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lTlote Xonb jxe/t funmd ot THAT is the objective of du Pont Explosives Service. It is saving thousands of dollars for operators and contractors the country over. There is a du Pont explosive that will do your work best at least expense. E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO., Inc. Explosives Department Wilmington Delaware Birmingham Boston . . Buffalo . . Chicago . . Denver . . Duluth . . . Ala. Mass. N. Y. . 111. Colo. Minn. Branch Offices: El Paso . Huntington Kansas City Mexico City New York Pittsburgh Portland . . Tex. W. Va. . Mo. . Mex. N. Y. . Pa. . Ore. St. Louis , Mo. San Francisco Calif. Scranton . . Pa. Seattle . . Wash. Spokane . . Wash. Springfield . . 111. Du Pont Products Exhibit. Atlantic City, IV. J. The du Pont Chemical Enginesr--symbol of progress and leadership in the manufacture of products based on Chemistry. EXPLOSIVES ~ SERVICE Vol. XVII DRCEMBEIt, 1923 \s V Confidence in the Future is Warranted The readjustment through winch htidues^ lias been has been about cmsi jdetoii III LF I hen.' i.s no good reason Jiy F. LKSL1.K 11AYFOUI) hank loans lias taken place. Only to expert- that thr next six months will witness a marked Is:'- k u insit- S'.;i! h-iit'in 11 * * ri ru! C 'irp<trHgi>ri m slight reduction in induslrial employ ment liii-- occurred. Building con Increase in business mi icily, neither is tiicre reason struct ion. which it wa- feared hist spring would he at fear any marked decrease. The out Snob is rather tlrasf leally curtailed, has rout i-med active and seems 'or the emit iniiance of a.H i v s t v at ulmitt its present likeh io do so bn a considerable time longer, Hail- Tvd, with perhaps some moderate improvement as mad buy ing, which was one of 11k * s | injt:!;iI mg lullucnees mlklenre in the ini are become.- more general. in I he earlier pari of t he present business cycle, has There Fire numerous indie:d ions itiat the process of continued luge and annoiua ement has been infide- readjust meat ! h rough which lustiness has been going that Further large sum- will he -peul next year. has been about completed. The volume of hade hi Hie light of flie.-c fuels l he experhp inn of f he con apparently expanded somewhat more than seasonally tinuance of good business during Hie next six months in (letoher; production in a number of industries seems In he ml irely warranted increased, while in others the dee reuses were at a lesser rate than had been prevailing; print's have given fU'itvral Hus*ness idiviix evidence of at least temporary stabilizal.ion; and 1 he The volume ol hade was apparently somewhat rerent easing of money rates, following their \d\ larger in October than in Sepfe aher. \\ hile fins L :u moderale seasonal increase during the summer mid he <i! t ributed eliiefly to sea-onal inllnenees. I he improve early autumn, has mode it Hear tha! there has Iwx-o no ment seems to have been a! least, a little more than freezing of credits nor any excessive demand for Funds seasonal. >.in il as ordinarily characterize the early stages of a Bank debits outside New York ( ily. which are business depression. pn >hah!y the best -nigh index of I he genera! vedume H is now more than half a year since business readied of trade, were il per res if larger Ilian in ^ej>i ember, a peak and .darted hi ileeliac. Jn I his period f he an increase iinewliaf greater than the u mih I seasonal general volume of business lues .-adlcred a sizeable gain. Freight cur loadings continued to exceed a reduetion some H) or lb per rent., according hi various million ears per week, all hough ruling slight ly below estimates. Yet lhis recession has occurred without the record figure of the lad week of September. In forced liquidation or credit strain. The average of the fbe weeks ended November >\ the number of cars wholesale prices, as measured by the index number of loaded totaled b.-> lii.770, an i]icrease of 2 per r ent the l . S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, is now only about over llie total for the preceding; live weeks. I per cent below last, spring's peak. Money rates In general retail trade has been reported gnod. arc at approximately the same level as 1 hey were when (Vunhined sales of the two leading mail-order houses the business recession began. No great increase in showed an inereast' in October of Id per cent over the Til K I > I PON T M A (i \/IN K Septenr k t h :hil. I lii'* <`% i<l<`nI ly '.v;is large y a seasonal gain, since hi<i yi*ar tin* < )v| ohcr increase overSeplc iiiIk t wn> 11 per cent. Pedal receipts in ,1U selected eil ies. which 1 msi 1 to find mile vrh busine.o u>'iivi`y. v\rrc 17 per mi! larger hi C Mnber lli.ti: in September, u n increase urn rly I wire as great j i< i 1ml shown last year. Oil the 'xhofo, till' iudh-at mils ;irr that October 1 rude mm |e at lend slightly more ! han usual seasonal gains. C )n I lie- other side of 11 io pirl uva, tho number of business failures merea-ed more1 than is usual at Iliis period of Ili* year, :ho i Mober tola! eyreedhig 1 hat of September by 21- par caul as against a normal seasonal mcnaoe of about 10 per cent. ! he Imildmgand automobile industries lias also some wh;i l improved the onllouk for the iron and steel industry. Bidding demand roul nines large. Actual operations habeen maintained al a high level and in October both 1 lie value cf contract* awarded and of building pencils issued .showed iimsiderahle Increases, The cotton textile industry, in which rttrfailment oi act i vity occurred during i he summer and ea rly nut umn, increased nperat ions somewhat in October, bo! Ii the mill ennsumpfion of raw rollon and the number of active spindles showing gains. Price* uf rollon goods have rrreiil! v liven stronger. alt I iough the advances hsm> not been proportionate to the rise wlbeli has taken place in the price of r;m h iIIo ii. fnpjisiriaf in ivily Ct dity Prices AH hough Forward buying in general continued to Price movements during t)Hoher were of such a bo re-4Acted, a. Jr ip'll rate f industrial ;id ivity was nature that lit lie change occurred in f he general whole- Maintained in October and output in most iududrics sol< price level. AL least a temporary stabillxaiion for which ligurcs are availa i ile- was above I hat. of nticirr cm j -o as ih w of average prices is indi cated, Si`|d ember, Bradstreetbs index (let olle y nut omold le u umber* based chiefly up product ion reported by on the prices of raw 1 he t , S, Department of material, advanced about ihuii m e r I- e . total e d M of 1 per cent, follow :dib,Ui)U ears and I l in ks. ing a rise of 1.4 pen* cent I'lib makes I hi*- eighth the month before. The fun see ut i vo m o n t ii ill index figure of the lb B. which the onljnit of the* Bureau of LaborSS at isiics, Industry lorn exceeded more rcpjc.-cnl at i ve oi ;**Ut1,UlHI vdiirW. It is nh-o the fifth moot h this yonr general wholesale prices, which had rhea 2 7 per odd -U wliivfl more than d.lU.OOi) vehicles were produced, in September, declined *bi of 1 per oeul in Orlobcr. fn I he4 first ten mouths of this year Jidn7,D00 ears and Of 1 be commodity groups included in f jib index, the ! rucks were produced. Thb is t >0 per cent more 1 lian furiu producls, building inalerials, and linusefurni.sh ; he production of the corresponding period of lust lugs <*rtmps showed no clmngcv the food and <*lieijueaT year, winch, up to lied lime, was 1 he record output and drugs groups udvsriced sligldly; while flu* cloth' for l he indichy. Ii i.s evident that the production and clothing, hiel and lighting. meSal ajifl medal prod- for the l'J2d calendar year will be eto>e to l.(H)l)J)0U mis, and miscellaneous groups declined, tin* greatest vehicles, or Ad per cent above I hat of f H22. the hesl. recession occurring in I be fuel and lighting group, in ; >re viniis year. which appreciable declines wen* recorded in ihe prices In the iron and >tvel indiisl r.v October witnessed a i-i uit in Hill sou of the readjustment which lun been in t-rogress sinm' early Inst spring. Pig' iron prices of bituminous coal, coke, crude oil, and gasolineWhi e the general wholesale price level is approXimrtely the saint* as il was a year ago, I lime has been were lower and the average daily rale of pig iron pro eonddemhlt* readjustment in I he iclal ionship of tin' duct ion was less than in September (allhough fhe prices of individual commodities, .