New-York tribune., 1908-06-28
In A SHOWER OF GOLD
WERE THESE LOYAL MEN
Great Enthusiasm at Semi-AnnuaI
Distribution by Remington
TypeWr1ter Company.

I'ypezcriter Company.
1lion n. Y, June A.-That long. loyal and ei'i-
cient service has than mere wage Value
practically and appropriately demonstrates
here to-day by the Remington Typewriter COM
pany. which distributed presents OF gold com
among employees who had been ten years or more
in the service of the organization FOLLOWING ui-
rectly in the wake of the fourth annual neid DAY,
which occurred last Saturday, this semi-annuai
event came as an appropriate climax to the cee-
braton of a week ago, and at the same 'ihe as
sumed the form of graceful recognition of the
Remington employees by the company which occu-
pies extraordinary position in the world OF me-
chanica art.
This distribution for meritorious work and fdel-
ity is entirely voluntary. being one of the various
policies that contribute small measure TO the
phenomenal of the Remington Typewriter
The distribution occurs every six months, ana
thus twice a year employers and employees come
closer and closer together in thought and act con-
centrating their combined energies and talents
upon the work in hand and attaining the best pos
sibe results 1t is productive not only OF superior
achievement during the hours of labor but often
stimulates thought in the period of physical re-
Taxation that tends to improve and advance ldeas
which may have presented themselves TO the in
genious mind reaching out for improvements
Recognition of loyalty and efficiency has had nluch
to do with the success OF the Remington type
writer IT will doubtless play the dominant role
in the great Remington Typewriter WORKS lor
years to come.
ELEVENTH DISTRIBUTION.
The lavish disbursement of shining gold coin was
especially commented upon because of the general
depression of business Hard times however, have
not reached 1lion, Is evidenced by the steady
persistent strides Of the factory whose products
go to every quarter of the civilized world This
symbol of prosperity was like rift of sunshine in
bleak gray day of December. The band played
It's choicest nlusic-the band OF the factory-the
best band In the Mohawk Valley. The grounds
and buildings neat and clean were tastefully
decorated with bunting and flags and Recreation
Field In gala attire in honor of the occasion.
$4,000 IN GOLD COIN GIVEN AWAY.
On the honor roll there were two hundred and
eighty employees who had been associated with
the company from ten to thirty-1ve years. per-
forming their exacting duties in the factory. To
each of these employees fifty dollars In gold
given, and these loyal and true CO.
workers will receive a like next January.
Twice year 1t rains gold in Ilion but in this in
stance the rain falls only the just Every fac
tory employe who has been ten years in
service is eligible and the bonus applies to each
mechanical and manual labor department through
out the entire organization. It requires second
sight to perceive the incentive that prompts these
men to hold down their jobs and hold up their
heads. There 1000 employees in the Remington
Typewriter Works at Tion alone; there are 5000
employees in the organization a whole. working
of one of Americas great industries. AS result
these employees above the ordinary grade in
personal attributes. Especially is this true OF the
workers in the factory, proving conclusively that
It requires of quality to produce things of
quality. This explains in terse way the sterling
quality of the Remington Typewriter.
THE TEST OF TIME
In every large business which has stood the test
of time will be found number Of men VINO early
in their discovered their sphere In life and
held steadfastly to 1t through succeeding years
Every business man knows the value of such
This little army of two hundred and eighty
who to-day carried away from Recreation
Field the gold awarded for their faithful services
are the backbone Of the Remington factory Their
success by unremtting effort, yielding
nothing to chance.
Success in typewriter building IS the fruit of
similar experience, and all through the various
stages from the crude model of 1873 to the finished
product of the present of these men have
contributed their ideas and handwork, making i'm
provement upon Improvement thought and ex-
perience suggested. bringing forth a machine that
has successfully stood the test and of time
To these skilled nen-these men of fertile brain
and dexterous hand-the name Remington Type
writer Implies life and progress in full measure
and becomes a part and parcel of their very being
THE GREAT ANNUAL FIELD DAY.
One Of the interesting institutions of the Rem
ington Typewriter factories is the annual day
1t is a great annual event oc the Mohawk Valley
and the occasion of week ago was record
breaker. The annual field day is wholly in charge
Of Remington typewriter employees, who plan and
execute each of its many and varied features
Visitors journey for miles each year TO be present
at the function. and there were upward Of five
thousand present last Saturday, many coming here
from New York City.
In nearly all the athletic contests the councillors
are of the typewriter factory. which numbers
among It's two thousand workers many athletes OF
such pronounced skill that were they to enter pro
fessional events they would be able to hold their
in the great typewriter factories are en,nIoved
many intelligent and generally superior girls who
Join enthusiastically with the men each wear IN
make the field day success.
DRILL BY FIFTY PRETTY GIRLS.
To these young women is due the credit for a
most beautiful feature of last Saturday It was a
symbocaI drill. which they called the '.Au Ma
tions Pageant" Drawn by four splendid horses
in glitterng harness. the central figure of this
pageant was a magnifcently decorated float A
handsome young woman, dressed TO represent CO.
lumba, the driver of the float. At each of the
four corners OF the imposing equipage were seated
four equally pretty girls, costumed as the repre-
sentatives OF Great Britain. Russia. Germany and
France. The idea of this arrangement. which was
entirely original with the girls who participated
to show the four nations which after the
United States, afford the greatest markets for
Remington Typewriters Behind the float dressed
In coors typifying the other nations In the world
marched fifty charming girls
When this pageant appeared upon Recreation
Field. escorted by the Remington Typewriter
Band, the immense crowd of watchers broke into
cheers. 1t of the prettiest sights i'm
aginable and the people in the grandstands and
surrounding the park most enthusiastic.
Following their initial entrance the girls exc
cuted their drill, which made striking pict-
Although the girls give drill each year. they
do not let the public know In advance what It IS