The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, December 02, 1908, Image 7

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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON DAILY JOURNAU PORTLAND. WEDNESDAY EVENING,, DECEMBER 2, . 1008. HMD mm ''' wnMMHlWWWMI 4 TJplift Work in factory Life Shown to Be as Good for the, Employer as for the Employe Workshop and m Workers, By FREDERIC? J. RASKIN. Copyrit. UOS, by Frarto J. HmUm.) Nl&raka'Falla, N. Y., Deo. S. On of the biggest factor in the general up lift of the) nation U the Improved con ditlona under which manufacturing -U being carried on, There are i. 000,000 tnore cr les employed in the factorial of the united States, and the relations between these and their employer are becoming; ' dally more Intimate " and friendly because ' or be wide Interest the employer ha taken 1 those who daily serve him. A a result or mu tual Interest model factories have come. Into existence, and the most modern de? vloe are employed to keep the eiu ployes at their best, both for commercial ana humane reasons, . Her at Niagara stand one of the ' model fctories of the world. It 1 the ' bead manufacturing plant of a company that exploit two foods of its making a Mutrltive and natural products of whole wheat, and Invite the world at large sad the consumers in particular to visit it plant The average annual guest roll Is 100.000. Last August 83,000 tourist dropped In at the big public reception hall i be guided 'over the building and to have a light lunoheon at the expense of the manufacturer. Makes Bxtxa polsJLty of Xdgat. The features of the plant that make It a model for others, are the architect tural plan that allows 844 windows in the wall and a perfect system of ven tilation: the exquisite cleanliness un der "which the food product Is prepared, cooked, packed and sent out; the use of electricity for cooking: and the su perior quality ef the welfare work ar ranged for the employes. Some of It features being peculiarly essential to a food manufacturing concern would not admit of a wide duplication anions fac tories, but the lighting, the ventilation, the provision for the comfort of the worker could easily find place In any Industrial Institution in the country. Al ready there are many that have adopted Ideas from this company, or have In stalled Improvements on their own in itiative. The company 1 14 year old and had it first plant In Penver. Then It re moved to Boston and Worcester, and, when the waterpower development of Hlaraira falls became a fact of big pos sibilities, It moved Its plant here. One of the prettiest sites. Just above the falls, was selected, with a lawn reaching down to the river' edge and a beauti ful view of the river and the surround ing country from the roof garden. Of Iron framework and light colored briok, and with a floor space of five and a half acres, the factory resembles a giant conservatory because of its many windows. There are 40,000 window lights In all. letting In a flood of sunshine that searches out every nook and corner of the building- and allows little room for the hiding away of dust or disorder. It Is enly on very cloudy days that elec tric lights are ever called into play to augment the natural light. Assembly XaU In the raotorr. The glaaa on the window is doubled to prevent the entrance of dust or SmoKe though smoke is found in a negligible quantity in this locality. The ventilation is supplied from a great cen tral tower, large fans serving to change th air every tew minutes. In winter, the air I warmed. In summer It Is cooled before reaching the operatives. An auditorium. uaMnr nvnr 10AO nonnla 1 on an upper floor at the front of me Duuamg. inis serves me opera tives as an assembly place when lec tures are given' specifically for them and a a dance hall when the office xorce ana the factory operative enter tain alternately. It la alao open to the publio for entertainments of a general nature or for benefit lectures when the beneficiary Is some general charity. On another UDDtr floor ia the stria' recreation room where they may gather after lunoheon every day to read, or rest or piay tne piano ana wnere each alrl comes for IB minutes in the morn ing and IS in th afternoon for a bit of rest and breathing spell. Th floor above this is th dining hall, where the