The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-12-18
TOY[AND CANDY
FACTORY WORKING
NIGHT AND DAY
Santa Claus Uses Thousands
of Tons of Sugar
Making Tatfy.
Bv Eleanor SchOrer.

ARCTIC REGIONS. Dec 1s-This week
opened the doors Of the great Christmas
candy factory. Hundreds OF gnomes
with white caps and gowns as pure a.
snow. large stirring spoons in hand. filed
into the open doors and commenced OPP
eratlons Immediately. Great stone pots
ard kettles were placed over the new
made. fearing fires, in prelude 10 the
great work at hand.
Tons OF sugar Of every kind-white.
brown. lump. graduated and powdered
have been delivered TO the North Pole
confectioners.
Many plants, nuts and fruits have
given generously Of themselves 20 flavor
tho delicious bits Some who have sacr'-
need themselves to this cause are the
lemon. which fiavors tons Of tsffy; the
mint leaf for peppermint sticks and
| creams. Cocoa beans give the chocolate
Great eocoanuts have been shredded and
5eanuts sheiled for the brittle" AL
nonds by the bushel are being choco-
ate coated by the little candy-makers.
'herries play an important part. TO-
/ sether with pineapples and oranges.
Santa wisely suggested all-day taffy
pulls for the younger workers. because
he knew how youngsters. even II they
be gnomes, love TO pull taffy. lie knows
too. that one does best those things
which one likes best to do. In this way
he has managed to make work pleasure
and pleasure work. To-day 1000 pounds
Of tafYy left the North Pole Factory and
headed straight for .ne big cities con-
| fectioners, whence it will find Its way
| into little childrens stockings on tn
night before Christmas.
The North Pole - so far away from
Riddles homes and the journey FOL
Santa and all his Christmas toys ant
goodies Is no very far that II seem,
strange that sucn "A wise old fellow ha'
not moved to some spot nearer the in
hs bited parts Of the globe.
81 have often wondered. why is
that sor SO many years Santa has mad
the cold. cold North his home and n,
place OF business?' Last night he toll
me. And more than one reason he ia
I for II. indeed.
\ First OF all. IL IS a splendid hidin
place. Who ever goes up TO the Nor:
Pole. excepting a very few brave ex
plorers and fewer EsEimaux? Never
kiddie reaches that Arctic cline. s
santa, who loves to work secretly o
toy wonders and surpriee the childre
with them. chooses the only place wher
ne 10 positive that no Riddle. u nj
curiosity were ever so strong and him
self ever so persevering. could In all hi
Or her little kiddie-life visit him.
. 1T Ii indeed \ busy time We have IL
here" Santa declared. at - no simpl
matter to make toys, tend CROWN
trees and manufacture pretty. ,brigt
ornaments. tinsel strings. yards. In fac
miles Of threaded popcorn. Candles an
electric lights to illuminate with. Car
dies and cakes to please Riddles palate
0 Oh. no. Il ID no easy matter. and ever
one In my shops and factories mu,
work like. beavers In order to suppl
the demands that come through n
= mails DO you suppose for one nome,
that these little gnomes OF mine coul
possibly work so hard II our abod.
were transplanted into warmer cl
mate: Never. And here they are onI
too happy to toll with all their migl
= to keep themselves warm"
n Another reason is that Christmas tire,
/. refuse absolutely to thrive In anoth,
n atmosphere