-md the xp?-ead Nilal output was sNgld fy moiv. heeimse of the longer hc'lwecu thi* eomnmdily groups composing tin* index miiiith). Steel ingot production increased in October. number of the Bureau of Labor Statistics is consider 1 ml lips was apparent!>' nnl due Lo an iiieri-ase in new ably less than il was last year. Imsities.s. In the case of the Toiled Slides Steel Torporution, the* miiiidcamiife of a relatively high rate Btuikimi timl (Icetlh of operation resulted in a further reduction of unfilled An easing of money rates oeenrred in October. ordem. hi the lowest pond since April, 1022. Tumuit Slock Exchange time and call money were hoth lower, busing, while stsfltclen! lo keep mills fairly bnyv, has the Nite on six months hank acceptance was reduced ol>viously iiol been large enough tit warn ni an hided*- slightly, and at the end of the mouth tlitre was a inilv cootliiuanee of the present rate of activity. decline in the maximum rate on rommerda] paper- A marked increase in railroad orders and inquiries, The relaxation of the commercial paper rate is signiheaid however, lias Feeetdlv occurred. Sustained activity in `Coniintr'i on fwi'' I f) -i T1IE DU I'OX 'F M A C ; A Z IN E E kr!05,vlf().";e ; i < * 11 1 lie aver- By At ATI ' DKJSXLNU being finished wit h s clear Dueo of spe cial type for thisekms of work. In some ;e individual has of pyroxylin eascH the kitchen cabinets ;rv beautified in the same finishes is likely to pul him in mamier. ()ver one-third of 1he washing iniu-hiues made the position of the woman who in this country are finished with dn Font pyroxylin v\ as Lokl to give her husband materials. sodium chloride in hot water. !ii tin' dining room py Blie went to the nearest drug roxylin finished furniture is store to purchase what the an asset to every home. doctor hiul ordered, only to Several manufacturers of learn that it was common, or dining room suites are now dinary house salt. To most of Imwhmg their product with us the term pyroxylin finishes this material because of it* means materials with a lim reds!mice to ordinary wear, ited. technical field of nsH'ul- its wulerpi'oefnes^, the fact jies,N. i\ov realize ilud lien pky an importacl part h i I Jut i it will not mark under practically every part of our daily routine. In it disiit and its other U the bathroom fixtures in your home are riot made of porcelain or enameled ware, the chances are Uiai i hey are finished with a white pyroxylin enamel. The medicine cabinet will probably also he finished with flic same produel. The gla.-s holder, the towel rack, soap holder and f he ot her Idlings are often finished with a pyroxylin material. The superior durability, non peeling* rcdstnuce-in-stnin and waterproof qunlitio* of these products explain I heir wide use for bathroom furniture and accessories of (he kind mentioned. unusual ipudilies. Even the silverware, in mo<i eases, has an exceed ingly t bin protective coat of Hern lacquer to prevent if from kmnsldng readily. 1 *.uru i<y s s;ii'H-:rn;rj < >., 7 fn* fhiihrifum al`H>l t;t jii> ished P'iih white ptfu k ` >t!h' Ptiffirtl This same type* of pyroxylin finish is also generally u-ed fur brass nr' nickeled or plait'd hardware such as door escutcheons. knobs, laldie-, t-atche>, oh-. If the light - stig fixture- in youi' house are of polished mcial, it is very likely that 1 hese also are protected from hmiisli In I he bedrooms in many homes the stand on f lie by n tInn cord of lacquer. Pyroxylin iiiii-hcs also find reading lamp will he finished in polychrome with ihesr same ma a wide use for eovedug iiisiilation of various kinds. terials. In hundreds of homes furnil tire is living used which is finished with Dueo, the new py roxylin material. Judg ing from I he rapid adop tion of this new finish by mariiifaeliirer.-, it si'Ojiis ^ite lo say that within a few years t he majority of homes will be furnished u it h pieces finished in the same way. In the living room the lump stands, ash trays, the desk sets, the bronzed picture frames, push buttons, statuary, are quite frequently fin ished with some type of pyroxylin finish. In addition, outside the home, pyroxylin fin ishes play an important part. Automobiles ere now being finished with In I lie kitchen py Duco, the new chi Font roxylin-type finishes find ii wide' variety of uses. The wooden handles of Jas-f a f<}(' uf the man// honwhahl urftrhx finished with du Ftmf pi/mrpfin mnfi'riah' finish. In a number of cities automobiles are already being relimshed utensils and implements are frequently covered with with this pr-iiduel although its rjevelnpinenl ha.- been so these materials. recent. fl'l;C metal pencil, or ir juauy eases the woudeu Mela.] acres*!ir'n*s w11ielirec|uire durable finish n re done pencil you write will), may he finidied with a du Font wit 11 pyroxylin produels. Even broom handles are now CotdifntttJ o p pfi<h J.J) 3 TII E I> U PON T MAUAZ1N E W&Bi end of ike huge- new bridge spanning "Jmeiica's HMtw/' the TIudsfm River, at Caslietim, New York Spanning America's Rhine The Castleton Cutoff Is a construction job of the first magnitude B IG projects are the order of the day, because Progress con stantly forces new problems to By It, II. MI COL Sales 1}j resellta tivc E. I, du `Pont do Nemours & Co., In< world's largest railroad yard. The connection point with the New York Central will be near Castleton, where the front and demands their solution. Take, for ex the new bridge spans the river, and the West Shore Rail ample, the Castleton. Cut-off now under construction road will be joined to the new line at Selkirk, the eastern a few miles south of Albany, New Aork. It is a big terminus of the big yard, which will be six miles long project that will involve the expenditure of StIO,000,000, with a handling capacity of 25,000 ears a day, but it u a necessary one, and herets why: Members of the United States Army War College ThcHudson River sej airates Albany from Rensselaer, consider this development important for national de but there is a bridge connection, and over it each day fense, because it eliminates what they characterize as passes an enormous tonnage* of the "neck ' of the national freight cast and westbound. It transportation "hottle*5 at comes from the West Shore Rensselaer, Railroad on the Albany side, The work began in May, and from the converging lines Ih22, with the Castleton Bridge of the Boston & Albany and of as the piece de resistance of the New Aork CJentral Rail the contract and the freight roads on the Rensselaer yards ai Feura Ilnsh next in The freight traffic* lias out importance. The bridge is grown the bridge facilities for one mile long and is higher carrying it. The result is traf than the Poughkeepsie Bridge fic congestion made more acute and twice as heavy. In two by lack of yard, facilities at spans there will be 23,000 tons these two points. of steel. One illustration It is to relieve this con shows the beginning of steel gestion that the Castleton construction work on the east Chit-off is being ' built. The side of the Hudson River. One project involves linking the hundred and thirty-five feet three railroads together by a above water level the huge connecting line from the Old mule traveler lifts 50-ton gird Boston Post Road on the Bos ers, seme of them one hundred ton & Albany to FeuraBush, feet, long, with apparent ease. New York* which will be the But that Is only one phase of western terminus of the the work. 4 THE DU FONT MAGAZINE Many steam shovels an* at work between Dorn's Gilt, wlii<Ti is 71 lot*I deep on Ihe cad vml of Ihe line, and liotfmirc i 'til, S*2 feci deep above the Jlinl>uu. The drilliup ami blast dip' on-w-c working day and night * arr jus! ahead of die shovels which keep many construct Um locomotives busy handling dir! and handily; in supplies. Great sliiliiiiIty was eiieounlered in those- ruts in excavating approximately bOOgKHi yards of indurated clay. so dense as to approach solid mek. All of the standard explu.dws urtv used by the root s aelot > in their at bnnpl to loosen ! his materia! sufficient tv to permit of its removal by steam shovels, but with little sure-ess. Finally, experts of ! tie dn Fruit < 'ompany were ealled in by the general contracture ami a speGnl ex plosive was prepared am! list'd w it h gren! -uceess. This gives you some idea, of the stubborn material encountered in excavating Dorn's (hd, which is 71 feet deep for two tracks A very different type of material was encountered at the west side of the bridge where Defreest Cut was excavated. This cut is 6,000 feet long with an average depth of twenty-five feet. It is wide enough to ac commodate three tracks. The material here proved to be a very soft, blue day necessitating the installation Thr Jat-jfiuc opcroliai! 