The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-12-29
.EDCERT0N MFG ca,
CELEBRATE Is PROGRESS
The Leading Industry of Plymouth Basket
Factory Has Banquet and Smoker
Review of Great Business Done by
Local Factory

Inc Edgerton Company gave din
ner and smoker at Hills Cafe on
Wednesday in honor of few of THEN
statesmen s visit to the city and to
several of the heads of Operating de-
oartments.
This is an annual affair and is
given with the intention of bringing
he working force together in closer
operating spirit. Seybold's IS Orches-
ra made the occasion pleasant with
several fine selections, while the fol-
lowing menu was being served:
Noodle Soup Wafer Crackers
Cream Slaw
New York Counts Oysteretts
Celery
Nut Salad Lettuce Leaf
Smothered Chicken Cream Dressing
Stuffed Potatoes Sweet Potatoes
Cranberry Sauce
Lettuce German Style Fried Oysters
Hot French Buttered Rolls
'lain vanilla Cream English Walnuts
Dark Cake White Cake
Coffee
Fruits Nuts
Cigars.
After dinner several short talks
we're made by the Salemen, IN which
they spoke of their experience of the
past year-their appreciation of the
treatment given them by the CON-
oany, and the general satisfaction of
he trade handling Plymouth Bas-
kets.
The Officers Of this Company are I:
G. S. Cleveland, President; A. C..
Nortland, Viee-President; A. NJ.
Sleveland, Secretary; d. E. Snyder,
reasurer.
The Working Organization is CON-
Dcsed of:
A. NJ. Cleveland, General Manager:
'arl Strombeck, Superintendent: A.
e. Mortland, Sales Manager; VIII
Hahn, Assistant Superintendent;
Chas. Carver and Chas. Fruits.
Mechancial Department: Paul Hintz,
Veneer Department: George Seeger
and W. j. Nier, Shipping Depart
~lent; John Strombeck Stock Keeper;
VIII Mathews, Foreman; NJ. J. Miller
timber ruycr: jeff. Forian, Save &
Win Department; Will Schooner.
Save & Mil Department.
The Selling Department is com
posed Of:
2. E. Meek, Kokomo, Ind; w. A.
nvle, Chicago; w. J. Spruce, Kokomo
md: A. b. Enoch, Buffalo; E. +.
Tvner, st. Louis No.; /. NJ. Kenny,
Saginaw; S. C. Tyner Indianapolis:
S. NJ. Wells, Grand Rapids; D. B.
Tyner, Omaha, Neb.,; Geo. Clayton,
Milwaukee; j. j. Flynn, Whitehall.
H.: 10y Zangmaster, Columbus: E
w. Schrock. Plymouth; f. 7. Steel.
pittsburg; E. L. Tanner, Plymouth;
c. L. Taylor, Canton, o.; II. S. Mar.
win, Plymouth; G.. D. Taylor, st. Paul
Mimi; o. w. Moeller, Chicago; w.
R. Wood, Wilson, N. c.; ]. Bany,
Cincinnati.
Territory was covered and sales
made in every state, except Maine
and Vermont, showing the effort
made by the selling force to make
the $4,000 increase over last year.
Output Of Factory sold in 1910.
The output Of this Company during
the year 1910 consisted of 140,341
dozen baskets and for comparison oF
figures bear in mind that the small
est basket sold was one-quarter
bushel size, and on up in quarter and
half bushel sizes to the largest which
is found in the twenty bushel Laun-
dry or shipping basket.
Do not confuse the number of
dozen of these general purpose bas-
kets with the small fruit packages
that are made in p4nts, quarts and
one-half bushels sizes and are made
bv automatic machinery at the rate
Of 10000 per day and sold at the rate
of 1880 to $40 per thousand baskets
but consider these baskets as heinc
assembled by all hand work assisted
only by some labor saving machin-
ery for manufacturing the stock
parts.
The output is made up of 80 d;f-
ferent grades of baskets into lie
different sizes selling as low as 90
cents per dozen to $l06 per dozen.
The Grades are known as Pr;oo
Oak Stave in three siylos-The Sp--
cal Oak Wide Band-Racine Pa tern
Wide Band-The Double Law Sta
and the Common stave all nsed f.
grain and produce purposes. as well
as Shipping the larger fruits.
Shipping Baskets for fruits. ve9e
tales. crackers, candy and coffee
Coal. lime and cement carrying has
-Ran,hoo and Splint roun1 has