Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-10-04
new PLANT is
half FINISHED
U. 5. Cartridge Co. Will
Make First Output About
November |.
THOs. R. DOE IN CHARGE

1t is estimated that the new plant
of the United States Cartridge Com
pany, at present under construction
at the United Lead Works, will be
ready to load the first output about
November 1. Work On the factory
is well under way and ten-acre
tract In the northwestern part of the
city Is being cleared for the erection
of warehouse.
The factory will be in charge of
Captain Thomas r. Doe, formerly of
the United States Ordnance Depart
ment. He Is here with his brother,
w. B. Doe, who is inspector on the
factory while in the course of con-
struction and after its completion
will be placed In charge of the ex-
perimental department. Captain
Doe will be the general superinten-
dent.
The plant is about half completed.
1t Is two-story structure, construct
ed of reinforced concrete. 1t con-
tains numerous openings for win
dows. There Is approximately &c.
900 square feet floor space In the
building. 1t will be equipped with
the very latest type of machinery for
the loading Of cartridges. The first
loading machine arrived at the plant
yesterday afternoon.
"U. s." cartridges are recognized
as the worlds standard. In June of
1909 they won most important am
munition test held by the govern
| ment, the order of merit being de-
| termined by a committee of five Of,
! ficers appointed by the secretary of
war. In that test the United States
| Cartridge Company came in first in
| the rife cartridge contest and the re-
yolver cartridge contest, leaving all
competitors in the rear, and they
| duplicated the feat last year In the
rife cartridge contest, the Winches-
ter Repeating Arms Company was
second, the Frankford Arsenal of the
government, third; and the Union
| Metallic Cartridge Company,
fourth. Frankford Arsenal was sec
ond in the revolver cartridge con-
test; Union Metallic Cartridge Com
pany, third; and Winchester Repeat
ing Arms Company, fourth.
Shot gun ammunition will be
manufactured exclusively in the con-
Germs local plant. Its rifle car
| fridge plant is located at Lowell,
Mass. The company was established
| by General Benjamin Butler, forty
years ago. Since then 1t has grown
wonderfully and one of it's most sue
cessful features has been accuracy.
1t was accuracy that won for this
company the United States contest,
victory received only after the keen
est competition had been offered. 1t
was owing to this high standing that
the United Lead Company decided to
| buy an interest in the United States
Company last spring and In April
large amount of stock was pur-
chased.
On the ten-acre tract which was
purchased recently from the Nut
ton Hollow Friedrich Company In
the northwestern part of the city,
through the agency of Boynton
Brothers & Company, large ware
house will be built to hold the pow
der for the cartridges. The powder
will be purchased from the Dupont
Powder Company and as large guam
titles must be kept on hand to sup
ply the plant, the warehouse is be-
ing erected on the Mutton Hollow
tract, so as to be Isolated from the
city and to insure safety in case of
an explosion.