Show the topping ol of business by the dit pont font powder P co hopewell Hope va has already caused that city of sudden growth to go back to its ore wat war status in april 1915 when the du ponts fonts decided to establish a powder factory theretha the rethe site on which the city was alis built was nothing more than a corn nield fifeld by december of the same year the he place had bad changed to a busy industrial center lots sold at exorbitant prices price and people made fortunes fortune ove A priest who owned a lot which he intended to build a church chuoc sold the lot ford or prid and with the money built one of the finest churles in hie state the powder plant was the only industry the city possessed but here w were re employed Imp loyed wal sounded 6 finde 71 the ci cites y s death fc kh WV rever As A s the powder plan I 1 shut down but as fast could be found can I 1 d for them the workmen were taken to other places and within a few weeks etise it Is peeled expected all of the employees ploy edIll be gone and no iohani willbe will be left |