1,'Mnru as Defreest Cut at the. -west end of the bridge. This rut is IkMM) feet tong and J5 feet deep oft he dragline equipment shown in the illustration. Grading and concreting is the big job on the west side of t he river, with steam shovels doing the heavy grading work, mid {.motors, mechanical loaders and double-span mule teams handling the lighter tasks. For months steam shovels, work trains, lidx>r gangs and mules have boon changing the topography along the right of way on both sides of the river. Farms have been wiped out by steam shovels and draglines. Huge masses of con crete rise in peaceful pastures and miles of rolling hind have been leveled to,the grade of the new freight yard. It lias been necessary to build overhead and undergrade crossings for the numerous highways encountered. Some of these overhead structures exceed a quarter of n mile in length. As a part of the project, a double-track railroad seven miles long was built from Selkirk to Ravena, connecting the new yards with the present West Shore Railroad at the latter point. At Selkirk, too, there is under con struction u 32-stall roundhouse with terminal facilities, such as coaling and cindering plants, and there will probably be two additional roundhouses of the same size erected at Feura Rush. Upon completion of the Feura Bush yards, it will be (Oouiitiued on jyage i>) d section of tin llajfniirt' t'nt. limbing wed. It ts a broad* deep gash and will wwtuu n-odntr (wo trad'* o Tff 11 Dl Pf>\ T M AitAAlS H The Berg Wardrobecase A miniature wardrobe iriuik that ib not checked on the train but strapped on the naming I mard of your car h e inpiiuil % if :iidomoddc In moisture, dirt or gremse and with- T aecesso-v mannl'aci urejx L r.er- By A. ii. RKBWALD slain 1.^ to a sMuid'-i'lhd degree the hard tniill\ a : pronounced are I he strules made iwage of motor (revel. Another advantage of the by the inuliabicl nr*`rv nf nulomnibjles I lifnisrlvrs Hi Isubri knit I riwejany. j s IhaJ il doe', uol scuff nor Si-sir, providing conveniences ;iud comforts t lint make motor ;d\v;iys lse*-ps il> rifh ap|K'a.rains- ami ran de washed ing tin* w o t ii U'rl" ill ms! ime 11 ui I ti has become without injury, so Ilia! I fie Berg Wanlrodeeasc with its P.iljrihoid eov`?'iiig should ret atn its a11 met ivc apfMviniiice iiidchn ifeh . Thin is thr /ItTj IF a n?mfn ruxr a fmud.xanK pirr.c aj s'-i-r/i-cuhir ft is <x;t'cr*tf frith fanrihoid We have luu 1 the oppor!iiniIy of describing in this magazine many elm er mid practical devices for I he u s e.* f the moin 'l<{, hi a rerrui ine wt* demanded lhe T<ihk'er-.se, n omrihhuidon of a ladle and four chairs, all iie.-tod iogvlhor in n Mir;pud carrying <$<*> formed ly I lie hidle itself- We now describe its near relal ivt\ tinWiirdr/jijeease. designed and produced by the Brig Ante relink & Special!y Company, of Long Island ("tty, Xtni- York, and we underst and that it will be promi nently featured a! the forthcoming Aiitninodile Show hi New York < Ity. d'lie Wanlrodeease jh a light-weight warcirode .miiI'ie<e, *r it might de called n midget wardrobe trunk, f i has the small size and conveniemv of a suit-ca.se as a plot e of hand hiiantii\ yet il incorporates t he wrinkle- vi ng, labor-saving d ut urs of n wardrobe trunk. At she same liinc, as our ill u < Mu f ii n t shows, if is in no way compile.ded dul is simp] icily ilself. The umnntbct lire?' chides lit have hu'tirpovnitul a iio\<d and ?ri;rinri 1 amiiigeiucnt. of the hangers, which miu s M'wn.'l iii`luv-, in I In' lenglh o>` I lie Wardrobeoa.se by r,ftiuJ huj I he Isa I no rs up instead of fnutipw.f them up. These hniiiie.-*. an* never! hefess removable so I had. they 'sin In* 11 iiirkiy I akrn osit and hum; up in ate: eh set. Hie manufacturer also claims that, this Wardrodewise is a ilist itiel tvc design and of unusually diiruiiicd appearance. It lias been carefully plunised for motor I ravel and is especially built. Its withstand wear and weal he;*. The wal erpmofuess of the Ward ml <vase is accomplished Iiv covering, it completely with a wry cood grad<vof Du Pont. Piidsiknid, whicli is iinpenef nihkt . I r/V.'r c/ ifr .' {Hiviti'i.s- tufs rhn . Xtifr (h-1 fumf arrctKjruu vt nf ihr fantijrrs- rfh<k manufacturer, in advert ding (he Wardrobecase says thai il is Fitted for use not only on the running lionrd nf the .iiitoinohile dot lhal il eau dt' carried on the rear rack or in I lie tonneau. It. will 111 under the berth of a pullman and is, therefore, prneticul doth for railway and steamship travel. Spanning America's Rhine <J fsttin'iit'd \r`>tsi {Mm' Si m'<(kss>ry fo funii^h a supply of 5,OUO.OO() gallons of waler dully. Already the eon! raeloi s hnv<* lahl a thuwh rust-kim main exlerdiug aboul nhir miles from ihc Hud son Hirer throng! ton! flu* eui Ire lerigl h of the yard. It is expected that I he entire project, will in1 In full opera!ion during lhe summer of U)2i, AIkget.Iira\ h ranks a.s mu' of the hirgxwl. miderfakings in railway con struct km in the Ihi^t ? inrnlvin.Lr t he remoxai of liidween four mul five million enhie yards of material, t he placing of approximately 1 10.000 van is of concrele in various struel ure>, the Imildliig <if llie bridge ami the world's largest railroad yard. I'he Walsh C'mislniction ('ompany may well feel prmid of the progress made and highly ehiled at the early prosper!: of carrying through so cast a project in so short n time. T 11 K Ii I P O N T M A < A Z I N K World's Records Smashed American riflemen distinguished themselves at Camp Perry, Ohio, this year; they estab lished ten new world's records flan f n svojn' of h^H) looked .1 iltsr U'oXd'e record By <1 B,, 1JHTEB Stair, Nation;.: itil'c .V-^oeiiilion Washin^um, l C C, EN new world's nvords. iiII tin* world's ehampi T oils!]i]>>, and llie most sue*`essful Nul ioual Matehe* i i tin5 history of t lie I'mied States were outgrowths of I he lB2d rifle shooting activities of the National Rifle Assoeiatinn. It was tin* greatest year 'You! the slmtd point of results obtained. members enga-ged, niH: public interest aroused, that the American rifleman lias ever enjoyed. Topping I he reeorddireaking performances was the work of Sergeani Morris Fisher. of ihe Marines, firing as a member of lhe Amer ica u Internal ioual Rifle Team. Fisher won the world's individual free rifle championship, free rifle champion ships in the prone position and kneeling posit ion. and esl ahli.-died three new world's iveords besides. 'The previous reeord for the Free Rifle ('hampiemship hail been held by Sl.ahelk of Switzerland. Fur ten years, on a. score of 1078. .Fisher's score 1 his year was MUNI. The individual prune record had been held by Lcinharf of Switzerland, with a srore of 37.Y Fisher euiuplcldy eclipsed this performance with n score of LhSo. The iinlividiiat kneeling record was established by Fisher at. 507. As a- unit, tie* American idee Rifle Team under Major L. \Y. T. Waller, !'. S. M. (esbddished a record which might carry the slogan of a well-known aij-mnobile company--"If n Xcrytant J/ookv / ,vi:v lll;'u'r *myis ever made, wc jrbhfbg.,, will make it. The Swiss team in 1012 e>tabli died the team record aJ 5172. The American-', .shooting like machine,Ihfiiuyli a cold, drizzling rain at i kmip lYrrv this ynir. raised tlit* lolal 120 points, e-Rnhli-hing the new mark al AMI)!. in doing this they hioke lhe learn prone record which had bcferi established by the American team in 11.-21 with a s< ore oi 1 ^ lb, resetting it at J8SI: mul the leans standing record, previously held by the Swiss wii it 1027, w as raised In points to 11572. The lcam kn<`ding record also was sot al 17-ln. In sill the history of inlernaHoim] shooting i here hanever been a more pence! example of close' hofoing accurate sight adjustment, -plendid physical condition, superior rifles and nearly perfect ammunition than Ibis performance of the American mam on the historic range at 1'amp Perry. Ohio. Following the Free rifle events, the Internal iomd Service Rifle event, the Palma, wis tired. In t hi:, coin pet it ion, loo, the American team hung up a newmurk under the tutelage of Major l\. k. \ . ( hsey, who directs I he sale of military explosives and propellants Smiu-- of the maijn'rfiecni trophies of .vd/rr and bronze n'hioh acre Hoarded in the u itutors of th- X, It. . 