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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-04
RESTAURANT

The restaurant, which is located up on the top floor, and occupies an en- tire section in the central portion of the plant has been especially equip pedA at an expense of about $4O,0O0 to the company. This restaurant now feeds about l, 100 men at noon time in the main dining room and about 600 about the plant, at night about half as many again are served. Plans are being made whereby special service will be provided to take care of five or more thousand at noon time.
 Dinner is served in relays from 11:3O a. m. to 2 p. nn., and from 8:3O to 9 at night. The main din ing room seats 500 men, eight to a table with cafetaria lunch counters about the walls to accommodate 15O more. Forty attendants conduct the work of the restaurant. A second dining room is provided for the of ficers. 1t seats about 60 and is beau tffully appointed with handsome oak trimmed walls with tapestry pictures of hunting scenes.
 The dining rooms are the only places where smoking is permitted in the plant.
 The diner gets a tray with neces- sary plates, and passing before the supply chefs, takes what he wishes to a table. The menu is nourishing and the price reasonable.
 In the officers' dining room, a more elaborate menu is served. A special electric grill is in operation, and re- frigeration boxes are visible through glass sides.
 At present the daily consumption of food comprises ,450 pounds of meat, 800 quarts of milk, 48 loaves iof bread, 75 dozen buns, 30 pounds of coffee, and 400 pies. The cooking is done on a battery of gas ranges; special gas bakeries produce 400 pies and 1000 Ioaves of bread, and refrigerators make 100 quarts of ice cream daily: The ice plant produces a ton of ice a day.
 As adequate space could be fur nfshed for all the employees eventual ly to be cared for, a special portable apparatus known as a cafemobiIe has been devised to carry hot food to the men.
 These cafemobiles consist of huge warming tables on wheels, containing coffee urns, and dish receptacles. The tables are so oontrived that they fold into small space and may be trundled from one department to an- other, and there connected with cleo trical current to furnish the heat.
 Eight cafemobiIes have already been delivered, each capable of caring for 300 diners in various sections of the plant All the coffee and food is contained in special electrically heated urns and dishes. A man walks up to the warming table and taking his tray, soup bowl, coffee cup and plate made of enamel ware, orders what he wishes. He eats at his bench or desk and returns the empty dishes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-04
FIRE PROTECTTON

A fire protection of the most mod ern kind has been installed through out and about the big buildings. Two enormous tanks, each storing 200, 1000 gallons of water supply a stream at nozzle pressure of about 100 pounds. In addition, pumps forcing water at from 60 to 100 pounds send streams from the power house. A modern hose line for connection with outside hydrants is conveniently located in diff ferent sectios Of the yards.
 Inside, the buildings are equipped with full sprinkler system, fireproof doorways between each section and fire-stairways for exit. On each floor at 500 feet intervals are kept a boo gallon chemical tank and hose lines. Everywhere throughout the factory hand apparatus is available for in stant use.
 The guards. too. are trained to rally at once upon fire calls. There is a regularly appointed fire chief who is an experienced fireman and under him are several assistants.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-04
GUARD SYSTEM

Although AeXtTeme1y raIn1I1eQ the guard system may, for all practical purposes, be summed up under three headings:
 A uniformed exterior system; an interior uniformed system and a sysz tenn whereby ur-uniforned guards are used both inside and outside, wearing red badge bearing the sisignia of the company, when demanding pass es or on other company missions. The inside uniformed officers who ap- pear in gray suits are also special of ficers.
 Of the outside guarding system much may be said, as all members are under the United States army sys- tenn of relief, wear conspicuous blue uniforms patterned upon those of sol- diers and are officers, as in the army or navy. from which service exclusive ly they are recruited.
 These men work in eight hour shifts, live in commodious build ing on Boston avenue outside the gen. era1 plant, and are housed and fed in the company's building.
 Their duties are to man all the outside gates and entrances, to build fngs, observe details of the work and intercept any person passing between buildings or on the grounds w4o has not proper credentials.
 In case of fire they at once sound the alarm, protect the buildings and man the fire apparatus. In eases of accident they take immediate com naand, give first aid treatment and attend to the removal of the injured
 The outside guards are organized into three platoons, each under com nand of a captain, ieutenants and sergeants, distinguished by their shoulder stripes.
 These outside guards are augment ed by special policemen and a num- Der of un-uniformed watchers who bar Ievery doorway inside the build ings and observe passes, which must be carried conspieuously by the work CTS They are armed with policemen's clubs to enforce order.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-04
GENERAL OFFICE

