The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-09
LAND PURCHASED
POWDER PLANT
Expenditure of 100000 Will Be
Made on the James Be
low City Point.
Times-Dispatch Bureau,
. Bollingbrook Street,
(Telephone 1850,
Petersburg, Va. June

Petersburg, Va, June s.
The negotiations for the purchase Of
large tract OF land inPrlnce George
county by the Dupont de Nemours
Powder Company. of Wilmington, Del.
as a site for a branch plant for the
manufacture of dynamite and other
high explosives. We're concluded yes
, terday. the last day of the option on
the property. and the deal was closed
The land. about 1900 or 1900 acres in
area, lies on the James River. lust
below City Point, and was purchased
OF John p. Branch, of Richmond. and
the Misses Josephine. Mary and Emily
Eppes. The price has not been been
mads public.
| The Dupont de Nemours Power Com
pany had three Sites in view in Vir-
Einia. desiring to select the one offer
ing the best transportation facilities.
and three corps OF engineers were
sent put to survey for this purpose.
Surveys were made on the York, Nan
semond and the James, near City
Point, and the last was selected as the
best. both In the way of water and
! railway transportation.
The compane proposes to establish
on this land n plant that will cost in
the ne!ghborhood OF 100000. and that
Will give employment when completed
to approximately 500 or 1000 hanGs
The plant Will be II community of it,
self There Will be numerous iron
houses for the manufacture of the ex-
plosives. fireproof and SO constructed
that In cases OF accidental explosions
| they VIII beb Town open without dam
age or destruction. There will be
storehouses for the manufactured arti-
cles and neat homes for nil the en-
! ployes. who Will live on the land. The
work OF building the plant is expected
&c begin at a n carly day
Reported independent Ticket.
The movement to d.feat Captain w.
"a. Bohd lor ry-tlection as member
OF the Board Of ro!ice Commissioners
! mas createu a decided stir among MS
tam Bonds term expires on the first
OF July, and before tnat time his sue
eessor VIII DC chosen at joint ses-
sion OF the two branches OF the Coun-
Gil! The movement TO defeat HIM is
naid 10 be political. the object. 1T is
I'm belns to place the con-
t a4l Oh me police corps. under GER
As a result OF this movement an in
uepenaent Counci. ticket is threatened
IN the FIRST Ward TO defeat opponents
~ NdPtdIh BOND The matter is much
th!ktd or on the tsrcets to-day
Service on Consccruted EsoHnd.
ne clergy ana corsreEatlons OF the
,o n '1piscopa! Churches in this city
VII no,d open air SERVED In the con-
secra.eu ground a Blandford Church
70 opS-niorro" even'ns at o'clock. The
t ,hos 3i me churches will sing and
, mere VIII be brief sermon and eve
is within the ancient wall surround
ing the church. Tomorrow Is the an
H!'trsafy ., the battle of the 9th
or June Is5f' anQ the holding of di-
S Gino service on the anniversary is
"eciheo hlShiy. appropriate.
Pcrsonn1 and Otherwise.
MI. ana Mrs Ferdinand Schwenck
have Issued Invitations to tho mar.
rage OF their daughter. Josephine, to
az r"n ,h nradprry Emery at 10 o'clock
Is e; at Tabb street Presbyteriaa
n, RI. Rev: Dennis oronneN. OF the
- S'ocese Of richmond, will preach at
row morninE and will administer the
sacrament OF confirmation to a large
class. W q .
Norman L. Johnson, of Lynohburg.
I,vered oa 'nS M@rchants. Journal, de-
Retail Morchant4 Hssoe,atIon I ent
night, on the subiert Of community
~ noi' ,n ana civic pride. He strong
iy favored comHislton form of gov
The The Norf9lii ana western Railway
COMPANY VIII not remove the shops
Il ION Crewe' but win uobably estab-
iisn Shops on mailer plan near the
| 'e cha lips u rob h5awiddie 80 -.
/ l9r roohing Frank pegram, coiored, Of
\ ms vaiise and irving to steal his
! , M;atc ma, and chain at the union station
A. I'M cam sons Of Confederate
ee.crhns. last night decided to erect
ii = MARKER on tho site Of old Fort
'fess' IN pinw!dd'e county. and later