Evening journal., 1915-11-20

Is located at Repauno. in New Jersey.
ON the banks OF the Delaware. -Four
hundred separate buildings are scatter
ed over 1910 acres OF land. and the year
ly product Is over 50O0OOo0 pounds,
which Is two-thirds larger than the out
put Of the great Ardeer Works Of the
Nobels Explosive Company. Ltd, OF
Glasgow.
Advance Trapshooting.
With the advent OF smokeless powder
came its adoption for field sports and
trapshooting, and the du Points have
been princely liberal in their support
Of trapshooung. They have been large
ly instrumental In eliminating the cruel
sport OF live bird trap shooting and have
been the most potent factor in the sub
stitution and popularizing Of clay pigeon
trapshooting.
owing TO the vast growth OF the COM
pany it was deemed best TO reorganize
Il In August last and restore the old
name OF the corporation-E. !. du Pont
de NemOurs & Co, Pierre $. du Pont,
who succeeded General T. Coleman du
Pont, remaining president. The new
charter Is a Delaware one.
The natural growth Of the powder
industry led the du Pont interests 20
enter into allied and diverse industries,
such as the manufacture Of fabrikoid
and the acquisition of nitrate Of soda
properties in Chile, South America.
Hence Il was deemed wise TO reincor-
porate and bring all Of the interests
into closer touch.
President Pierre S. du Pont.
General T. Coleman du Pont was sue
ceeded by Pierre $. du Pont, the pres
ent incumbent, as president OF the F. l.
du Pont de Nemours Powder Company
now called r. ]. du Pont de Nemours &
: Company. lie has stamped his person.
ality upon the concern. Certain IL is
/ that none Of his predecessors was ever
called upon to handle such vast and
I intricate volume OF diversified business
as confronts the sixth president.
Born in 1870. President du Pont is sun
a Young man. Like all the du Points,
who have been called 10 high Office In
the company he first won his spurs IN
subordinate posts. learning tho business
from the ground up" as ritely eN-
pressed. Immediately after his gradua-
t,on from the Massachusetts Institute
NJ Technology. in 1890. Mr.. du Pont en-
tered the powder company In the piast-
ing powder factory in Wilmington, go
ing from there to the smokeless powder
plsnt at Carney's Point. \. j., at the
time the company was extensively eN-
perimenting with the manufacture oi
eun cotton, as we'll as emokeless pow
der.
lie. with Mr.. Francis G. du Pont, de
veloped the present high class poWue
known TO the trade as "du Pont Smoke
less" The patents for the manutactur
of this explosive were issued 10 the y"
experimentors Jointly.
In 1899 Mr.. du Pont left the powde
company 20 take the presidency OF tn
Johnson Company. a great steel manu-
featuring plant, in Johnstown, Pa, a
the time when the company, no longe
, engaged in the manufacture of stee
was in the process OF liquidation ana az
r sirous Of disposing OF its properties
5 consisting of several street railway
q and large real estate holdings in Lora'i
r Three years later. having disposed
. the company's properties. Mr.. du POI
r returned to Wilmington TO becon
( treasurer OF the powder company.
j. which office he remained until called
: the presidency.
8 Aside from the powder company. NJ
J. du Pont has busied himself with 9th
d large interests. notably the Dallas Ele
S. trio street Railroad Company, of Dalls
J. Tex, OF which he was president fro
l. 1901 to 1902; and as director in q
r Wilmington Trust Company. the Fir
r National Bank. OF wilmington. the 81
4 Bank, Of Lorain. and the Standa
fe Arms Company. Of wilmington.
~ Mr.. du Pont Is a son OF Lammot
le Pont, who met a heroic death IN OF
s, OF the explosions which have .aA' ,
=. nlara amonr the company's plant
y. vvhile. endeavoring 70 save property ar
=, lives OF the employees. Among the mar
r. I, societies s and clubs with which sir,oo MT;
ar Pont is connected are the n ~n1y,ssr @hem
en Chemical society. the society Of q,s,,,t Snsn,
~ cal Industry and the f'rankiln NJ, insSS.r Yor,
n ~ Nfetropolitan Club. OF New ho1,
en- the Meuoplb 1aa', club. Of cleveland. o.; n
1ns 1r.,,,srsItv Sndtv club. OF philadelphia, an
as IN technical club. OF New York ar ar
IS. pns,on. tns His charities and public g:f
s~ss nave been many
Senator Henry A. du Pont.
". TIE du Points have been a many si