Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-31
making $4,000, 900 a month producing
powder for
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$4,000 Are Earning the Euro
$3,0O0,G 900 a Month. This IL the
largest gun-cotton plant in the world,
and also the largest nitrate and sui
phuric acid factory. 1t has every ap-
pearance of being built with perma-
| nence. 1t is universally believed the
plant was located here by advice of
the government at Washington. be-
cause of the strategic advantage
of having a munition factory located
in the southern part of the country on
the James river, which reaches deep
water channel clear to the sea.
Next to the powder business, real es-
tate seems to be the most fourishing
product of the Hopewell boom. The
real estate classic of Hopewell, and
case Of the Rev. Daniel Day, a. retired
Methodist minister. Some six years
ago he bought a farm of little more
than 100 acres in what is now du Pont
city, part of Hopewell He was brok-
en- in health and wanted to live in
quiet. He was familiar figure in
Petersburg. going about In long linen
buster and a straw hat, selling vegeta-
bles among his friends.
Then came the munition boom, and
the peace-loving Day found his farm
an island in sea of swirling activity.
Real estate agents beset him like
plague. They besieged him with offers
of such sums as he had never before
placidly selling vegetables and refused
TO sell his land on the lofty ground
that he that maketh haste to get rich
shall not go unpublished"
But every day that Mr.. Day stuck to
his lofty and biased position the price
of real es-
Price of His Land tate was
Jumped Almost Daily. e er and high
er and the real estate agents were be-
coming more and more pestiferous.
Never before was an unworldly man
found in such a dilemma. The longer
he refused large riches the larger his
prospective riches became. At last Mr..
Day retired from his lofty position
whether to get rid of the real estate
agents or whether he thought the boom
had reached its height is not a matter
of record-and placed his land on the
market, with the exception of a ten
acre lot which he retained for his home
and garden. He had paid s1,100 for the
whole property six years before, and
he now sold a part of it for $4,000.
The little plot which he retained to
raise vegetables upon is valued at
100000. Mr.. Day declares that he feels
better than ever and soon will be able
to return to the pulpit.
Petersburg. nine miles away. looks
upon Hopewel with mingled feelings.
AT first Petersburgians were inclined to
speak of the Hopewell boom rather
a spongy affair. Recently they have
changed their point of view to the ex-
tent of observing that they might have
to annex Hopewell some day. To this
sundry leading citizens of Hopewell
have replied that maybe, if the town
wakes up. they will annex Petersburg.
For several months Petersburg re-
fused, under heavy pressure, to grant
franchise for the electric line which
is now being built between that city
and Hopewell. 1t finally yielded, how
ever, and is now considering the ad-
visibility of appropriating 100000 to
complete concrete roadway between
the two places. The du Points have
promised to add $4,000 to that amount
If the city authorities decide to ap-
propriate it.
Petersburg. however, can afford to
spend a little money getting in touch