THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAU PORTLAND. WEDNESDAY EVENING,, DECEMBER 2, . 1008.
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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-
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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;
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