1. Mai-h'-s 7 THE DU PONT MAGAZINE a'.sd rifle povdeis for t he du Pont < Oiinany- The Painet Match has been one* of the most hiilerly eonfelted international even!s in which American* have Tlh (s'. /'W IPjl- Tmm.qi wutwU ii.-r Aramiwr Cay. Ml t-, fujhi' .* /../%<. ft nf.u \aUcn*nU\. laftmwtri. HVhv,/,-/ Contain; 0W. Aw^WnV W SMTM |iarl iripaled. Dating 1 met to 1 HTti. the \ rnphy has eh.uigeb hands repeatedly between 1 he I'ciled Slates, Catmrhi. and Creel Bnlahi. Neither Hit ( hmadinus nor i In- llrhhh were able 1 o wnil iemi.s to ('amp Perry this year, and in areonlamv with preredenlJJie mat eh vo!'- fired by the American team .Tooling against the ivrnrrl set in i'jfg. Thai u ;r.s a urolith year for t lie hanging up of shoot ing reeonk. In .uldil inn In the numerous free rille imdch rei "orbs mudi hi tJml year, the world's record for the Palma course wa.s also established when the American ti'um scared 1720 points. The fil'd Palimi Irani had this record to shoot against and the perform;! nee of f heir free rifle eon temporaries, Having so hitched t heir wagon to a -gar, they proceeded I o travel to stardom over the long coarse of fifteen shots per man at 800, 900 tuid 1000 yank. When the final mh j iv had been computed, the new world's record for the Palma course stood at 1772, fifty-two points greater than the 1912 achievement. In making the team record a new individual record was established by Ji.. G. W. Tricliel. of the Coast Artillery, who turned in a perfect score over the entire course, for a total of 225, three points ahead of the 1912 record established by Russell of Canada. Concluding the International Rifle Matches came the Small Bore Team Match, familiarly known as the Dewar. Bach year since IfiHi the American team has established a new record in this match, and it has been well for us that they have, for the British and Canadian teams have also consistently improved their scores each year. Twenty men make up the Small Bore Inter national team. They fire twenty shots per man at fifty yank and Sweaty shots per man at one hundred yank. Colonel < \ E. Stodier. Director of Civilian Mjirh.-mmie hip fur I he \\ ar I )epartuioat and a keen oi,Ui,Khs|. h, the .22 eufihre rifle shooting game, cap- tabled the Dewar Leuim Preliminary tryouts had indicated that the American Si mil Bore team this year would be an unusually fastshouting aggregation, it was accordingly decided to put the entire team on the firing line at one time to give them I he opportunity to eomplete their shooting in flic' curly morning when conditions were the most favorable. 1 he wisdom of tills policy was amply inoiea.tial when late risers in camp, I lurrying over to the Small Bure Range, tumid i hnl the Dewar team had completed their task by defeating the British and Canadians and had followed the example set by their brothersTM in-arms by establishing a new record of 7748, sixtyI Iiree points higher than the record of the previous year. Russell Wiles, Jr., an ft, O. T, C. student from Chi- The United Staten Informational Small Here Team brake the Dnear (hvp record this year at the (lamp Perry matches 8' THE ])1: FONT MACHINE rajx <k Illinois, snatched I fir honor,s from a field of nationally and internal Mindly known riflemen, wit h a has been approved by the N, 11, A. open to civilians* sunv individual world's record of 394, dropping only high schools, colleges, police departments, National six point* over tin* entire course. Three of the Amer Guard, Reserve Corps, and Regular Army organ icans equaled the previous record id* ->Sto. izations, and considerable .4. sums have been spent in the The Nal ioiial Matches pti rchase of appropriate brought out an mi ry i i-s. ^ medals for the various which crowded .he in reel. .. . events. The program started fiK'iht ies ami i In ` lile i: * i" ' ' in November and will con firing poirsi almost to the tinue until May, embracing point i>f si raugulat ion. individual and team matches The school of instruction divided into various classi and matches oecuined the fications so that all com permd from September 1 1o petitors will fire on as nearly 27. (Touded iulo that as possible a clear footing. f 11 no were the national These matches, as well as championships wil h t he similar events conducted on military rifle, special target the outdomor ranges inn ' the rifle, service pistol, and tar get pistol, The records show spring, arc all fired ori the home grounds of the com- that the entry list in almost pvi dors. I he official targets every match exceeded a Du Pont headquarters at Camp Perry. Jjjt to right: IF. H being mailed from X. R. A. thousand com pe titors. So evident was the inter Coxe. A. Felix du PonL general manager* Hporting Pow der Departmrnt: Aihen Simons and S. idround}tke Headquarters hi Wn.dimg ten. fired in the presum e of est of the American riflemen in these national witnesses and n)ai1 ed back hi 'A aching) on for scoring, matches that a complete rejuvenation of the range American riflemen will fake their full part in thr was decided upon, and as a result of the survey made Olympic fdunes nhiHi will be held m ram in HO-k at the time* additional land has been obtained and there Eighteen riflemen linn.1 already been mdee led as u will be available next year at least one hundred ad remit of die uulioii-w ide tryouts which u ere lu-ld pec ditional targets for the service rifle, one hundred targets liininury to the interimlhm: I matches tins vear A for the pistol and revolver shooters* and fifty to one second scries of regional tryout all over the I ailed hundred additional targets for the small bore .22 calibre Slades will be held hi and e hlecii additional men riflemen. As a result of the interest manifest throughout the country this year, there can be no question hut that the rifle and pistol shooting game i returning rapidly to ils former jiki.ee in lhe warm affections of the Amer ican public. The enlargement of the already magnifi cent range at ( lump Ferry is but one step in l he direction of better facilities to take care of I he increased number of shooters. Flans are being made to provide instructors and programs for all municipal, si ale, or industrial police who are inlcrested in having their uniformed repre sentatives know what they are doing, what they can do, and what they should not do when they pull a gun in pursuit of a criminal. The Regular Army and I he* National Guard are rehabilitating their ranges throughout the country, and 1 my range .supported wholly or in part by Government funds is available for the use of properly organized civiF.n n rifle clubs. Th'' P.S. Pah,`ta tatn> hud no opyumlivn Prs fnar.Po the man- hi fx shut aqain.si the 10 i 1 n etted and if irifh a .vru/r of 17 ? Major t\. K. Frt Vox7/. tvoo< r-a pfum. thirdfront left,front n,u\ -Is Dirctiur, MUtUtrti iSW'-.v Phi.sum nf ft,.- du Pou! ('nii/mm/ The readily apparent ail van! ages of the .22 calibre selected lor i hr Olympic teams. These two squads, rifle as a in cans of rifle practice have been seize;] on by totaling thirtv-six mem vill lhen be ordered to the the uniformed forces, so that a great increase in the M tsidnt- Corps Rifle Range at Guantieo, V irginia, for a number of aval hi hie National Guard and Regular Army fluid tryout in May. On the basis of their performance ,22 calibre ranges will take place t his winter. iConhiniid on /-age Id) 9 T II F DF POX T m:\o a z ix k mi That New Wood Product-Cel lophane Tlit* lit>t American plant for il> manufacture is being Iniilt. at Buffalo* INrw \<irk. Ilia properties and some uses of flit interesting material are discussed in tills article T|HLN as tis sue but hard to tear; like Hv j a mk s id \\i i'm i ( Yi OulV. i Wm X. V visvnyv is loived tliroiigh a nozzle hav ing a number of minute hole*, and all 1 ho hlariento obfaim'd an- solidilied ftaper hut mt paper; transparent as sis they pass through a eoagulnlkm hath. The reunion pfasN fnii uni glass....a non-fragile* of I he filaments constitutes a silk thread. waterproof pi\Khiet with a singu- In making cellophane, I he viscose passe* Into a tany wide range of uses--that's manifold and is forced cHSophunc. Possibly you do not hpough a s|jf -dike knm\ it by that name, hut surely aper! lire into a coagu- ; }/i i.S !t'S r fit H'fli ji <J!i< ii - >(!