The Penn's Grove record., 1915-10-01
DU POINT OOINGS
What The Powder Officials and Work
men Are ThlHkinG About.

Some branches Of the manufacturing
departments of the Powder Works were
Shut Town from last Friday until Monday
because OF the failure of nitrated cotton to
arrive ron City Point, Va. That gave
some uorkmen the fret Sunday vacation
in months. When asked when he had a
Sunday rest, one workman said, "Ihe
Lord only knows" He could not re-
member.
Three hundred carpenters were ais
given . few days vacation until lumber
arrived. The freight train which arrive
Sunday afternoon consisted of 90 cars.
Paul Temple who was an engineer at
Plant 2 aud later superintendent the wharf
now building at Deep Water Point, lett
last Monday for Niagara to su%perintend
the construction of a powder plant for the
duPonts. He and wife been residing at
Fenton's Beach.
James Conner, aged 81, OF Atlantic City
died At the hospital in Wilmington on
Wednesday, as 9 result of becoming pOis-
oned with acid while working at Carney
Point.
Heter Fitzpatrick, of Wilmington, a
pipe filter at Carney point, was severely
burned oil the face. neck and hands by
the sspsping acids, last Monday.
Lewis Livingston. AZ. of Chester, Pa,
employed at Plant / Of the Carneys Point
powder works received three fractured
ribs and internal injuries last Monday
when he was run down by an auto while
leaving the %company's yards. He is in d
Wilmington hospital.
The Allies are getting a good supply
of powder and have begun effective war
fare. The Germans nave been driven
back twenty miles this week in France
and l20, 900 taken prisoners.
The most elaborate corps of guards ever
put into service at the dupont Powder
plant have gone on duty. There are tlllr-
ty uniformed mel in each shift, and they
patrol she outside Of the powder plant
each seven minutes. These men are in
addition to the plain clothes men and the
regular force of watchmen, who have been
retained as an independent force on ac-
count Of their familiarity with the pow
der business. No explanation is made Of
the change except that Major Richard
Sylvester, formerly Superintendent of Po-
lice, of Washington, d. c., who is 0 in
charge OF the department, is getting mat
tiers down to q system.
The DUPONT Powder Company has
bought she plant of the j. Morton Poole
CO., machine builders, in Wilmington,
which they have been operating under a
lease for the manufacture oil much OF their
machinery.
MORE PRESSES FOR PLANT 3.
Plant 3 OF the dupont Powder Company
at which ammunition for small arm is
manufactured, now containing 81 vertical
presses, will be enlarged to a 5l-presE
plant. It's present capacity, l25, 900 pounds
daily, will be almost doubled. The pow
der manufactured at the plant is known
as Nj. X. Plant l manufactures ammu-
milton for 10 and ~lS-pounders and small
arms, the production being known as l
M. r. and NJ. K. Plant 2 manufactures
ammunition for 1~S-pounders and three
inc field pieces. The daily outputs OF
Plants / and 2 are 200, 900 and 100000
pounds, respectively.
STRIKE OF METAL WORKERS.
Between two hundred and three hun
dred metal workers in Plants Nos. 2 and
8 of the DUPONT Powder Company works
at Carnsv's Point, went OIL strike We'd
nssday. They demanded all eight-hour
day and S. a day. They have been re-
ceiving 1915 for a nine-hour day.
About $50 metal workers at the Will
mington plant of the American Car and
Foundry Company also went OH strike,
on All indefinite demand for more pay
The men said their action WAS one OF
sympathy and support for the Carney's
70 mt strikers.
The chief complaint OF the Carney's
Point men who are on strike appears to
be that they consume much tim going
to and from their work, especially If they
live in Wilmington, and that they some
times have to work long hours against
their inclination.
Only sheet metal workers employed by
the dnPonts or Oh dupont contracts are
affected
The strikers are employed in the vari-
Gus departments. Some are in the con-
struction department, some in the venti-
lation department, some make powder
has cts, others make powder cans and
tanks and do roofing work, and other
general work necessary in a large plant.
The strikers consisted of half the metal
work. at Plant 2 and three-fourths at
Plant 8. The Company was not incOn-
vienced because there was a quantity OF
articles made up. Some have returned
TO work.
Because only the riparian right for 25O
feet of frontage at Deep Water Point had
been purchased by the State, the con-
tractor who is driving piling for the 800
foet wharf Was stopped on Thursday by
State authorities until a permit is received.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Sept. IS -
e. 1. DUPONT de Nemours & Co., OF Della
ware. today filed incorporation papers
with the Secretary OF State.
The company will expend $500, 900 IN
this state at once in purchasing land and
will build a powder factory at Nemours
and erect magazines in which to store ex-
plosi yes in Charleston, Martinsburg, Hun
~lington, Piedmont, Blueield, Scarbro,
Kellogg, Blaine and Rock.
Thursday night was the first time the
Borough lookup has been empty for a
long, long time. Many derelicts have