The general office, located in the administration building and occupy 6nE the entire second floor of the sec ton known as Az, is magnificently throughout, with 300 desks of the same material, fully equipped with fypeWr1ters, adding machines, dicta.- phones to obviate the double letter writing Of stenographers, whose ser vices are utilized mostly in filing pa spers and keeping records.
 Each official with his staff is gfv- en an allotted space that is railed off waist high in walnut partitions, with swinging doors. Lighting is by the indirect pendent globe system.
 The mailing and filing department it is here that the distribution of the z,500 letters received daily and an equa1Aan1ount of outgoing mail is at tended to and kept available.
 One of the first rules of the com panx to be- complied with by those sent or received must be in duplicate Thus, while the original may be on any officers desk, another can in stantly be located.
 The filing is entirely done without index or numera1 other than by name and part of operation to which fl may refer. Thousands of index cards are thus eliminated in this uni e54ies and most novel of systems, said to lave been utiIfzezd never before
 Among the labor saving devices utilized are sealing machines capable of closing 2.00O envelopes per hour, letter openers at greater speed, auto matte stamping machines.
 When received the original and du- r51icAte copies of all letters are stamp ed with an electrically operated datZ ing and time stamp and numbered yeith <asn autol lna4ic numbering ma chime. Subject numbers are assigned to and placed upon each communf- cation the Correspondence being laid ont and classified under a decimal systen1 that permits of unlimited ex- pans4on.
 practical. use the number indi- cafipg the subject is used for core spoMRencese but. this number is used ln conjunction with and sub divided by the numbers representing certain processes or operations common to all sub5aeAs Eer example. certain 4ool fs xan1ber 74 6s7- The process Of 1faaEuf aeture is -15s Therefore, for a nnfnunication regarding the. manu- facture of this tool the number would be 746.7-15, and all correspondence on this subject will be found in folder No. 746 7415.
 The original letter is sent to the officer interested, to be acted upon and returned to the subject files and the copy is immediately placed in the combined reference-charge-i e-index file, V hAre it is always available Tor ready reference.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-04
FORGE SHOPS

The forging department of j the Remington Arms Co, while insignifi- cant in comparison of space beside the great units that rise five stories on nevertheless prime factor in the economy of production.
 These buildings are five in num- Der directly connected through their centers by q track upon which mo- tor-driven electric trucks of two tons capacity handle the enormous weights of metals that are utilized.
 One of the buildings is 193 feet in length. The other four buildings are 352 feet in length. The uniform width for all is 64 feet.
 As one enters the first Of the series of forge shops he is impressed by the vast quantity of metal dies that ap- pear strewn about in apparent con- fusion, yet all properly marked. In a space not 10 feet squqare, 120 tons of steel dies for the drop hammers were awaiting placement. These blacks Sof pIaned and grooved steel bearing the impression of what is soon to be a rough blade or breach bolt vary in weight from 125 to 800 pounds each. A few machines, like huge laundry mangles, though of quiet action nevertheless are having internal trouble that. would make q sand storm on the desert of Sahara peaceful in comparison, for, they. are sand blasts used in rough polishing metal 5forgings and sharp-edged sand, in large quantities, is blown against the fragments within, under pressure of about 2,O00 pounds to the square inch, or with greater internal pres sure than ordinary dynamite de- ve1ops when released.
 As one progresses through the build ings from Boston avenue it would seem that the noise and din increas- es, as the arrangement of oil burning furnaces, punches, drop hammers, sheers cutting two inch thicknesses of steel like paper, braziers, annea1ers and sand-blasts is so completed that the most terrificalIy noisy operation is farthest from the streets.
 Lined in their series of batteries, 15o drop hammers. each with its
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mined upon the basis Of efficiency.
 Cameras used in connection with powerful microscopes and high cam dIe bower lights are able to discern eyen the molecular atoms Of 8 polish ed piece of steel.
 The photographic room disc1oses huge blueprint making machines and accessory machines for printing 500 yards of photograph per day, each strip three feet wide.
 Enlarging cameras reproduce in less than five minutes. copies of book lets two inches square, letters, orders or drawings to squares two feet wide.
 The copying of letters by steno- graphers for filling purposes is there fore eliminated to some extent and approximations of orders are made quickly by negative. Five expert photographers are constantly em- lployed
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-04
KAISER SENDS THANKS
 FOR POPE'S GREETINGS

