Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-26
WITNESS TESTS
OF "SATANITE"
NEW EXPLOSIVE SUBMITTED
TO SEARCHING TRIALS
Demonstrations Regarded as Showing
That 1t Is Safer and Stronger
Than Any Other Known
Explosive

More than 100 persons, including sew
eral women, visited Nichols canyon
yesterday morning to see the demon
| STATIONS given to prove the safety OF
| Satanic" While most of them adj
nit the entire safety of the explosive
a few persons still seem to think thai
! the erection of powder mill neal
Hollywood would be a detriment to the
city, simply because of the name, re-
| gardless of the fact that the tests
proved that there is no danger in its
manufacture.
| Among others who went to the can
yon was Mr., Taft, property owner OF
| Hollywood, who, after the demonstra-
tions said to w. P. Doyle, the attorney
of the United Powder company: Your
powder is good, and it is safe, but
many citizens think the building of a
mill would be the cause of a deteriora-
ton in property values"
M. Comiskey, connected with the Du-
pont Powder company for twelve years,
who has been following mining for
thirty years and has just arrived from
Denver to make his home in Los An
geles, also was present and said: u
don't believe another powder in the
United States would have stood the
tests for safety to which Satanic was
subjected today"
Praised by Expert
Prof. G. E. Bailey, one of the best
known chemists in Southern California,
formerly professor of analytical chem
istry in the Nebraska State university
and holder of number of other i'm
portant positions of the same nature,
also was present and watched with
pleasure the demonstrations that were
being carried on. Prof. Bailey has been
working for two years on the patents
of Satanic" and pronounces it the
most perfect explosive in the world.
Several demonstrations of the safety
of the manufacture Of the powder were
given, on the same order as those of
few days ago in the same canyon. 1t
was shown how the wet powder could
not be exploded even with cap, and
it was shown how the powder in course
of manufacture would have to go
through three different buildings before
it is dried. Representatives of the
company claim that this building,
where the powder is dried, will be built
far from the residence section of Holly
wood.
Sticks of the dry powder were thrown
against rocks and also were shot open
with rifle balls, and no explosion oc-
CURED. Among other tests was that
of putting fire to the various COM
pounds of the powder, showing that
none of them would burn without be-
and that even then they were non-eX-
plosive.
Il have been testing this powder by
the universally recognized Troutzel
test" said Prof. Bailey, land / find it
safer and, weight for weight, stronger
than any other form or grade of eX-
plosive. Heat, cold or jars do not affect
it, and it does not become dangerous
when dried, after once becoming wet,
like so many other powders.
In a railroad wreck a carload of
Satanic might burn, but it would not
explode, and, simply from a human
itarium standpoint, there is no explosive
equal to it."
Among others present at the demon
strations were Mayor Harper, his
brothers, B. G., G. d. and DR.. B. w.
Harper and F. H. Jolliffe and G. H.
Coffin, jr. The two latter own property
adjoining the present plant of the
United Powder company.