Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 67, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 March 1919 — Many Uses for Gunpowder. [ARTICLE]

Many Uses for Gunpowder.

Black powder has been made and used for centuries, and up until a few years ago was the only kind of powder made. While it has been replaced for many uses by high explosives, it is still in great demand. More of It was used in the United States in the year 1917 Jinan in any previous year, as nothing has been found to equal it for the economical mining of coui, blasting of slate, blasting of stone, where it Is desirable to get out large unbroken pieces, or in earth blasting, where it is desired to move a mass of earth bodily, and where there can be no danger of igniting dust, gas or fire damp.