Evening journal., 1916-03-23
DUPONT COMPANY
Directors NAME
SAME OFFICERS
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Barksdale. William Coyne, II. e.
Brown. II. G. Haskell, Lammot Gu-
Pont. n. II. NJ Carpenter, f. G.. Tall
man and William G.. Ramsay.
This is an increase in the number
Of vice-presidents from six to thir-
teen. The company has reverted to
its former system of making vice
presidents OF the active working
/ heads of departments who are mem-
bers of the board. This takesN in
| virtually all of those who are also on
the executive committee.
The executive committee. with one
man added. is the same as last year
as follows. lrenee DUPONT, chairman
( II. f. Brown. director OF the smoke
less powder operating department; III.
Z q. Haskell, who is i'm charge OF the
high explosives department; John j.
Raskoh treasurer; r. l.. Connable.
vicc-president; William COyne. direc-
tor of the department Of sales; Lam
mot DUPONT, director of the black
powder department; r. r. NJ. Carpen-
ter. director OF the development de-
partment. L. G.. Talmau, director OF
the purchasing department
Mr.. Tallman has been with the COM
pany for eleven years. and has dur
ing that time had charge of all Of the
company's purchases. lie is the new
member OF the committee.
The finance committee chosen today
consists of Pierre S. DUPONT. presi-
dent; lrenee DUPONT, vice-president;
John J. Raskob. treasurer; n. NJ.
Barksdale, long a yice-president of the
company, and II. +. DUPONT. the latter
two being new members of the COM
mittee.
/ The directors Of the +. I. dupont
de Nemonrs Powder Company. whose
business was taken over by r.. /. du-
Pont dc Nemours & Co, elected the
following officers al their meeting
today President. p. S. DUPONT
vice-prcsidents. lrenec DUPONT. II. NJ.
Barksdale, c. l.. Patterson, e. G.
Buckner. ,. A. Haskell and Z. L. Con-
nable; secretary. Alexis I. dupont.
treasurer, John j. Raskob.
Executive committee Irenee du-
! Poni, II. r. Brown. II. G.. Haskell
John J. Raskob. H. l.. Connable. viii
liam Coyne, Lammot DUPONT, r. r.
/ NJ. Carpenter r. C Tallman.
Finance committee Pierre S. du-
Pont. lrenee dupont. John j. Raskob
/ II, NJ. Barksdale and II. f. DUPONT.
lrenee DUPONT
lrenee DUPONT, who has been chair.
man of the executive committee for
two years. has a long service record
with the company He is the fourth
son OF the late Lammot dupont who
was the first TO establish the dyna.
mite business in this country on 4
/ permanent commercial basis. Hs
graduated in chemical engineerinl
from the Massachusetts Institute OF
Technology IN 1897 and took a mas,
ters degree in chemical engineering
. from the same school in 1898. Imme.
diately afterward he entered a ma.
chine shop doing the work of a me.
chanic. In 1899 he went into the gen.
eral contracting business. which wa,
carried on successfully for four year,
until 1908. One of the clients OF th,
contracting business was the Della
ware Button Company. of which T. &
DUPONT was then the President Irene,
, DUPONT was in charge of the construo
E ton of the plant
AWTlntfIIUaIIUn
5 the Powder Company i'm 1902 n +
DUPONT made lreneo DUPONT and hi
a associate an offer to give up their husI
n ness anu 80 with the Powder Con,
pany. This offer was accented in IN
spring of 1903. His FIRST duties MI,
% the dupont Powder Company We're n n
4. appraisal Of the many plants enterin
the combination. which took substa,
- TALLY the year 1908. I'm 1904. nc "a,
asked 70 form construction diyisir
/. for the black powder operating depar
n ment OF the consolidation. In 1gl
y during the absence OF +. S. duPo,
= then treasurer OF the company. on
n prolonged visit abroad. he was actii
q treasurer and continued as assista
M treasurer until 1909. when he was 5
lected to take charge of the deyelo
y ment department During the II
= years in which he occupied this DO
D ton. the development departme
recommended and put into operati,