French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-05-04

cts and pressed il into immense. CON
tinuous sheets of steaming pulp. The
continuous sheet passed through doz-
ems OF rollers-62 rollers, I believe. in
each serles-'dr1erss they were call
ed, n came out at the far end of the
+! room, adjoining the baling and pack
ing departments, the completed pro-
duct.
/ Several grades of pulp are produced
and these are consolidated at the Ham
Itcn, ONO, factory into combinations
to produce various grades of coated
book paper.
We were impressed with the buff
cardboard, which was being produced
in the finishing room. This is not
treated to any further process, but is
shipped direct to paper jobbers. Our
party secured strips of this paper,
fresh from the rolls which we cut
into souvenir cards and mailed.
First Aid Room HOspitaD
Like SO many Of the great industrial
plants of the present day, the Cham
tpion Fibre plant has a "irst-aid room"
fully equipped for emergency surgery.
In fact, it is as well equipped as. a
regular hospital operating room.
Workmen and others who happen with
injuries in the plant are rushed there
for "irst aid" One workman had
given surgical treatment just before
we entered the room.
Adjoining the first aid room is the
chemical laboratory, where four chem
SITS and one assistant were working
with fhoir rat0r4z ON z,-,o;I1o1 .. r.
Labor and Capital Cooperating.
One thing worthy of note which i'm
pressed the editors on this visit to the
Industrial City of the Mountains was
he spirit of cooperation evidenced
'etween employers and employees.
Safety First" week had just been
observed. Numerous meetings had
been held, speeches made, and prizes
offered and won. The affair ended in
a happy celebration, a parade and in
other exercises, not unlike a county
commencement.
A splendid little magazine for Cham
pion employees, called "The Log" is
issued monthly, and sold at the price
Of 90 cents per copy, 5000 per year.
1t is printed on Champion coated book
paper, from the shops of Brother Hor-
C Sentell of the Canton Observer.
The wages of the employees are
fairly high, for this section. OIc
workman told me his wages were II
cents per hour, and that he worked II
hours daily one week and 13 hours
lightly the next week, alternating.
All employees work according to this
scheme, and they work on Sundays,
too.
CantOn-7,OOO Population.
From a village of 800 souls in 1907
IantOn has grown to 1000 within nile
ears, thanks to the Champion Fibre
interests of Ohio.
A million dollar lumber concern
The Champion Lumber Co.-has been
Established in the meantime, contribut-
ing to the growth and prosperity OF
the place.
A railroad, the Tenn. & N. C. R. R.
has been built to Sunburst, in the same
county CHaywood), thirteen miles
from Canton.
The Champion Lumber Co., also en-
ploys 1000 men, and it's double hand
saw mill is one of the largest in the
South, having a capacity of 165, 900
feet of lumber per day.
These important Canton Industries,
demanding for their conduct skill and
administrative ability of high order,
have brought here in the numerous
executives heads of departments and
expert m~achinists "a very substantial
class of citizens, who. have come from
all over the world. The names in the
membership roster of the local lodge
Of the Knights of Pythias represent
every State in the Union, the Provinces
of Canada, and many European coun-
tries. A noticeably large proportion
of the people own their own homes; a
fourishing building and loan a~ssocia-
ton encouraging this. All the condi-
tfons of comfort, health and freedom
are here"
Canton is on the Murphy division OF
the Southern. eighteen miles from
Asheville and ten miles from Waynes-
vile. 1t is surrounded by rich farm
ing lands and its summer climate is
delightful. Good schools, good lodges,
good churches and a good newspaper.
There are fine openings for furni-
ture factories and wood working in
duStries, cotton mills and other enter
prises.
The Western Carolina Editors are
greatefuI to Editor Sentell for his
splendid cOurtes1es shown us his
guest. He gave us a grand dinner at
the Imperial Hotel and made US feel
"at home" Canton should be proud
of him. Also, the town threw open it's
doors to US and showed us numerous
courtesies.
So here endeth our little educational
journey to Canton. B. H. ..
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