Berlin, Jan. 4-Emperor WiIliam has sent a message to Cardinal Hart mann, Archbishop of Cologne, thanlz- ing him for his New Years good wishes.
 "I was especially gratided by the greetings sent me by you in the name of the Holy Father the Emperor's message said.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-04
A Trial VIII Convince Anyone

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 Symptoms of Kidney Trouble
 Swamp-Root is not recommended for everything but if you suffer from annoying bladder troubles, frequent ly passing water night and day, smart ing or irritation in passing, brick-dust or sediment, headache backaches lame back, dizziness, poor digestion. sIeeplessness, nervousness, heart dis turbance due to bad kidney trouble skin eruptions from bad blood, neu- ralgia, rheumatism, 1umbago, b4oat- ing irritabi1ity, worn-out feeling lack of ambition, may be loss of flesh or saIIow Complexion, kidney trouble in its worst form may be stealing upon you.
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 If you are already convinced that Swamp Root is what you need. yol4 can purchase the regular fifty-cent and one dollar size bottles at all drug stores.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-04
GREEK KING HdPRoVING.

Athens, Jan. 4-Prof Friedrich Krauss, of Berlin. and Professor Bis se1berg, of Vienna, who are attending King Constantine, announce his con .dition is most satisfactory.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-04

room in the building upon deep sounding gongs that penetrate above even the deafening noise of the trip hammers as they pound to their ac- compartment of hissing steam.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-04
THOUSANDS HAVE KIDNEY
 TROUBLE AND DON'T KNOW IT


 Weak and unhealthy kidneys cause so much sickness and suffering and when through neglect or other causes, kidney trouble is permitted to continue, serious results may be ex- pected.
 Your other organs may need atten- tion-but your kidneys should have attention first because their work is most important.
 If you feel that your kidneys are the cause of your sickness or run down condition commence taking Dr. Kilmer'S Swamp-Root, the great kid ney, liver and bladder remedy, be- cause if it proves to be the remedy you need and your kidneys begin to organs to health.
 Preva1ency of Kidney Disease
 Most people do not realize the alarming increase and remarkable prevaIency of kidney disease While kidney disorders are among the most common diseases that prevail, they are almost the last recognized by pa tfents. who usually content them selves with doctoring the effects, while the original disease constant ly undermines the system.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-04
PASS SYSTEM

