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.. • i- kt* • . " *■ Plon» RiHXHf of Du Pn> Co. Mailed To Sloddioldeis dtWeame**^ ,neetime P™?** 4 *”- to ft buyers markt* slocation” of ‘ xe company ms- volume approM- it larger than in ious recofu year. >f the increase waa physical volume and half to higher les for the year 1,000. * . . volume or goooa Jted chiefly nram lufacturing capadi- le fibers, tetra- lophane, plastics, on ’Greater sales more than offset ie in other lines, ice changes result- ige increase of o He company's sales 1949, by the end witarHip yet taet “ mObkkkd gone forerer! Lay to improved [comfort—actually deafness! FREE V«Y OUTI you can’t cocas— ite for free book 5TICOH CO. BLDG. IIA. S. C. . t • f -i S t * ' ‘ i ' of the year this index was dlght- U lowor than at the end <rf 1948. dustries in which die company operates, where supply now meets or r"*'—** demand. A low point of activity was readied by the company around mid-year, fol lowed by an Uptrend culminating in a peak in September.' The ment - cent more than in 1948. Profits from operations last year were $194,000,000, or 23 per,cent more than 1948. The return on the operating investment for 1949 was 10.3 per cent, compared with 9.3 per cent in 1948. The return in 1940 wag 9A per cent, it was drawn. The report revealed that Du Pont ftpent $33,000,000 for re search during 1949, excluding cost of new facilities, as compared with $31,000,000 In 1948. *The company has for many years adhered to a policy of growth through aggressive re- ‘ 'i the devdop- UD- search and through ment of new products to fill pu lie needs,** Crawford H. Greene- wait, president, declared. The growth of Du Pout’s operating as sets, which has averaged about 9 per cent a year ever die past 25 years. **is a measure of serv ices rendered .f.. to tftb American economy. ^ This policy of aggressive re search baa resulted m many new products which were only lab- curiositles in the recent said. “In 7949 about 60 per cent of the company’s sales resulted from products that were unknown or In thdr commercial infancy 20 years ago,” Mr. Greenewalt said. ’‘Production and sales of those products are now giving employ ment to approximatdy 40,000 the company's in- fadlitks for unounts to million. With fite development of new products and growth of the eom- peny, Du Pont sales are about 7 per cent of the. aggregate for4 American maasdacturers of chem icals and allied products. The company deals with more than 70,000 customers, most of which aresmall businesses, he reported. “The value added by the cus tomers’ manblaetmring efforts to the products purchased from the company is, on the average, many ter than die price re- r DU Fonts There is a Ve relationship between large and small businesses, which contributes much to the Ameri- ■ and to American he said. 4H» dally soundT a&tt During 194ft, Du $8«,00M&0 for additk facturing capacity and cilities, end for imprt, existing equipment and This compares with in 1948, which ind chase price of the I ene plant which Du Pont and operated tor the federal $U1 ■ as part of the __ expansion m synthetic rub- — - *0 Expenditures for additional ca- last year were principally e manufacture of nylon l . Pftcitv ‘ lor th< of • plant of “Orionr^- started at expense under Nations plans, disability Tienefits. life insurance; pensions and vacations, amounted to $37,130,000, plus an additional $4,700,000 under fed eral and state laws covering so cial security and workmen’s com- __ in 194ft was the best in Its _ Ohe time-losing injury occurred for each . 1,400,000 man-hours worked—an improvement of about 14 per cent over 1948. The rate is substantially less for the company than for the chemical industry as a whole, which rate in turn is less than that of all in dustry. The number of different hold ers of Du Pont stock increased to a new high of 109,945 by the end of the year. Substantially all of the increase occurred in the hold ers of common stock, following the four-for-one split during the There were 18,753 owners of common stock and 23,570 of preferred stock, there bing some duplication of ownership. tely 90,800 of the stockholders are individuals who hold some 32 per cent of the shares outstanding. Of these in dividuals, about 57 per cent are women. The remainder of the stock is owned by about 19,100 groups such as charitable, educa tional and fraternal organizations, insurance companies, estates and banks. These groups “represent mil lions of persons who have a beneficial interest in the earnings of the company.” mm on the ground of mere siae: to hold that siae Is synonymous with monopoly, and to recommend general legislation that would limit corporate size or, alternative ly. subject largo corporations to government control" ho said. "These trends In gov ernment thinking can pro foundly influence tha further growth and prospects of the company and of business gen- “Any effort to penalize success by placing arbitrary limits on business growth, and so to thwart the customer in the free exercise of his judgment, cannot fail to have adverse effects on our economy and our standard of liv- Mr. Greenewalt asserted, e pointed out that Du Pont has kept two principles in mind in its growth and development. The first is to diversify in chemical fields to which it can make substantial technical con tributions. The second is to di rect its efforts primarily to the large and difficult tasks which require great resources in tech nical ability and finances. Commenting on the anti-trust suit field by the government to force Du Pont'to dinraee of itf General Motors stock, Mr. Greene walt reiterated that the company “intends to contest the charges with the utmost vigor.” He pointed out that the in vestment has been a matter of public knowledge since its origin and that it' was investigated by the government in 1927. “It is surprising to find that the government, 22 years after its investigation, now considers the investment to be illegal,” Mr For a Tempting Trait Choose “Super-Righi” Meals Libby’s Canned Meats CORNED Beef Hash *S£r33c VIENNA Sausage 17< Corned Beef ll-O*. On 40c deviled Ham nsf i8c POTTED . Meat 8c 13c j. \ Sirloin Steak lb. PORTERHOUE OR T. Bone Steak lb. Club Steak 1__ lb. BONELESS. TOP Round Steak lb. BONELEflS. BOTTOM Round Steak — lb. BONE IN Roast, Rump, lb. BONE IN _ Roast, Chuck, lb. Short Ribs of Beef — lb. Fresh Ground Beef lb. D & D Turkeys lb. FRESH Frozen Shrimp lb. Haddock Fillet lb. CELLO. PKG. 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