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THE DU PONT MAGAZINE MARC i9 3 for your highest yearly average ...shoot DU PONT MX! Tin*: 1933 trapshooting season is already under wav. I low does vour average look now? How will it look at the end of the year? One way to build your score is to have confidence in your trap load. And that's one reason for specifying Du Po n t JVI \ for vour trap loads now and for the rest of the season. Dit Po n t MX is just one year old. In that time, it has made an amazing record. Hun dreds of shooters demand it. G. A. II. cham pions recommend iL . . . and use it. Here are the reasons trapsliooters have confidence in Du Po n t MX. Here are the reasons it will help you improve your score. Du Po n t MX is a snapp\ load. It is easv on the shoulder because of ils balanced recoil. It is clean burning. It provides uniform loads and better patterns. Positive, hard hilling, it insures Cl e a n Br e a k s . Specify Du Po n t MX. for vour trap loads in 1933. Get a better score--with a better powder. E. 1. DU Po n t d e Ne mo u r s X Co., Tn c . Spoiling Pon der Division Wilmington, Delaware <3DP1D U. S. PAT.OFF. DU PONT REG. U. S. PAT. OFF. SMOKELESS SHOTGUN POWDER DU PONT Some excerpts from President Lammofc du Pont s annual report to stockholders of E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company,-Inc, JL r e s id en t d u Po n t iiitroduces his report with a brief survey of general business conditions, comments on the readjustments made, and discusses sonic of the efforts which are being put forth to restore economic .stabil ity. in his review he savs: 'The downward trend id industrial activity of the preceding two years was continued during the first halt of 1932- Since then in some important branches of industry there has been a noticeable improvement, which has continued to the presenr rime with only seasonal changes. Several of the company's activities have partici pated in this iinprovenjeni. "The numerous readjustments that have been taking place since 1929 may ultimate]v be hmnd to have helped to clear the way for that reap|X'anmi c: of mure normal condi nuns which inevitably follows an interruption o! industrial activity occasioned by oven-zealous enthusi asm and unbalanced efforts for tuu rapid expansion. While! he magnitude and severity of the current depression and the geographical area involved have been perhaps greater than m any previous experience, there have ap peared no ailments which may not be expected to yield to patience, enter prise and courage. "h is perhaps not unnatural that, in a desperate dfort to better condi tions, we are promised relief hv a departure from those policies which have proven so bendicial to this country through scores ot vears. We are told that, hv reducing our tariffs and surrendering our home markets to manufacturers in lorcign countries, employing impoverished labor and often debased currencies, our own factories by some magic will not be closed and our unemployment not increased. We are told that hv viol at ing the integrity of our medium of exchange we mav in some wav escape the grief which has invariably fol lowed in the wake of similar efforts believe the informatton published here will he of interest in I)U PONT Ma g a z in e readers as well as in the company's slackholders for whom it was origi nally prepared. It outlines some developments that have not been referred to previously in these columns,--Editor. in trills mid other countries* We are tohi that extra valance in govern ment aids cmploimient, though it resides in wasteful dissipation hv political bodies of that monev which could he expended directly hv the taxpayer in the useful employment of labor. We arc told to abandon cdb cieiKV In operations and to declare a moratorium on technical research be cause chcv increase unemployment, though ther hut nitrltiplv man's opportunity to enjoy in greater mea sure the products of his emu industry. Tli esc and other similar plans are advocated i hough thev shock our judgment and common sense. "1 he success of business will he secure when confidence fully returns. Confidence cannot return until the fears virisiny from the threat of unwise a n d disc urh i n g leg $ I a t i ve pruier ts are j Hayed. "Most important of all steps in the rcstoration of confidence is further drastic curtailment of public expendisures and a lowering of the tax l-jurdeii- It is estimated that in 1929 * oral public expenditures consumed 15 jxjr cent of the national income, and ior 1932 it is climated that clicse expenditures will aggregate at least The DU POHT Magazine 30 per cent of the national income. Du run; the past year the company has v!gomesl v ad vomited immediate and sidwtannaf reduction in federal, state and municipal expenditures. Unless ihis situation is promptly and eil jctiwl v corrected, are real busi ness recovery veil! he greatly retarded. '' vVc ha "--c endured great Trials dur ing recent rears. Many readjustments, painful though che-v may have hecn, arc now behind us. There are many reasons to hope that hetter times arc ahca-J of us. It is ro time to experl meat with unsound theories. We should, instead, plate nur confidence in those principles and institutions which have served us so well through generations. Trie country ma % tdien ex pern to emerge* from its recent atmiispherc ol fear and despair into one oi courage, conlukucc and secur ity. Wuh shis change: (sentiment, indi vill na Is and corporations will increase their purchases for current consumption, will renew and put itiiu edecr i heir plans for the future, and iin.:usnual activity will go for ward again and a train previous or even greater heights/' A ftl *r making cxplanamry reler~ aiLcs to tlie financial state-meets in eluded in his report, the details of which ate chk'jlv of interest to stock holders, President du Pont review* rhe operations or the company, in tins connection lie notes: "The company's volume of husiness during the first seven months of .193/ dec,fined stcmlily in Jinc with rhe decrease in actuate in the broad group of basic industries consuming its products. Peginning in August and continuing through the autumn, a substantial and more than seasonal increase in volume occurred. More specifically was this the case in the ravun and dyestuffs industries whose products arc consumed largely hy the textile industry. idle re was a less than seasonal slackening in de mand lor the company s products toward the end or the year , . /' New In d u s t r ie s Reference is made to i he Gardinol Corporation, organized during 193/, and to C. G. Bartlett N Cia, Ltdu., ol Buenos Aires, Argentina, in which the do Pont Company is interested. Tlie first named organisation will exptoir ccrrailf new and superior cleansing materials of value to the textile industry, while the South American a fid tare will supply sulphur and various dcrivutives, also serv ing as a distributor for certain du Pont products manufacrured in the United States. Ot h e r De v e l o p s ] e x t s "A new and cfhcient dciiaturant for ethyl alcohol, sold under ilie trade name `Ponto!/ "A new and highly efficient fuel sold under die trade name 'Dvnax.' 