The suburban citizen., 1900-12-22

of Washington and is interested in sew
eral successful ventures.
! Mr.. Wilton j. Lambert is a member
| Of the law firm of Lambert & Lambert,
who have met with signal success as
| attorneys for large corporations. He
! Is q pushing, hustling, live young man
! who likes to see things move with a
! vengeance. Mr.. Louis p. Shoemaker
| is almost too well known to our read
| ers to need mention. AS director of the
/ Washington Loan g. Trust Company
and of the Columbia National Bank, in
! connection with his extensive real es-
/ tate business he is constantly on the
go. He is the leading spirit in nearly
all matters pertaining to municipal i'm
provement.
Mr.. Frank L. Hanvey, the builder, Is
"known by his work" which is seen
in all parts of the city Some Of the
| largest and handsomest buildings in
| the city were erected by him. Mr.. j.
| Fred Kelly has always taken an active
part in public affairs and is in great
! demand when there is any large pub
| lie function on hand. His real estate
! business keeps him going good share
! Of the time. Mr.. Arthur p. German,
! Jr., son of ex-senator German OF Mary
/ land, inherited a liberal share OF the
! business acumen with which his father
! is endowed. He is one OF the repre-
! sentative young business men OF the
city and is taking an active part in
upbuilding its industries. Messrs.
| Chas. e. White, cashier OF the Ma
| tional Bank of Washington; w, j.
Hendricks, Melvin e. Myers, r. f.
Crist, e. f. Brady and r. f. Dunning
are also among the stockholders Of the
company.
The fact that cerberite is absolutely
non-explosive on concussion will at
once commend itself to farmers, min
ers and other large users Of explosive
! substances, and to every mechanic in
| the world who will praise 1t for its
| freedom from danger on that account.
! 1t is claimed that it is absolutely inn
possible to explode cerberite except by
/ the use of a specially prepared cap.
! At a meeting of the directors held
| Wednesday afternoon in the Office Of
| Lambert & Lambert officers for the en-
suing year were elected as follows:
James L. Norris, president; Louis p.
Shoemaker first vice-president Frank
L. Hanvey, second vice-president;
Frank Hume, third vice-president;
Chas e. White, treasurer; r. F.. Crist,
secretary. VIM. J. Hendricks was
chosen manager and Mr.. Wilton j.
Lambert, attorney for the company.
The following committees were select
ed: Executive Committee, Louis p.
Shoemaker chairman; Wilton j. Lam
bert, Frank l.. Hanvey, w. j. Hen
bricks and Frank Hume. Finance
Committee, j. Fred. Kelley c.. Ran
dolph and Louis p. Shoemaker. Audit
ing Committee, A. L, Wood, j. Fred
Kelley and NJ e. Myers.
The following article from the New
York Financial Review, which we pub
lish in full, will give our readers some
additional facts in reference to GER
berite and its possibilities:
1T has often been observed that this
is essentially an age of new ideas.
Our people are nothing If not progress
sive, and their entire existence may be
taken as an exemplification of the doc
trine that the world moves or
course it is not merely sufficient that
an idea shall be new; 1t must also be
meritorious il success Is to be the re-
ward of its promugation. When, how
ever, newness and goodness are COM
bined in proper proportions, there Is
nothing that can stand in the way.
Progress, rapid progress, is the or
der of the day. Nothing can stop 1t.
| Whateverstands in the way Is remorse-
lessly run down, as the stagecoach by
the locomotive in the first half OF the
century. In the rush OF improvements
inventions which we're valuable but
! few years ago, are now superseded. 1t
is in vain that interests which, it may
be, cost enormously in treasure and
! labor call out against destruction. The
inevitable always happens; the sun
! puts out the light Of the stars. Wise
men do not quarrel with this law Of
/ progress. The better way they find to
| be, is to put out more effort and
! strength in. the race. If they do not
keep up, they must fall to the rear
"A remarkable Illustration OF the
! progressive tendencies Of the age is to
! be found in the new explosive known
| as cerberite, which is the invention
of a Russian gentleman Of distinguish
! ed standing, named Count Smoliani-
! noff. This explosive is claimed to be
| the equal of, If not superior to, dyna-
mite, and it has been found that it Is
! perfectly safe to handle; that it will
not explode when brought in contact
| with fire, or ignited, and that it Is
proof against freezing to temperature
of forty degrees below zero and yet
| that when exploded, as 1t can be, by
the use of a proper cap, the strongest
| grade of 'cerberite' is able to accom-
| plish more potent results than the
most powerful dynamite, having, in
fact, the strength of a compound con-
tanning ninety per cent. Of pure glycer-
! inc.
"These facts having been established
to the satisfaction Of a number Of gen
tlemen Of high standing in business
and financial circles, a contract was
secured from the inventor for the ex-
elusive control of the process in the
United States, and charter was OBJ
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