Evening journal., 1915-04-16

mingion OF how an Office boy cm-
poyed by the company took little
flyer in DUPONT common and did
extremely we'll. II is related that the
boy got an option on some stock and
an hour later sold out at a profit OF
$500
Pulled Wilmington Out of Hole.
II Is reported that the company
happens 70 be in particularly good
shape to manufacture guncoiton.
When the "buy-a a-bale-of-cotion"
movement WAS on. II is said that the
company purchased more than 500-
600 bales. This cotton Is now being
called in and is being used at the
various plants
Wilmington is bcnohiing by the
construction OF The dupont powder
plant al City Point. Va. whore the
company is transforming 1,000 acres
OF marshes into tho largest smokeloss
powder establishment in the world.
Many Wilmington workers have bccn
sent down there and also thousands
of dollars worth OF Wilmington ma
tcrial
Wilmington merchants are OPP
iimistic over the outlook. n is
reported that the duPonts have
enough European contracts to keep
tho powder mills working full
blast for two or three years. and
nearly all business men sec good times
stretching ahead for a considerable
period.
j. !. Sattorthwait, president Of the
Wilmington Chamber OF Commerce.
and head Of the Remington Machine
Company, said today;
"lt cannot be denied that the war
orders received by the duponts have
pulled Wilmington out Of a very bad
situation. Before these orders came.
the city was in very bad shape. Busi-
ness was in fearful condition. Shops
were closed down or running on part
time and hundreds were out OF work
Now many OF the machine shops are
making machinery and tools needed
by the duPonts in their various plants
The war has been godsend TO VIII
mngton in many ways"
4 Lot Of Plants Helped.
J. =. Winchester. president OF the
Wilmington Trust Company. which
maintains three banks here. said.
"The DUPONT orders have helped a
lot Of plants here. particularly the
machine shops. Employment has been
provided for a lot OF operatives who
have been out OF work for a long time
Pipe laying concerns like B. +. Shaw
and Company have proited Lumber
yards have thrived on the war orders
and hardware dealers here have sent
many wagon loads OF material to new
plants in course of construction"
IN a statement DUPONT official
said
These war orders have taken up
the industrial slack in Wilmington
and set In motion hundreds OF idle
wheels of industry The company
has always taken pride in helping
Wilmington That Is why when we
needed certain materials. the first
question we asked ourselves was:
Who in Wilmington can supply these
materials The company made the in
crease of 20 per cent. in the wages of
workers TO draw the very best men
into our plants
In discussing cermany's plea that
/ tho United States Is not enforcing
"strict neutrality" because this gov
ornment did not forbid the shipment
! of arms and ammunition TO the allied
powers, the official said
"The Germans say that il we stop
/ ped shipment OF arms and ammunition
TO England, Germany and Russia. the
war would soon be over That is yer,
true but why would the war be over
Because Germany would lick her enc
mics In short order.
For more than forty years. Ger
many has been manufacturing pow
der until now she has thousands or