Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-12
THE KNOWLEDGE
 THAT COUNTS
It's the Lessons We Learn in Every. day Hard Work That Make Us
 Successful.


 MT. R. J. Reynolds, president and founder Of the largest manufacturing plant east of the Mississippi, belongs to that class Of men whose success in life has been due to their own ener- gy and industry, though the circum- stances Of Mr. Reynolds boyhood af- forded him q sound basis upon which to build. He was endowed by nature with health and strength, full of en- erSy and ambitions, while yet a tender age, to lead in whatever he undertook. His father, a large planter and mall ufaeturer in Patrick county, Virginia, made his yearly contracts with his la borers on the condition that they kept Up with young Dick"
 Even as boy, MT. Reynolds was never contented unless in some way employed. He found pleasure in tasks that others found too tedious or bur densome
 MT. Reynolds, while in his teens, planted, cultivated, cured, manufactur- ed and worked in every department of the manufacture. and had successful ly held the position Of manager Of a factory. h the year 1875, hardly more than 3 boy, he was manufacturing to- bacco under the name of R. J. Rey- holds &r Co.,, in very small factory at Winston, N. c.
 The methods and processes of man. ufacturing tobacco in those days were very crude. Other men were content with the machinery, processes and methods in use. Mir. Reynolds, and the men associated with him. worked out. by experiment, the reasons for the prevailing methods, and by the help of skilled men in charge of the various departments Of the manufac- turing plant, they invented, perfected and adopted improved machinery and processes, until today the flat plug to- bacco industry has been completely revolutionized, and the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company is known as the largest, best equipped and cleanest l fiat plug tobacco manufacturing plant l in the world. They now also own, for which patent has been applied, the great discovery of process for the fined granulated smoking tobacco. It was discovered by eminent scientists and their experts on tobacco. Aftec many years of study and experiment they found out how to produce the most delightful and harmless tobacco 1 for pipe and cigarette smokers. It is proving great favorite with smok- CTS.
 A visit to the now mammoth plant of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.,, proves not more interesting to the seeker for tobacco manufacturing industry, than to the student of the labor problem. The visitor cannot but be impressed by the utmost harmony and good feeling which prevails between the employer and employed.
 Strikes and other disagreements and labor agitations are unknown. Good hours and good wages, entirely acceptable to the employees, have al- ways been allowed, which is fully manifested in the unusually large number of employees who started in with MT. Reynolds many years ago an1 have never found it necessary to de- mand higher wages or to leave the em- ploy of his company. Many of the heads of the various departments started in the business as boys and grew up under Mr Reynolds tutor ship. With their ever increasing knowledge of tobacco, they developed into experts, and have brought into the business vigor and improvement. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company plant of Winston-Salem, x. C., U. s. A., stands visible proof of foresight, united effort, untiring energy and the nsistence upon fair dealing by it's