{ yuii have seen the de luxe material f ml perfumers, confectioners* and to her inaniifiM-mrers use to wrap their bimy package^-. iat ion balfi w here il solidities in i he form of a *hee|. Then it is healed chemically to A 'dit'ini-t Harm'd K. Itonii lonbcrger lirst made eel- eliminate all foreign h'pkar.e in I ihYA :\l Tami-1e<-Yosge-, France. Today null tor. ladling' and Bez> mi-, eight utiles utn l hut'll of Paris along t he river drving complete the Seine, is | be home of the French eelfnpha no industry unicess ami the final ami l he smrtv of mpply for praH iertUy nil >f I lie prnd- I rarispnien! product is uH iimv nseni in I his eonnlry. Bui Ancnraii mn- a sheet approximately mmet - will n4 have to win! kmi: before American- ir> lo d8 im-hes wide, irnide eejloplrtm* will he available, for the Du Pool from 1 lOOt! to b. 10U0 < Vliopinuie I 'iiuutmiy, a subsidiary orgauizrt ion of \ fie I >H Pom Fiherdik t'uinpaiiy, U now bunding a large plain, a! Buffalo, Ney. York, tor llie maimfael me of t hb i4' an inch lliiik, and of 5 n d e l e r in i u a. to length. '/ /ie A'hiH'.v fjait lunr nanam stfip* ij fvHophuta van to aorta into n hat in lore*.I mg ma tonal. hi-4 wby the Fibersilk (bun- This sheet b pei-feei ly : rmispun'iii. wil h its surfac-e as pa u n ' t< interested in cellophane luainibaTnre becomes smooth and Inslnms as polished glass. Of homogeneous Heat when it i> understood lhal bolt products arc texture, without pores a ml libers, it is far stronger I hull blent kail in compost! km and both follow through lhe paper. It is stipple and flexible, A heat test show* that '-.miio nianuffiot iiring processes until tlie lend si ages. even at 10ff < 'eiiirignide cellophane will no! disintegrate The raw iuriteri.il used b pure wood pulp, first I rented with caustic soda, ! ben -with custom obul pliidr. The pr duel thus oh I lim'd b rotirdeleiv soluble in wnirr. and the aobdion is calk'd vi-eose....an ab solutely transparent fin If I that ean la* compared to eolf'wl iuin, \ isense CoagU hi I o n or so lid ilit's very rapidly when brought Into contort with certain salts or Cell is, ju>| as the while of an egg duo when it is brought into contort. wiili boiling wait']-; and this ' V/s /s -y m f/U . Hr far fin hn'tjf tomjlv u.-n' ftir v^UPtrsi 'is |.if tnij *-aiuh} hu.r, Mann auntufitf Inrrr.%* n.sr if. tb as paper does, It hnrns like paper, however, bid i> not liigiih iidlaimnnhle(Vlfnphane put into boiling water does not itiell nor it in any way affected. It also resists the action of acids or bases. One of most valuable properties is wiit erproof11ess, Greiuse* ether or gasoline put in cel lophane will not penetrate or evaporafe. Contaimng no aiuiuni nmtter* cello phane does not decompose, is bacteria-proof and can be easily sterilized in an autoclave. cellulose solul ion b u.-e< 1 without dsstintd:>n for tin* Renuirkahle as these p^o]jei-lies arc*, the list is by n inarnifaet are of ho I h art ilh-hd silk and cellophane. 11 is means c*omph*te, for eclloplume, like oilier cellulose only in the method of f heir fabrication tine. these l wo products of which na|>er i> pertiup.s the Inwt known type, products differ. When artificial silk is made, the lends il self to many finishing operations that, reveal 1.0 r 11 K l> r NiNT M AUa ZIN k nt lie* valuable properties from a fabricating viewpoint. hrd cut inti) ,d rips about i hive and one-half incites wide, For example. after the Irauspareiil cellophane i> dry, mid I hen cm to the sl/.e desired bv feeding i hist* strips it leaves the machine ill rolls ready ha- u m\ o i it am 110 into little machines, specially construcled for tin' fair- further transformed. After a mod careful and minute pose, which ml and roll dnHillafieuudy. An e\i ra- in.snttfit>n the rolls are sen! In the ordiimry regularity is thus obtained in different finishing rooms. There the ribbons of a I sizes, loginning with a material may he dyed, embossed, cut, miuimmn of one 'millimeter, or ap printed and >peeial!y fabricated into firxedmalely -I I DU of all inch. boxes, kagy lubes and oilier finished articles,, 1'lie Iiobl liiis tiii< 1 an especially im portant use !n 1 In- millinery industry. i 'ellophmie is a veritable piece of Ft k not unusual to see women wearing clot h wit limit pores; it c an he dyed lulls made of eellophaTie braid, or as easily as cotton by passing a roll of woven cellophane, o" even embroid material through a dye hath, drying \\ ered :n cellophane. For this use the cm a special machine, and then re material is specialty prepared--that rolling it. 11 can be dyad any color is. dyed and emlnKsed--to give the without, distinction fnun I lie deepest efi'cH of jade, or silver, the form and black to the inosl delicale pink. Am! it can he transformed further eolor of metal .s -h Iis , copper or sleek or the irkfesreiJ and marvelous opales by einbosdug. The machine,* used for cent effect* resembling inother-oT lhis purpose consist. of 1 v, n eylimlers. pearl, or glistening enamel. One of f heni hollow and made of sleet --is engraved after a. given pa 11 erm a in I the *>ther is covered with heavy paper w Inch form> tin* cmsnlerpml- The tiniiftijh'i n Hu pint n- iHCts iv:v nsvit ill hnmpfOn shops h> ini.1/, <#.'/ Pa* tifi; tu1h'iv*\ This tm-' his ihc tip- nvartnivr of tjakf. fk-doplume works up almost exactly like paper; il may be pasted or printed* some preeimtions being necessary., arid si may be used b >r making hags, embossing is done under heal, ami the cellophane leaves sachets, packets and other containers. Thicker stock file machine completely I ranxforrued, It may thus he* is made into tunes ami bux-\s which are qtbir J aim made to look like silk, taiTefa, linen, moire or whatever parent ami very si.rung. Ir : he Cellophane Shop in paliern is engrnvtxl on the eslinder. It is quite inn Paris, for example, I here is a big aqmii'hmi made en possible U> reproduce in black-arid-white the novel and tirely of (tok material. strikingly beautiful offeels obtained by dyeing and rt1ie many special properties and qualifies of ce'i<>- enihosdng cellophane in this manner, but t he halftones phane make it very useful In merchants and man sfae- prill fed here will at least sagged the form if not l he htrer-'. In fad, the uses of cellophane arc even more eolor values of the original copy we furnished t he numerous than its proper! kw. '1% al tempt to enumer photographer. ate them all would be a nil ile task, limideiital reference 1 lit* rolls, having been inspected, dyed and embossed, has already been made to the u*e of a certain type of are ready to be eul iulu bobbins or sheets. of tliHVrcul cellophane in the millinery rade, hut I he amount dimensions according to the u m? for which the pnNinel consumed in this way represent* only a small part of the is in I ended. production. The great demand is for the plain trans For culling cellophane into bobbin* 1 he material Is parent stock. \( `out inuni t*n ptfijr t tU rv urv reprint liv' d some of the ilislinfific vtUopImnv unth-rdtls print ipaihf tisai in the w 'diinvrp imhtxfrp -u mif uj LrnitY haf s1mn\ pivlit* 'll tnuf irovm fJ)Wtn rf vlolh. The pant Is a! ihv rltjhf arc cdhiphttur rrprfitluctinits <>t silk m dijfi'rt'nt ro/er, ttmi of ao/e/.v, Yunlf harv to hmajhic the colors. II THK DU FOX T MAOA/IXH World s .Record* Smashed 111 IK DU PONT MAGAZINE VvUi.iin'tt ms>i vnpyr!tji>fH hy E, r. or p c ivi' nr. mu md u iis & c o mp a n y , inc. Snhxrri 'li.-.n, 'll' * mi:; tUV- i;m? E. H. Mas -.- ..................................................... IJiHior 1 *i'3!-1rr-p-iti?. wit.rs cri-iist, ;i:l :tri irir:-. atnl iliti':raljn5 t i||rH^ ryini' ue-i'fal .tOS.-rin*i> >. will. vkli*-ri pii-Ml.I.