr. WISE . What has the dam got to do with it ? Mr. CALDWELL . It is a question of economy . If that can be drawn into navigation , I think it is a good argument why the project should go along ...
... entirely remove that obstruction . Mr. WISE . What has the dam got to do with it ? Mr. CALDWELL . It is a question of economy . If that can be drawn into navigation , I think it is a good argument why the project should go along ...
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agricultural ammonium nitrate ammonium sulphate amount ANTHONY arc process ARMY MARCH 1920 atmospheric nitrogen beehive ovens bill by-product coke ovens by-product ovens CALDWELL carbide cent CHAIRMAN chart pl chemical Chile Chilean nitrate coal committee CONGRESS THE LIBRARY corporation cyanamid plants cyanamid process demand DENT estimated expense export fertilizer fixed nitrogen GAILLARD Germany GREENE Haber process horsepower hour HULL important increase industry inorganic nitrogen labor LIBRARY OF CONGRESS LIBRARY RARY lime nitrogen long tons manufacture MARCH 1920 SKETCH materials MCKENZIE month munitions Muscle Shoals Muscle Shoals plants NITRATE DIVISION ORDNANCE nitrate of soda nitrate plants nitric acid nitrogen fixation operation ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT peace Prof purposes quantity ROBERTS royalty Secretary BAKER Secretary of War shows sodium nitrate steam power sulphate of ammonia supply of nitrogen thing tion tons of nitrogen total consumption United States Nitrate water power
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