St. Johnsbury Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-1920, 1920-08-25

banquet to all OF the employees who
had served 25 years or more in the
st. Johnsbury plant. There were
112 of these and the roll of honor
appears in another column. About
so guests also sat at the tables and
it was midnight before the festivities
were over. Music was furnished by
| Sargent's orchestra and Mike Philo-
polus of the Star Restaurant was the
caterer. Above the head table was
the American flag and upon it the
enlarged reproduction of the adver-
tisement in the Saturday Evening
Post, representing Sir Thaddeus
Fairbanks riding to Washington on
horseback to get his first patent
Following is the appetizing menu {:
Cantaloupe
Cold Consomme
Kennebec Salmon, Hollandaise
Roast Chicken la Fairbanks
Vegetables
Salad
|. Cake Coffee
President Fuller acted as toast
HitlolSI anu OpcIIeu Will tuc uuulcSS
OF the evening. Mr.. Fuller said he
had always been impressed by the
hioh standards set by the employees
of the scale factory at st. Johnsbury
their standard of workmanship,
standard of living, the high moral at
mosphere that could be felt by any,
one visiting this town and could also
be seen by the care taken of their
beautiful homes and environments.
He said he had always wanted to
show his appreciation in some tan
gible form and the time seemed op-
perfume upon the anniversary of his
Is years of service.
Mr.. Fuller then presented to each
of the employees beautiful gold
medal in the form of a watch fob,
each in a leather case. The medals
had on one side the trademark of
the Fairbanks scales, representing
the world with a scroll across it
reading Fairbanks Scales". On the
reverse were the words "E. and T.
Fairbanks and Co., Est. 1880, present
ed (name of employe there engrav-
edJ- in recognition : Of twenty-five
years of faithful service"
Charles H., Morse, Sr., of Chicago,
native of St. Johnsbury and now
chairman of the board of directors
of Fairbanks, Morse & Co., was the
next speaker. He led the list of
longtime employees, having been in
the scale business 70 years. He said
he had motored 300 miles to be pres
| ent on this occasion to show he was
still interested in the St. Johnsbury
factory. He then paid high tribute
to the founders, all of whom were his
personal friends as lone as they liv-
ed. He then spoke most interestingly
of his early experiences at the fac
tory where he began work at $50 a
year. He told many stories of those
| early days and how he was advanced
until the opportunity came for him
to enter the New York sale house.
He went to New York city wearing
a shawl and carrying a carpet bag
to face the temptations and opportu-
mites of the great city. Ha said he
went to Chicapo in 1858 to enter the
branch house of Fairbanks, Greenlea1
& Co. and that since became Fair.
banks, Morse & Co. At the opening
of his address he was received with
three rousing cheers and prolonged
and hearty applause followed at its
close.
The next speaker was F. C. Mat.
tern of The Fairbanks Company o1
New York. He has travelled exten
sively in foreign countries in the in
terests of the company and said he
had found Fairbanks scales the stan
dard of the world. He was proud Of
the record the industry had made il
keeping pace with the development
of the world, and he was sure tina
with the new types of scales now be
ing perfected that Fairbanks woult
still lead in the markets of the world
P. F. Hazen, who has been prom
inent,-- connected with the corpora
ton for 46 years spoke Interestingly
! from the standpoint ofa6ugl service
:! Charles H. Morse, Jrso of Chicago
president of Fairbanks. Morse
Company, paid high tribute to tn
workers in the st. Johnsbury factory
placing the excellence of the produc
turned out as above that of any fac
tory that he knew. He dwelt upon tn
advantages of the country over tn
city life and referred to St. Johns
bury as model town. He attribute
the vigor and strength of the men t
the pure air, good water and beauti
full surroundings and said he wa
most of all impressed by the high in
tellectual standards of the workrf,er
Charles H. Horton, PURCHASING
agent of the company, recalled som
of the changes he had seen in tn
factory during his term of service
He said he believed that the record o
service at this factor was unparelle
among the industries of the Unite
States.
P. C. Brooks of New Yorl
manager of E. and T. Fairbanks an
Co. said he had not been here lon
enough to reninisce, but that he ha
been here lon~ enough to know o
the high intelligence Of the employe'
e He said the success of the busines
depended wholly upon the characte