'Jins fuel is particularly adapted for Certain tv pcs of internal combustion engines and is used principally in outboard racing motors. "A considerable number of new perfume materials and new detergents. "Dehydrated aluminum sulphate; used in the manufacture of certain new insecticide dusting mixtures and for other purposes. "Du Pont MX shotgun powder, represents a distinct improvement in its line. Made by an entirely new process, this powder is outstanding for dean-burning and uniformity of perform a nee in all makes of ammuni tion even under the most unfavorable conditions of storage, it produces balanced recoil and consistently good patterns. "The use of urea ammonia solution for the aminoniaiion oi super-phos phate, thus introducing into mixed fertilizer two valuable nitrogenous compounds, urea and ammonia, in a new form. 4 `The m anufaet ure of syn dietic camphor, hv a new and improved process. The company is a large con sumer of camphor, particularly in manufacture of pyroxylin plastics. "High-velocity gelatin dynamite with improved sensitiveness, due to low density; also, a new low-density, fuw-vclocitv permissible explosive, which increases pem-ctunpe oi Jump in coal mined. "Process for manufacture on a com mercial scale of chemically pure nitrate of ammonia, used hy some manufacturers oi anesthetics. Here tofore, the nitrate of ammonia required for this purpose has been imported. "Improved process fur the proifuc- Page Two tion of tin oxide, a white pigment widely used m manufacture of plumb ing fixtures and other vitreous enamel products. "The marketing of methyl formate for use as a low-pressure refrigerant has also been initiated. This prodtier 1ms not been used commercially hereTM tofore as a refrigerant. "Development and initial distribu tion by Du Pont Film Manufacturing Corporation of an improved type of X-ray film, which has been accorded a favorable reception by the medical profession. "Manufacture of the new synthetic rubber, DuPrune,` in a plant erected at Deepwater Point, New jersey. A sufficient commercial demand lias been developed to consume the entire output of the present small plant, thus demonstrating the superiority oi *l")uPrenc` over natural rubber for manv purposes. "As a result of research work in the inoigame chemical lidd, the com panv has initiated the manufacture of certain other products which, because of purity or physical form, arc espe cially adapted to the specific ret]uire mans of the consuming industries. Ch e mic a l a n d Hn g in e e r j n o Re s e a r c h "The coin panv has continued, with pract ically no reduction, its chemical research ore>anizanon for the control of quality and yields of existing products and development of new pjxidiicts and processes*. This group lias developed some very interesting new products which are in course of preparation for manufacture. In collaboration with the chemical research organization, a group ol in ti us trial engineers is constantly scudving the manufacturing operations with a view to increasing tlieelfidcncy of existing processes through adop tion of new and improved equipment. "The coordinated cfTorrs ro these two groups have developed notable new processes and unpmvemenrs in existing pnicesses. Li cooperation with rhe operating managements, substantial savings in manufacturing costs have been cheered, all contnhuf ing to improve the company's posi tion in the chemical industry. ^Continued ou fn?/ it-} The DU PONT Magazine i & i ,a. ! f- *r :*j'. :i [pi tillj W'U Jli W *1? *...1.......*$ * . 1 I ....MWW Rill Sfi. i =f i : .A...* m' TAe plant of the youngml ammunition company in America, It is located at Anoka, about twenty miles from the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota The Youngest Ammunition Company * The Federal Cartridge Corporation came into existence orily ten years ago, but it has made rapid strides in the indusi:ry EimoiC Nun-.: Tlih js tbc htdi m ;i sciics id ;iri;dc-:% oil the arms .ind .immunmrjrL irii`u-.*ry h i :\mcric;i. By V. L. SIMPSON L 1922 the youngest ammunition company in the United States came into existence. On the rolling prairies of Minnesota, not far distant from where the Rum River empties into the Mississippi, and on the outskirts of the little town of Anoka, is located the plant of the Federal Cartridge Corporation, Established at a time when the country was convalescing from a drastic economic depression, it lias struggled against many odds to achieve its present position in the industry. The driving force hack of the com pany is its young, dynamic president, Charles L. Horn, who entered the ammunition business in July, 1922, through the purchase of the aban doned plant and machinery of the defunct Federal Cartridge Sc. Machine Company' at Anoka, Minnesota. The youngest ammunition com pany was launched on its career under the name of the Federal Cartridge Corporation. Sales offices were opened in Minneapolis and soon the Federal plant was whirling with activity. Men were employed, buildings re- responsible for its success Page Three modeled, old machinery repaired and new equipment purchased. XLumfacturing operations were begun late in the summer ol 1922. it took courage to organize a conipa tiv duri ng th is peri<>d of uncerta in ty. Although general business was show ing signs of improvement, no one knew when it might suffer a reJnpse. Mnnv people thought Horn unwise to undertake such a venture. But the: president of this new!v formed com pany was determined, energetic and highlv capable. From the outset he gathered all of rlie reins of his busi ness inro his own hands and became the active head of each department. He surrounded himself with manv assistants and Iris worked closelv with Lb cm on all matters pertaining to the business. 1 he energei ;c individua! who con trols the desunv of Fedenil was born in a log cabin on an Iowa I arm in 1SS9. When he was old enough, he ' f ,,! p./i-r ! /. ' The DU PONT Magazine Your Flower Garden Chemical science has developed an efficient preventive for most fungous diseases , , * * , By M. 5* DENNIS Tm-m citv and suburban home owner, interested in rhe cultivation of dow ers , joyously welcomes the coming or spring. Me begins to plan his garden, inspects the perennials for evi dences id winter:damage and consiJers what replacements shall he made. Roses arc jxrrhaps the most univer sal I v admired oi all dowers end, no doubt, the hardest to bring to growth perfection because r.hcv are so sus ceptible to fungous diseases. Snapdragons, asters, c.irnarions and hollyhocks require tile same pi olcction. `The real satisfaudon in llower cultivation is received 1101 sinrph in warthirg rhem grow, bur in prevent ing i lieni from being ai un. ked In Ijjigous diseases, thereby enabling them to bring Jnrili I lowers of uni ill paired beautv. Unless watchf uI care is cxei vised to ore vent diseases I rom getting a foothold, disappointing results arc quite certain to follow. For years the problem of growing t!ov\ers, especially roses, free from lungi lias hingcal on die question of finding more effective means of pre venting these destructive agencies. Four pestiferous enemies of the rose black spot, mildew, brown canker and leaf spot have long hin dered the cultivation of rosea. But chemical warfare has been dec! a reef on these allies and, thanks to re search activities, ways have been found to bring them under control. Black spot is the most serious of all rose diseases; it infests all varieties and is ore valent wherever they are Puge Four grown. It is not a new disease, it has been a real problem in the United States for many years, and previously had long been known in Hu rope. Black spot is first noticeable by the appearance of brown specks on the upjxir surface of the lower leaves. By late spring or early summer dicse spots become enlarged, turn hla< k, and appear fo be surrounded by a vcllowish tinge. As the disease spreads, the entire surface becomes \dlu\v, although it may he covered Vs. irh small black spots. Later, these spots sonurdmes become light in color and Ji v in die center. This part of. the leaf then appears ro he entired) dead. The size and shape of the spots, as well as the rapidity and extent of dcfoJiation, seem to vary with the kind of rose or other (lowers grown. The dtect, however, is not only to make the leaves unsightly, hut also to retard seriously the growth of the plant and bloom. Because the parasite enters the leaf tissue under the surface, it ks diilicult to control. If the grower waits until tile disease once gains a foothold, no 1 ungicide can then ellectivclv check its course. Infested leaves and canes cany the fungus through the winter, so dial it is ready ro attack new leaves in the spring. Black spot can not he cured after thorough infesta