Harrisburg Pipe and Pipe Bending Company Plant of Its Kind in the World The company under the corporate title of the Harrisburg Pipe and Pipe {Bending Company, located in Harrls- Tourg. lias the distinction of being the largest industry of its kind In the world. The trade which the Com panv supplies is principally domestic, l>ut in addition to this, it ships a large quantity of goods to all parts of the world. HISTORY The progress which has attended the company, to say the least, has been phenominal. They started in 1889 on the extremely modest capital of S4OO. The company now boasts a capital of $1,150,000, a plant worth $2,000,000 and a business of almost $3,000,000 per annum. The plant and the office of the company occupies the plot of Kround between Herr and State streets S'rom the Pennsylvania Railroad to Cameron street an area of 26 acres. Originally, the business was the Har pisburg Pipe Bending, and the Harris burg Tinsmith Company, but was later consolidated under the corporate title. TThe present officers are, J. Hervey ratton, president: D. E. Tracy, M. E., general superintendent; W. T. Ilild- Irap, Jr., M. E., secretary-treasurer, fend general manager. The company has, as their growth hurell Illustrates, enjoyed both great fin ancial and Industrial success. J In 1912, there was a slight change /rof management, in that Mr. Patton, |bt that time general manager, was suc ceeded by Mr.Hlldrup in that capacity, pressure of too much business caused {the change, and it was made so that a ■"thorough reorganization might be ef rected with a view to meet the stead ly Increasing business of the company, fctnd keep the output up-to-date in 'every respect. The company's success has been due ■mainly to one policy which they have Raised to the point of pre-eminence. zThe policy of absolutely no misrepre sentations even though it cost the or- Wer has not alone won them favor; hut orders backed up by the highest Wade of materials has raised their product to the point of making it im possible to get others just as good. THE. PRODUCTS The company operates under four departments: Ist. open hearth; 2nd, pipe mill; 3rd, coil and bending de partment; 4th, seamless cylinder and (ordnance department. For the past year the company have manufactured scarcely any pipe, for the other products of the plant have enjoyed such an extraordinary sale, that they found it more profitable to close the pipe mill and devote all of their energies to the other depart ments. In 1902 this company delegated one of their men to investigate the manu facture of seamless carbonic acid gas tanks, an industry which presents great difficulties from both the stand point of workmanship and materials. The Investigation concluded, and the company having almost every facility requisite for their manufacture, they started to manufacture these tanks. To-day, they are one of two Industries In the United States making them. When It Is considered that the Har risburg Pipe and Pipe Bending Com pany manufactures from the raw ma terials to finished product; it is easily seen why a tremendous success should follow this particular department of their business. In that the gas as held in these containers is of such a nature and subject to explosion under certain . conditions and exerts such high pres sure upon the metal; workmanship and inspection in every one of the various stages being done literally un der one roof gives infinite advantages In this line of manufacture. All of these containers are manufactured under the rules of the Interstate Com merce Commission, and the company uses only such material in all of their manufacture as to give the highest and best results in these containers or cylinders. The other products of the company from their own brand of special slow corrosive material are:— AMMONIA CYLINDERS CARBONIC ACID GAS CYLINDERS OXYGEN CYLINDERS RECEIVERS, ETC. PIPE BENDS OF WROUGHT PIPE BRASS PIPE AND TUBING COPPER PIPE AND TUBING ALUMINUM BENDS COILS OF WROUGHT PIPE BRASS PIPE COPPER PIPE SEAMLESS STEEL TUBING FEED WATER HEATERS POPPER COIL HEATERS BRASS COIL HEATERS OPEN TYPE HEATERS AND PURIFIERS INGOTS BILLETS SLABS] BOILER TUBE SKELP SHOVEL PLATE, ETC. The company employs between SOO and 900 men, all of whom have en- Joyed the exceptional prosperity of work during periods of business de pression. An equipment of four locomotives, approximately five miles of railway track, 12 electric cranes with a ton nage capacity of over 200 tons is in cluded In the appraisal of the plant. Recently, the assistant general su perintendent, Mr. W. P. Starkey, M. E„ designed and built under his per "onjU supervision at the plant, a new universal mill, which from the time the first slab was put through, has not given the slightest dissatisfaction. This new mill has been operated for l the past few months and is pro nounced by leading engineers as a model mill of great range. There weems to be every assurance that this new mill will prove a great success for the company. The officers of this company have always held to the policy of interest ing its employes in its business as a life work. In this manner there was built a self-containing