Evening journal., 1905-03-24
MEN
DINE IN NEW YORK
Special DUPONT Edition of
New York Paper Featured
the Occasion
COLONEL JIG, EWING POSTMASTER

During the present week representatives,
of the sales department Of the Il. /. Du-
Pont Powder Company have been hold
ing a convention in New York. A ban
quet was given at the Astor House on
Wednesday evening which was attended
by i3o persons.
About forty representatives OF the
company from this city participated. in
cludng General n. Coleman DUPONT,
Eugene Dupont, E. E. DUPONT and Alexis
T. Dupont.
Colonel ]. G. Ewing. OF Governors
stan. presided as toastmaster, and toasts
were responded 20 as follows: "The Ex-
eoutlve." General r. Coleman DuPont
"smokeless Powder Operating" n. +.
Baldwin; "'rhe Sales Department" J. A.
Haskell; "For the Treasurer" r. II.
Dunham; BLACK Powder Operating
Alfred l. DUPONT; "High Explosive Oper-
ating," III. NJ. Barksdale; Development"
A. J. Moxham; Real Estate" Victor
DUPONT, Jr.
A DUPONT edition OF a New York even
ing paper was the feature OF the dinner.
as Il was surprise TO everyone except
several persons connected with the ad-
vertisement department.
The special edition featured the dinner
under a scare head
Terrible explosion OF hot air az the
DUPONT banquet. one hundred and thirty
victims almost rendered unconscious.
Detonation feared"
There was also the following article In
regard 20 the proposed new building:
1T begins to look as though the new
Office building Is like the Irishman who
let on the blast prematurely-up I'm the
air, with not much prospect of settling
soon In Wilmington.
Speaking OF that new Office building
beg pardon, II can't be new, as II does
not cxist-but speaking about a building
which has been proposed 20 be erected
for the purpose OF housing or oficing the
various and scattered human powder bee
hives now scattered about wilmington.
our special reporter who covers the
Equitable Building and the Fish House.
has gathered some interesting details.
The roof Is 10 be arranged as "A mag
niheent roof-garden during the warm
weather. the air artlncially cooled by
Il iO-horsa power electrically driven
fans; 1--WE fountains viii be placed at
varying intervals, spouting stoeckle's
Best, Gin Rickies, Rhine wine and Self.
zer Filtered Brandywine. and Brandy.
wine right from the rcscrvoir-for those
who like theirs straight The chairs and
tables will be made Of vanished pulp
and collapsiblo. SO that at the pushing
OF a button all viii sink into the root
In order 70 give a place for target shoot.
ing IN the cooler weather. In the win
ter Il is proposed TO have an ice skatins
rink on the roof.
THE bascmen- will have a swimmin,
pool large enough TO accommodate 70
{ swimmers, and will be completely en-
circled by a running track. In the roa
there will be a luxurious Turkish bat
able TO persplrc out and wash 100 me
per night. Manicurists will be In at
) tendance every evening. The story I'm
! mediately under the roof viii be equippe
as a gymnasium, up-to-date in every ro
speet. while the story under that wi
. accommodate a frst-class restaurant
where meals will be served at a nomina
cost.
1.-The Offices viii be marvels OF sumptu
BUSINESS, occupying nine stories Their
viii be safes In every ONCE for keepln
valuable papers and the personal trlnlk
let's OF the occupants. Pneumatic tube
will communicate with each once, am
with central distributing tube will en-
able people In a rush TO tube il TO an
desired other ofice simply by pushing
two buttons and hanging up a red ma
to let others know he's gone before.
"No dynamite or powder will be store
In the building; the only kind of ex
plosive allowed viii be language. ou
reporter states that this last is nothin
new, as the same conditions exist a
present. Personally we are inclined [
doubt many OF these statements. bu
where there's smoke there must be fir,
He's smoking a fair 20 mlddling bran
anyway"