women cmDloves are served a rood lunchaon every day at the expense of tne company. jsacn gin is given it cent check every day and she may spend It all on one meal or she may save part and bav an extra spread for her- 1 V L v I . PC W. A. Wis. OUT Ojr TOWN PEOPLE Should remember that our force Is so organised that WE CAN DO THEIR ENTIRE CROWN. BRIDGE AND PLATE WORK IN A DAY if necessary. Positively r rainless extraction fre when plates or bridges are ordered. WE REMOVE THE MOST SENSITIVE TEETH AND ROOTS WITHOUT THE LEAST PAIN. NO STUDENTS; no Un certainty but SPECIALISTS who do the most sclent 111 o and careful work. WISE DENTAL CO., Inc. Dr. W. A. Wise. Mgr.. II year In Portland. Second floor. Failing bldg., Third and Washington streets. Office hours, 8 a, m. to 8 p.1 n. Sundays, t to 1 p. m. Painless extracting. BOcj plates, 6 Up. phone A and Main 3020. ell th next day, the bill of fare be ing displayed in large letter and each item' being put at cost price. A good chef with, a corpo of assistants pre pare the food, and It Is served by the girl in turn, the group being chosen alphabetically. The men are- served in a aimllav dining ball, but pay 10 cant for a meal.. - WtiN CleanUns Xs Cl. -- In the basement' are Individual lock ers and the needle and shower baths that hav added to the fame 0f the institu tion. Thea baths. 12 In all. were con tructed at a cost of 1100,000 and are ri adornment for a numonave come, There are tub, apray and needle baths with soap and towels, all free to. .the girls, and not only are they free, but each I required ' to take at leaat two bath a week on the company' time, Cleanliness Is preached a much for th sanitary welfare of the employe as it la for the perfection ef the manufac tured product that they must handle. Th girls are furnished caps, apron and sleeves, that they may be neatly clad for the work, without extra expense to themselves, and chairs with pack an footstools are provided for all. There; are classes in domestlo science for the girls who care for them, and a circulat ing library Is maintained, the company sending to .th city library' for the books and being answerable ' for ' their care and for their return. ' There are 1 S50 operative and office employe In all In the plant, and these have established a relief fund. This fund is maintained by a small contri bution froqj each, man member and a smaller one from each girl every week, the sum being available for the use of anyone who I II.. Needle to say, with Industrial conditions such as these In continual existence, the eempany b8 lit tle) trouDie in securing employ ea. xnere 1 no need here for the company to continue it work in the borne of it employes, a Is necessary in many other factories, as there are no congested dis trict for. them to live in and their horns life is above the average, because they represent a group somewhat above the average factory hand. Here I the first pleas In which elec tricity be been employed as a cooking agenoy by a ' large manufactory, the crackers, baked from the shreded wheat, being passed on an endless belt through an electric cooking process, whereby as each bar la Indented in the cracker a current of beat at 404 degrees fahren heit, is Imparted, and when the Journey is finished the article Is baked. Elec tricity play an important part in the factory' existence, 800 horse power be ing required for various duties. The electric sign over the building is aid to be the largest In th world. Each1 letter in the sign is six feet -high and to illuminate all the letters requires 1400 incaadesoent lights. It took 800Q feet of wtre for the electrical wiring. The biscuit that are the company largest product are not baked by elec tricity. They are placed on a giant Ferris wheel that awing for half an hour through an oven of even temper ature and are then finished in closed -ovens, anthracite being the heat pro ducing agent One and a fourth mil lion biscuit are mad every day. It take over 2000 bushel of wheat to make these. The wheat is brought Into the building through an underground tunnel and taken by elevators to the top of the building. Then story by story It is brought down, through process after process, with machinery doing the lifting and carrying, endless chains going from story to story, so' that the product is rarely touched by human hands, and Individual labor is mini mized. 