system and or ganizatlon which is In no way de pendent upon the life of a few men. A business policy of living up to the promises even to the smallest detail has not alone given this company an enviable reputation, but has un doubtedly been one of the secrets of success. Mr. Hildrup, the general manager. Is a gentleman of high engineering attainments, and strict integrity. Ills close attention and application to the affairs of the company as its secretary and treasurer, since its inception has thoroughly schooled him in the needs of the company and Its business policy. He seeks at all times to im press upon the employes, the neces sity for honest, careful and accurate execution of all orders according to specifications and in this, he is ably supported by the general superinten dent, Mr. David E. Tracy, and all those having anything to do with the company's affairs, whether it pertains to its business policy, the execution of Its ofders, or the accurate fulfillment of its obligations. At the present time the company lias booked many orders which will keep the plant busy, day and night until well on into the summer months to say nothing of the great number of Inquiries which are coming in daily Y. W. C. A. PLANS BIG CAMPAIGN FOR 1914 New Building Soon Ready; Membership of 1,000 Is Aim "One Thousand Girls by July 1." This will be the slogan of a gigantic membership campaign to be waged this Spring by the young Women's Christian Association of this city. Plans for the big campaign for new members have not yet been even ten tatively decided upon by the associa tion, but before many -weeks go by all arrangements will lie completed. At the present time the association has a membership of 640 girls. More than likely the campaign will be waged "by rule of one" whereby each member of the association will endeavor to get one new member by July 1. Miss Ella M. Stitt, general secretary of the association, yesterday stated that, hopes are entertained for the doubling of the present membership by the time the new Y. W. C. A. build ing at Fourth and Walnut streets is completed late in the summer, but that the directors will be held satis fied if a round thousand girls are affi liated with the association when the new home is dedicated. Association Has Remarkable Growth Since the founding of the Harris burg association just twenty-one years ago, it has had a remarkable growth and expansion, being one of the most active and l'ar-reaching in its work of any association in the State at the time. The Harrisburg Y. W. C. A. of Harrisburg was organized February 20, 1593. The first president was Mrs. George S. Chambers. Miss Emma B. Moore was the first general secretary, taking charge May 1, 1893, and continuing as secretary until No vember of 1902. The first home, 712 North Third street, a three-story brick house con taining nine rooms, was occupied only a few months from April, 1893, when the association moved next door to 710 North Third street, remaining there until February of 1898. In January, 1898, the association purchased the David Maeyer property at Third and Herr streets for $20,000. At the annual meeting, March, 1901, Miss Mary K. Calder, the second pres ident. was elected to succeed Mrs. Chambers. The following year, Febru ary 18, 1903, Mrs. D. S. Herr was elect ed as the third president. The fourth president was Mrs. D. M;. Gilbert, elected February, 1907. The fifth president now in office, Mrs. John W. Relly, was elected in April, 1912. The present general secretary, Miss Ella M. Stitt, has been with the association sineo October of 1907. Association Sells Property In May, 1905, the association sold its property at Third and Herr streets and purchased the property at the southwest corner of Fourth and Wal nut streets, because the work demand ed the more advantageous downtown location. The buildings were repaired as necessary and occupied from June, 1906, until May, 1913, when the Young Women's Christian Association moved into the former home of Mrs. John H. Weiss, 208 North Third street, gener ously offered by her for temporary oc cupancy. On March 26, 1912, a six day SIOO,- 000 building campaign was started, conducted by Charles S. Ward, and owing to the splendid response of the citizens of Harrisburg, the campaign came to a close with the grand total M J?" GROWTH OF THE WEST SHORE BAKERY Lcinojne Plant Has Kept Pace With Industrial Development of Section CAPACITY 305 BARRELS The industrial development of the section of Cumberland county between Mechanicsburg on the west and the Sus quehanna river on the east, lias been no less remarkable than that of Har risburg. When we compare this sec tion, familiarly known as the "West Shore." as it was ten or fifteen years ago, with its present large population of lovers of suburban homes and its in dustries, we obtain some idea of its rapid growth. . Lewis M. Brickcr. of Lemovne. the proprietor of the West Shore Bakery, is one who foresaw this development, and beginning with a small countrv bake shop gradually transformed It in to a modernized plant of large capacity. Thr West Shore Bakery Is located in Hummel- avenue. In Umoyne, the best street