tion. It can be prevented, and the latest research and experiments have .shown the wav to do it successfully. Mildew, while more common, is a less .serious malady, but it is so exten- The DU PONT Magazine si ve ih;ir few gardens arc entirely free from its destructive effects. Probably no Slower is entircl v immune to fungous disease, hut cultivated roses oi it:ri.uiu varieties especially the* cmiisofi ranihler are usually very susceptible to mildew attack. The evidences are apparent un die ter;del" foliage and voting buds earl}' in the season. The seven tv ot the attack stunts plant growth, deforms dic leaves and buds, and frequently re sults in heavy defoliation- When plants lire infested, gra\ ish spots appc.tr on the leaves and buds, become intense, then disappear, leaving die areas aflected black and deformed. Because the fungus lives on the outside oi the leaf, and is therefore better located for fungicidal treat ment, mildew is more easily con trolled or prevented than black spot. Fortunately, the same method can be used for both diseases. Brown canker may attack roses so severely that the blooms as well as the leaves and stem are uliccteJ. Dis eased parts appear brown, frequent!} with a purple margin. A severe attack may require the destruction of the entire plant. While control mea sures in the past have not been very encouraging, it is found that the preventive developed for black spot, mildew and other fungous diseases will also control brown canker. Leaf spot, the fourth enemy of roses and other flowers, may he first recog nized bv the appearance of small yellowish-green spots which increase in size, become brown and develop a purplish border. This disease is not usually very destructive, but with weather conditions favoring its devel opment, it may cause injury bv defo liation. The infection, as in the case of black spot, is also carried over in the dead leaf tissue each fall, and is likely to recur the following spring. The same preventive fungicidal treat ment for black spot, brown canker and mildew, it started earl v and continued throughout the growing season, is diced ve. In recc-m years concentrated chores have been made lo control these dis eases. 1 he search has been for a preventive possessing the following properties; It must stick to the foliage Miliicienrfy after: application so that the chemicals will remain eiteeme for protection: it must possess tlieright degree of solubility; it must have a positive control over the growth of fungf and not be injurious to the (lowers and their leaves. After several years of work, both in the laboratory and the field, an efleciive compound was developed by the Department of Plant Pathology of the Ohio State Experimental Sta tion and the .Research Department of The Grasse!ii Chemical Company, Inc., at Cleveland. This work was instituted primarily to hud some means of control Hug black spot. After working with many different prepa rations, one of them, now called Man ganar Rose Dust, has been found to be very effective not only for black spot bur also ior mildew, leaf spot, In own canker and other fungous dis eases , It was discovered, too, that its use on leaves controls red spider and most leal-earing insects. This prep aration is an eliecti vc fungicide and insecticide for roses and is also recom mended for asters, hollyhocks, carna tions and snapdragons. Uic dull, grayish-green color of Manganar Rose Dust makes its pres ence on the foliage quite umioticeable. It should be applied frequently, and the best time to do so is before infes tation develops as a result of rains, dew or excessive humidity. Those interested in bower i uhtirc w ill be glad to know that Manga liar Rose Dust, if used in accordance w tfh the directions, will insure more vig orous plants and better blooms than has been possible heretofore. Incidentally, more information about this produce is contained in a new folder which will be gladly furnished on request to The Grassdii Chemical Company, Inc., Advertis ing Department, Cleveland, Ohio. Page Fivs The DU PONT Magazine The S, S. President Hoover, one of the latest additions to the fleet of the Dollar Lines, This ship is protected with Duhix Exterior White, and Duiux finishes are also used exclusively in the engine ream 11 A little story about a big man in the American shipping industry--Captain Robert Dollar . . . . Bv W. R. McSTAY rj~i liiii present Doli.tr Steamship Lines arc a monument to the energv and lore sigh r of tlic l:\tc Captain Robert Dollar, whose successful eilorts to build up trade between the ['mted Scares, China and Japan made him internationally known. ;u> the "Grand Old .VIan of rhe Pacific." Robert Dollar was horn at fa Ik irk, Scotland, iii 1S44. Fourteen years later lie emigrated to Canada with Ins father and brothers. His first job urns that oi a cook V hov in a lumber canio. Often the food he served did not please the lumberjacks and he had to take their abuse, but "Bob" Dollar's pleasant disposition soon made him a fnoritc and at twenty he was foreman of a crew. In IH72 he started in business lor It im sc It and did well emit the panic of LH7^ struck, leaving him bankrupt. But lit soon got a job as foreman or a logging crew and started anew. Hard work, frugal living and thrift en abled him to puv olf his creditors, although he spent more than four wars in chat effort. This Jirst business failure did not discourage him. He saved hts money and started out again in the district around Martfiiette, Michigan. There he conducted logging operations on such a scale that lie soon became known as rhe "lumber king/' In a few wars his search for larger timber took him to rhe Pacific Coast where he established an extensive business. Pose the world traveler who has been to Egypt and who has not made the trip to see tf?g Pyramids la 1901, when he was fifty-seven years old, Robert Dollar entered the shipping business. The high freight rates charged by steamship companies were making his logging operations unprofitable, so lie bought a 300-ton schooner to carry his logs to market. That boat paid for itself in less than a year. Encouraged by this venture, he purchased a second vessel of 6,500 tons and with it entered the trans pacific trade. Much of the Dollar lumber was shipped to China, but the problem was to get pay loads for the return trip, so the energetic shipowner went to the Orient to arrange for eastbound cargoes. He learned that Japan was producing excellent oak railroad ties; also that the Southern Pacific Railroad Company needed them. And even though the railroad had ship ping facilities of its own, Captain Dollar contracted to transport these ties to America in Ms own boats--a service of advantage to all concerned. Many times he had to cross the Pacific to develop new markets for products and to find cargoes to fill his vessels. It was he who first brought copra from Sumatra to San Francisco for use in the manufacture of- automobile tires. He overlooked no opportunities to build up his business and usually got what he went after by persistent efforts as the following incident shows: In routing traffic through the Suez Canal, mail ships received preference, a ml Dollar Line hoars had to wait their turn with tramp steamers and other craft. The Captain's boats Page Six Ihe DU PONT Magazine Airplane view of the S, S. President Prerce, another one of the Dollar Round-the-World ships. A number of them are regularly painted with Duhx Exterior White, a du Pont finishing material carried mail from Manila to Singa pore, where it was transferred to Bnrish Miips. Ofic dav Cap-rain Dollar asked the postmaster at Vlanila why he did nor send mail all the wav to Egypt via die Dollar steamships. When he was told that the subsidized British lines Could handle it more cheaply, he agreed to carry maid free from Singa pore on. His oiler was accepted. Bur the first Dollar ship to apply tor preference at Suez was refused be cause no contract to carrv mail had been made with die