The Penn's Grove record., 1915-06-11
Dupont Doings

The daily newspapers contains at in-
tervals much sensational news about
Penns Groves Powder Works boom.
There has been an enlargement OF Plant
No. 2 to double its capacity a year ago.
1t will take about ], 900 men to operate
it where 500 did it previously. An entire
new Plant No. 2 has been erected and was
stal ted to operation last week. 1t Will
take about 1000 men to operate. A pic
rio acid plant is being erected on Deep
Water Point. 1t has been estimated that
it will take Z, 800 men to operate these
three plants when completed. Additions
are to be made to Plant No. 2.
! The numbers given to men employed
have been up to 1000. Men are leaving
and being employed every day and num-
| bers below 1000 are often vacant.
Last Monday was bi-monthly pay day.
The pay roll is estimated at 500, 900, in
Guiding salaried men who are paid by
| checks from the Wilmington Office. Cash
is brought over from Wilmington i'll
guarded automobiles and given the work.
men. - .ss-. -
Last Monday evening three men held
| ND a workmen along the river bank.
While one asked for a cigarette, another
for a match the third hit him. He ran
back to the outer guard who notified the
| Office and mounted police were put on
the bank.
More stringent rules have been made.
Every employee must have a pass signed
blythe division superintendent. At night
mo one but employees are allowed below
the lane sfrom the dupont Villas. Dur
ing the day an outside guard is near the
Office IN Carney Point. " The powder
works are closely guarded all around the
Thousand acres occupied. te.as s-sss
EThere is a report ,sathat an entire new
Plant No 4. with power house is to be
erected between Plant No. 2 and Deep
Water Point, but visible proofs have not
appeared. 1t has been declared untrue.
The first so dupont Villas below Penns
Grove, began March 10Th, are now occu-
pied by families. The 60 began a month
later are nearly finished and will be ready
for occupation by July LIST. Electric lights
are furnished from Plant No. 2. Water
is pumped from Willard Layton's farm.
A sewer system has heen made from the
Villas, across the Bout Creek meadow,
half a mile distant to the Delaware river.
Trenches have been started for the sew
er system for the houses to be erected at
the lower end of The Cove, on the tract
along the river bought of DIR. John Sum-
merrill.
There was a fire in a room where pow
der is cut, OH Wednesday at $50 p. m.
Four men were severely burned on their
faces, but not seriously. The most serious
were Charles Albridge, of Philadelphia;
James Killer, of Fort Mott; Harry Hines,
a new resident of Penns Grove. They
were taken to Cooper Hospital, Camden.
The work OF construction is not SO urg-
ent now. Carpenters have been granted
Sundays off 0 rthe past two weeks. Then
the demand for good mechanics is becom-
ing better elsewhere and more considera-
ton is given some workmen.
As it takes several weeks to dry
powder before it is finished for use the
Carney Point factory is Just getting a full
supply for delivery. Last Wednesday
nightstwenty-two carloads were sent out,
the largest shipment ever made in one
day. After it leaves Salem County it be-
longs to parties unknown and goes to des-
tinations unknown.