of that borough, with clean und wholesome surroundings. Eight years ago Mr. Brlcker and C. ]•". Willis entered into a partnership that continued for four years. At the time of the termination of the partner ship Mr. Bricker assumed the owner ship and control of the business. At that time, just four years ago, the ca pacity of the plant was thirty-six bar rels of flour per week. The fact that the plant is now handling 265 barrels of flour seems to be sufficient attestation of the quality of the product and the business methods. Mr. Bricker dwells continually on two things—quality and co-operation. These terms are bywords about the West Shore Bakery. The thirty-five employes are not regarded as working for Mr. Bricker, but working with him. That the Idea of co-operation has been of value to both the employer and the employed Is at once seen by the extreme care on the part of every one and the spirit of cheerfulness that pervades the bakery. The retail business of the West Shore Bakery extends throughout the entire lower end of Cumberland count" from Mechanicsburg to the river, and in Dauphin county from Rockville on the north to Steelton on the south. To cover this large territory eleven de livery wagons are constantly- deliver ing a product that years of experience and the best modern equipment lias made perfect. Five large delivery routes are located in Harrisburg. The fame of Bricker's bread extends beyond the vicinity of Harrisburg and Liemoyne, and In all directions, within a radius of 150 miles, daily shipments are made to retailers. "Famous," "Best- Yet," "O. K." and "Children's Friend" are the loaves made by Bricker and on sale at all grocers. 11 delivery wagons. So wholesome are the surroundings at the West Shore Bakery, and so con- Pdent is Mr. Bricker of the approval of tlie public, that he Invites, or rather urges, his patrons to call and inspect Ills place of business—at any hour of any day. HABMSBURG {666t TELEG&XPH of one hundred and two thousand, one hundred sixty-six dollars and eighty two cents. Plan Krection of New Building The building campaign was carried on by the association because the quarters at Fourth and Walnut streets had become far Inadequate for the work that was trying to be done in a city growing with the rapidity of Har risburg. With the funds secured by the whirlwind campaign the building committee with Miss M. Caroline Weiss as chairman, and the men's ad visory committee consisting of E. Z. Wallower, John Y. Boyd and John Fox Weiss, were enabled to proceed with plans for the erection of a suitable building, which is now well on the way to completion. The erection of the new building was placed in the hands of W. S. Mil ler, contractor and builder with offi ces in the Telegraph building. Work on the razing of the old buildings was begun May 5 of last year and lr.st. Fall, September 16, the cornerstone was laid with impressive ceremonies, John Y. Boyd, presiding. W. S. Miller, the builder, yesterday stated that the new building will in all probability be completed by the latter part of the summer when It will be formally dedicated. New Home Up-to-date The new home of the Y. W. C. A. will be up-to-date in every particu lar. it will be six stories high and Is being- built of a special hard pressed red brick over a reinforced concrete structure. Trimmings will be of lime stone. The building's dimentions are fifty-two and a half feet by seventy five feet. In the basement will be a laundry, kitchen, rest rooms, toilets and so on. Offices, lobby and cafeteria will occupy the 6econd floor. On the third floor will be showers, a club room, class rooms, and a kitchenette. A well equip ped gymnasium, sewing rooms and dormitories will be on the four floor. Baths and dormitories will bo on the fifth and sixth floors. A roof garden will be built on top of the new home for summer meetings and receptions. In every particular, such as light ing, ventilation, heating and so on the most modern appliances will of course be installed throughout the building, making the new Y. W. C. A. one of which any girl may well be proud to be affiliated. Work Being Done and Why One reason that the Harrisburg Y. W. C. A. is doing such excellent work throughout the city is that the best women of the city are interested in what is being done. The annual meet ing of the association was held in January and officers were elected as follows: President, Mrs. John W. Reily; vice-preshlents, Mrs. J. K. Smith, Mrs. E. Z. Waliower, Mrs. George Preston Mains, Miss M. Caro line Weiss and Miss Mary Jennings; recording secretary, Miss E. Blanche Clute; treasurer, Mrs. J. Frank Pal mer. The directors elected are: Mrs. Edward Bailey, Mrs. B. W. Campbell, Mrs. John H. Weiss, Mrs. Robert A. Lamberton and Miss Mary Gorgas. Reports of the various committees showed that splendid results are being obtained in uplift work among the girls of this city. Four sides of the girl's nature are reached by the vari ous activities including the social, mental, physical and religious. To reach the social side of Harris burg's girls, receptions and class work are held throughout the week. Reli gious meetings are held every