-, |m- furs isDv nil -it. t ( 'atilt tilt'd j rout inujf U) hi this t ryonl, a free rillc team of seven men, a service rifle team, and four compel il or* for tin* running deer mulch will be selerled and sen! to Kurope to r(iorestsni Hie I nit.ed States in the various nll<` shoof nm'events. Major L. M . T, AVafler. n lm su siieeiv-,fnlly f>ilu|etl the Ih'I'l and 11)2/1 Interi.a:ionnl h'ree llifte I'eains. will a< t as team captain for I lie culm' s?juad of Aineiacnii rilk-Tneii, d hc ^i'owi h in interest m ntl<` shool mitoiig I he UiU!criini<lnates and fa<uhy of Idiih ^c.iools aiul eel Yd, xvii mu \u. p> eo-cs I |ir<ni^hoiil the coimiry is one of (he nsost eii couraynntr simis of pr<i^res.s in th<` prop<ir education <! Merry (Jirisluuisl Amci h a!is to t Ik * v.diu1 tf rifle shoolina; from the rD4- reational siaiidpoml. From I he hiidi si.Tool ami e\)l u r k u m io H \v<'--'U from I oday <'hrisi mas ojmdh-s lea'C si udciits of :oday arc dcxelopsim the < itizeii> ol Twill he brightly gleaming, the belfry chimes uf Ihousunds oi churches will Ik 1 pealing out < ImstniM* iiiolnilie-, nrid it i nrtlioi <s of homes tin- festivities of lie1 Yu tel ide will he in full swing. Already crowds of shoppers are thronging the stores seekuur gifts, and preparations itiv imder way u> make ( iirisi mas 1 his }'r;ir a memorable one. < 'linst mas i> properly a red-let I er day on I he calendar. :t dav given ever to 1 he observance of true-honored eo-doms. of l ae past. Bui it is more than llial: lor C ' 11 i'is-1 id *is. nh >ug villi (he gifl-gh mg, leas! ing and merrymaking, D a day of inspire!inn In every one who Iiclieves the C his j h -1 of (hind Will to all Men, symboliz ing ax ft does 'he nohk' virtues of t rieiulship. hrol herly love and charity. Hie spirit of Christmax lifts us out of omseive.s, makes us more tolerant, quickens our sympai hie,-, and aroiDe.s the kindlier emotions through sis benign iidluem e. There is something in thh season of I he year that brings lo the Mirfuee all of idle heller elements of human mil urea and gives ex* Timjorvijsi n pn .ss uhtfirrs ,tf f'aw i'trry Ihfs ijt nr. i.rji to nijhf: Mr.s-sf.s-. Ht-yami. iFranc>-). Had l i (umda u ami Van Spn'li ft {IIoHt/udK pressiuis lo hear!felt seriliments o! good will. And so, because ll is Christmas. here is our sincere wish for you "A Merry Christ mas and a Happy New Year?*' May our relations grow more cordial as each suc ceeding year goes by--nmy we mine to regard each of her more highly as confidence. I fail great at Irihute of friendship, ^rmvs stronger and si ronger. And tomorrow, and as l hey learn the self-d helpline, I he team spirit, the good-fellowship, the elcaniess of vision, and 1 lie* self-control that is acquired on the rifle range as in in) other sport, the outlook is clearly promising that within the next few years America can again tmlhfully say uf its citizens that they are a nation ol riflemen. may the New Year come deep laden villi good Lidiya's to bring you Health, Happiness and Prosperily, You Ser Pyroxylin PiniHitoH Kwry Day Confidence in file Future is Warranted ("onhiuifd j n./e jxnjr ,b In i hat il shows a lack of eredii straits and indicates the improbability of business depression. Hie fa el I hut the business reraljiistsnent of the past ix or eight months has progressed wit limit a marked advance in i it! crest rate-, aiirl I ha t wilh f he passing of I he umal '-e-i amal demand for funds, iisutirv rates have' begun to relay, indicates that the' business situation is sound. fad front jHUjf -> i pyroxylin product. The wooden brush for your clol he* or hair is also frequently dnished in i he same way. This article, because of its nature, can do nothing bid indicate the f bounimis of uses to which products of this kind can be applied, ll is intended to give tin' reader only n general idea of I he vide variety of articles which are liiishc'd with t Ids kind of material and lo let him know whal an important part pyroxylin finishes, par ticularly of the Duco type, play in his daily rdbiirs. 12 TIJK D r VOX T MXUA7AXK Cracking A "Frozen" Wheel wi th Dynamite Another ease where filial 1 charges of i.lvnnrrute helped to solve a problem A CIU X wheel im llni lop of By 1). M. JOHNSON" 1 In pinned one-fourth of a *lu*k of -10 fjk ;t lire rlay dry pan which 1ms ^SaV.piti jm-.* nuriv.- pn* real Bed ('ros* Extra, I !.j * x S'\ / m become "frozen" in (lie shaft ' P ` * * 1 primed will) a blasting rap and fuse, on during 111Icet: years' use is not very easy to remove the rim of the wheel, made a mudeap over Ihi.s charge unless yuii know how. Mr. -f. A. Dixon, supermini- and tired .1. This ''hoi broke oIV ahmi: one third of I hr dent of the New Florence Brick ('umnanv of New rim and also two of the five S x 12 spoke*, * *1* >sw to ihe Florence. Missouri. found this luili, lb' put one-1bird out noi long ago when he hickled [lie job of renuiviiii* uernwu CflOW/V WHEEL of a >iiek of dynamite or the huh, which was H?Ai! diameter wheel who-e teet h had worn so and 2 t h ick, mudeapped i I and sharp I hat i 1 had to he dis shot it. Tin* shut cracked the carded. 'Hie huh had rtisled huh slightly, A similar shot fasl to the shall so that it ;is at another point on the huh impossible to puli out- Ih<x key, cracked the huh open so thud which tits in I o a `dot running he was able to pull out the key from tin* huh down into the with his lingers. Tin* hemg shaft, to keep Ihe -a heel from slipping, or In I > 11 * I py * She wheel. dune, die wheel was I hen e;i>iiy removed. Efforts to pry old the ke> and The whole opera timi took to knoek tlu huh* loose with or slightly less ihau thirty min dinary tools were alike una \ ail ute* instead of the sex end day> ing. Mr. I )i\on wasoii t he point that would have been consum of h o ik ling jo the main office of ed had not Mr. Dixon re.-oried his eoinpany in Chirngo for lo the use of dynamite. help full decided that he would ll was a demojLstration of first seewluit hi* et>uld du w ilk a ItUle dn Pol I dynamite. This shim's ifott fh? f ifpe uf tire tins tirt; f*iit an ninw d, and Htr pnsttaws of the shaft ami cso uni leht'ei. the most etlieieiit way to do the work quiVklyand a U;d lie rest. That New Wood Product--Cellophane ( ufiiitim'd from !i The mn>t com non use for cellophane of t his type in America B for wrapping randy linys in the manner show n by one of the illu.d ml Ion*. When a Iseautiful box is enveloped in n transparent wrapper that gives positive prelection and at the same* lime enhances the beauty oi t lie package, as cellophane does, nothing further within it n>nn run lie asked for. Some manic fmTurcrs go a step further by wrapping I he bonbon* themselves with little pieces of cellophane. This material is also mod for wrapping packages of perfume, powder* soap and drugs, and even cigarette boxes and packages of cigars. Because cellophane is ahsoluteh impervious to goods containing grease, oil, a ml essences, a ud :s air-proof,odor-proof, water-, dust-am I even germ-proof, it becomes an ideal wrapping material fop all kinds of food products. For example, coffee or ten sealed hi a cellophane hag preserve*- lhe amnia ijuite as well as in l in cans. ('cllopimtte can successfully be used by packers for wrapping and protect ing such goods as sliced harou, ham, and preserved fruits. Biscuits, butlcr. lard or other grocery products may smulnrh he wrapped with cellophane, which has the endorse ment of physicians as a truly hygienic wrapper for all kinds of food products. As a matter of fact, physicians have discovered that this material can he used with advantage in their own professional work. Docs a. wound need to he dressed? A cellophane bandage serves the purpose of protection, and the transparency of the material allows a view of the healing of the wound. Also it is useful in sterilizing surgical instruments. First, they are wrapped in cello phane* then put into an autoclave and sterilized. On removal* the cellophane, which is absolutely gennproof and bacteria-proof, keeps the instruments in a condition ready for the surgeon's use when the emergency arises. Another interesting use, developed during the World W ar, ris Ihe fabrication of special cellophane `'lock for making gas-mask lenses. The transparency of the material in connection with its non-fragile property made it far superior to glass for this purpose. (Cmitimu-d on pug? 16) 13 nil-: 1H VOX T M A C AZTXE Demand du Pont Powders riircc investigations prove tlie outstanding popsilarity .d du Pont. Smokeless Powders among those who sell shotgun shells O think of hun! mg or shunting R lie K. H. CALVJX Later, this Investigation was extend Tlo think of du Pont Smokeless Powder-.. ( inversely, lit lliink I Hr.'f-ior `.'f Sfjui'tsjij.