Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-08
ing on the grounds, that enormous
dining salon. and we were served In
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dining salon, and we were served In
style with extremely square meals,
each meal piping hot. :.
The only difference between. the
wage-earners and the bosses is that
the latter have their tables set on
a balcony, but they all get the same
luncheon at the same time and at.
the same. price-about Is cents. Four
plates stacked up on top Of each
other at each place, q separate plate
for each course. each course brought
on swift little motor trucks from the
kitchen to the long rows Of warming
ovens, from whence they are carried
to the long rews of tables by neat
mattresses. and served out of big
bowls and platters.
One helps ones self. a second help
ing if desired! y
The little bottle. of wine which
stands at each place costs S cents, n
wanted, and is the only thing which
is restricted to a single: helping.
Old Statistics annoyed us very
much. He discovered hat the fac
tory is losing money on this luncheon;
he knows exactly how many centimes
per person. But they don't expect
to lose any money after the war.
when prices u the normal as
pect.
There comes a strange note from
down below. Instead of the clat-
there rises h hum OF pleasant con-
versation. An inspection from the
balcony rail down those, long rows
of tables is a profound ;tudy in con-
t%entnent.
The %deieuner is timed to be through
az a certain instant, SO that there
shall be 80 minutes for recreation.
Fully half Of the diners still sit at
the tables with their coffee. the men
smoking, the women sewing, and
loiterers visiting from group to group.
There's a comfortable home at.
mosphere about. the whole things
From the high steel rafters, on this
day. hung Il myriad of gay paper
lanterns. left yer from the last fate:
for they hold FREQUENT entertain
ments in this big hall, all free, Of
talent which n such large gather
ing of people is bound to produce.
Back Of the balcony is a club room,
for the bosses and the office en-
ployes--biltard tables. checkers.
chess. back CANNON, dominoes, writ
ing and reading materials, rest chairs
and tete-a-tete corners everywhere.
They. are now building a club room
for the wage-earners, which is to he
as large as the immense dining hall.
and they will kave. the Same advan-
taGes as the bosses and Office en-
ployec.
No one need worry about tho
health, wealth and happiness of this
particular working girl. She is do
ing very nicely, thank you!
After luncheon the testing labor
another new field and the draughting
rooms. and the d~ispensary, and the
hospital. and the %manicuring parlors
where the members of the culinary
and certain other departments were
%manicured regularly. and the spic
and span dental Offices where any
may be treated. and prospective
mothers must be, and the wonderful
~poupenniere. where factory babies
sleep in snow-white cribs, and receive
n%ourishing visits from their mothers
every 3 hours while still new. and are
raised scientifically by trained nurses
until they are three Years. old, and
are the pinkest and plpmpest and
prettiest and l1appiest babies imagin-
able, which is Il remarkable tribute
to science.
After that more factory. We
plodded through interminable streets
and alleys and backwards Of it. into
and out of one building after anoth-
err, like determined visitors to a
worlds fair; but it suddenly. ,dawned
on us that we weren't seeing anything
we hadn't seen before; not a single
new face! Anyhow we were becom-
ing a trifle homesick. for this was
exactly like calling on Cousin Bill
or Uncle Joe at his place of business.
It's so American.
American hustle in France! But
woman n%,achinists in France! Both
conditions are startling: they are still
startling to the average ~Frenchnar.
for these things are totally against
his idea Of a desirable life.
1t has. been the traditional habit
in France to keep women in the
home or in purely feminine occupa-
tions and surroundings: and the
Frenchman was perfectly contcnted
with his domestic arrangements. lie
was just as we'll %contented with his
leiaurely business methods.
Where could be the artistic 10y of
making a million things a. minute,
and ALI alike? He infinitely prefer
red to make each thing by itself. for
the pleasure Of doing it we'll. and as
a result he gained recognition for
excellence of manufacture.
If you bought a French automo-
bile. you had in engine which was