Evening capital., 1907-07-18
THE KNOWLEDGE THAT COUNTS.
ne The Lessons We Learn In Every
day Hard Work That Make
us Successful.

Mr.. r. ]. Reynolds, President and
Founder oi the largest manufacturing
plant East Of the Mississippi, belongs 10
that class Of men whose successin life has
been due to their own energy aud industry,
though the circumstance8o Of Mr. keynold's
boyhood afforded him sound basis upon
which to build. lie was endowed by
nature with health and strength, full OF
energy and ambitious, while yet tender
age, 10 lead in whatever he undertook.
HIS father, large planter and manuiac.
turer in Patrick County, Virginia, made
his yearly contracts with his laboTeTs on
the condition that they kept up with
young" Dick"
Even as boy, Mr.. Reynolds was never
contented unless In some way employed.
lie found pleasure IN tasks that others
found to) tedious or buTdenscme.
Mr. Reynolds, while in his teens, planted,
cultivated, cured, manufactured ard
worked IN every department Of the manu-
facture, and had successfully held tie
position Of manager of factory. ln the
year 1875, hardly more than boy, be- was
manufacturing tobacco under the name
of X. ]. Reynolds x Co, IN very Gman
farsory at Winston, n. {.
The methods and processes OF manu-
featuring tobacco in those days wele very
crude. Other men were content With the
Mr. Reynolds, and the men associated
with him, worked out by experiment, the
reasons for the prevailing methods, and
by the helpof the skilled men IN charge oi
the various departments Of The mauufac.
turinQ plant, they invented, perfected aud
adopted improved machinery and pro
cesses, until today the fiat plug tobacco
industry has been completely revolution.
lied, and the. X. J. Reynolds Tobacco
COmpIny Is known as the largest. best
equipped and cIeancst fiat plug tobacco
manufacturing plant IN the world. lhty
nov also own, for which a patent has
been applied, the great discovery cf a
prOcess f0r the manufacture 81 tier new
brand REFINED granulaied smekIEg
tobacc1. II was discovered ~ eminent
scientists and their experts on tobacco.
After many years Of study and experiment.
they found 0uf how 10 produce the most
delightful aud harmless tobacco foF PIPE
and cigarette smokers. IL is proving a
great favoute with smokers.
A visit 10 the now mammoth piSft -
X J. Reynolds Tobacco Co, Prove net
more interesting 20 the seeker. tof lnici
nation and al insight into the tcbsceo
manufacturing industry, than 10 The stu
dent of the labor problem. bc visitor
cannot bat b. impressed ~ the utmost
harmony and good feeling vbifh prevails
between the employer ard empicyed.
Strikes and other d.,3ereemenis and
labor agitaiions are uiknoNn. Coed
hours and good wages. entirely assfpsb.e
10 the employee, have always betn a.
lowed, which Is fully msrIiestod - The
unusually large ranbsr q employees ~no
started IN with Nj keyi.O'ds many yeas
ago and have never found IL neressary 70
demand higher Wages q - leave the en-
ploy Of his COMPANY. Many oi ibr bezds
Of the various departments staned ~ he
business as boys ard grew Up under ~
creasing knowledge Of tobacco. they de
geloped into experts. and have bfoEeai
into the business sizog ane impFot. rmeng.
r. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company,s pjenf
Of Winston Salem, N. c., u. >. A., stands
a visible proof of foresight, united sitoU,
nntiEing energy and the insistence upon
tair dealing by its founder.