Khedive of Egypt. When the necessary contract was prepared and presented, preference was again refused, because the Egyp tian minister at Washington had nor signed it. 71?at requirement was met, but the war was nor yet clear. Pref erence was refused a third time for still another reason--and three rears elapsed before the Dollar lanes ob tained the rating of mail carriers and with it preference at Suez, but per sistence -was eventual I v rewarded. Captain Dollar foresaw the boom in Pacific shipping trade after the World War and prepared for it. 1 fe bought several vessels from the U. S. Shipping Board and reconditioned them. Between 1921 and 1926twcntytwo ships were added to his licet. With characteristic vigor he extended Ins shipping services into new fields. As a noteworthy example of thus, in .1924 he announced the first fort nightly Round-rhc-\Yur]d passenger service, Many old shipping men were sure this venture would not paw it had ne\er been done. Out on Jarumrv 5, 192 !, the Dollar liner, PrrsUcut H-.frrJtoH. left San bVan cisco on a globe girdling cruise and the venerable captain, then in his eightieth year, made the trip to book cargoes in the various ports. In Manila, we are told, he dim bed three flights of stairs to calf on an exporter who had an aversion to Americans. The man shook hands and gazed cold I v at his visitor, who left after a frigid reception. Three years later on the same mission bedim bed those stairs again. This time the exporter shook hands and asked: `Captain Dollar, how old are you''3" Upon being rold, .he said: "And at your age you climbed three flights of stairs twice to see me. I've never given von anv of mv business before, but y o u deserve it and you'll get it from now on." A tremendous amount of work was involved in preparing this fortnightly passenger service, Schedules had to be planned, supplies contracted for and innumerable details arranged long before the ship left its home port. And the same painstaking care precedes all sailings of Dollar vessels even though they are numbered in the hundreds, The world tourists see many interesting things, such as this famous bronze image of the Buddha at Kamakura, Japan, twelve miles south cf Yokohama So exactly arc calculations made that schedules are now planned two years m advance, and met. 1 he regularitv of sailines and arrivals of Dollar ships in the Round the World service has made the lines work! famous. The sun never sets on the Dollar Line Hag, for with the ships scattered all over the seven seas the sun always lights the deck of one of them somewhere. In die 1 10 davs of their glohecirding cruises each Dollar ship logs abour 26,000 nautical miles, ami stops at twenty two ports in fifteen dikerent countries. These ships are as familiar in Singapore, Bombay, Port Said, and Naples as in New York or San Francisco. Efficient management and operation have made it possible for one to make the trip rounJ-theworid at a cost of less than seven dollars a dav. During 1931 two new vessels, the Pre.uJeut I ioomr and Presiditu ('mPJjr, were added to the passenger fleer. These ships, said to be the largest clccrricallv-d riven liners in the world, are complete in every detail. Great pains have been taken to insure die passengers' comfort. The vessels are equipped with outdoor swimming pools, sand beaches, stock exchange service, talking picture Theaters and even eighteen-hole miniature golf courses. In keeping with methods of din ciciicv and economy, the Dollar Line management is protecting its ships with du Pom: Du lux Marine Finishes. The PrcsiP'Ji/t Hurt/ ran, first to sail on the Round-the-World schedule, was also the iirst to be painted in Dimux. Since then the Presotan Hctunr and a number of ot hers have been protected with this new finish. Page Seven The DU PONT Magazine The use of Marbleited Pyralin In this restaurant has added dignity and charm to the surroundings. While chairs partly conceal the counter, the wolf panels show the material to good advantage Marbleized Pyralin for Decorative Uses Introducing a new man-made product that duplicates the appearance of Nature's choicest building material b y r . I, ELLIS Au n k w idea in exterior and interior decoration! That's worth investigat ing, if only for information. Let's pause a few moments and see how the dii Pont Company and Pyralin happen to he connected with it. For centuries, even hack in the days of Pompeii, marble has been quarried and used for interior decorative pur poses on floors, walls and ceilings, and outside to enhance the beauty of buildings and store fronts, In fact, some of the finest architectural gems in the world today are constructed who! ly or partially of marble. Nature never produced a more choice, more beautiful material for construction purposes. But the highest grades are relatively scarce and expensive, and that is why a new idea came Into being for practical development, "Why can't we photograph the gorgeous colorings and grained effects of quarried marble on transparent Pyralin, and then seal this plastic material between two pieces of pol ished glass?" said the executives of the lodestmeto Glass Corporation of New York City. And from that idea has developed an art that has residual in a man-made material that faith fully reproduces Nature's production In beauty and one that is superior to it in many ways. The method of manufacturing Marbleized Pyralin is so interesting that we shall discuss it briefly here. Another use of the product which can be used so effectively to decorate wall areas of public buildings, office structures and the like. This stairway k just one example among the many Page Eight By u pa ten ted process involving the use of color `liters, the exact likeness or ,1 fine slab of marble is reproduced on a photographic him which is then transferred to a sheet of transparent du Pour Pyralin, so that the detailed depths .ind true colorings of the slab are fully preserved. The back of this sheet is then sprayed to obtain an opaque or translucent color as desired. The next step in manufacture is most important. This sheet of Pvrafin, with its marble- like* impression, is secure ly laminated between the two pieces of glass by means of heat and pressure. It is the Pyralin, cellulose plastic, that makes this composite product both durable and beautiful, and die result is a finished materia! that looks exactly like, but is actu ally better than, 1 lie real quarried prodin i, because the det oration arid colorings are under the sin fact* instead of on it. The material is now readv for installation. It is ideal for both ex terior and interior treatment of store anil building fronts, soda bars, shower hath rooms, wall panelings; in fact, unv place where decorative marble has been used heretofore. Marbleized Pvralin lias unlimited possibilities in the decorative field. AI readv it has been used for several store fronts in place of quarried marble. Among its ad vantages, one of tlie outstanding is price; it is from thirty-five to fifty per cent le<s expen sive than competitive products, and The DU PONT Magazine flight--Morbfmzed Pyralin hoi helped to make the exterior of these auction rooms on the Atlantic City Boardwalk unusually attractive Center--Another store-front Installation shows the material to advantage h is considerably more durable, Marbleized Pyralin can be per fectly "booked" at little or no addi tional effort or expense. That term, in the parlance of the marble industry, means matching the grains of one slab of material with those of an other, so that when the two pieces are placed side by side on a wall, Ooor or some other place, the grainingg will match perfectly, This is a long and very expensive operation where quarried marble is used. Another feature recommending this new product is its adaptability for use in repair work. Natural marble dete riorates with age and use. Where this condition exists, slabs of Marbleized Pyralin can be cemented jxrmanently over the worn