Sunday and often throughout the week, and a circulating library gives the advan tages of the best literature. Xoon Bay Luncheon One of the best features of the as sociation work is the daily noon-day luncheon spread for the benefit of girls who can not afford to spend a big sum for their lunches and who can not very well go home for their I naon meal. Food is well cooked, dain tily served, and sold at cost. A lunch eon such as a business man pays from thirty to forty cents in a restaurant girls can get at the association's din ing room for about eighteen cents, nothing on the bill of fare ever being more than six cents. About a hun dred girls take advantage of the noon luncheon every day, showing its popu larity. Work in tlie Factories Extensive work is being done in two of the largest factories of the city I under the direction of the general secretary. At the Blough Manufac turing Company plant, where there are modern rest rooms for the use of the girls, meetings are held twice a week which are attended by from seventy-five to a hundred employes. One of these meetings is religious in its character, being addressed by one of the ministers or prominent lay church workers of the city while the other takes the shape of a short en j tertalninent where the best talent of the city appear. One meeting in a week, religious in character, is held each week at the Moorhead Knitting Mills. The man agement of both these factories are doing everything in Ihelr power to further the work of the Y. W. C. A. in its efforts to help the girls whom fortune may have driven to work be fore they had obtained many desir able advantages. HARRISBURG" CRACKER COMPANY MANUFACTURERS OF Standard Quality Products I*HKT/.I:I,S —We call attention to the excellent quality of our product. Nothing but pure materials used In their manufacture. The popularity of our goods is sufficient evidence for this. CItACKEHS—We are pleased to an nounce to our friends and patrons that we have added to our business the manufacture of crackers. VE OLE TYME. (Trade Mark) Hard Water Crackers, Sponge Water Crackers, etc. Hearth Baked retaining sweatness and fine eating. Having just completed Installing the most modern machinery for manufac turing the same facilitates us in mak ing our crackers fine in texture and of quality unsurpassed. HARRISBURG PRETZEL & CRACKER COMPANY GREEN AND SENECA * E.JV.XEBO I j!j;| 1922 Berrylull Street 111 i;i;s Harrislmrg, Penna. I l!;ll jjjjj I I GENERAL I I CONTRACTOR (I REAL ESTATE || Phone Bell 384AV HARRISBURG EXTREMELY FORTUNATE IN SUBURBS Some of These Coming Into City Will Swell Population Beyond 1 00,000 in Next Few Years Harrisburg is extremely fortunate in the matter of its suburbs. Some of these will come into the city eventual ly and swell our population far be yond the 100,000 mark. But while in everything but borough and city boun dry lines —artificial things at best and existing only in the imagination of the people Harrisburg and many of these surrounding places are really one town, they must for the present be treated as distinct and separate com munities. The newest and possibly the most beautiful of these is Bellevue, which, properly speaking is really part and parcel of the city, although so pecu liarly situated that it appears at first thought to be a village of Itself. This magnificent residence section was laid out by the noted landscape engineer Warren H. Manning and his work shows in every graceful curve of its roads and in all the little details of. artful perspective and tricks of de sign. It is an ideal liomespot not sur passed by that of any city of this size in the whole country. It has not only beauty but individuality and combines an isolation that is really wonderful along with an ease of access to the city as a whole that is the remark of all its residents. Recently the traction company has extended its line to give Bellevue better accommodations. Steelton is, of course, the most im portant feeder that Harrisburg has. As the works grow there year after year Its boundaries are extending un til now the northermost limit of the borough is but a stone's throw from the southern boundery of Harrisburg, and when they overlap will come annexation and one hundred thousand in population for Harrisburg, not to mention many good things in the way of public service facilities for our neighborhood of the south. Oberlin and Enhaut, not to mention little Ilighspire, are so near to Steel ton that practically all four towns have the same interests. All depend to a large degree on the activities of the Pennsylvania Steel Company and while Highspire may one day find out that it is in reality only a part of I Greater Harrisburg, it is hardly likely that Enhaut and Oberlin will find themselves in position to avail them selves of the annexation privilege. i The outlook for the year 1914 in Steelton, while by no means as rosey as it might be, still is not bad and merchants are taking heart. Pax tang, I*roj*ress, Penbrook There is really no reason why Pen brook, Progress anil Paxtang should not become wards of Harrisburg. Cer tainly they would get as much as they gave. If the manner In which the