Atmospheric Nitrogen; Operation of Muscle Shoals Nitrate PlantsU.S. Government Printing Office, 1920 - Muscle Shoals, Ala. [from old catalog] |
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... question of production of ex- plosives came up and it was deemed advisable to multiply the pow- der plants in this country and to increase the sources of fixed nitrogen as far as possible , because it was cheaper to make the powder in ...
... question of production of ex- plosives came up and it was deemed advisable to multiply the pow- der plants in this country and to increase the sources of fixed nitrogen as far as possible , because it was cheaper to make the powder in ...
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... question of what to do with this gross investment of practically $ 85,000,000 at Muscle Shoals . The things possible to be done , of course , are , first , to demolish it and reckon it as a war cost ; to lock it up , grease the ...
... question of what to do with this gross investment of practically $ 85,000,000 at Muscle Shoals . The things possible to be done , of course , are , first , to demolish it and reckon it as a war cost ; to lock it up , grease the ...
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... question , Mr. Secretary ? Secretary BAKER . Certainly . Mr. ANTHONY . How far have the Muscle Shoals plants been brought into production ? Secretary BAKER . The No. 1 plant has made some runs , just to demonstrate the process , and the ...
... question , Mr. Secretary ? Secretary BAKER . Certainly . Mr. ANTHONY . How far have the Muscle Shoals plants been brought into production ? Secretary BAKER . The No. 1 plant has made some runs , just to demonstrate the process , and the ...
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... question of construction came up , a certain witness , I have for- gotten his name , who was telling us about the cost of these various plants for the production of nitrates , that had not produced any- the new plants - he said that ...
... question of construction came up , a certain witness , I have for- gotten his name , who was telling us about the cost of these various plants for the production of nitrates , that had not produced any- the new plants - he said that ...
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... question which they can not answer . Mr. GREENE . Your statement suggests one thing . The hearings have been held in the Senate by the Committee on Agriculture which implies that that committee would take jurisdiction of this matter ...
... question which they can not answer . Mr. GREENE . Your statement suggests one thing . The hearings have been held in the Senate by the Committee on Agriculture which implies that that committee would take jurisdiction of this matter ...
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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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