Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-09-02
POWDER SALES
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der men here has more than ordin-
airy interest because this vicinity has
the unique distinction in this coun-
try OF being for more than one hun
bred years continuously the home Of
the manufacture Of the most widely
known and used smokeless powders.
The dIPonf Pisck powder mills on
the Brandywine were for many
years the most famous establishment
in the United States producing
sporting powders. One OF the most
complete ballistic ranges In the
world is maintained at the Brandy
wine laboratories and, there, also
problems are worked out and special
studies made in smokeless powder
and propellants. II has also a
miniature powder mill where special
powders may be made up 70 meet
specific requirements.
During the inspection trips 20
Carney's Point and the Brandywlne
laboratories the statesmen will have
an opportunity TO see the extensive
facilities installed by the company
for maintaining the dependablity
OF sporting powders. In order 10
provide this the company has es-
tablished a system which is regard
ed by. experts as the last word IN
powder making control At the
Brandywine laboratories there is an
organization entirely independent
and separate from the production
and factory operation at the Car
news Point plant. During more
than a century OF experience in the
manufacture OF powder. the dupont
Company has evolved this plan OF
organization as being the one most
reliably insuring an unvarying
standard of quality OF product. Car
ney's Point plant is provided with
chemical and ballistic laboratories
for testing the product. and provid-
ing the necessary factory control
to enable them to meet, require
ments. In most industrial organ
izations this would be regarded as
sufficient TO fully meet trade re-
quirements and in fact no other
manufacturers OF explosives have
built up additional laboratory checks
on the same scale. The dupont Com
pany maintains these additional ia
cilities at the Brandywine labora-
tories where. in addition to the tests
given at Carney's Point. further
final independent inspection tests
are given before any powder Is al
lowed TO reach the ammunition
companies for use in loading am
munition 20 be used by the public.
The company. moreover. does not
regard II as sufficient 70 provide
alone for properly safeguarding pro-
duction. but It also provides for an
adequate system OF experiment and
Investigation which VIII continually
lead 10 improvement. The am
munition industry Is continually IN
dergoing small changes.
The recent war also brought about
a more general interest in the sport |
ing. as we'll as the military uses OF
ammunition. A country ago II was ]
a good blackspowder that was need |
ed. In more recent years, the de-
OF smokeless powder has |
brought about revolutionary changes /
in small, as well as large guns and /
In order 10 maintain the company's |
position as the leader in new and |
improved powders. the Experimental
Station and the Brandywine Labor
atory have been thoroughly equip
ped both with apparatus and a thor
oughly trained personnel.
Among the statesmen who will at I
tend the convention are: W. II. /
Dean. Of Tyler. Texas; II. c. Abbott.
Jr., of Birmingham. Ala; W. II.
Bowman, Denver, Colorado; w. S. /
Colfax. Jr.. Pompton Lakes, n. j.;
II. J. Donnelly. Guthrie, Okla; ]. z.
Dickey. Duluth, Mimi; L. S. German, /
Va; Fred Gilbert. Spirit
Lake, Iowa; D. d. Gross, Kansas /
City, Mo-; P. J. Holohan. Portland. /
Oregon: Walter HUFF. Macon, Ca;
Arthur Killam, st. Louis. Mo-; c. o.
LeCompte, Anchorage. KY; L. u.
Squier, Cincinnati. o.; W. d. STAN
nard, Okauchee. Wis; Edward G.
White. Ottawa. Canada; c. n. Wray,
Miss.