1 Hot Altogether Sentimental Everywhere there is the appearance of leisurely hast that guarantees the long service of the employes and proves the -thoroughness and dlapatch that comes from the adoption of good business methods, and the careful training .of uie lactory nana, everywhere there is evident the use of labor saving, time saving devices and the effort to make each employe's working hours comfort able. Suoh plans for the employe are not made for the purpose of advertising, or through misplaced altruistic motives. The management will tell you that it is not aentlmentallsm, or a fad for wel fare work overdone. They know it ia a good business proposition to keep their employes healthy, happy and con tent, ana they say so. They know It Is absolutely necessary for a food man ufacturing concern to make cleanliness apparent at every turn and a permanent feature of the work, and they are doing it in the beat manner. While soma of the arrangements are possibly better than the average factory or mercantile house could afford or would deem neces sary for its employes, the general ideas are well worth emulation. This is a model factory above the general aver age of today, but it will be the average factory tomorrow, for the ideas it dem onstrates are becoming more general, and work like this 'more potent in the great uplift movement. BRICK VERSUS STONE Competition in Street Paving A Public Benefit. . Portland, Or., Dec. 2, 190S. To the Editor of The Journal The awakening to the real situation in the important matter of permanent street pavementa in the city of Portland promises to bring much benefit to the property own ers here who are all so vitally Inter ested. Great credit in this matter 1 due to the councilmen who have taken th subject in hand and are working in an interest that will be of lasting and freat benefit to the entire community, hat Portland has been paying the top notch prices for some of her street pave ments, especially her stone block streets, ha been mad very plain during tnia controversy. Any puDiiq agitation hould result in a common good. Local pride and local preference are always strong and have their recognized stand ing ao long as local Interests are best served maintaining a oondltion that saves money to a community and at the am time give the taxpayer the best for his cash. If, however, the ones who pay the Dins can get better results, bet ter price, better material for their us ty inviting ana admitting competi tion from an adjoining district, it has ever been admitted to be good business policy to so act, Just as, was done when the great city waterworks were in stalled in Seattle. Two Portland gentle men, Harry Howard, now a Portland stone biockman, and Sidney Smiths, were awarded a contract for many hun dreds of thousand of dollars and per formed tnat laoor. it was ngni that they should have that work, for by in viting competitive bids and awarding to a Portland firm, the citisens of Seat tle saved money. It is this competitive principle, not only in theory but in practice, that makes Independent cities and builds to the best puspose. as a result or this street paving agitation, the Denny- Kenton uiay & uoai company are seek ing to enter Into competition, introduc ing vitrified brick of their manufacture, that have withstood the heaviest traffic of the Puget sound cities for fully 16 years. As a plain business proposition, wherein and under which the best In terests of the property owners of Port land will be served. It la but fair that this firm should be encouraged In it enterprise and be permitted to oome to Portland a a competitor in paving ma terial And this Is especially pertinent in view of the now self evident fact that by the introduction of vitrified brick, the propertv owners of Portland will have a permanent pavement of superior advantages at a saving of practically 25 per cent ever atone block charge of the past .. Viu-lfled brick stands on Its merits as a paving material, as is well shown by reports from Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Mich.; Columbus, Ohio, and St. Louis, Mo, W. C. MITCHELL, ' To Old Mexico. Th resrular midwinter excursion fa Old Mexico will leave Portland Decem ber 12th and 13th. Joining the Southern Pacific "solid' Pullman excursion