city has expended money for the im provement of the Thirteenth Ward is anything to judge by the people of the villages named are losing money by staying out It is true that the peo ple of the new ward are paying a lit tle more In the way of taxes than they before received, but their water rates' have been paved, surface drainage has the city has built for their especial benefit a new high pressure at the top of Reservoir Park and has extended the water mains and sewers Into the recently annexed district. In addition the streets have been brought to grade, several of them have been paved, surpace drainage lias been carried off, tire plugs installed, u new fire company organized and equipped and street lighting has been provided. This same high pressure reservoir could be made to serve Paxtang, Pen brook and Progress. These towns would then receive filtered water and would better school accommodations than they have now and all of the im provements given so freely to the Thir teenth ward would be theirs. The dif ference in tax rate would be made up lln a large measure by the fact that their water rates would be reduced to five dollars a year. This does not take Into consideration, either the benefit that always accrues from increased property valuations. There is not one desirable property in the Thirteenth ward that would not bring from two hundred to a thousand dollars more now than before the territory was an nexed by the city. It may be remark ed, for the benefit of these outlying towns in question that the people of the recent Thirteenth ward were quite as much opposed to the change then las many of Paxtang, Penbrook and I Progress are at this time. But it is jalso a remarkable fact that not one !of them would now care to go back to the township or borough form of government. Why? Because they get more for the money as residents of the city and they are better off in every way. Other Suburbs Without/ taking into consideration the two little villages of Lucknow and Rockville, to the North, which will be, one of these days, a part of the city proper, it is but a step from Harris burg to the thriving towns on the west shore —Marysville, lOnola, West Fair view, Wormleysburg, Lemoyne, New Cumberland, White Hill, Camp Hill and Washington Heights. These towns are Important feeders to Harrisburg and while not in the same county they take on an added interest just now due to the fact that a majority of them are within three miles of the city limits of Harrisburg and this brings them within the jurisdiction of the City Planning Commission that the last Legislature provided the city council should create. These towns will at once come to a certain extent under the administra tion of Harrisburg. since it will be nec nessary for them to take out permits for all extensions, municipal improve ments or public or private plottlngs of streets and lots before they will be able legally to put them into effect. Tills planning commission's work is | designed to prevent the encroachment lof unscrupulous real estate dealers such as have ruined many promising town sites in the vicinity of the city and, In the cuse of the Thirteenth ward, thousands of dollars to correct street lines and grades. Beside, there will be Introduced In to the next Legislature a bill provid ing that cities may annex territory in adjacent counties. This Mould permit Harrisburg to take over at least a part of the populous territory along the west shore and would extend the city limits to both sides of the Susque hanna river. A similar bill was up two years ago, but failed of passage. Enola is perhaps the most peculiar town of its size in the State. It was made to order. When the Pennsyl [ vanla Railroad Company constructed its immense yards at that point it found that it required a large number of men to operate them. It was eas ier and cheaper to provide homes for these employes than to bring them to and from their work every day. So the company, doing a big thing iti a big way, set about building a town. The houses and streets were for the most part all designed at once and the water system was constructed when the street lines were run. It isi a handsome, progressive little place with good schools and churches, a railroad Y. M. C. A. beautifully hous ed, a fire house, an athletic field and a first rate band. Knola is one of the most progressive little places to be found anywhere and it is growing in Importance as the big railroad yards there grow. West Kairview is another village that has felt the stimulus of the near by yards. For years after the closing of the nail mill that was once its prln- ciple industry, West Fairview stagnat ed and went backward. Now it is growing at a rapid rate and is just now so well fixed financially that it is plan ning street improvements. Worm ley sburg is also up and doing. A now town hall and (ire house are among the prospects for the near fu ture there and the town is going for ward in the matter of population. indeed the whole west shore is mov ing along briskly and building will be I active during the coming' summer. New Cumberland This is especially true of New Cum berland, which is picturesquely