The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-06-28
WORLDWIDE
Fame Of a Big Yer
mont Industry.
in Homes vhsrsv,,
Bright SUI Shines
Two Hundred Happy, Busy
Employees.
Living Poems Better Than
All the Ballads.
Burlington Buildings a Model
- H..,.-A;-.~-
Burlington Buildings a Model
Of Convenience.

There is not village In the United
States where the Wells IL Richardson
Company is not known.
And the demand for their lactated
food has been SO widespread that 1t
has led them to establish branches in
foreign countries. A large and pros
porous business Is done by their
branch house In Montreal.
From their London branch lactated
food is sent to all parts OF the world. u
large trade being done In Southern
Africa and Ia India, and an Australian
branch Is located at Sydney. N. s. W..
From their central offices in Burllng.
ten, VT. they send their pure food al
most everywhere that the sun shines.
to gladden. the hearts Of those who are
blessed with children. 1t was Long
fellow that said:
Ieare better than all the ballads
4 That over wtro sung or said.
| For 80 are living poems.
And all the rest are dead.
And a visit to the big establishment
In Burlington where. as the hot wealth.
.er approaches and infant troubles null
4tipiy. every effort Is made to supply the
Increased demand for laetated food,
gives one the impression that the enl-
'lployers and employed are In full sym
Ipathy with the parents who are tEoir
customers. The working force OF the
company numbers 200 men and girls,
) saying nothing of nearly 100 others in
outside enployments whose services
+ are constantly required And there ia
a ~ tnr nj M Ia tA.l. q
| them. The frlcndliest relations exist
!. between the company and the EN-.
/. ployes. They have their Saturday
| nalf-holideys; the buildings are mod,
els OF arrangement. neat light and
airy, and as convenient as can be made,
i, and no one seems to feel that he is
, doing any drudgery. 1t Is n place
where willing hands find plenty to do.
1t was no longer ago than 1885. that
tho company first became interested
in tho manufacture of sugar OF milk
which is the basis OF the Infants
natural food. Tho company showed
S It's enterprise in locating its cooper
! ,atihg establishment for the making oil
h this sugar IL Illinois. where sufficient
a supply Of pure milk could best be
. found. Preceding the year 1885 sugal
l OF milk had been made exclusively In
t Europe. and although many attempts
{. had been made III this country te
h manufacture 1t from the whey Of oui
n cheese factories. every attempt hat
Q met with disasiI Gus failure. and mucl
$ money had been lost Undetefred by
:, other failures. however, it was deter
u mined, with the assistance of Prof
Subin OF the University OF Vermont
to enter upon the trial of new pro
}. cess. This proved very successful
and for several years large quantitle
= of this article have been Inanufac
tured.
s Under the advice of some of tn
= best medical authorities In the coun
t. try. tho firm embarked in the manu-
d facture OF foot for infants and in
Q vaiids, Of which this pure American
/. milk sugar should lie The busis; an
II again professor in Fermont's famou
y university became interested, and ha
o from first to last had direct supervise
t oil tho food.
II This Is called lactatcd food and ha
8 become invaluable for the nutrition c
10 infants and inValids.