places, thus giving shabby-looking surfaces a new' and Wore enduring beauty. For val antes and detailed decoraflvc purposes, such as indirect lightlllB> this product is particularly useful. More and more it has become increasingly necessary to ' `spruce up" the appesmince of shops, office build ings, and other places of business, in order to keep step with competitors. MSiH___ _lJiiMMMndflMMfiMBB JHSKm. fv. >. .. ** Modernizing old buildings inside and out is the order of the day and for such work this product is especially adapted.. The edges of Marbleized Pyralin may be beveled and rounded. Unique edge treatments are possible, for the material can he fabricated into almost anv shape. A ns- area, large or small, may he covered with this material. Its use makes possible a considerable sasing in time. Jabot and money as com pared with quarried marble. It is lighter in weighr ant! stronger than marble, making for easier undtbea per handling and transportation. It is easy to keep clean, will not stain or discolor, and is absolutely sanitary. Marbleized Pyralin is sold hv the square foot. Stock colors arc avail able, but any color or graining will be produced upon request. Some of the more attractive shades now of fered are Verdi Green, Verdi Antique, Red Lavonto, Bfiak and Gold, GrecRose, Sky Ross, and Fleuri-Jaunc. The Jndestrticro Glass Corporation, 160 Varick Server, New York Cinq is marketing this product and will wel come an opportunity of going over anv sixcial problems with you. Re quests for iurther information as to how you can use the material will receive prompr and carefuJ attention. The barber chairs are net yet in place, Sul the side wall of a high-class shop shows where Marbleized Pyralin has been used to make it richly decorative Page Nine The DU PONT Magazine This under-flff shot on the road north of Hieksvifht Ohio, caused a surface subsidence of from five to nine feet A few notes about the methods employed by highway builders to facilitate fill settlement . . . By L. F. LIVINGSTON 1 o the engineer who delights in r.icUmg ami mastering di.'iuuk ['rob Jems...and most engineers dc>.....there is more or less oi lasu nation in the studv and use of explosives Jor a threat variety or pracricuJ purposes. Dyna mite docs its work quickie, and that :s a hiit advantage m expediting one kind of work highway builders fre quentiv encounter rhese Jars. In buiid mg permanent roads throng]; swamps, tc docs not pay to lav con crete mcr anv insecure inundation, niio arc necessary, oi course, ami t he v settle natural I v in rime, hut not f ast enough to ct:it road builders who want to get tilings done in a hurry. That is whv there is a continuing, lively interest in a new rcdmiqirc of hi as ring that speeds up the sen ling o! highw.iv fills. Two notew cvrli v examples u! fill settlement operations are Uu.ud in work done m Rbode Islam! and Ohio. Tile N* ev K.ugl.usJ pioiecr is inconnecliori with a constractioi) prog non of the Rhode Islam! Stale Highway De; virfnier.i. Th osc directly concerned with it w eic: ('.hades oolev, the construction engineer, and S, M. Anthony, resident engineer of the highway staff; the Callao Construc tion Company of Bristol, Rhode Island, with Joe Foley as superin tendent of the operation. ITivrc are throe nays of aertrntpUshing jiff sett teuton t ivnrk ui f h c m pfostrr>-- I. rrt-nih Ht-isfini:--wln\rc I lie 1111- j*l mI>I- >iMit*-rlul ! *. !<-'< I lian l*n Ulltl v.ln-r- I hiTC in l>> Itll ill iiliK'r lriir li> I lit* ItliiM iriji work. '1 hr* iii{i | iiami i 1 hron'H rail I Sn* tuut-Sk. ins* ii larrn* irvrirh li h' v ii h *! tl)h* material. 2- t fuh'r-Jtif litttsfr*(--iv 1 w*r' lln-nix ;i fill itt (ilai't'. i'hiH mai In* purlin ail ihi FlitatiitMr fill ii" a wholU iivw inn* im* nf Mini!, jmiul wr uiJii-r h i uhii- man-rial*. l>viiamh- im plm-ml nmlor i Ii* fill in *iii<;lr, donhlf* or iripl<niviM, <h'ii*mlini uri 1*m s iI c imh Ui Mm*, ami l In- iila-il ju <--I<*r:i I i-h m<-I I l<`iiit n I. li. fit-fief ftlas ting--'Thin min hml is iimh ! rliiHlv vlim- si till Iu ih him; hi-i-n in |>IiM-** <ir >m of <-la> fiml.Um. mo thal a Iniil is ill ii l-fTtlt !* ll*H,n mc I u)i wit bin ii. ri iliM't*t i* ii> ilnifi 11..- fill o** hi i.locL I.y biuKlkou l.iruc rih li*-M on cither *mI* of l ! Lni>>nt. mu that I lie murk nsulr'rni'ii th * ill Im- |>u mIi*,i1 nxialc hy I he vn-i^ht of 1 he (ill. Page Ten The location of the work was on RovJ's Lane cucoil on the Bristol and Fall River High wavy where it was necessary to emss a swamp about 1,800 feet long. The boggy material encountered was mink and sand in alternate layers. The muck strata ranged irom three to four feet deep and between them were sand deposits six to fourteen inches thick. The total depth of I his unsi able material varied from six to nineteen feet. Fortunately, it was n new location am! lar enough away from bin I dings to permit open trench shooting. This procedure was decided upon because the sand lenses make undcr-fili shooting rather difficult. Charges of dynamite were placed in three rows of holes as one of the accompany ing illustrations shows. In the middle line of holes, spaced on two foot centers, charges from seven to ten pounds of dynamite were loaded in each hole. TJiose in the outside Jincs were similarly spaced, but were not so heavily loaded, the charges ranging from live to seven pounds per lu.de. In each case the The DU PONT Magazine explosive requirement was figured according to the depth of unstable material at that point. The rehef method of ditch blasting was resorted to in setting of! the shots; that is, the charges in the outside rows were exploded before tnose in the center row got under way. The c-llcci oi the relief shots was to remove conipletelv Ircmi Jive to cighr Jeer of material, ami the portion which tell hack into the trench was of such a consistence that the sand dtopped to the bottom, leaving a v'crv mucky "soup" above it. Ihe fill, which will eventuallv be fifty-lour feet wide, is being carried through this trench with a thirty-sixfoot iop. The dumping of solid material in the trench displaces the soft, soupy muck and forces it ahead, ;lnd further blasting operations in front of the Jill serve ro blow this muck away. hi tin's connection, Mr. Anthony has developed a clever method or loading the charges. Using slender poles about twelve feet lung, lie ties cartridges of ditching d vnarmte to the ends, and then has them pushed down into the muck at an angle parallel to the 1 ace of Hie Jill. 1 he Left--Just before a bios! was set off on the Bristol-Fol! River Highway job. Note the three tows of pipes, marking the location of charges loaded in the holes Right-- After the blast, with water coveting the area affected. Solid material will now be pieced1 on a mare substantial foundation by the end-dumping method. It's wet work men echo do this work facetiously refer to these loaded poles .as *' Anihouy s iurpedocs,'' but thai is no reduction on [heir usefulness h>r the purpose. AI ter the "torpedoes" are in position, with the charges about three feet apart, the shot is fired by the propagation method. Bv this means the Jill is carried forward with the point ahead to force as much material to the side as possible. This work was steadily advanced until wuitrv weather came and work operations were suspended for the season. Thus far the fill lias been extended about eight hundred feet according to reports, and it is said to he verv sansiactorv. When this thirtv-six-foof fill is Left--Before a shot was fired under the road fill near Hicksville, Ohio. Charges cf gelatin dynamite were loaded under the pipes shown at the sides Right-- After the blast, This shot displaced the unstable material so that the central area of a nine-foot embankment dropped down to the clay bottom completed across the swamp, d: tc lies will he blasted on each side of the emhankmeiti and in lire solid in a ten a 1 will be dumped in the excavation to extend the hi I la total! v miril the top width is nity-four feet, as required. The work thus far described has been so organized and conducted that i he contractor, who is making the fill by the eud-du in ping method, has not been delayed by die blasting operations. An j o t h k k Wc t Jo b in Oh io The project in Ohio was earned through under the direction of the State Highway Department, with liliner Hilty, construction engineer, and Carl Wahl, resident engineer. W. L. Johnson & Company, o! Hicksville, were the contractor!;., with Fred Rowe, .superintendent, in charge of the operation. Located on Route 4C), north of Hicksville, this particular piece of work was across a swamp 800 feet long where the concrete was laid up to both sides of the swamp, but the road builders did not want to pro ceed lurcher until dice were sure the fill had settled sulhciendv. in this case, the unstable material extended I tf'j Page Eleven The DU PONT Magazine THE DU PONT MAGAZINE iJ.v-'--v.r/-fv/ an,i ,-W'.s O.'