situ ated in a healthful spot. Like West Fairview, for many years, it stood still, but recently it has been growing fast and its several industries are all in active population. There is scarcely a house to rent in the whole town anil merchants report bright prospects for a busy Spring, which will also witness the erection or quite a number of handsome residences. The Clark law, under which this city is now operating, provides for the following procedure in cases of annexation of outlying suburbs: "Any borough or township or part of a township adjoining any city of tile third class may be annexed to such adjoining city in the following manner: in case of a borough the town council may pass an ordinance for such annexation whenever three fifths of the taxable inhabitants of such borough shall present a petition asking Iherefor; in the case of a township or part of a township whenever three-fifths of the taxable inhabitants of such township or part of a township shall present a peti tion to council of the city asking for such annexation, which petition in case a part only of a towiiHhlp [desires to be admitfed shall bo ac companied by a plot of the same. "Upon presentation to the council ot a certified copy of the ordinance in case of a. borough, or of tho petition in tho case of a township, or of the petition and plot in the ease of a part of a township, the council may by ordinance annex such borough, township or part of a township to the city. "The action of city cou'ncil after ten days shall be final and conclusive, unless an appeal therefrom be taken within ten days to the court of the county. Upon such appeal the clerks of city council and of borough council shall certify to the court all the papers and proceedings in the case whereupon the court shall ex amine and inquire and If the pro ceedings appear to have been in con formity with the law shall approve the same and thereupon annexation shall take effect. Method of Procedure | "Upon the application by petition signed by a majority or more 01 the taxable citizens, owners of any out lots or sections of land containing not more than 100 acres, lying ad jacent to any city of the third class, to the court stating that they desire the same to be anexed to the city, the necessity therefor, and describ ing the lots or land to be annexed with a map or draft of the same, and accompanied by a resolution of the council of the city approving of the annexation, the court shall ap point three viewers to investigate the allegations and facts stated in the petition and the viewers or a majority of them shall make report to court at its next sessions after their appointment. If they report that they find the statements and facts of the petition to be true and recommend the annexation as prayed for, the court shall make an order or decreo to carry the same into effect, and the outlots or sections of land shall _ thereafter be part of the city *uiiy if the eame had been originally a part thereof. The costs of the proceedings in all cases shall be paid by the city. If the report of the viewers be adverse to the prayer of the petitioners, the petition shall be dismissed." In the case of annexed territory the court may add it to an adjacent ward or wards or create a new ward, and in the latter case, the holding of a special election is provided for, for the naming of ward officials. Paxtang Consolidated Water Co. 1 lie Paxtang Consolidated I Water Company is a Pennsyl vania corporation which supplies water to residents of the subur ban districts of the City of Har risburg, including Paxtang, Ruth erford Heights, Penbrook, Pro gress and pleasant View. It numbers among its large con sumers the Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital, the Rutherford Classification yard of the Phila delphia & Reading Railway Com pany, the Dauphin County Alms house, and Bonny Meads Farms, The Paxtang Consolidated Wat er Company also owns the con trolling stock of the Hummels town Consolidated Water Com pany. the Middletown & Swatara (. onsolidated Water Company and the Uighspire Water Company, which respectively supply water jio the boroughs of Hummelstowti, j .Middletown and Uighspire. The 111ummelstown Consolidated Wat er Company also supplies elec tric current for lighting and pou er purposes in Iliunnielstown and vicinity. The home office of the Paxtang Consolidated Water Company is at Newport, Pa., but it also maintains offices in the Commonwealth Trust Building, 222 Market St., Harrisburg, Pa.,-kom which point collections are made and other business incidental t(f the oper ation of the plants of the several companies is transacted. The entire district of the Pax tang Consolidated Water Com pany and its subsidiary com panies, except Highspire, is sup plied with filtered water from plants located at Hummelstown and Middletown. Highspire ob tains its water supply from springs. The officers of the Paxtang [Consolidated Water Company arc David Gring, president; E. D. Bistline, secretary, and C. K. Miller, treasurer. Charles E. Schaup is hydraulic engineer ami A. \V. Dunkle is general man ager
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