- Uiiv.4'-r I ed lo I he slate* of North Carolling Suulli Carolina and (iemgsa. willi the following results: du Poul "hnokeles* Powder* is to think of hutiHug ;iTii 1 shoot ing_ The rhj*e-lmked assoohihon of ideas I in rtlly jtcrndO of ^paratimi. It s* like Boston and baked beans and brown bread, like spark plugs and J-V.r ( WiHlU-fl llu* Imnid ..f :>iAXli'r f-llOWli oil hntli Wild utld Ciirhm. I l 0* ,. \v:mi ,-'f| illr Oralld ot pi-wxlr) -di av ii o h 1 In- I .>v\ only. -I 7f , t\ iinlril I hr hrmid of ]im\i|c|- :-lioivt; cm I Is*' w.uf only. ii.0` , >an: il v /j is umii'rf'.vsy ,`y h. vlmxv hnuiii of |xnvh-r .-il .-.I; I a!,' rtii'frif:"r ^cild %h-lls. nuloiuohsk'*, Thanksgiving and I nrkey, ( 'lirtslnms and It will he noted that in Pennsylvania and Michigan Santa Clan* VH) per < r*nt id I hi- rlc*ah*rs want<nl the brand of powder 'The -liv.il toward which every mainline- urer st vivos is on either the wad. box or rnrlon, and in Norlli Camlina, In develop popularity and prestige for his goods to *iirh Soul 11 i 'arobna and (Georgia 1U |K*r eenl anted llu' an extent I hat when prospect ire purchasers think of brand of powder shown. Bathe.-* c-nni-lusivi' evidence, that ela.ss of nicTehundise they will automatieafly -hink i*rd! it. that the popularity <f du Pool Hnmkeless of his name and his prodnet to the e.xrlu.siiiii of all I'owders is an assel of great value, not only lo I he dv i>Uiers. Ida- mauulaet nrer who reaches Lhat goal is in Pout Company, but also to I Ik * merchant who handle* a n enviable posit ion. shell*. I'W one hundred and twenty -one years the dn Pont. Ifivasti^nlimi. 'We 3 ( oTiipany has sought In attain that position as a matiis- h\ duly, 1 h2n, Frank Seaman. Inr., an ud\ erl ising ikiel nrer of sport inn powders of the highest quality. in ag<-ney of Ni*w ^'or!{ City, eondiuded an independent, its dealings wd h I he 1 rode the company's Iradilional market hives!igat ion to a^ erl ain I he popnlaiity of di- jadicy ill fair dealing lias been adhered hi through all I km I powdt-rs bunk'd in s lolguu shells, Represeuhil ii e.s 1 be years. What list.-, been I he net result ? 3 low far lias of tliis agem-y calk'd on a large number of dealers am: l he company advanced toward the goal? Unit material jobbers in ! he slates of MnssaHmse! [ New York, Ohio, m-ogre-s Inis been made is evidenced by three very in- Indiana. Virginia and North Carolina. Belli in large tervsjing inxest iga! ions among dealers bailfiling shol.- and small towns t hey iidervii'W ed jobbers and dealers uim dietb. imsprriive of their size or prominence in bn*iues*. Investigation "W i The following graphs and figures speak for I hemselves In April. * HTk one of the large scientific monthly magazine- winch enjoys an excellent reputation with 1he piibJie and in the publishing held, eimdneteij an invessigat ion among hardware dealers in the slates of !*eim-.ylvania and Michigan. ddie object was to de ami aidirate I hat hilly DO per cent of i he jobbers and dealers interviewed prefer du Pont smokeless brand* and say lhaf they are Iv far the most popular brand* on I hi* market. One run hardly ask for stronger evidenee of t he demand for du Pont smokeless powders, termine. if pedible, whether flie dealers were really interested in knowing what kind of smokeless powders were loaded iti t lie sholgmi shells I liev offered for sale. if is trarlhj of note thuf. fhv du Dont Coat panp teas not asrere of tie- fart that this iorasfujafi'm iros heiny made. The magazine sent mil. its own inquiries and received I airdliaril v with du Pont standard load table and eaiiipaign to reduce number of load* Jobbers............-----.............................. .. .....n - ..............H)r, Dealers ...... ..... ............. ................................... a:-/ , Opinion of dn Pool, table of standard load* ami tabulated I he mplies from dealers. From 1 his in Jobbers sap: dependent. disinterested mail canvass lo fin<I out what Is good............................ h w i w m. . - - hlrr dealers {hi night about branded and niihnmded loads, the |nih)i>hers*reiired exp'-ession-of opinion represent itu* f lie Will meet all demands .hit ........... ............... *22r*' personal convict, ions of those who answered l he quesI iomuiire; and a digest of I he replies was forwarded lo us. Drains sap: d'he replies, tabula!ed below, indicate that n great A good idea . ....... - - i n .............................. 71 Jr . isiiijiirily of dealer* did *poejfy ibe kind of j*nsder when I leips dealer ...................................i..... . ..................... Hi.8k; ordering shells, and considered this a very iinporhinl Best plan t hat du Pont has factor in eoTiiux'liori with 1 his kind of merchandise; pill over..................... . . . . .wm............................ i'tlVli- 7.1.''.'';. wjmlci I I ho brand of pow.h-r shown on hof k wad ami onrfon. Sufis* sent to meet all demands m .............. -1.2f >. lig.iy wiailoo 11 s<- hr;i >i! *f p>w< |*r shmv n on * he- hi k only, Nt> ne**d fm multiplicity l.lf'P -.v?n:toi' (hr Jinsml of puwik-r shown on (he wild only. of loads ......................................m ............................... 2.1/ ZM"(. said it was uimeeessary tu show brand of powder a! all. '.yeX: `m hMn.vi- soM .sije b M TII K DU POX T MAGAZINE Du not believe du Pool I ms gone Tar enough .............. ........................ .. . . 2,1/ Xol lho final aui horify ............................... 2.1 M iseelkiueous opinions............mm ............................. Du eiihlumers specify brand of powtlerV Jnhf>rrs say: Yes X<>. ui .% b.ur Yes \Y. Dealers say: b-i.2% 5.NVt- Pereenbige of' customers who specif) Jobbers say; Over 75% 20 I o 50% 50 to , Yw 5o.nr :\XV Y.7r 20 io 50% . .. 50 lu 75' / . . u `Ss Hum 20f To in IMP hi dins say: ;>S. -r. H5.0r 25,% \:2* WJial percentage of ymir customers speriiy in detail? Johlvrs my, 21 Mo 50% - - . I )ver 75%. . . . . Less- than 20',.. 50 to 75`.t: - . 2S.fi' 2X.0r 7 or 20 lo 50% -------Less than 20% . 50 lo 75%. . . . .. Practically none Cher 75%........... Dealers 'fay 17. V !0U( (il 1.5 Yes No. Do customers specify brand of shell? Jobbers say: %o.5% . 10.5V; Yes No. Dealers say: 0121 S.P Percentage of customers who specify Jobbers say: Over 75% - - 50 to 75% . . . 20 to 05% - - Ijess I ban 20%* 1722 2;l ;% 17.8% 11 .0% 5(1 10 75% . - , Over 75%. . . 20105%%. . JU\ss than 20V). Dealers say: . ePJA Hh HU 1-j.H W hat is the best-selling brand of powder? Jobbers say1: i hipemt. ................. .................. ..................................... ' - : Ballistile............ .... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t t t t t t ...... . 20.1%' ('ompethire powder Xo. I mmm.......................... 82J- 7 Uompelitive powder Xo. 2 * ................................. -L2% UompetUive jMiwder No. 5 ................ .. . - .... 0% 'Tobi! Pant . . . .........in. i . . ........................ XT . f I " competitive ....... ...................................... 12.5%) Dealers say: Dupont.................................... ------------------------- rr - . 522%/ Balli-ide........................ mnr... ................ 2521% Uumpetilive powder Xo, 1. M ......... ............5,-S%- < Ympetitive powder Xo. 2 ................................... . .5% < 'onipelihve powder No. 2 ................................. .. . . :% i Total dn P<>m ............................... ii ............. f|,> ' ; " rninpe- itive .......................................................7. IX' Investigation .Vo. H About two lootillis ago vvr ;idd rested I he follow hitr letter to sexr-ral thousand dealers in spoiling good.--: "'The 13ii Pool t'ampaigi. in 1220 reduced the number of sifif piii loads by SO per ecu!. "This mean! more proliL bet ter I uruorer, 1cs> trouble and expense for you, "(Van the lisi nf shofgi n loads lie reduced `.till further and meet the ixipiirements of your trade? "Our sole desire is to w'ree you. and we want vonr opinion and assistance, "Kindly reply to the ipie.stions on llie inside pages and mail back lo us in the enclosed, shmi|M'f} envelope. Thunks. ' The questions snughl information as lo shell sales, and primarily culled for im answer H> the quest km. "What shotgun loads are irosl popular witfi y.mr I rude?" with a blank form of 1 he standard loud table reproduced so that l he dealers might indicate t heir first and second choice of loads. Below it appeared !] <? following questions: "Wlml brand of powder is most popular with vi>m* trade? "What percentage of sportsmen >]>eeify powder when buying? "About how many sportsmen in your viriniU ? " How many sports associul'<m.