train put of San Francisco' Tuesday, Decem ber ISth. The return far Portland tq Mexico City will be 1104: ticket bear- tag limit of .two' months, with atop over privilege at pleasure on the re turn trip. Passenger will be given th choice of the Southern Pacific or the Santa' Fa returning between EI Paso and san Francisco, coming west pver the Santa Fa you can make a side trio Into the Grand Canyon for IS.60. Ask for "Mexloo" -a little booklet story on this charming and hlst'orlo country. Tick ets, reservations and particular r.at Third and Washington street . i tmm DAYS fflOBE OF THE SALE THAT HAS PLEASED EVERYBODY UNOVEDSSAIL SA0 SEALY, MASON i COS OLD CORNER, FOURTH AND MORRISON STREETS rati DOLLS GIVEN AWAY HERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY to GET the CHIL DREN THEIR XMAS DOLLSBEAUTI FUL DOLLS ABSOLUTELY FREE With every $20 purchase a handsome $3 Poll fre With every $15 purchase a handsome $1 Doll free With every $10 purchase a handspme 50c Doll Iree Women's Coals Ilall Price Your choice of our elaborate assortment of coats, all in the newest model? empire, semi-fitted, Napoleons strictly tailored, loose backs and directoire, high collar, wide satin revers, self and satin-covered buttons, self-straps and braid velvet collar and cuffs, gome double breasted, others fly front or button through. They ire made of broadcloths, meltons, kerseys, cheviots, in black, blue, green and mannish mixtures, brown and other colors. You will marvel at the values. $60.00 Coats, special $30.00 $45.00 Coats, special $23.50 $35.00 Coats, special .$17.50 $25.00 Coats, special fl3.SO $20.00 Coats, special 10,00 $15.00 Coats, special 7. SO $10.00 Coats, special 5-0O $ 7.50 Coats, special $ 3.76 $ 5.00 Coats, special f 2.50 All Raincoats Half Price Latest fashion, navy and black, brown and black and green and black effects, plain black and navy blue, all guaranteed water proof HALF PRICE $75.00 Velvet Coat Special $24.95 Here is an opportunity rare indeed: Only three fancy velvet coats left. These coats are absolutely model coats and are of genuine silk velvet, having been purchased specially for a Wash ington street store. There are to be no exceptions to this sale, so now is your opportunity to purchase a beautiful coat at a most ridiculous figure. $45.00 Suits $19.85 Oly 75 left of these very attractive suits. Many different styles and a host of colors are ready for your selection. C1Q QC Final wind-up sale price ,.f Jl7eOv PRACTICALLY SPEAKING, DUMPED OUT! The or ders are to vacate witbio twenty days. The owners have given us positive orders to vacate the premises within twenty days. This we must do, and at the same time dispose of every dollar's worth of Ladies' High Grade Suits, Coats, Raincoats, Furs, Waists, Skirts, etc., regardless of all value. In a nut shell, these conditions call for the most gigantic price cutting of high grade merchandise the ladies of Portland and vicinity have ever witnessed. This Great Universal Sale, while it lasts, will save you actually ONE HALF AND MORE. FREE! FREE! FREE! FREE! During the next few days we are going to make shopping at our store unusually attractive. To every purchaser of a child's Teddy Bear Coat we give absolutely free A TEDDY BEAR The Chilton's Dellflht i Choice Any Suit in House $24.95 Your unrestricted choice of any suit in the house OX QC values up to $75. Final wind-up sale price sl" Odds and Ends at Money-Saving Prices A few broken lots of Hosiery, Underwear, Handkerchiefs, Muslin Underwear, two pieces for the price of one. Here is an opportunity of a lifetime to supply your wants for HALF PRICE $35.00 Suits $14.95 150 fine tailored suits go on sale tomorrow morning at one uniform price. These are all specially stylish and well finished garments. You will be astounded at the values you are offered, tfl A AC Values up to $35.00. Final sale $25.00 Tailored Suits $9.95 We have 200 of these elegant man-tailored suits left of the consign ment intended for a Washingtoa street store. Everyone is a perfect piece of workmanship. Practically every color and style Q AC is represented. Final wind-up sale price Silk Petticoats Half Price Splendid petticoats of best quality, soft, rustling taffeta silk, with deep full flare flounce, accordion plaiting, and small ruffle, all colors and black: $ 7.50 Petticoats at ......,.. 