The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1917-01-13
GOV.-ELECT EDGE
TOPROTECT STATE
FROM EXPLOSIONS
"Will Do Everything to Pro-
vide for Safety of the
People" He Says.
WAR OUTPUT GROWING.
Jersey Figures for 1915 Show
Increase of 6O8 Per Cent.
Over Those of 1914.

TRENTON. N. j.. Jan. I3.-Gov.-
elect Walter T.. Edge will take up the
question OF protecting the people Of
his State from the danger OF great
explosions as soon as he gets settled
In the Gubernatorial chair.
Seventeen big war plant disasters
and many small ones have rock
shivcred his State in the last year.
Thirty-fivc persons have been killed.
many have been hurt and millions OF
damage has been done.
In the mean time the output OF the
war munition factories jumped to
slli.2bo,i75 for 1915. showing an in =
crease of 6o7s per cent. over the
year 1914. The report for last wear
will show that these figures are still
climbing. Tho makers of war stuf.
have n capital investment Of S4s.oOi..
s27 In the State for high explosive,
only. while tho total Investment fol
the manufacture Of war material 1,
sioo. 900. 600.
The concerns employ about i5o. .o0t
persons and manufacture 20 per cen,
OF tho high explosives and fifty pci
cent OF the chemicals made In IN,
United States.
The Governor said to-day to Th,
Evening World correspondent; 81 will
not touch upon tho subject OF tho OK
plosions in my first message TO III,
Legislature because they had not bcer
brought to my attention as an issue
but 1t will be my purpose. as Gov,
ernor. TO do everything that tends e
protect the people and to provide 70,
their safety.
one or those things will be 10 Sc,
that all OF the safeguards that ar,
possible are placed around the MAX
Ing OF goods that endsngcr iifc ant
property.
These plants are private property
owned by concerns that have beer
granted the right to do business b,
the duly constituted agents OF tn,
state. When the officials Of Jerse,
city sought TO stop the handling O
explosives In that city they wer,
mot at tho outset OF their effort
by injunctions granted by tho courts
1T In. therefore, essential that tn,
Governor know exactly what he ha.
the power to do before he sets on
to do anything"
Tho main munition works, as Of
hcially listed Mt Trenton, are:
Mans d Waldstein. makers OF gun
cotton. which is the base OF all hig.
explosives, Newark.
Nixon Nitration Works, guncottor
near Metuchen; Rend Rock Powde
Company. blasting powder. Keyport
United States Cartridge Compan,
small arms ammunition. Maurer; At
las Powder Company. explosives an
blasting supplies. Landing; Herculc
Powder Company. explosives. Kenvil
Union Powder Corporation. smokeles
powder, Gillespie Station: Du Pom
Company. Army and Navy Powder
parlin; Du Pont Company. exploder
and batteries 1.-TWO plants). Pompto
Lakes; Du Pont Company. dynamit,
Gibbstown; Du Pont Company, smoke
less powder. Haskell: Du Pont Com
rany. smokeless powder, Penns Grove
Crucible Steel Company OF Americ.
makers Of ovdnancc, Harrison: j. ]
Mott Co. makers OF fore caps. Trer
ton; American Can Company. orc
nance. Edgewater: Standard Fus
Corporation. loading fuses. Paulsborc
American Munitions Company, fuse
Bordentown; Canadian Car and Four
dry Company. explosive shells. King!
land; Remington Arms Union Metal
Company, cupping. banking an
drawing-of metals. Hobokcn; Woo,
ward a Co. makers of shells (machir
shop). Elizabeth: Runyon Manufa,
turing Company. loading shrapn
shells, Runyon,
There are some chemical compani
In the state in addition TO this II
which make explosives.
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