Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-06-07
TOTHE NAVY
Peoria Manufacturer Considers
Powder Reserve a Menace.
WARSHIPS EVER IN DANGER.
r. S. Wsdcsll Tells the President OF
smekeisss Powders Tendency 10 Es.
Plsss-urses Federal Plants ts. Save
Money and Lives as Well.

~eI aIu RAr srcFctata OF navy. Il. =.
wstdslL president Of a powder com
pany Of Peoria. Ill. makes some star.
fllug declarations concerning the
>moke.ess powder supply Of the army
aud navy. alleging not only that mil
!iOns 81 dollars are being wasted by
the guveTum-Ht. but that every war
ship in the navy Is in constant danger
uf aluihilafion because OF tie tendency
of smok-less Iowder - explode from
spontaneous com busriou v hen the prod
ucr gets old. says Peoria special dis
patch u tie Chicago Record Herald
He urges that government powder
factories are al imperative necessity.
and IN support OF his contentious
against the Present system presents al
array OF facts and figures iased Oh
reports ot official lnvestiga tions show.
ing that The powder deteriprares with
age and q reserve stock not only IL.
comes worthless but a menace.
About Year ago the government de
ctcsi that OF account Of delays OF
4sngfscture-il takes six months To
dry smokeless powder for uSe-aad
the limited uumt1r OF factories. 10 ac-
cUmulate 4 large reserve stock in the
government magazines and ahyard the
bsttieships The reserve supply was
1Ied at approximately 3pssh,.n
pounds. and about one fourth uf This
quantity. according 10 Mr Waddell. j.
p. 4 -. 80
cents l-yuad. paid by the government
10 the private enterprise which holds
the coItiact. the 3tUuVuJ pounds will
,ust s-1Isslup
The consumption Ot powder In tar
set prart.ce ty the army and navy.
Mr WsddeA says. i 2bolt l.Jrru
pounds : year. and al this "a til Il tA,.
oldest powder i used from the stJ-k
u hand lie supply would = complete
> renewed olce IL tWelty year,. El4
H. -. Sc =Faee age " all the T. y I-f
Eo1G b. twenty years, provided lg
war els --s sld tie powder dses not
-Ipsode from sF-o4laur-ags combustion
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I ~ o1el4! REPORTS tAe Jsp4 l@.e battle
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