A magyar korona országainak betegsegélyző pénztárai 1898-ban = Die Krankenkassen der Länder der ungarischen Krone im Jahre 1898

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Title:: A magyar korona országainak betegsegélyző pénztárai 1898-ban = Die Krankenkassen der Länder der ungarischen Krone im Jahre 1898

Place of publication:: Budapest

Publisher:: Pester Buchdruckerei-Actien-Gesellschaft

Year of publication:: 1901

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Title:: I. Allgemeiner Bericht

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18 OUR MINERAL RESERVES. Kattowitz, Beuthen, and Tarnowitz districts, which are adjacent to one another and lie within 5 or 10 miles of the Polish-Prussian border and near the corner of Russia, Austria, and Germany. The two smelters in Russian Poland are just across the border from the Silesian smelters. They all seem destined soon to be compelled to suspend or decrease operations on account of military activities, and in any event their output certainly can not reach the outside world. The same thing is true of the smelters in Rhenish Prussia and Westphalia, some of which are very near and most of which are within 100 miles of Liege. In Belgium all but three or four of the zinc-smelting plants lie between Venders and Liege or are strung along the valley of the Meuse between Liege and Namur; and their industrial prospects can well be imagined. The zinc smelters of France lie outside of the territory where active military operations are likely, and so will probably suffer only from scarcity of labor as the employees are called to the colors and from derangements of transportation. The same is true of the zinc smelters in Eng land; but those of Austria-Hungary will, of course, be put out of commission. Other small smelters in Europe, Australia, and Japan will possibly not be affected except as transportation is interrupted. From these observations it can be seen that the zinc-smelting indus try of Europe will be in a sadly demoralized condition while the war continues and for some time thereafter. If the war continues for one year, the output of these countries for that period would, at a conservative estimate, be only about 250,000 tons—a loss of nearly 500,000 tons for the year. The continental spelter market will also be demoralized, however, so it may be that the reduced production will still be ample. Apparently England’s industrial activities after the first readjustments are over may not be seriously restricted. The war only serves to emphasize a condition which already con fronted the zinc industry of the United States—that smelting capac ity and spelter production have increased faster than consumption in the United States, as shown by a growth from 98,958 retorts, having an estimated maximum capacity, when working on high-grade ore, of 404,900 tons in 1910, to 127,754. retorts at the close of 1914, with the completion of those now building, having an estimated maximum capacity of 542,955 tons. The production in 1910 was reported to be 210,424 tons; the production for the first half of 1914 is at the rate of over 350,000 tons a year, and no doubt the second half of the year will witness a considerable gain over that figure. The increase of spelter stocks from 4,522 tons at the close of 1912 to 40,059 tons at the end of 1913, and to 04,039 tons at the middle of 1914, also shows that production is increasing faster than consumption.

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