Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-21
MONSTER EVENT
At LOADING co.
California Loading Plant at Old
Bridge Scene ofBig Reunion
Last Night
Bv ssecioI Correspondent.

3V Special Correspondent.
OLD BRIDGE, Feb. 21:-Five
hundred employees and friends of the
heads of the California Loading
Company made merry last night until
the wee small hours this morning at
a dance held in the commissary of
the plant.
The banquet featured the nights
festivities that was followed by a fine
vaudeville entertainment provided by
the committee and speechmaking by
many
The commissary building where
the spread was held was decorated
in red and green steamers. Dancing
also featured the nights pleasure and
Prices full orchestra furnished the
music.
T. r. Jardine, secretary n treas
urer of the company, acted as toast
master and was assisted by A. A.
briggs.
The nights festivities opened with
the singing of the Star Spangled
Banner" This was followed by u
fine line Of songs by Freeman n
Nash, two Keith circuit stars. The
first speaker under the good n
| welfare was L. r. Jardine, secretary
and treasurer, who assured the as
sembled guests that it was an honor
TO be present al so pleasing an affair.
II. l.. Oliver, managing director,
was the next speaker and he made a.
hit with his sincere remarks. He
| thanked all present for their hearty
! cooperation and was loudly appSIud-
/ ed.
J.. Megill, superintendent of trans
portation of the plant, said a rev
words, told stories and was most en-
PERTAINING by his flow of Scotch say
ings.
A. A. briggs, assistant manager Of
the plant, was the last speaker of
the night and he made q hit by the
sincerity of his words that were the
cementing of employe and employer.
After wishing the crowd a merry
time all retired to the large dance
hall where the balance of the night
| was spent.
The general committee in charge
| Of the affair last night who were re-
sponsible for the success were ). II.
Harding, chairman; b. III. Weeks,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES: A. A. briggs. J.
+. Groeben, II. b. Mickens, w. -.
Robertson, w. II. Young, j.. L.. Watts
Ground was first broken for the
plant on April Is of last year and in
less han four months the plant cost
ing close to three million ollar was
in full swing, turning out 100000
loaded shells of miscellaneous SIZE
some of the parts involving as high
as seventy operations. There were
employed when in full swing over
two thousand employees and inspec-
tors and half as many engaged IN
construction when the armistice was
signed. Tho plant is still very much
engaged in the loading of its produc'
and will continue for some time 10
leone.
. Forty buildings of the best con-
struction cover owe 1875 acres thal
were a year ago nothing but waste
swamp land. Today there are COM
plete power and lighting plants, sew
erage and water system n thret
complete sawmills that are engaged
r. l.. Oliver. vice president aho
manager director of the loading com
pany for the production of all thu
plant, is the one man who has beer
given the credit for the success o
8 brains of the Oliver Loading com
pany that was the first to load in thi
country Mark 3 French fuses, tn
greatest loading achievement of the
war, and his companies shipped ovel
90 per cent. of the fuses and boosters
sent abroad.
While the big time enjoyed last
night was in the nature of a get-to'
gether dinner dance, II will probably
mean that il will be the final gather
ing of those who were responsible fol
the success of the industry. 1t was
very informal and was also in keep
ing with the Washington's birthday
celebration and does not mean that
the plant will be closed as 1t will be
continued as a storage depot and ar
senalI Federal control of the plant
will take effect about March I.