Evening capital., 1907-08-14
THE KNOWLEDGE THAT COUNTS.
It's The Lessons We Learn In Every.
day Hard Work That Make
Us sSuccessfuh.

Mr.. r. ]. 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 energy and industry,
though the circumstances of Mr.. Reynolds
boyhood afforded him sound basis upon
which to build. He was endowed by
nature with health and strength, full Of
energy and ambitious, while yet tender
age, 10 lead in whatever he undertook.
lis father, a large planter and manufac-
turer in Patrick County, Virginia, made
his yearly contracts with his laborers or
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 too tedious or buTdensome.
Mr.. Reynolds, while inhis teens. planted,
cultivated, cured, manufactured and
worked IN every department of the manE
flctaFe, and had successfully held the
position Of manager Of factory. In the
year 1875. hardly more than boy, he was
manufacturing tobacco under the name
of r ]. Reynolds & Co, in q very small
factory at Winston, n. c.
The methods and processes Of manu-
factunng tobacco IN those days were very
crude Other men were content with the
machinery. processes and methods IN use.
Mr.. Reynolds, and the men associated
with him. worked out by experiment, the
reasons for the prevailing methods. and
By the helDof the skilled men in charge OF
the various departments OF the manufac-
turing plant, they invented, perfected and
adopted improved machinery and pro-
ccsses, until today the fiat plug tobacco
Industry has been completely revolution.
lid, and the K. ]. Reynolds Tobacco
ea 1n
cIuipDed aad cleanest fiat plug tobacco
manufacturing plant in the world. They
now also own, for which patent has
beez applied, the great discovery OF a
process for the manufacture Of their new
brand REFINED grannlated smoking
tobacco. IL was discovered by eminent
scientists and their experts on tobacco.
After many years Of study and experiment
they found ont how 70 produce the most
delightful and harmless tobacco for. pipe
and cigarette smokers. II is proving a
greai favoTiie with smokers.
a sislt 70 the now mammoth plant 81
T. / Reynolds Tobacco Co. proves not
more interesting 70 the seeker for lntor-
nation and an insight into the tobacco
manufacturing industry, than 70 the stu
den; Of the labor problem. he visitor
cannot bat b. impressed by the utmost
harmony and good feeling which prevails
Strikes and other dissgTeements and
labor agiiations are unknown. Good
hours and good wages. entirely acceptable
20 the employees, have always been al
lowed. which Is fully manifested IN the
unusually large nariDer of employees who
started IN with MT. Reynolds many yeas
ago and have never found i necessary 10
demand higher wage o. 10 leave the en-
plov Of his compznv. Many of The heads
q - ezf1
business a. boys ard grew up under Mr.
Keynoids' fuforzhip. With their ever IN
creasing knov ledge of tobacco. they de-
veloped into experts, and have brought
into the bushes vig0r ard Improvement.
& 7. Rcvroids Tobacco Compzny's plant
Of Winston. salem. -. G.. l.. s. A., stands
a visible proof of foresight. united effort,
unfiTing erergy and the insistence upon
fzir dealing by is founder.