Evening journal., 1914-09-14

AhuHSuidlSig impressed Wlln luo
cleanliness of the place. Every de-
Partment is neatly kept and the ap-
pearance Of the employees is In accord
with their Surroundings. The long
white coat ian institution around
packing houses) is in evidence as a
protection to clothes from brushing
against meats in the coolers and as
sanitary precaution.
In addition TO the regular Govern
ment inspection officers on duty at
all packing plants, the local branch
Of Armour and Company, maintains
the same government inspection sys-
tenn as does the parent plant at Chi
cago, thus insuring a strictly first
class service, even II the name OF Ar
mour did not mean all Of this.
Company A Big Advertiser.
Armour and Company recently en-
tered into an advertising campaign,
the largest national educational adj
vertising campaign ever attempted on
tho part of national advertiser, ex-
cept one. This exception is the
Wrigley Spear Mint Chewing Gum ad-
vertising which is costing that firm
$1,75O000 for the current fiscal year.
Armour and Company is a close
second to this firm.
Notwithstanding the small margin
OF profit realized by Armour and
Company on it's invested capital, f.
CURES elsewhere in this article show
ing what this is, the concern is de-
termined that the public shall know
of its products, how they are pro-
duced, and the manner In which they
are put on the emarket for public
consumption, thereby upholding the
high standard of the company's pro-
ducts and the retention Of the conf
dence which the American house.
wives have in the firm.
Many Armour Displays.
Included in the Armour displays
around Wilmington, aside from the
| interesting exhibits in the window
OF THE EVENING JOURNAL Office
and in the window of the Wilmington
Gas Company's building, No. S27 Mar
ket street, are a number in local
stores, which are attracting much at
tention.
Special exhibits have been arranged
at the following stores: Il. G. Good
ley, S. e. Corner Eighth and Tatnall
streets; r. c. Porter, Twenty
and Market and No. SOC Madison
streets; Mrs. Eyer, n. w. Corner
Fourth and Harrison streets; Charles
II. Bonham, No. 1900 Delaware
avenue; Paul ID. Kates, Twelfth and
Tatnall streets; Thosman J. Lawson,
S22 Market street; ]. II. Goldenberg,
Delaware avenue and Union street;
f. b. Forrest. Lancaster avenue and
Franklin street; Belt Drug Company,
Seventh and King streets; Fred
Myers, S29 King street, and Charles
=. GiammatteO, No. S29 King street,
and others.
Facts About Armour and Co.
Armour and Company total over
s1S9,OO0, 900: of this sum, approx
mately SS7, 100000 is for cattle, $780,
100000 for hogs, $3,314,000 for calves,
S12 100000 for sheep and S725,OOO for
poultry.
In addition to the above, supplies
and ingredients used in the manufac-
ture OF Armour products represent
an annual expenditure OF approxi-
mately $12.5OO,OOO.
All live stock Is bought in the
open market on competitive bids and
is paid for in cash on day Of pur-
chase.
We have no control over production
or supply.
We do not control distribution.
Our business is not protected by
tariff or patents; it is an open, COM
petitive business.
Armour and Company sell $780,
100000 worth of products annually
largely on credit. ranging from one
week to six months; though the far
mer who raises the live stock re-
ceives spot cash at time of sale.
More than $4,000 people are en-
ployed in the Armour packing house
industries.
The Armour pay roll amounts IA
nearly S26,00O,000 a year.
Selling expenses reach S2O,0OO0OC
yearly.
Fourteen complete packing plants
are operated; in addition the opera.
tions OF slaughtering manufacturing
and processing are conducted at IS
Of our branch houses and subsidi
aries
The total number OF cars loaded a
all Armour plants averages over 500
daily.
The power plants at the various
- Armour packing houses have a com
, bined capacity of over 10000 horse
u power daily.
b Number of branch houses, 442; 10
), maintain mechanical refrigeration
n plants; 175 are equipped with-natura
fee refrigeration.
About S2.OOO.O00 yearly is spent 70
railroad fares, hotel accommodations
etc, for statesmen and other travelinl
p representatives.
The Armour general Office building
at the Stock Yards, Chicago, is on
of the largest Office buildings in tn
world-housing one individual firm
over 1850 people are employed here
In addition to large numbers o
automobile trucks and statesmen
runahOuts, Armour and Compan.
operate at the various branch house
1000 wagons and 300 buggies. Tn
services OF 2,100 horses and mules ar
required at plants and branch houses
At several of the Armour packing
houses are large plants for the manu-
facture of artificial ice. These plant
are Of various capacities, ranging
from so to 400 tons daily.
A broad line of research work i
conducted by Armour and Compan
i'm various universities and technica
schools. Skilled men are constantl
employed to devise and develop neN
and scientific methods and processe
Of preparing and handling products
Armour and Company own propert
and pay taxes in every state in tn
Union.
Armour and Company maintain of