3.75 Petticoats at ...... o.vv Petticoats at f 7.50 Petticoats at - f 10.00 $10.00 $15.00 $20.00 Petticoats Petticoats of genuine Heatherbloom and soft finished sateen, many different models: some have flare, sectional, tucked ruffle, others have clusters of shirring and sectional ruffle. . $1.50 Black Sateen Petticoats 69 $2.00 Heatherbloom Petticoats 98 $3.50 Heatherbloom Petticoats fl.98 All Waists Halt Price We must dispose of every waist in the house. Not one, as far as we are concerned, shall be reserved. The stock is large, con sisting of practically every style known in waistdom. Tomorrow the final price-cutting begins: $10.00 Net Waists at $5.00 $ 7.50 Net Waists at i.....3.T5 $5.00 Net Waists at ......f2.50 $4.00 Net Waists at ,.,..,.3.00 $3.00 Net Waists at f.50 $ 1.50 Net Waists at 75f All Tailored Waists Absolutely Hall Price $3.00 Wool Waists at .,', fl.SO $2.50 Wool Waists at ,. 1.25 $2.00 Wool Waists at $1.00 The "Cream of IRVINGTON" f ROSf 1LCT PARK The Highest Part of Ten Minutes From Town $250,000 Spent in Street IRVINGTON PR0SPECTPARK IMPROVEMENTS PROSPECT PARK i the highest part of IRVINGTON, located between Knott and Siskiyou streets on the north and south, and between East Seventh and East Fourteenth streets. PROSPECT PARK has an elevation of 190 feet above First and Washington streets; has a full, sweeping vfew of all the hills aud mountains surrounding Portland, and overlooks Holladay's Ad dition. PROSPECT PARK is now and al ways will be the choicest residence prop erty in Portland is a part of the origin al tract that included the whole of IRVINGTON. Take Alberta or Woodlawn cars at Fifth and Washington or Second and Washington streets, and a TEN-MlN-UTE'RIDE brings you to PROSPECT PARK. Get off at Knott street and walk just one block east. PROSPECT PARK is nearer to the city than any other part of IRVINGTON, and U connected with the city by a hard-surface pavement. Streetcars run every five minutes dur ing the day and every three minutes during the rush hours, to PROSPECT PARK. No better streetcar service in the entire city. PROSPECT PARK has the best, most scientifically installed street im provements in the Northwest. Every detail was carried out with the idea of sparing no expense to produce a perfect piece of work. Improvements are uniform through out PROSPECT PARK. The pavements, walks and curbs are constructed in the most approved manner, and the under ground work has all been installed, so that service pipes for sewer, water and gas are extended to the property line in front of each lot. These improvements have involved a cost of $250,000. Lots on ILasy Terms $1000 AND UP Residence lots in PROSPECT PARK are 'protected by the most rigiJ building restrictions and building . line, which guarantees an uniformly high character of homes to be built thereon. These lots are offered at this time for much less than any other first-class resi dence property in the city, a close to the retail district, and are from a third to a half less than any highly improved property in the vicinity of Irvington. You can secure a beautiful residence lot that will constantly grow in value pn very easy terms at $1000 and up. These prices will soon advance. Prospect Park in the Making NEVER in the history of Portland real estate have you had the opportunity of securing property so admirably located, so conveniently situated and so thoroughly complete in every detail of its street and underground improve ments at the low price now asked for residence property in PROSPECT PARK. Improvements are already installed' ho waiting for future improvements to popu larize and increase the value of your holdings. GET INTERESTED NOW IN PROSPECT PARK. . This is a booklet recently issued by the owners of PROSPECT PARK, which " tontains in the most readable form a complete description, fully illustrated with de ' " tailed 'wash drawings, of the different improvements that have been installed in PROSPECT PARK. - You will be interested in this novel method of advertising teal estate, as it creates an interest that invariably carries the reader to the property, where some of ; V the work is still in progress. These booklets can be had at either of our offices. ROUNTREE&DIAMONB 241 Stark Street Portland, Oregon Bast Side Office E. 7th and Knott r.t; v ..' :;