-p/vi/ by j-; i. nu uo.vr ni; m.mo c r s & t;o,, ]>,. \ni mi v nos, : a w a h -, i .a . .Vy/-- r/f .v?:. f-i- i' ,i :r ; ?. ;rr;:;C, sth - :l ir . iM i: ! :i: >. n-. cx-. .j-C :--'r- . .i-s I ijc'.rir i ft i Ri.i. 'i.:: -r-c Ivin .'.'-I *.*:* rr-j.i---t. \*o t . xxvrr m \iu i Nu. ^ Quality It took three years of violent price appeal to make people forget quality. It may take equally long, with sound advertising and promotion, to bring quality back to its rightful place of supremacy. But it is being done/* Tims. P. A. O'ConnefL president of. the National Retail Dry Goods Association, sounds an encouraging note in a vigorous nationwide cam paign to restore public confidence in merchandise of merit. This strongly sponsored movement has the support oi manufacturers, merchants ansi the press. It deserves to succeed. Making qualifv products has been a traditional du Pont poltcv tor more til a ;i J 3d rears, k was the woeful lack of good gunpowder that led E. I. du Pont de Nemours to start manufacturing a better grade of that coin modi tv in 1K02; in fact, some oi his lirst work was to rdinc saltpeter and to remake infer.or stocks of governmciU-cnvncJ powder rhar had deteriorated in storage . When his null was in producrinn he stated in his lirst advertisement that Jus powder was "equal if not superior to anv manufactured in r.uro;x--'' Poreign-mndc gunpowder was die standard of tfiat daw C.ustumers tested his prod tier, proved hs merit, came hack for more. Tims the reputation for du Pont quality was e.wlv cstahi[shed. And Irorn tha; day rn this everv produce that carries the s:u Pour name has had to measure up to high standards oi quality and depenJahiiiry- This company has gone through many bus incss depressions when cheap goods have flooded the markets, but it has always maintained quality standards. Tile high repute of du Font products all thru ugh the years attests the soundness of that policy. This Should Be Helpful Eh h c t iy c and economical uses n! agricultural explosives for the physi cal improvemeni of Southern hums arc described in a. new handbook, "How to Use Kxplosi \ es in the South," recent Iv issued by the Agri cultural h.xiriisii m Section o(' the du Pont. (.onioanv. The too. was prepared In experts who know conditions in the South and who ha\e had wide experience in hlasimg operations in that suction. The book describes methods of blast ing stumps, especially die Southern pine; what reads to use; when to use a stump puller and when to use dyna mite; how is> blast boulders and ditches; how to clean oat drainage ditches, straighten crooked streams and other work involving the use of ex plush es. Numerous illustrations from photographs and drawings assist in making clear just how to proceed. The handbook may he obtained from the du Pone Company by writ ing to the Agricultural Extension Section, Wilmington, Delaware. Good News for Wheat Growers Th e research staff of the Bayer- Semesan Laboratory has developed a new dust disinfectant that will mate rially reduce the cost of wheat pro duction by control of bunt or stinking smut and other seed-borne diseases. This product* New Improved Ccrcsan, represents several years of re search and experimentation in collab oration with important agricultural authorities who observed its effects upon winter wheat planted in 1931 and spring wheat sown last year. Reports show that the treatment controlled bunt or stinking smut of wheat, and also seedling blight caused by seed-borne scab. As one pound of the material treats thirtytwo bushels of seed, the cost was shown to be only two cents a bushel. Page Twelve Proof of Merit A n interesting test of the quality of smokeless powder which was manu factured forty years ago has just been completed by the Burnside Labora tory of the du Font Company. A can of the first lot of powder made in 1893 was used. The tests showed no deterioration with age. The velocity was found to he 935 foot seconds over <i forty ward range with a must acceptable pattern. The verdict of the Laboratory scab af ter making the test was, "A remarkably fine record." It's a Mill It you arc familiar with rubber manufacturing operations, you wiJJ know at once the type of machine illustrated on the front cover of this number, it is one of the mills in the du Pont plant at Fairfield, Connecti cut, where rubber-coated fabrics are made. Briefly, it consists of two steel rolls between which rubber compounds arc mixed hv a kneading action. The crude rubber, which is tough when received from the plantation, is plas ticized hv this kneading action and rubber compounding materials, such as sulphur and accelerators for vul canization, pigments for coloring, and other materials to give it certain characteristics, are added and thor oughly dispersed. After this, it is "slabbed off" and ready for calender ing on the fabric- or for making it into a cement which is subsequently spread, on the fabric. The rear roll travels at a slightly faster rate than the front roll and for that reason the rubber adheres to the latter as shown in the picture. The portion, that does not adhere forms a "bank" and is worked down be tween the rolls hv the operator who, at intervals, cuts oif portions and puts them hack into the hunk so that there is a constant grinding action on practically the entire batch. The du Font Company has been making high-grade rubber-coated labtics at Fairfield since 1916. Pont op, Yentube, Rug Anchor, raincoat mate rials and other products arc manu factured there. The DU PONT Magezme Handbags! Handbags! in price have these' pockethooks been, mil I ions of which were made of du Pont Fabrikoid, that women shop ping in the great New York stores were seen to be buying not one, or two, bur oftentimes half a dozen to harmonize in color and texture with every change of costume. In the white models, and p.jstelroiied hag' tor summer use, Fabrikoid ollercd ad\ .