Evening journal., 1919-04-15
PYROXYLIN GOODS
UNDER fire TEST
Underwriters Want to Know
if du Pont Product IS
ALWAYS Safe
COMPANY HAS
FOUND NO ANGER

Representatives OF various manu-
featuring interests. together with men,
bers Of Fire Underwriters Associations
and Insurance Companies, went to Car
ncy's Point this morning to be pres
cnl at a number OF tests to be made Of
loroNylin plastics. This IS the name
under which articles, made from the
admixture Of nitrated cotton with the
solvents. alcohol and camphor, are
known. II is employed IN the manu-
facture Of a large number Of miscel-
laneOus articles, including combs.
brushes, manicure sets, mirrors. clock
cases and a great variety Of other
objects.
Although this compound has been
manufactured and handled for years
and is regarded as safe, some question
has arisen as 10 the danger Of fire
under certain agencies The tests are
being held today TO obtain information
for the framing OF regulations that
will reduce whatever flre hazards there
may be.
The tests will be conducted under
the auspices OF the Association Of Man
ufacturers Of PyroXylin Plastic Com
pounds. Representatives who will be
present at the tests today were the
guests last night OF the dupont Com
pany at a dinner in Parlors A and at
The Hotel dupont Those present at
the dinner last evening were:
G. W. Albro, dupont Company; J.
+. Ancona, National Association OF
Motion Picture Industry; Edward A.
Barrier, Associated Factory Mutual
Fire Insurance Company, Boston: C..
p. Belstle, Bureau OF Explosives ;
South AmbOy, n. j.; Z. L. Bergland,
dupont Company; George w. Booth,
National Board Of Fire Underwriters.
New York; J. A. Burckel, dupont
Company; Or. r. p. Calvert, dupont
Company; Nathan NJ. Clark. The
Celluloid Company; Stewart C. Coey.
The Celluloid Company; j. f. Crane,
dupont Company; l.. A. DeBlOis, du-
Pont Company; John T. Dixon. New
York City Fire Department; B. W..
Doyle, NiscolOid Company; Col. B. w.
Junn, Bureau OF Explosives. New
York City; Lammot dupont. dupont
ompany; L. +. Edgar. dupont Com
ny; II. A. Flske, General Fire Ex-
i=uisher Company. Providence, r.
William Giles. Fibreloid Corpora
%; w. D. Grier, North British and
iercantile Insurance Company: +. A.
didSer, dupont Company: w. F. Har-
s'nston, dupont COmpanp: A. C. Hut
son. National Board Of Fire Uunder-
writers. New York City; Wills John
son. dupont Company: z. B. Jones.
dupont Company; F. Kniffen, dupont
Company; r. ]. Levine, Fibreloid Cor
pOration: Ralph r. Lounsbury. Pyroxy-
lin Plastic Manufacturers Association: /:
ID. G.. Maynard, PyrOxylln Plastic Manu-
facturers' Association; F. II. McCor-
mick, dupont CompanysC. A. Meade.
dupont Company; w. y Milne. Under
writer's Bureau OF New England. Bos-
ton; II. L. Miner, dupont Company;
!. J. Moosemann. dupont COMPANY:
Chester NOurse, Fibreloid Corporation
.. A. Patterson. dupont Company: F.
W. Pickard, dupont Company: Mr..
pitts, Niscolold Company; A. f. Porter
dupont Company; II. NJ. Pierce. dupont
Company; Henry Rawle. The Cellulold
Company; DR.. c. L. Reese. dupont Com
pany; +. NJ. Sexton. New York Board
nf Fire Underwriters; w. A. SlmontOn,
dupont Company; John II. Stevens, The
Cclluloid Company; f. J. T. Stewart,
New York Board Of Fire Underwriters;
G.. w. Ten Brock, dupont Company;
C.. X. Weston, dupont Company; Frank |
lin II. Wentworth. National Fire Pro- |
lection Association; A. G. Wilbor Fac
tory Insurance Association. Hartford, /
Conn; Mr.. Williamson, Eastman Kodak
Company.