The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-23
.DUPONTS SAY HAVEN'T
BEEN TREATED FAIRLY
So-Callsd Press Service. They Declare
Has Persisted in disappearing
Company's Business.

Complaining that a so-called press
service has persistently misrepresented
the conduct and business OF the z. /.
DUPONT dc Nemoura Company, that
concern has established publicity de-
parsment of Its own In sending out
an advance notice of a meeting OF the
DUPONT directors to be held today the
company says:
Theirs has been so much false and
misleading matter cent ont and pub
iIshed about the affairs of this company
that we are trying to present some
facts.
Most OF tffe rnisin formation. we hnd.
has been given to newspapers through
the medium of a so-called press ser
vice.
Special effort has besn made through
That agency TO brand this company as
a one-man concern. In this effort the
officials and directors have been spoken
of as III thay were ineampetents who
hold their places solely through the
favor of the President.
This of course, 10 not true. The rec-
ord OF nearly every man is written
large In the powder world and he holds
his place because he either is or has
hean the active. working head OF one OF
the important departments Some few
are directors by virtue OF their farss
financial holdings.
we have no wish to try the case In
the newspapers nor to ask for contra
dictions or corrections of the stories
already printed. We, however. do ask
that this company and its officials be
given fair treatment
"A publicity bureau has been estae-
lished here, primarily. TO aid newspa-
pers In their efforts to learn tbs truth
about stories affecting the company.
and 1t 10 at your service at all times.
'-Ths inciosed matter Is sent to you
for either publication or Information.
a. you think best, though we would
appreciate Its publication"
The article enclosed is as follows:
Wilmington, Del. March ~.
Tho annual meeting Of directors of
Il. I. DUPONT de Nemours g. Co. will be
held In Wilmington tomorrow. Al this
meeting IT is understood that virtually
the same executive committee VIII be
elected an at present. The flnanee COM
rnittee will consist of Messrs. p. 3. Du-
Pont. Irenee DUPONT and John ]. Ras-
kob, who are the present members
Of the finance committee. with this ad-
dition OF Mr.. III. NJ Barksdale, who
had long been a ce-president OF the
company anu IL TELo6hEAcO 90 VhS 80
the leading explosives men In the
world, having been associated with the
DUPONT interests for upwards of thlr-
~ years 1t 10 not yet known who the
nfth member of the committee will be.
but II In probable he will be a rep
resentative OF some of the large stock
holders of the company. Thsrs viii
probably be little difference in the per-
sonnet Of the officers.
There is unusual interest In the or
ganization and management of the Du-
Pont Company at this time because OF
the wonderful accomplishments OF the
company In the past year in facing and
successfully meeting the tremendous
burden thrown upon IT in connection
with the European war.
Each department under the direction
Of a man of. wide experience In his
particular line took up its share in
meeting the great problems presented.
Sudden expansion did not interfere
with the efficiency of the organization
and 1t was only very short time be-
fore the war demands were being met
and the ordinary commercial business
of the company being conducted with
as little excitement az In peace times.
The organisation of the DUPONT Com
pany. under the board Of directors, con-
sists Of the executive committee, COM
posed OF eight members. all active-
~ at the head Of the important DEPART
ments OF the company, with Ireneo Du-
Pont, ce-president, In general charge
Of the company's operations. as chair
man.
The executive committee viii prob
ably consist Of Irenee DUPONT, chair
man; III. #. Brown. H. q. Haskell. John
j. Raskob, #. L. Connable. William
fsovne Iamnot DUPONT and r. r., NJ
Carpenter.
Landrcth's Name Filed.