The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-10
LOEHR & KLUTE
VISIT ROCHESTER
NEW YORK
His Interesting Trip Through a Nc
Clothing Factory,

Messrs. Loehr and Klute have /
returned from business trip to
chester. As clothing men they W
particularly interested in 70
through the establishment OF
Hickey-Freeman Co.. which is one
the most modern of the big cloth
houses in Rochester. t4@r
Loehr & Klute say: The Hfck
Freeman Co. have one of the most
feet buildings for their line of busin
that We have ever seen. The court
the center Of the building results
all OF the main work rooms hav
large windows on all four sides. 7
ceilings are high, the rooms are flc
ed with sunlight and ventilation is
feet.
Every yard Of cloth used in max
Hlckey-Freeman clothing is caref,
examined by daylight lest any sn
defect get into the garment. All
the wooden fabrics are most thoroug
shrunk. so that in some cases a ii
yard piece will lose eight or nine f
In length. Even the canvas, hair cl.
and small linen tapes used in the CO
are shrunk twice over In cold wnfef
In their large cutting roomS
none of those power knives which
universally used in making chea,
grades of clothing. but on the
trary experts cut out the garments
hand with shears.
After being cut. the pieces OF cl.
are sent to the trimming room VIII.
the Innings, canvas. buttons. etc, /:
assembled, and then they are taken
the big tailoring shops on the upl
floors of the building. ~
In all Of the work rooms on Z
Orders supporting the ceilings 1
ticed in great letters the motto Of !
establishment. Keep the Quality VI
Throughout the building are sa
tary drinking fountains supplying {,
water cooled in the company's refI
Grating plant. On the first floor 6
rest rooms for men and women. loci
rooms. foremen's room. employee.
office. a fully equipped hospital .sns
model dining room where. a subst
tial dining room may be secured e
fifteen cents. On this floor. also. Is
branch of the City Public Library
that employees can secure the best
modern books and read them in til
own homes without expense
Everywhere We saw economy sec
ed by producing on a large scale OPP
ations that require little skill are dc
by less experienced help. while the n
work is all done by skilled tailors. .es
one doing just one thing.
Each suit and overcoat, as soon
it receives its final pressing. is put
hanger truck. This truck is wheel
to the elevator and thence to the !,
aiming room. If found perfect In
cry detail it is transferred, still o.
hanger. to the unique stock room
this house, which will accommods
10000 suits, each on its own hang
When ready for shipment the hanl
truck conveys them to the shippi
room where they are transferred &C
special hanger shipping case. L n
that this case brings the clothing
me in absolutely perfect condfd'
Deep wrinkles. stretched seams =
strained fabric. which frequently.
suit from the ordinary method Of sh
ping. is unknown in clothing of Hi
ey-Freeman-Quality.
Our spring stock of this cloth
came to Richmond some days ago. a
now that we have seen the methUs
and conditions under which it is ma
We feel more strongly than ever beft
that this is the clothing for us to z
ommend to my friends at home"