McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-01-25

Nashville Establishment Of q gov.
eminent powder plant at Hadley's
Bend of the Cumberland river, near
Nashville, was announced at Wash
ington, d. c., by Gen. Crozier, chief
of the ordnance bureau of the war
department Construction will be
started Immediately on the plant,
which will cost about $8O,000,00o and
will employ about $4,000 men.
A preliminary force of workers al.
ready has been ordered to Nashville
and the plant will be put on pro.
duction basis at the earliest possible
moment.
The government has taken over op.
tons obtained on the property in No
vember by representative of the
DUPONT Powder company
Secretary Baker announced last
month that the war department had
decided on the establishment OF
number of powder plants to supple
ment the output of private nianufac-
turers. Daniel G. lacking, Of San
Francisco. who was named at that
time as general director Of the prof.
ect, will take charge personally of the
construction of the plant in Tonnes
see.
Plans of the war department to
rush the big Hadley's Bend ordnance
powder plant to the earliest possible
completion are well under way, and
within the next month no doubt
large force of workmen will be put
to work.
Daniel C. Jackling prominent cop
per king and construction expert, who
has offered his services to the gov
eminent in the present war emer-
gency, will have charge Of the enor-
nous task of building the largest sin
gle powder plant ever constructed at
one time in this country.
Miners Working Four Days Weekly.
Fuel, Administrator w e. Myer re-
ceiyed a report from Chief Mine In.
spector Shiflett, In which he states
that 1874 coal mines are in operation in
Tennessee, with the miners working
four days a week. The report sets out
that In 1916 the number Of mines in
operation In the state was 1925, or Is
less than 1917. These 1875 mines pro-
duced about 100000 tons of coal in
1915, whereas the 1874 mines operated
in 1917 produced 7,500,0 900 tons.
Federal Agent Makes inspections.
C. H. Lane, federal agent of the vo-
cational education board, and Albert
s. Williams. Jr., state high school In
spector, have inspected several Ten
nessae towns. including Chattanooga.
Knoxville, Hartman, Cookeville, Mem.
phis and Somerville, where they in.
vestigated the schools which have
applied for federal aid for vocational
training in the schools.
Applications from other schools are
being received and Mr.. Lane and Mr..
Williams will make another inspec-
ton trip within the next few weeks.
Sends New Rules for Hotels.
The federal food administration de.
partment has sent to the county ad-
ministrators copies of the govern
ment regulations governing hotels,
restaurants, clubs, dining cars and
other eating establishments of the
state, and also general plan of how
the United States food administra.
ton proposes to handle the food sit.
uation.
The state administrator says that
many hotels AMI public eating places
are not observing the request Of the
federal food administration. A lister
sent out to the various county ad-
illustrators yesterday requested that
they ascertain the names OF those
public eating places, hotels. restau-
rants. ETC., which are loyalty support.
ing the food administration by OBJ
serving In good faith its requests. To
each will be sent attractive signs,
both for outside and inside use. The
federal administrator also desires to
get list of the places where the re-
quests of the food administration are
alphabetically ignored.
New Business In Tennessee.
Shelby County-Breeden Drug com
pany, with authorized capital stock Of
$4,000. Incorporators: G. C. Breed
en-, E. M. Breeder, A. d. Otis and w.
D. Bayles.
Washington County - White CITY
Laundry, with authorized capital
stock $4,000. Incorporators, o. E.
Miller, James H. Miller, Glenn Miller.
]. r. Miller and E. J. vaaght.
Nashville Business college, with au.
thorized capital stock of $4,000. In
corporators, Mrs. M. A. Garrett. Miss
Lille Myers, r. T. Wilson, Guilford
Dudley and w. H. Gill.
Davidson County--Meadors Antisep.
tic company, with authorized capital
stock, of $4,000. Incorporators. H. A.
Buchi. Paul Treanor. Joseph Ezzell,
Robert L. Meadors and H. A. Will
iiams.
Special Chancellor Named.
Governor Rye has appointed Judge
A. N. Shoun special chancellor Of the
first chancery division Of Greene coun-
ty to take the place of Chancellor H.
H. Haynes, who has been temporarily