Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-12


son in the town who is willing to work.
VINO is out of employment lust now.
but TINS era of prosperity is not spas
Lloule' Mlilersburg has always been
noted for its thrift and when other
towns were battered by hard times,
thls town was merely touched, and
touched so lightly that recovery was
matter of but few DAYS.
Ihls borough has a population of
approximately 5000 and a conserva-
tive estimate of the number of per-
sons employed shows that more than
lone-tourth of the entire number of
residents in the town are working in
the various industrial plants. There
are about $50 men, women and young
folks working in the mills and fac
tories and this leaves Approximately
2,loO persons to take care of the
stores, offices and homes. Included
IN this number, too, are the school
children, and the men who work on
the railroad. There are few towns i'm
pennsylvania where a record of this
kind has been attained.
Get There" Spirit
Millersburg has a real, true get
there spirit and its progressiveness
is evidenced on every side. Paved
streets, good water and electric lights
are among its valuable assets Its
schools are established on an excel
lent basis and all of its stores are
modern and seemingly prosperous.
Pretty homes are to be found in all
parts of the town and with co-opera-
ton on the part of every person the
borough has grown to be a self
sustaining settlement and Just pack
ed to the borough limits with spirit
which would do credit to a much larg-
er town.
All of Millersburg's industries are
housed in good substantial buildings
and everything possible is done to
care for the employees and make them
comfortable.
Materials For Allies
War materials for the allies are
playing part in the industrial life
of the community, too, and dyes, taps
and reamers made here are either be-
mig shipped to the allies governments
OF Europe or to plants in the United
States which are manufacturing mu-
nitions for them. Millersburg products
are shipped to all parts of the world
and the freight agent here never ex-
presses surprise, no matter how far
crate or box is to be shipped.
The largest industry in the town
in the Johnson Baillie shoe factory
where 1000 pairs of shoes are manu-
ed about 20 years ago and at that
time very few persons were en-
ployed. The factory and the town
grew up together and now during
working hours the factory buildings
house one-siXth of the towns entire
population. More than 500 persons
are OF the payroll and this number
is kept rushed at all times, Overtime"
frequently being recorded on the COM
pany's books. Misses, children's and
ladies' shoes are made at the plant
and these are worn by persons in all
sections of the United States. The
Johnson-Baillie plant is made up of
big roomy frame and brick buildings.
The company's original building could
be placed in corner of one of the
present structures.
Keg Stave Machinery
A short distance from this shoe fac
tory is the +. X. Lenker Machine
Shop where machines for making
slaves for nail kegs and small bar
rels are built. Mr.. Lenker designed
the machines and has been building
them here for many years. Five ma
chimes make up set for a stave mill
and an average of eight sets are built
each week. A dozen men are en-
ployed at the shop and they have
never been known to be idle. At the
present time there are orders on hand