The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-20
HOLD OPEN HOUSE
At LOOse-WiIes Biscuit Com
pany Plant i'm Kansas City.
Tenth Anniversary of Com
pany's Existence Celebrated.

From two in the afternoon until
four o'clock last evening, between six
and seven thousand men and women,
frieris and patrons of the Loose
Wiles Biscuit company were shown
/ thro -Sh the great six story plant in
Kansas City and watched the many
processes through which Sunshine Bis
cult, Tacoma Biscuit chocolate can
| d $ caromels and the hundreds of
o-her delightful delicacies are taken in
their production and preparation for
human use.
l. se-WiIes entertained their visi-
tors from two until nine o'clock yes
terday and the same reception will be
given To-Day. An orchestra extended
a musical greeting to all who came
officers and employees of the company
uShered the visitors along through
miles of biscuit baking, candy making
departments. Punch was served along
with many delicious morsels the pub
lie kno"- SO well and everybody car
ried away some souvenir which will re-
mind them of the Loose-WiIes Biscuit
company and their loyal receptions for
many a dav.
Many of the visitors believed the
q lc al concern. They were surprised,
however, to learn that the company
now has eight plants in all, two in
Boston and one each in Chicago, St.
Louis. Minneapolis, Omaha and Dallas.
1t is also building a mammoth plant
in New York city that will be entirely
of white tile, ten stories high and will
contain f1fty-siX ovens-the biggest
plant of its kind in the world.
In the general Offices and distributed
through the building were these Off
Gals of the company acting as hosts
for the OCCASION: J. l.. Loose, presi-
dent of the company: ]. S. Loose,
Mr.. G. E. Lagertsrom advertising
manager of the Topeka State Journal,
accepted the invitation of Mr.. George
w Hopkins, the specially and adver-
Using manager of the Loose iIes
{ :panv to attend the reception and
see through the great plant.
president of the Kansas City factory;
John H. Wiles, treasurer of the COM
pany; 3. L. Hupp, secretary; o. S.
Goan of Chicago, general manager;
ty and advertising manager: c. E.
Gould. secretary of the Kansas City
company; James MacQueeney, treas
urer of the Kansas City company, and
3. B. Houston, sales manager of the
Kansas City company.
In telling of the inspection Mr.. Lag
erstrom said: with Mr.. MacQueeney
as guide we were several hours go
ing through the plant. The institution
is splendidIy organized, machinery is
modern, up to the last minute, every
addition to insure sanitation of the
product has been made and the en-
tire building and plant is as near fire.
proof as is possible to make it. in
ring the safety of the employees and
the property. The company has its
own electric plant, the sprinkler sys-
tenn for emergency use in case of fire,
and every facility needed to bring the
cost of the production of Loose-WiIes
products down to the minimum and
the quality of their goods up to the
maximum standard. The employees
# the Loose-Wiles company are a
contented, well paid army of workers.
Many of the girls who have remained
18th the company since it's inception
into business earn from $3.50 to $25
a week, packing crackers
The machines for handling and
wrapping practically every product
made by the Loose-Wiles company are
marvels of perfection. The fact that
candies and crackers alike are packed
by machinery and each package sealed
tight against any communicating eIe-
ment are two of the distinguishing
features Of the LooseWiles company,
Then to think that the Kansas CITY
plant is only one of several which is
owned and operated by the Sunshine
Biscuit people.