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The pool-table effect in the upper right hand picture showa the "cooling
table." which is constantly moving and carries the loaves from the ovens 1
to the wrapping and sealing machine. To the left are tfco "mixers," or ;
kneading machines, which act in the capacity of human fingers, receiving <
the flour from above and mixing it with water in the proper proportions; !
the lower picture shows the "divider" and the "rounder," one of which cuts j <
teh dough to the right size and the other rounds it into a ball preparatory i
to sending it through the "proofer."
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j Worden Paint and Roofing Co. j
| 10th & Kittatinny Sts. N. Prospect &C.V.R. R. |
Harrisburg, Pa. Hagerstown, Md.
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rHE above named Company were the builders of the
1 "Barrett Specifications" Felt, Pitch, and Slag Roofing
| over concrete base; which was specified by the
1 Architect, and adhered to by the owners of The Standard 1
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Baking Company. |
Thereby finishing the roofing in line with the policy g
| followed in all the constructive work of this model building
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with a roofing known for upwards of Sixty years for its
service, durability, nominal up keep; and general satisfaction.
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AS another evidence of the recognized
QUALITY and MERIT of NEU
MAN'S SAJsID in building and concrete
work in Central Pennsylvania, it is with
a certain personal feeling of pride that we
point to
The Standard Baking Co's.
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New Modern Bakery
which has just been completed at Market
and Tenth streets, as another modern i!
structure in the construction of which the
Neuman Sand and Supply Company's
sand has been used. !,
The erection this Modern Bakery will
give to our Capital City, one of the' Most '
Sanitary Bakeries in Pennsylvania.
NEUMAN SAND AND
SUPPLY COMPANY
Miners and Shippers of
HIGH GRADE SAND
York, Pa.
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THREE SCENES IN STANDARD BAKING COMPANY'S NEW PLANT
CHAMBERSBURG
IS BUSY CITY
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each. Every plant is working full
time and night shifts aro engaged,
too. In one plant, plans are being
made to put on a night force next
week, if possible.
Although the iron works here are i
not actively engaged in the manufac-I
ture of munitions of war. machinery j
used in those productions are j
made here so that indirectly the town
has been benefited by the great strug
gle for supremacy in Europe.
Piedmont Silk Mills Busy
A little more than two years ago. a I
company, known as the Piedmont Silk i
company, was organized and a big
building at the outskirts of the town,
which had some years previous, been j
used us a silk mill, was purchased.
There were 100 looms in the building
but when the Piedmont company be
gan operations, they were started on
a very small scale. Only two or three
persons were employed and not more
than a half dozen looms were oper
ated. Generally the force was in
creased and more of the idle looms
were put in operation until finally the
entire 100 were turning out silk. Busi
ness continued to boom so the com-
I pany continued to add more help and
to purchase more looms. Now there
are 224 looms in use and 180 men and
women on the payroll. The building
is crowded and although officials of
the company would not say positively,
they intimated that the time is not far
distant when a larger structure will
be erected. Each day the mills turn
out from 3,000 to 3,500 yards of plain
and fancy silks, according to the trade
orders. The .entire output is sent to
commission houses in New York and
front there is distributed to many parts
of the world. v
Bis? Iron Mills
lnon products of Chambersburg are
not unknown in Jfarrisburg, for much
of the shafting, pulleys, gears,
clutches and power transmitting ma
chinery used in equipping new shrap
nel departments in the plant of the
Harrisburg Pipe and Pipe Bending
company in the Capitol City, has been
supplied by the T. B. Woods' Sons'
company. The output of this concern
tinds sale in every part of Ihe United
States. The plant was founded in
1557 and at that time about 25 men
were given employment. The original
shops were locuted near the old Cum
berland Valley station and from time
to time additions were built. Absence
of available ground for more building
caused the company to erect an entire
new plant a short distance from the
original buildings about four years
ago. With the 25 nien as the nucleus
in 1857, good business made an in
crease in the force necessary and now
thero are 350 men emnloved in th«
mere are JUU men employed in the
plunt. 13ut even this number is less
than what the company would really
like to have. Officials are ever ready
to employ skilled workmen and when
these can be secured the working
force will bo considerably enlarged.
Aside from the pipe bending works, in
Uarrisburg, the company furnishes its
products and has helped equip' the
plant of the Harrlsburg Boot and Shoe
Manufacturing company, Hickok
Manufacturing company, Pennsylvania
Steel company, Paxton Flour and
Feed company and many other plants
in Uarrisburg and adjacent territory.
The company's business is without
limits and shipments have been made
to every part of the world. The pow
er transmitting machinery is used in
mills and factories of every descrip
tion.
War Helps Mills
The Wolf company is another local
organization which manufactures a
product used in equipping mills and
factories and its output in recent
months has been put to various uses.
