Evening journal., 1918-06-26

smokeless powder, r. N. T., r. n. X.
plcrlc acid, ammonium plcrate, DlscH
powder, dynamite, ammonium nitrate
tetryl, and also sold, t2500O,0OO rounui
Of special ammunition for aeroplanes
5O.OOO.OO0 caps, and 206,00000O DlacS
powder pellets for loading In Shells
1--WE have contracted TO load shells
detonators, primers, boosters and adapt
ers to the number Of ninety million.
I'VE have contracted TO build
large smokeless powder plant at Nash
Mile. Tenn: a plant for loading sheu,
md boosters at Penniman, VA piuu,
| "a make T. N. X ,trinltrozyloD for ine
navy at Bsrksdale, Wis; additional aclo
plants and q nltrating plant for lhs
navy at Indian Head, Md.
We have also furnished the gov.
ernment with layout and all drawinsi
/ for the smokeless powder plant when
/ the army Is building at Charleston, w.
! Va. Aud have agreed TO operate tWo
large plants for loading smokeless pow
der charges into bags. The dupont Or
ganlzaton has furnished In man power
by enlistment and draft, li6S men. Ihls
amounts TO a complete regiment OF SoW
men and 5s6 extra, enough more 10 re,
place all casualties for three months
average active fighting. The total value
OF all our contracts for military DUST
ness to-date Is. One billion, eleven mil.
lion dollars. (sf.0li ,O0O,0O0) Compared
with the year in which the company
did the largest amount Of business prior
10 the war. when our total sales OF an
commodities aggregated little over
thlrty-six. million dollars, this repre-
sents nearly 26 years business.
compared with military business
only our largest year before the war
was three million six hundred thousand
dollars. and this total OF military bus
mess during the period OF the war,
therefore, represents 276 years busl-
ness.
and only a few years ago six OF
seven page illustrated article appeared
I'm IIarper's Weekly which undert00R
TO show the dupont company TO be
traltors-a handy bunch 81 traitors to
have around, don't you Think Ana
doesn't II make you feel chestY 10 rear
ize that you are a part OF concern
that can appropriate millions OF doi-
lars for good purposes without Dating
an eyelash? When ! think OF the great
number OF promises have made for the
dupont company In the past four years
and realize how every one OF them has
been funlled-and think how many dis
appointments there have been IN every
other line Of trade-I am proud ! am a
dupont man.
"Irs an endless story. one can never
finish. II you could stand with me day
after day and listen TO the appeals from
every department OF the government
asking for the aid OF the dupont Or
ganlzatlon-the impression has gond
abroad that there Is no limit TO the
ability OF this wonderful bunch Of
workers. II nobody else can do It
GET DUPONT.
"They come TO me and will say
I'VE know its not really in your line,
but you people do things when you go
at them and this thing is so important
we must have II and we are afraid 10
trust Il 10 any other.
GREAT GODl and some OF you are
in dOubt-some OF you have lost sight
OF all these great, big, magnificent
things your company is doing for our
country and the world-and can only
hear the noise OF some measly little fice
barking at your heels Stamp the life
out Of the brute-hold your head erect
expand your chest and be proud that
you belong to an organization That the
world knows can do things.
u am at last convinced that the whole
United States is getting together on
the question OF this war. In the begin
ming we believed we would only have
to furnish the money. food and war ma
terials and that England. France, Rus
sla and Italy would do the rest.
But the horrors perpetrated by the
unrighteOus, devillsh Huns against free
dom and civilization made II impossible
for a nation OF men with red blood in
their veins TO remain outside any
longer. l. for one, am ashamed Of our
conduct for remaining out as long as we
did-but God in his mercy Will forgive
us this shOrt-cOming IL we will only
pitch in now and do our full duty as !
believe we are now really preparing 10
do.
81 want to see the dupont organiza-
tlOn 10 a man get right behind Presl-
dent Wilson and bend every energy 10
the end of winning this war. We are
doing a mighty work towards bringing
about victory, but let's today resolve TO
do more.
six months ago VIC seemed 70 be
planning for supplies for one and a hali
millions OF men but today Il seems 10
be the program for three to five mil.
lions Of men. II that is sO-think what
has OF necessity been cut out for du-
Pont TO do.
1T is frightful task to contemplate
but II II must be done, let's be the men
to do il. Let's stand eye 10 eve.
shoulder TO shoulder, hearts alre with
giving everything in us.
81 have been much encouraged q,
late to see the wonderful progress that
Is crowning the efforts OF those respon-
sible for the herculean task of edllin-
ping this nation for fghl. | confess
hat for long time was too impatienf
and expected too much, and fear was
not always just in my criticism OF what
was doing, but thank God I can nov,
see on every hand in every section ~
he country, feverish activities and
wonderful progress and predict in an
other four to six months the fighting
stun this country will turn out dallv
Hill amaze the whole world. including
Kaiser Bill and his murderous devils
81 have dlverged a bit from NV s,ib-
ect but have done so in order 10 point
)ut to you the duty that is ahead Of din
'ont. Up TO this time dupont has
llumed Itself much over the fact that
{ has been in the lead in all matters
II preparedness. but as I look about me
md see the rapldty with which other
ines OF necessities arc forging TO the
ront, wonder where we Will stand
ater
"RnL MhateNer that mar hn ,,.hA. -