Arizona republican., 1920-11-11
FARM LABORER ID SUPERINTENDENT IS'
 RAPHAEL $ RECORD

T. J. Raphael, superintendent of the plant of the Arizona Packing company, first entered upon this line of work s1 years ago. when he applied for a iob as laborer at Swift and company's in Kansas City, and was hired. Since that time he has advanced step by step. learning all the time, going up through the various departments, until he had filled all the foreman's positions in the great plant
 He was then, 14 years ago, placed in fuIl charge of the new SIS, 3,000, ,O0O plant Of Swift and company at St. Joseph, Mo. His advancement and progress was almost phenomenal and established Tor him an unprecedented record on the books of the big mid western pack ing company
 In making a thorough canvass of the large plants in order to secure a com petent superintendent for the proposed Arizona manufactury, the Arizona Packing company heard of Mir. Ra- phael. They knew that they must have man practically versed, not merely theoretically, in every branch of the industry. They wanted a man who could not only operate the plant right. after 1t was ready for operation. but
 
 construction, suggest plans for build ing and equipment, superintend the buying and installation of machinery. search for and hire competent men, and In short, take full charge of the i'm mense undertaking.
 So when they discovered MT. Raphael, the local meat market men were entirely sure that they had found the man they wanted. But t,> next and hardest step was to persuade MT. Raphael that he wanted to come to Arizona
 The St. Joseph man had never been in Arizona, and the only thing that ac- tuaIly appealed to him, of the various things he had heard about the state. was that the winters here were mild. He was tired of the biting cold of the middle west states. But he had been with Swift and company for many years and was already eligible to retire on substantial pension when he wished to.
 Induced to Come Here Although it required some time to persuade him, the Arizona Packing company finally induced NIT. Raphael to come to Phoenix, enter upon a two year contract and take full charge of the new plant from top to bottom Flo was provided with a comfortable. two l story residence on the company grounds, in a situation which com mands lovely view of Camelbaclz and the intervening valley
 MT. Raphael was accompanfed +o Arizona by Mrs. Raphael and three children, son, Tom Raphael who is shipping clerk of the plant a vouuger son who is attending Lamson's bust ness college, and a daughter who re- mains at home with her mother. An older daughter is married and resides at Holton, Kansas. Tom Raphael com menced working in packing plants When he was a youngster. during school vacations, and is now following in his tatner's footsteps. He has been err- ployed by Armour's and Swift and com pany and has had a wide general ex- perience in his chosen line of work. He now has full charge of the shi9pinr of meat from the local packing companv's plant
 1 Superintendent Raphael is thoruogb . | ly competent in every department con nected with the plant, having had prac- | tlcal experience along every line. He l lays special emphasis upon sanitation. | cleanliness and care in giving the pub | lie clean, pure and wholesome products from the plant, and takes great Der- | sonal pride in seeing that his orders to this end are consistently carried out i by his men. No smallest detail in the