Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-28
TO GIVE BONUS
ALL THE YEAR
Blough Manufacturing Co. to
Present Employees With 5
y Per Cent. of Earnings

Directors of the Blough Manufac-
turing Company yesterday afternoon
voted unanimously in favor of a pei
cent. bonus on earnings of all en-
ployes. The increase is effective Mon
day, January l, and will be paid every
two weeks The officials met in the
office of the company, Reilly and Full
ton streets.
At this meeting Bert +. BlouSh
vice-president and general manager
reported the completion of an addi-
tional 10000 square feet of floor space
and other extensive improvements. Al
the annual meeting of the company
to be held in January he will present
report showing the present year to
have been record breaker, with
bright prospects ahead for Il busy 2
months during the year 1917. Refer
ring to the bonus Mr.. Blough said:
Our employees will not be required
to hold a service record in order to
get bonus. There will be no holding
up of the money until the end of the
year. Every two weeks the increase
based on the earnings of each en-
ploye, will be placed in the pay en-
velope. The increases will vary from
so cents to $500. An employe earning
$40 per week will receive a bonus oil
50 every two weeks. The employe re-
ceiving $40 for two weeks pay is en-
llll0I TO OU CENTS bonus. 1nlS VIII al
feet inexperienced hands who are paid
while learning to operate machines
The plant is shut down until Tuesday
in order to take an inventory of stock
and the increase will officially start
with the majority of employees on
Tuesday"
Directors in attendance at the
meeting yesterday included Bert +,
Blough, vice-president and general
manager; J. w. Dechant, secretary;
ID. II. Wise and T.. /. Book and r. s
Care and Frank B. Wickersham, coun-
sci.
The additional floor room was ac-
quired through the construction
of three fire towers in the main
building, which resulted in gains OF
space, and by opening new floors in
the annex on Fulton street. The
Blough company now has a total OF
132,963 square feet of floor space in
use. This includes the plant at Dau-
phin. The total number of employees
is $40.
The local plant has its own light
ing, heat and power system, two large
electric generators having been in
stalled sometime ago. The fire tow
ers are of brick and concrete, and are
reached through solid fireproof doors
The towers run from the first floor tc
the fifth story. Two lead into Wyeth
the side of the building. one opens
on Reilly street. Fire drills held
monthly show that the employees in
case of fire can reach the streets with
safety in less than three minutes, and
without danger of coming in contact
with smoke or flames.
Other improvements reported were
up to date sanitary closets and wash
stands, hot and cold water, rest room
with piano and a Victrola; free cir
culating library, hospital department
which is in charge of a competent
nurse, drinking fountains, and a lunch
room. Hot coffee is served free daily
to employees. one clean towel is alsC
allotted to each employe daily. The
total pay roll for the year is 5000, 600
During the year 20.000,000 yards ot
material were made into aprons, bon
nets, children'S dresses, ladies' and
misses skirts, bloomers, pajamas
night gowns and middle blouses. The
material used includes, percales, fieec-
! ed domets, ginghams and chambrays
The total product for the year will be
100000 dozen, the years business be
ing estimated at more than Il $1,000.
600. Goods are shipped to every State
in the United States. to Canada, Homo,
lulu and other foreign ports.