Gunnison Gazette | 1909-02-26 | Page 3 | Clark to Fight Trust

CLARK TO FIGHT TRUST. Montana Millionaire at Head of Pow erful Powder Manufacturing Co. San Francisco. Backed by Ihe interests in-terests headed by Senator William A. Clark of Montana, a powder manufacturing manu-facturing company, beginning operations- with a capital of $3,000,000 will shortly erect a plant in one of the bay counties and engage in active competition with the powder trust, according ac-cording to a 'statement made in this city. Associated in the enterprise, it is said, will be John Bermlngham., formerly general manager of the Du-pont Du-pont Nemours Powder company; J. A. Folger, head of a local mercantile concern, con-cern, and form- r slate Senator Chas. VI Belshaw. 1 i . plant, it is believed, will be located ,n the vicinity of An tioch. The powder trust operates numerous nu-merous factories in this state, and several of these are located on the shores of San Francisco bay.