l To enter the building on Barnum 1 avenue, guarded by two sentry hous- es and a magnificent employment of flee, or to pass from one room to an other, one must present a pass, duly stamped and countersi gned. None is ex- empt from this necessity, be he works | manager, office boy or merely one seeking admittance to the general of- flee. Although these forms are changed from day to day, week to week and month to month and the various forms of passes are subject to color fIuctuaton, a general idea of the rig i'd method employed and the irnpos- sibility of entrance excxept through favorable supervision may be found in these of the company's rules: All persons must have passes. These must be shown whichever requested. Should a person so refuse he is at once handed to the captain of the and possible election from the grounds, arrest orr discharge from employment.
 A special form of pass, of which there are few admits higher officials to all parts of the plant, night and day. It also entities the holder to remove packages Holders of this pass are the only ones entitled to take persons not holding minor pass es through the building.
 A1OEn0E special OF pass en- titles the holder to visit certain build ings or portions of the grounds night or day as specified on the pass.
 An employment office pass is good only for adnnittance to a certain building at a designated time. This is taken up upon passing the gate out ward.
 A pay-check pass, held by employees is good only during working hours of that emp1oye and must be renewed the following day.
 A monthly pay check entities cer- tain employees to entrance into cer- tain sections of the building where he is employed at specified times.
 A contractors pass is issued for tn ose working under contract that must be vised in a certain way daily, to be valid the following day
 A property pass must be procur- ed to take clothing or other bundles from the buildings or outside the gates.
 Paymasters obtain certain passes on specified days, that entit1e them to freedom of the plant. Only off cials of high rank are permitted throughout the entire plant, except in the case of special messengers in uni form and production engineers who must carry additional passes to those Of their department.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-04
EMPLOYMENT DEPT.

bles in the barracks building, is now being completed.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-09-08

den you to see anyone but himself"
he said, "but I told him you were
probably so tired of his face by this
time that you would welcome even
NINE"
Then he stopped his jollying and,
taking my hand, said, "Margie, I am
sure you know no one in all the world,
with perhaps the exception of Dick,
is happier over your recovery. It's
true, isn't it," he asked with a slight
worry in his tones.
"Of course it is, Jim," I answered.
"Dick, shall roll over for the gen.
tleman'?" I asked laughingly.
"I'll take your word for it and
thank God that you can roll over"
said Jim fervently.
You'll see," I said, I'm going to
dance with you, dear old Jim, in a
few weeks-or is it months, Dick?"
81 hope it will be weeks, dear, but
I am afraid it will be months" Dick
answered gloomily.
Don't mind that, Margie. Nobody
wants to dance in the summer
much" Jim chimed in.
"By the way" he continued, you
should have been at Malcolm Stuart's
dinner dance. the other night. 1t was
the swaggerest thing that has been
pulled off in this town since the wed.
ding parties of Harry and Eliene ST.
none, years ago. And you should
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-09-08
Black Death!
Bubonic Plague Same as Terror
of Middle Ages.

Bubonic plague of today is identical
with the black death of the middle
ages.
1t is primarily q disease OF rats
caused by a short dumb-bell shaped
microscopic vegetable, the pest germ.
1t occurs in man in three forms,
the pneumonia, which has a death
rate of almost 100 per cent; the sep
ticaemic, which is nearly as fatal,
and the bubonic in which even the
most modern methods of treatment
fail to bring the mortality rate lower
than so per cent.
1}ubonjc plague is disease OF COM
merce, spreading around the globe
in the body of the ship-borne rat.
1t IS estimated that every case Of
human plague costs the municipality
in which it occurs at least $500.
This does not take into account the
enormous loss due to disastrous quar-
antines and the commercial paralysis
which the fear of the disease so fire.
quently produces.
The disease is now treated by a
ull ulSCOFClCu CH1ouoA CAO SSAAN'
Of scientist named Yersin. This is
used in much the same way as diph-
iberia antitOxin.
Plague is transferred from the sick
to the we'll man by fleas. The sick
rat has enormous numbers Of plague
germs in it's blood. This blood is
taken by the flea which, leaving the
sick rat, seeks refuge and sustenance
on the body of human being to
whom 1t transfers the infection.
Since the plague is a disease OF
rats and since it is carried from sick
rats to we'll men by rat fleas, safety
from the disease lies in the doing
away with rats. This means not only
driving them from our houses but
from the ports and cities of the world.
HEALTH QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
E. B. r: II find it impossible to
swallow water without noise, although
| drink slowly and try to be careful.
What can l do for this?"
Have your tonsils examined.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-09-08
FASHIONS MIRROR

