Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-21
.DU POINT COMPANY SHOWS
INTEREST IN COMMUNITY
Has Advanced 100000 for Erection
Of Two Modern School
houses.
GIVES LOTS FOR FOUR CHURCHES
Cottages OH Company Reservation
Are ModernIy Equipped, With
Steam Heat, Electric Lights,
Water and Sewerage.

illustrations Of the Interest Of the
e !. du ront dc Nemours Powder
Company in behalf of the big city
which has grown up about it's powder
plant AT iiopcwell arc to be found in
great volume. Governor Stuart and
ludrc less" T.. West. of the Circuit
court OF Prince George County nave
both taken OCCASION recently to com
mend in public addresses the attitude
"i the company and its Off Gals in
this respect.
60 operating with tn" Prince George
county School Board. the company ar
ranged Tor tn, erection of two large
schoolhouses. at cost OF approx
matcly $1,000 each one is located
IN what is locally known az Du Pont
CITY. toward the western or Peters,
burg side Of tn" Iiopewell territory.
The other is in the city Point section.
on the eastern side
Ia assuming the responsibility for
the cost OF erecting these two Struc-
lures, the compauy took the position
that II was in its own interest to see
that educational facilities We're prov'd-
cd. The ..ity Of iiopcwcll has no inu-
niciphl government, and the County Of
Primo" George had no money IN it's
treasury for tbs purpose. Something
had TO bc done. and the officials recon-
mendcd that tho company accept
which next year IT will owe Prince
George County.
HAS GIVEN LOTS ron
FOUR NEW CHURCHES
The Du FONT Company has given
Tour lots 10 religious denominations on
which churches will be erected I, /.
probable that tho company will make
donations TO tn" building funds of
each. II necessary. or contribute ma
itrial Churches and schools they
figure. Viii aid materially In bringing
ard keeping desirable class OF en-
rioyc"s 10 iiopcwcll-mcn Of families
and others who will appreciate tho
benefit OF q moral and rclig GUS atmos-
phcr".
Tho cottages on the Du ront reser-
walton "a" modern Ia every particular
and httcd up with all convenlcnccs.
including electric lights. water and
sewer, and those in CITY Point. a VII
iaE", hav" furnac cos. giving steam heat.
steam heat from central powcr sta
tons is furnished in every building
N which men az. q; work within the
reservation
Win the opening of TIA" handsome
now DU Pom, clubhouse at City Point
on November u. the social feature
"f tn" community will bc emphasized.
IN" auditorium ana ballroom will ar
ford piuc"s whor" concerts and dances
Il'iN b'' t'li. ana 'l' bi!l'c"S ana TNctN-
tx" committee haN" arranged an in
icrcStin- Program or events for the
winter. rh" clubhouse cost approx
matcly $4,000. and Is patterned after
IA" fashionable country club build
iuGs
When tho question came up about
providing funds with which to erect
= jan for Hope we'll, neither the state
nor sd" County ~ Prince George had
'hc m"n"y 20 spend for this purpose
Judge West took III" matter NJ with
W + iilcn. general superintendent, or
tho plant, aud b." recommended to tho
COMPANY that the funds be advanced.
Tho Jail will cost $4,000. aud tho
amount viii be deducted from the tax
account % tho pu Fonts n.Nt year.
\" expense was spared by the COM
panN in improving sanitary conditions
~ Iiopcwcn. and lis police force In
charge az Supervisor NJ Reeves. has
co-orcratcd With the State and county
authorities in maintaining law and
order IN the community. At tho pres
Ont time the lpu i'ont Company cashcs
tho warrants for the salaries OF the
police force Of IN" town holding tho
warrants until their taNcs arc due.
These facts are only a few OF the
many acts of tho IN Pout COMPANY
and its officials in behalf Of the IN.
building or HopcwcIl aside from what
'h" COMPANY = doing Within its own