Show I I NEW POWDER COMPANY San Francisco Feb 21 Backed by b the interests headed b by Senator Wil William William liam A Clark of oC Montana a powder manufacturing company beginning operations with a capital of or will vili shortly erect a plant pant in one of Ute the bay counties and engage in active acUe competition with the powder trust accord according according ing to a n statement made in this city Associated in the enterprise it Is said sal will be John Bermingham formerly general manager of the Dupont Nemours Powder company campan J A Folger head of ofa a local mercantile concern and for tor former former mer State Senator Charles M 1 Belshaw The plant it IB Is believed will be lo located located located In the th vicinity of or Antioch The powder trust operates numerous factories in this state and several i of or these are located on n the shores of San Francisco bay H n Is stated that th t although the government Is a large manufacturer of powder for tor its own use it purchases 95 per cent of its explosives from the trust It Is the via pla plan of the Clark company to compete for tor this business and to erect other plants pl as the business requires The operations of the company com n will be under the personal direction of Mr JoIr Bermingham I t c i i |