I Some of the machinery has been locat
ied in plants where munitions of war
are manufactured but the company
does not specialize in this alone. The
manufacture of tlour milling machin
ery is one of the company's big assets
and shipments of this kind of goods
are made in all directions. The war
has proven a handicap because of the
company's inability to make sliip>
, ments to certain foreign ports. Every
I particle of machinery which leaves the
| local plant is turned out here from the
! raw materials. Three hundred men
i are given steady employment and with
the declaration of peace in Europe
this present force will likely be in
| creased. Business is very good just
i now, but officials of the company
! know that as soon as peace is reached
the foreign trade will be greatly in
creased so that the outlook for the
future is considered exceptionally;
' bright.
| The Chambersbuig Engineering i
Company controls the Queen City's
i other pig iron industry and at this
I plant men are working both night and
i day. More than 400 men are on the
company's payroll and this plant, too,
is willing to employ more skilled
j labor. The engineering company
makes steam drop hammers, liydrau
i lie machinery, cranes, riveters and
j many other kinds of machinery and
I appliances. The company's hammers,
! used for making drop l'orgings, are es
pecially well known over the country
and it is noted with authority that at
j least 50 per cent, of the drop forgings
used on automobiles made in the
j United States are' produced under
' hammers manufacturer by the Cham
bersburg company. Then, too, the
company's hammers and other pro
ducts are used in turning out parts of
shrapnel shells so that the concern has
secured some benefits as a result of
[ the war. The first building for the
I engineering company was constructed
in 1597 and when completed 25 men
wore given employment. The force
has increased to 400. A year ago it
was necessary to add a night shift to
take care of the large number of or
ders and the plant has been running
night and day since. The company
lias supplied equipment to the Penn
sylvania Steel company, Middletown
Car company, Harrlsburg Foundry and
Machine Works, Pennsylvania railroad
shops at Harrisburg, Jackson Manu
facturing company, Harrisburg, Cen
tral Iron and Steel company, Harris
burg: Harrisburg Pipe and Pipe
Bending company, D. Wilcox Manu
facturing company, Mechanlcsburg,
and other plants in Central Pennsyl
vania.
Railroad Big Factor
In the big shops of the Cumberland
Valley Railroad company, 300 men are
uiven employment and they make the
heavy repairs to all of the cars and
locomotives owned by the company.
Then, too, cars and engines are re
built in the shops. The company has
roundhouses at llagerstown and
White Hill and light repairs can be
made there, but all of the heavy work
is done in the shops here. During
January there was an average of 27
engines repaired daily. Heavier ship
ment over the road this month means
the average will be somewhat larger
for February. The shops here are
equipped for all kinds of work on en
gines and cars so that they can be
turned out here with the appearance
of being new. No new engines or cars
are made here, but until about 1908
the shopmen did build street cars for
the Valley Railways company. Cham
bersburg also houses the main offices
of the Cumberland Valley Railroad
company and in addition to the 300
men in the shops and the many em
ployes on trains, a big force of men is
given employment in the office build
ing.
Overcoats For Soldiers
The Melville Woolen company con
trols another very important indus
try here, and gives employment to 125
men and women. The company's
plant is equipped to receive wool
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THE splendid new building of the
Standard Baking Co., as well
as thousands of other large institutions
are kept in a sanitary condition by
using
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Hayner's Dust Proof Floor and
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Furniture Dressing
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NORMAN C. HAYNER CO.
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from the sheep's back and weave it
into cloth for the "market. The wool
is first spun on the nine "mules" and
then put onto the looms where it is
\\ v oven and made ready for the mar
ket. The Melville plant is known as
a seven "set" mill and contains thirty
five broad looms in addition to the
other necessary machinery. During
last year the looms were turning out
cloth for overcoats for the French,
Italian and Swiss soldiers, but this
year domestic orders have been so
heavy that the foreign trade has al
most been thrown into the discard.
Domestic orders on hand at the pres
ent time would keep the plant running
for ten months to come and inasmuch
as other orders are expected within
the next few days, the company is
making arrangements to take care of
the increased business by adding a
night force in the spinning depart
ment. This shift will be put to work
during the coming week if sufneient
help can be procured. The Melville
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USED BY THE STANDARD BAKING CO.
plant was established in 1843 and has
been running almost continuously
since that time.
Two knitting mills complete the in
dustries of Chambersburg and it is
needless to say that both are turning
out capacity outputs and looking for
more help. The one plant is the Blue
Ridge Knitting company and the other
the Chamebrsburg Hosiery company.
At the latter plant 170 persons are
given employment and in a day this
force produces about 1,200 dozens of
men's and women's seamless hosiery
daily. The company's output is ship
ped to jobbing houses and from there
shipped in all directions. A week ago
a carload of hosiery, containing 7.600
dozen pairs, was shipped to Philadel
-1 phia, to be forwarded to Rngland.
This factory was opened in 1889 and
at the present time has so much work
that officials are letting out a loud cry
for help. Some years ago the com
pany did find some relief by opening a
branch fatcory at Fort Louden and at
that plant forty persons are eiii'
ployed.
The Blue Ridge Knitting: company
is one of the biggest organizations of
its kind in the Cumberland Valley.
The main factory is at Hagerstovvn.
One branch is located here and an
other at Mcclianicsburg. At the local
plant there are 55 persons employed,
mostly girls and the output roaches
700 dozen pairs of men's hose daily.
The hosiery is shipped to Ilagerstown
where it is dyed and then sent to job
bing houses for distribution.
Chambersburg at present is enjoy
ing excellent industrial health and
every person is doing something to
help boost the town. At the present
time efforts are being made to induce
the Quincey Engine company, located
at Quincey, near Waynesboro. to
move here and by public subscription
sufficient money is being raised to
make the change possible.