'Lengthen your skirts" is the com.
mand that comes from Paris. We
DO love our brief little skirts, but
who dares defy Paris.
Pontine, the new feather finished
silk, has captivated womankind. It's
a lovely, soft fabric adaptable to
street costumes or to sports suits,
and it is charming trimming for cloth
gowns. The miliners are as partial
to it as the dressmakers and many
of the new hats are winged, or bowed
or strapped with Pontine.
Boots are higher than ever-higher
in price as we'll as altitude. Ten dol
lars is not an unusual price to pay
for pair of shoes, but you get lots
of leather-boots button almost to
the knee.
The tiny turban of feathers which
perches on the top of your head like
grandfather's skull cap is the hat Of
the moment-but alas !only the pref
tiest girls can wear it! Will it be
popular! Another hat the pretty girl
will love is the visor, or jocky hat
with peaked front. A saucy hat when
it frames a saucy face.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-09-08
TIPS FROM STRONG MAN
TO PARENTS ON PHYSICAL
DEVELOPMENT OF KIDDIES

Cup to the age of ten, the Riddles
should be allowed free vent to their
own imagination in play. There
should not be too many restrictions
"FrOnl ten to sixteen years of age
is the period of habit and character
building. Properly supervised play
grounds with attendants who know
their business cannot be too highly
recommended.
"Play is a fundamental means in
education, because it is a natural in
stinct. In play a child initiates its
forebears and repeats their life's
history in many ways.
"a desire to excel is in every child.
It should be encouraged.
"The gravest handicap the Amer
lean boy has is his father. Through
many physical deformities by indulg-
ing in one or more of the manifold
forms of dissipation and the neglect
of his physical education, his weak
nesses are transmitted to his child
rem.
Boys should never be allowed to
train so long or as strenuOusly as
men as nature is unrelenting.
youth is the growing time; all
exercises should be of the kind to
promote growth rather than retard
its development.
There is no hard, fast and irksome
adherence necessary, nor is it i'm
perative that any kind of course
in gymnastics should be followed to
the letter, in order that good results
may be obtained.
draining means an adherence to
regular habits, regular meals and reg
ular and judicious exercises. A prop
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-09-08

have seen your mother dance, Dick
She will be taking the prize from
all the girls yet"
Dick frowned and said, Shall l not
send Jim away now? Aren't you get
ting tired, Margie?"
"Dick, dear, l don't think I'll ever
be tired again. I've rested enough to
last me all the rest of my life"
"That's right, Margie, you lead old
Dick a dance. He is getting into that
settled state that is the precursor of
heightened waist band and bald
head"
l looked up anxiously. Both men
laughed. You see, Jim, that Margie
and l are still one: in trying to get
rise out of me you have taken
beautiful one out of her"
'But you know, Dick" l said, II
hate baldheaded, fat men and I'd hate
to have to hate my husband"
Hear, hear" said Jim. II know
you are on the road to recovery Mar
gle, for I see your eyes twinkle. They
have always held me in their dispas-
sionate SPELL"
I raised my hands in mock horror.
"Dick," | implored, in accepted melo-
dramatic accents. II am innocent.
You must believe me. Never before
has this man been so exuberant over
my eyes"
when you two people finish your
vaudeville turn" said Dick, 81 may
be able to hold the stage long enough
to tell Margie that the doctor said
she could sit up little tomorrow"
Gone instantly was play and I fair
ly gasped, "Oh my |, Dick?'-and then
burst into tears.
Jim left the room so quietly that
| did not know he was gone until
found myself weeping softly in my
husbands arms, and heard him say,
There, there, dear heart, now is not
the time for tears. You are going to
get WELL"
And happy" I added softly.
''If | can make you so. please Cod"
whispered Dick as he kissed me lin
gerngly.