\ rod and g\m clubs?" and other t|iK\st.ions ubout the kinds of game found in the locality, -status of hunting conditions, and posted property. Xo at tempi w as made lo influence lhe character of replies. Xo leading quest Urns mre a.xhed. We sought: information in a st might forward manner and more than LOCK) responded, their replies coming from 3,f>3h oilies, towns and villages in forty-six of the forty-eight states Tli K IJ r PONT M A (i A Z I Nr 1" of (hr l An j iiml v sis of these sources of inform ation, wit h part ioular reference I o I ho pofHilalhm of town* represented 1 *y replies, follows: IN >J m l :;i f ii >il Ht -I'lU'S 1'n'Ui I to 1 .f H v i ........................................ 1. I'.g' I nVVIH .ih M :m :!,oOO ....... ............. ............. " 2MH ."qH> ............. .......___ hJ " uj ] i,> Promt ...................... . . ................ :?7:* " Hvi-r jO IH ii) .... .. r.tjS '* Tims i he replies mime from u II quarters and from tovui'- of ell size*. giving ass!im?H`i' 11 Kit a composite of i In' informal ion prc jred was u trim index for the cut ire count ry, Astswersn.Lt: i Ik * quest Ion. "What brand of powder is most, popular with your trade?" re.Oii' . hniir.. g./i'i* ; j. i r Miian -;lu Pun! [ii di* U i :s* jm-l'i'iTi',1. !IO f'fdVr-' l! l> VS }-U: I. nuUsI :l 1 1 r<' 'i * for i)U- i iiist- :h >W'.U*f . OaUsf jii'i'frfi i'H- . mullirr n iiigHii ivc j'OH lilt. It t s significant that iu Pont brands are the prefer ence of about M) per rent of spoiling goods dealers, a in I th;tl the margin of prefereime for du Pout |mwders is ro iifhly repressed by t he ratio of 1 to 1 in comparison with the slated preference for powders made by both of t hr compel ilor*. combined. U ha! ail this fin ans la tleahtrs To dealers handling shotgun shells !o; ded wilh du Pont powders I he oislst undine f jopularit v of du Pont brands imams quick n ;j les, quirk profits. quirk turnover, no slow-moving nr dead stock, satisfied customers and sa! isfied inerchuuls, Dealers can best serve their own and I heir customers' interests by selling on ly 0 rose shells that an* loaded with powders of well-kitown quality the powders that sportsmen everywhere know are good and ilium ighly dependable. There is sound sales sense in selling the brands of merchandise that I lit1 public show* an overwhelming preference for. Du Pout powder* arc tie choice of about HU per cent of I la* rial Hilt * > spoi'I stiicm. Sell sheds loaded with t hi' powder I hey like t n use. That i\mv Wood Product....<od[o|domo i ( \n tinun} fnnn jHStji f >) Printed cellophane labels glued on hoi ties, tin, or glasses add to the fine appearance of many art ieie.s sold over I he counter. In Ihirope, cellophane bags are used for enclosing powder ouUH, .silk lingerie, gloves and of herartJeles f hal nerd :i dainty wrapper, and more and more in tins country the product is finding more ex tensive use as l w rouping materia! in high-class stores. It is no! easy to lake an inventory of I lie ninny T many uses la which lids product nmy be suited, hut it is safe lo predict that American resourcefulness will find scores of new uses for it (hal arc' not dreamed of now. E. I. d u Po in t d e Ar mo u r s & Co.. In c ., Wil me n c t o n , De l a w a r e All hupuries Regarding dn Pont Product* Should he Addressed to Our Nearest Office \VJHS AMI ili-.AV V CHEMICALS i.:nins ivu: hnirnianc hy rhrrn i; i f<r- -i;i; i \. efukuk-iaiihi. v* An -i o. < n ,i.v s i'.-r HU. c h e mic a l luiomuris /'#i: ir:" p-:.,:>rs, rlJyt, >>.:!> 1 , , ni i-suj ;.v :<:-y:n '.isi:>ii ,n;4 /;,r: iv v ! > rj 'u C ii.:<r. ::n-i Purlin. .N, X- < Iff. IS l-l -M'S 'nrini.-k Il,!r` -Sail i'l'uncisr<, Ckilil. -'<9 \l H-11 SC ( ;l k a \a h u -:- <x h j ,a r h i , Hh.,- a '/7Cm? .. i...* U.-iCy V ':?(<;, !ui: m,;>. N'. |U ii:i?U--(|ii- W..U.H ii vi;s i cFrs i-.-! ii .fu'ng imtr- Muss, 27-1 ISankliii El. ebxiflntle, X. t',, 221 \\ . I1 ici St. Cluosgo, III. r. j -i Ts thuuo ,\e w Y-ork, X. Y. .s T'?injj.i: St. . riuimit'iehhi. Pu. 12f. S. .-n.nl Si. Piovid.nue, R, I. 700 I r./- n'.cd Tri:.-i Sun I'runi in <*, C Mi, -i-.n s>. .1 U pun *. i S Hi- N.i s>4 >han[`h:xi. c:hfn:i j ).,II.-i- Hid.' i ruhirUi uxpi.ojsi viis I:.:- fM.:>>r -til ni-in:- 'i sat. j:.7 j- HUM- :i. mil;`.ary n tul tilrmimtliuiic Ala. '.lit Bn.Ais-M.nv U| ir, liosion, Mu^-s. 1 i.in, '-y llcniinij' * i;;'un-- s-v F.i-ijff-i:St-. Iliiffuta, N. Y. 1 *r!**! -iiti.il Chicu^o. 111. C.M 'urjiiirk JUdif. iJcurer, t'irilo. JiK t-!i-i 1 Duluth, Mltm, Uartk-v h:J;;. 711 k, SuiiecioT Si. El Paste Tex. M l Hldu- ilunl ini^tcm, W. Vu. mi-TJ kob^.m-Piili Isi---i Hbb.1. Kan-uis City. Mo. !::- *-m :-f rU ; HHIh . City. Mes. inJiihuisf."' Lu ivluiua, 4Uf> Ve York, N. V. 1 >f Hrna.K-.ny Pil t-sljuMih. lu. h :iiiisn UJil-t. Porllaml, Ure. Non hxv nti-rn Xalioirnl Hunk lii.C'. St. Louiss, Mo. ] i "!i i'ii.-nr. ArasO'' Bi ..u San Jhnineisco. ''o** _Mn-:.i-''u St . ScMiUy. Wush. I InnC lUitHjnp id Avi'. X C;;rri y St ScrsmriHi, l*u. 7H1 Tia.I.-r-: H.nsfc Kpokum*. \V;ish. ,.!1- >J m.l N ill Hauk Civ ;si b- As ,V ''l .S|irlnttJi<.l*l, 111. nr, Hri-i-l, HI* lu. FABRIKOID AND RUBBER 1`AURICS a,',n,r-7,r C t.->y . -i in-,; mh.' X :-'iVr-.',- Hfn<iti<rc, !u:<r ipiyr. , nr, / fiv !',;>% >:u,l T'tufii r sh.i'S>-t '`nil. Vrninh'- r'.-j- nil;,- -.h'l.tiLui-m. NVwhuiy.li, Y. San Fruneltco. Cuiif, >ii'i Mi --'unSl. LITUOPONK, DRY COLORS & lUrjMJSN IS Pro4;i. ,'.-- r>ri, Crg <>il ;hu'h, li <; -h <r <k . i n'<hrt un<t < >!ht'y : if-/ f' . U.st<mr Mass. I*:v :* U. r1,il iiiri -1'J Chicuiio. 111. il'JO 1ston Ave. Newark, N. .1. 2*1. \ :i i ii i* 11 h i! St. Philuilclpliiu, Pa. .Hi'i S-IIm-i b'.'iey R.L PA] M'S AND VARNlStriCS 1 tiiu pic .V liv .1/ paint and varnish t;n ,;!i inm*: aei-i imitt.'f* ini x.vr.s. Itosron. M,i<is ] !vi rr-i l Sr.ni(Jti 4l> Chicly III. i'hya.;u Wurk.-! ,'isys Sl.-U'li Avy. Film, Midi. i-'linl \r;,riTi*h Sr Cclnt W.uk- Ntnv York, N. Y. Itnoiri .S-M till 1 -Oil T<m minnt Hl'ii;, Philutielphia, Pu. .Htli S t ',r-iv!'Avrry N.-I. nilAUN lr<.ry t>yr-:lf>i..S!,(`l [`ynih >t, and Amiur I'yruhn firc. Xu:->'h' ana uampai tut- shmiua. tods. tura and hf'-.ilimi. Jlost<m, Mass. JLirwy H eiiaiiiii '} A- !?t>ijforij St-. 'HhlciMio, III. ! -I Nor I h J'A.uikliii Si. Sttvk X urk, N. Y. 21 It. 4m\i S:rn*t. Si. LmiiH. Mo. MaJlinckr'Hh 9CV W;< :hiti`jl<iti Avi*. San Frun.ci.seo, Calif. 504 Mi,r k h i SI. Atlanlie Inly, New Jersey. 1121 Boardivalk, Du l*<mi i'radurts Exhibit u\ Branch Offices: Birmingham, Ala. Boston, Mass. Buffalo, N. V. Chicago, 111. Denver, Colo. Duluth, Minn. El Paso, Tex. Huntington, W. Vu. Kansas City, Mo. Mexico City, Mex. New York, N. Y. Pittsburgh, Pa. Portland, Ore. St. Louis, Mo. San Francisco, Cal. Scranton, Pa. Seattle, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Springfield, 111. Du Pont Products Exhibit, Atlantic City, N. J. always a standard explosive now materially improved T\\ PONT Chemical Engineers have materially improved two important qualities in du Pont Gelatin Dynamite. First, less fumes. This means the saving of thousands of dollars to mine operators through the reduction of wasted time after blasting. Second, the freezing point is still further reduced--this at no sacrifice of the plasticity and waterproof qualities for which this explosive has long been noted. This advance is in line with du Pont leadership--constant endeavor for improvement in existing products as well as the development of new products, in order that each user will be supplied with the partic ular explosive that will do his work best at least expense. E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO., Inc*. Explosives Department WILMINGTON DELAWARE EXPLOSIVES - SERVICE The set you start today can grow through the years to come. Added pieces always match. The ideal gift of Pyralin toiletware is a complete set which can be purchased in any material, pattern or decoration. name- means the gift is genuine The Pyralin name-stamp on each article cannot but add to the satisfaction of giv ing, and to the appreciation of the one who receives-- for it is a guarantee of full value, of life-long beauty and usefulness. Sold by leading stores everywhere. in The graceful La Belle Pattern is here illustrated tn Shell Pyralin. Also made in Ivory Pyralin and Amber Pyralin. E. I. du Pont de Nemours &. Co. Inc., J?yralinUefiU Arlington N. J.