-linages of cleaning that made i imse bags reigning fas orites. Women who have carried bahrikoid bags for more than one season have been pleased to discover that the bag', instead of showing signs of wear, had become even softer and more supple than when first bought. A woman w'ho ordinarily paid high prices for all rhe Items of her wardrobe bought a dollar bag for use at the seashore. The bag lias been cleaned after a season's campaigning, and is now rcadv lor another strenu ous vear. She said she had no idea such value could be had for the com paratively small sum she paid lor tt. bi .1933 bags of du Punt Fabrikoid will still oiler old standards of qual ity, bur manufacturers will offer lines that ;ire richer in design, and with colors chosen to the queen s taste. Those made of Fabrikoid are exceptional values at existing price levels . , . By PAUL SAMPSON I11 you had coJd production superin tendents in the automobile factories in Detroit at the top of the wave in 1928 that they would be producing cars in 1933 at the present low' figures, still retaining high standards of value, they would have questioned that statement. But what has happened in the automobile industry has its parallel 111 noteworthy accomplishments by other branches of industry. There was a sharp, quick descent to shoddy things, but in the past year there has been ri growing move ment to quality merchandise at a new level of prices. People learned qim kh\ to their sorrow, that the bargain oftentimes was no bargain at all. The pockerhook industry is o t ic stri king exam pie of how high quality has been maintained, and yet lowered cost of materials and production has made it possible to ofier an output counted in the millions of units at one dcollar or thereabouts. So rieh in value and yet so low Page Thirteen The DU PONT Magazine The Modern "Hands-Off" Policy Celloph ane says New Cellophane advertising campaign dramatizes today's need for protection on many articles .... By D. W. MESERVEY Dll H A II V I-. Y W. Wn.i v, il you remember, was the great crusader tor pure loot!. As, J irector of flic United States bureau of Chemistry, his nation- wide casttya- c ion of u usance a vy methods in food preparation and purveyance blew up a eve lone ol public' opinion which ended in the Pure Food and Drug Act sal 1906, In the wake of that "cyclone" was left ,i public which was exmundr ' 'puri rv conscious. " Foods and deli cacies id* all tvpes were not only suh- jex ted to sirici: federal inspection, bill thew aU,-.> underweirr a critii.il examination by Mr. ami Mrs. John l . (ionsinner as the latter pushed tlietr sifi'er ami Copper over the conriter in the purchase ol a nothing edible. A1 .iiiw publications helped tun.her this watchfulness through educa tional campaigns of their own. Out of these c.inic die Good Housekeep ing Institute .. an outgrowth ol that magazine s Bureau of Foods, Sanita tion ami Health, winch Dr. Wiley h i msc H headed from 19.12 until his dead) in 1930; the Delineator Insti tute and numv others. School e fis Idrcll ;ibvi were taught the value of hygi enic preparation of foods- \\ui while all these citorts stressed careful preparation in narnYiiiar, Mr, and Mrs. Consumer soon realized that products should not only be prepared properly but they also need to be -protected property. And as the collective minds of millions awoke to this second ary fact, the cellulose film called Du Pont Cello p ha ne : entered the pic51 cure as one sol u- i tion. Slowly, . , (: Mr, anti Mrs. DISiUfti Consumer saw in it an ade quate guaran teed protectiun---not only of foods but: all articles of personal use. It is this r e a 1 i t a ti o n which the Cellophane consumer cam paign has sought to strengthen over the past few years. Beginning with, a conservative voice in 1926, it now teaches millions the value of selecting quality products of all kinds--prod ucts that are well protected in a wrap ping permitting complete visibility. An interesting aspect of this educa tion is that it works side by side with thousands ofmunicipal health depart ments that strive for die proper pro tection of food while k Is on display in retail stores. In 1933, extra stress is being laid on Cellophane's protective, '`handsoff" qualities by a series of dramatic advertising presentations of the dan- Page Fourteen gets against which it protects. Illus trations from three of the advertiseinents in this new scries arc shown on this page and arc part of the campaign to appear in Gvod / ArY.ivGrg/vg, !.till/ex' Home Journal and The Saturday Ereulny Po.it. It is recognized that as Cellophane has grown in popularitv and usage, thousands are desirous of learning tile scientific basis lor this popularity - a natural reaction to any product on which the spotlight of public interest has been so sharply focused. This year's campaign will demon strate more than ever in what manner these pro tective qualities arc not a fad or fancy -- but, rather, arc chemical and scientific realities. When Cellophane says, '`Hands Off!" to moisture, dirt, grease, the command is one to be taken seriously, for this cellulose film has the power to ward off such agencies and prevent their deteriorat ing and contaminating effects. Many pertinent facts about Cellophane as a guardian and protector will be stressed in this campaign. Be DU FONT Magazine Nature Is Too Slow jrm/:- j--r,y / : Irom six to twenty-two feet Jeep am! consisted of a mixture oi peat, muck and soft "jiiarlv" blue clay, with a hard bottom ot still blue day below it- 7'hcre was an old road-bed on the new alignment, so It was decided to use a combination of the "under hlF' and "relief" methods of shooting. 1 en feci of super-fill was placed above the level of the required grade. Then three lines of holes were made along the top oi* the fill, the center Hue holes on ten foot centers, the i\vu outside lines on twenty foot centers, Idie top of this liJ 1 was ewemy- eighi. feet wide, am! ihe outside lines of holes were placed very close to the shoulder. The holes were made hv Using pieces of second-hand pipe, lour i:idles in diameter, and driving them through ro hard bottom. The pipes were kept free from mud during nic operation by means oi wooden plugs lit ted to the ends and sharpened to a point to facilitate driving diem into the ground. The center-line holes 'were loaded nidi charges varying from thirty-live to sixty pounds of forty per cent Quarry Gelatin dvna- mitc in three hv ten-inch cartridges. In the outside holes loads ranging from twentv to thirn -live pounds nl the same kind oJ dynamite were used. After these loads were placed, ditches were blasted ar the toe ofeach dope. a..dp; Ax A . f d:i Fonr I hti gjOg \ }\ !;, 1!! I ! i" C ;i! UO'W S:\l. v.d h *.V V-.;t .{I \i. L ; Any 1 im 0 *C. Oi.'o: Ui sig .!. d: v. he-', m ! >; i n.o c. ;a -i ` or. .'b- becaee. e>::\ indt dry Wc .c. her !iP ca .wd i ;.:*'l i nee 'h -Cj ic --- A vir ' sidv; tin On-gi'fl < Cii'i I 1'>J iV.vri ./.V it!i ['.it!Kiri : pi I'UiOfiS v/. r:. rvci::;r:.*y. ,-i s!i *.-n niith \h:?.t '.vi;' a1: f:>. i ' iUr ri^ht ct r.t- r. t:,.rj vu car. haw th\! "'. JCii wi'< ;;i_o' ictr.rcKy out irtfO c/i. -AiJU.1 .j-. o fu:!t feet of the adjacent meadow to be verv still, and it was essentia! to make it easy lor the under-hi I shots to push the sou material to one side. As soon as possible after shooting these Judies, the undcr-hll holes were connected up anu snot ewe triculh*. 'ihe results are reported to have been verv satisfactory, tor the center o! the fill settled to the haul bottom, or nearly so, mrougliout the entire length, and the points below tlie shoulders were found to be wirhin a y it \ few feet oi it. Tliis fill lias been leveled oil and covered with, a gravel smiace which will remain until next spring. It id* felt that ifie fill should have the winter period in which to compact jrsdf before the concrete slab is placed. Complete sounding records are being kept on this work by the Ohio State Highway Department, so that tfie compaction oi the hll and anr side movement ol the unstable material will be known. The use of explosives in id! settle ment work has increased raj'idly during the past year; in fact, the du Pant Company has assisted the hiuhwav engineers of eighteen states in handling projects oi this tvpc, through services rendered by dt* Pont explosives engineers, either in pci son or hv correspondence, hi many in stances highway engineers require little ot no help, but the dhliculties encountered in constructing perma nent roads tn some localities ate frequently of a kind to require expert ad vice before proceeding with the actual work. For a clear understanding of each problem, the explosives engineer must know the details, and it is not always possible for him to visit the scene ol operations and make a personal surn c v ; nor is that necessary now, unless there are exceptional conditions in volved, The ilu Pont Company has prepared special data sheets, in fourpage folder form, on which a highway engineer or contractor can present the necessary facts, together with a description oi* die project, cross section