The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-24
SECOND DUPONT MILL
HAS Been COMPLETED
Same Size Az Ffrst---Work on Third
Will Be Pushed
Rapidly.
MANY OUT FOR COMMISSIONER
Would Succeed +. l.. Mann, Who Is
Candidate for the House Of Dele
gates-Poiitics Warming Up In Dim
widdie.

Petersburg. Va, May 23.-The new
"B' mill OF the r. 1. Dupont de
Nemours Powder Company has been
completed. and It's machinery will be
tested during the early part of this
week
The new mill Is identically the same
size as the "A" plant. which was con-
structed originally. thereby making
the plant at this time just double the
size, which was planned originally.
If the machinery in the new plant
works satisfactorily upon being tested
a number of operatives will be trans
ferred to the plant at once. Founda-
tons have been laid for the ''C' mill,
which Is equivalent in size TO both
the other plants. Work of construc-
ton on this mill will be pushed as
rapidly as possible. which when finish
ed will complete the work now plan
ned by the Dupont Company at Hope
we'll This will require several months
after which the plant will get down to
its normal working basis when II Is
estimated that about 5000 well paid
laborers will be engaged.
Yesterday was the regularly
scheduled payday at the plant, but
owing to there being Ave Saturdays in
this month. payday WAS postponed
until next Saturday. when the laborers
and others employed at the plant will
receive their wages for three weeks,
which will total something like a
quarter million dollars.
Many of the conditions formerly
existing about Hopewell are. being
rapidly improved. such as the installa-
ton of sanitary inspector. the estab-
iiEh MT M u6diftnnaI hntnt n
dalton and of a transfer system
Cleanup Days.
Mayor Robert cabaniss has pro-
claimed and designated Tuesday and
Wednesday, June l and 2 as clean
up days" for Petersburg At recent
session OF the City Council 5000 was
appropriated to be expended on clean
up" days.
Mayor Cabaniss in his procla nation
requests that every resident of the
city will give his or her premises a
thorough cleaning on the above dates
pointing out that on account of the
large FLOATING" population now
crowded into the city it is necessary
spread of disease.
For Board of Supervisors.
The voters of the Matoaca Mag
isterial District. Chesterfield County,
al the fall election, will express pre-
ference for membership on the board
of supervisors in long list of can
didates, composed as follows: l.. H.
Rhodes. incumbent; Everett j..
Andrews, ]. NJ Wilkinson, W. w.
Worley, Henry Covington and Buford
Gates
In the Second Magisteriai District,
Horace Mann. j. E. Belcher Withers
n
aspiring to succeed r. r. Mann as
commissioner of revenue. Mr.. Mann
is a candidate for fioater delegate
from Chesterfield and Powhatan
Counties in opposition to the iheum-
bent, Mr.. Bonnifant.
Politics In Dinwiddie.
The political fight in Dinwiddie
County, especially for the Office Of
treasurer and sheriff, is waxing warm
John II. Harsrave. present county
treasurer, is being opposed by j. b.
Halligan. a prominent business man
and merchant of Carson. Sheriff
John ". Galusha is opposed by r. L.
BoisseaH. a prominent young citizen
of the county.
Church Entertainment.
Circle No. 3. of the Ladies' Aid
Society of the West End Baptist
Church, will present an entertainment
in the lecture room of the church at
Sis O'Clock Tuesday evening for the
beneit OF the building fund.
Miss Bessie Nav Dudley. an ac-
T compiished eiocutionist and imper-
senator. OF Richmond. will present an
original program of fun and laughter.
Miss Dudley will be assisted by the
West End orchestra and uuartette
of the Market Street Methodist
Church choir and by Miss Mary Bax-
ter.
The Malone Monument.
A meeting of Petersburg Chapter,
United Daughters of the Confederacy.
has been called for / o'clock tomor-
row morning in A. P. Hill Camp Hall
The purpose of the meeting Is to con-
slider designs for the Malone monu-
ment. 1t ia probable that selection
will be made at this meeting.
Turned Over TO Richmond.
Henry Johnson. negro sneak thief,
recently arrested here by Detectives
Heelan and Eanes for stealing ring
from the iewelry store of j. Mes
Buchanan. was turned over to the
Richmond authorities yesterday. A
been completed Johnson Is charged
with having forced his way into the
home of George Green. colored, in
Richmond with chloroforming him
and stealing clothing and a bunch of
bank KEYS. He Is said to have con-
fessed to the charge to the local
authorities.