drawings, profiles and other details. With this information in hand, an explosives engineer is in position to visualize the work and to make specific recommendations as to the kind of dvnamice to use, arrange ment uf holes, loading requirements and so on. As an example of the value of these data sheets, some time ago the high way engineer of one of the western slates needed expert advice about* the use of explosives in connection with a fill settlement* problem. He procured one of the blanks, idled out the questionnaire and sent it to the du Pont Company's otlke. Within 1 waitv-four hours complete instruc tions v\ cte prepared and itrftirnec to him by mail. The use of the data sheet greatly facilitated his work. Other highway engineers and tontractors who muv require simPar assistance are invited to write for these "Fill Settlement I)ata" sheers and to use them. Center--In building a section of the Olympic Highway in Washington, the engineers had to copet with such conditions as you see here Behw--Highway building in a swampy region mar Pensacola, Florida, Note the relief blasts at the sides of the Ml Page Fifteen The DU PONT Magazine 1 he Youngest Ammunition L.ompdnv assisted hss father to ull die soil. Hi is work brought him into close com.at with Nature and he became a lover el' the great uurdoors. I Ton grad v. i ri on from high si bool, young Horn decided ro enter Minne sota Uniwtsitv, where he knew an excellent course was ol iered i n tores i:rv an occupation which would keep him outside iur the greater oortum of his hie. before completion of his uliege career, however, he realised that tree culture woi11 d not always field liis interest. He ehanged his course and graduated in 1912, whh a degree m law. Soon at forwards, he oh tinned a p o mtion in an ahsrract oil ice in CanJo, North Dakota, He remained then? until he accepted a position with the Schtirjneier Wagon Company of Sr. Pau In .191 4 he resigned from this item and associated with the .American Ball and Shot Company of Minneapolis. Here he remained until 1922 when he organized ihe Federal C artenlgc Corporation. From the very hegi lining, Horn experienced const Jcr.ih'c dd.icii)t_> in disposing of* the shotgun shells made In* this newly donned company, 'I he older and 1 ,irger aniimminon concerns n at so Firmer entrenched tint a new comer m ihe tie Id had hide oppor inf!itv to dispose \i its pnulucr through regular trade channels for this type ol* merchandise. To bring his shells Co the public's ;mention, it was necessary lor the president of Federal to employ a new, unusual plan of d isti ibution. Having spent VAiinv rears of his lilv in or near small towns, he is new that the village sportsmen gathered daily in rhe cor ner stores, poo! halls or barber shops to swap- hunting and fishing yarns and discuss the events of the day. As a result of this knowledge, Horn persuaded barbers in many small towns throughout the country to hci nine Federal dealers. This unique method of merchandising proved suc cessful. Within a sliert time. Federal shells gained recognition among shooters. Federal shotgun shells and ,22 caliber cartridges arc procurable today throughout rhe United States at automotive supply, hardware and sporting goods stores. During the fast decade the Federal Cartridge Corporation has nude rapid strides in the ammunition industry. Its growth has been due, in no small degree, to the infectious energy of (diaries I.. Horn. The Federal CartridgeCorporation has been successful because its president had the courage of his core, ict ions anti was undaunted hv seeintngl v insurmountable ob stacles in the form ol an economic depression, and lung -established busi ness rivals. # Nineteen Thirty-Two in Review Referring to changes in organiznnon, the report: notes that "The Roesslcr A Hass!aeher(.heinicai fionipanv, a wholh owned subsidiary, was dissol ved at the end ui the \ ear and its assets and business transferred to the parent company. The business formerly conducted by that company is now being operated by a. newly organized 'The R. A H. Chemicals Department.' The Pacuk R. A H. Chemical Corporation, 51 wholly osvned subsidiary, will continue to manufacture and distribute fumigauon chemicals, etc., 011 the West Coast. '* "At the end of the vear there were approximately 2H,00u employes on the rolls of the du Pont Com]vim' and its wholly owned subsidiaries." During the period reviewed, rhe company "continued its efforts to provide employment tor as many as possible t!itough spread of work*. The pot rev of the company has been to take on additional employes ro an extent limited only by the desire to assure each employe a reasonable minimum weekly wage." The fiveday week for salaried employes. a policv made effective in November, 1.93 K was also continued with satis factory results during 1932. Page Sixteen The number of stockholders, by classes, follows: DcUriiuifc G rnrrioi: December 3h 1926 . . Djwnjlxr 3b 1929 . . . Ig2?6 . 10,765 9,970 23-470 n.riuubiT 31. 1930 . . D.n mher 31, 19)1 . . IXc o l Kt 3b 1932 , . . 10,692 . 12,031 , 12.729 34.643 -12,-163 30,7/H During the vear, the number of common stockholders increased by H,M3, or 19-6 per cent over die mini her at end of precious year. The Danger of Rust un t il the time came when sky scrapers of New York rose above it, the Kind Tower in Paris enjoyed the distinct! o! 1 of! iei ng t he world 'stall e.st structure. Built in the days before engineers knew as much about con struction materials as they do today, the question was often raised by skeptically-minded people as to its ability to stand up against the con tinuous onslaught of the elements. But years ago, Alexandre Gustave Fificl, its builder, when questioned as to the possibility of its collapse, made the to!lowing statement: "No, it will never fall; it has never dropped even the smallest fraction of an inch; it stanils todav just as it was built. The onlv danger is from rust and you will never find a speck of it on the framework: we are continually going over it." Repeated applications of paint have protected it from rust Llnnug the past forty-four years. Today, the builders of America's big skyscrapers have little to worry about In.)in this source. Chemistry has supplied them with rust inhihi live finishes that protect metal .surfaces from disintegrati ng, and metallurgical science Fas also devel oped non-corrosive materials which are extensive)v used in the construe turn industry. But many valuable buildings and other structures are still inadequately protected from rust. So it is well to add that the du Pont Company is in position to supply a complere line oi industrial finishes prepared cs|x.a:ially to minimize the hazards of rust--the llameless hre. COVERS THE NATIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA Blue leather-like grain stamped in gold gives rich ejfect The photograph of The National Encyclopedia shown at the right is excellent. But you can't realize how handsome this blue and gold binding job is until you actually see tlie book itself. . . its rich colors. It's the durability and the versatility of appli cation of du Pont Fabrikoid that make such striking effects possible with this cover material. Fabrikoid will take superfinishing in one or more colors, airbrushing, gold or ink stamping, emboss ing, printing and lithography. Our Publishers' Service Bureau is maintained to help leading binderies and publishers create new cover ideas. For that reason it would be ex tremely interested in seeing any new effects or processes that you have executed in FABRI KOID. Or, would be glad to assist you in creating new ideas. Just write to: coref a&ai/c b b du Pont de Nemours & Company, Inc., Fabrikoid Division, Newburgh, N. Y. Canadian subscribers address: Canadian Indus tries Limited, Fabrikoid Division, New Toronto, Ontario. <3J> REG.U S PAT.Cif. I lie National Encyclopedia by I*. F. Collier & Son Co., 250 Park Avc.. 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