Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-02-14

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around; the refreshments served in
the tea room; whatever loss may
come from laborcrs paying attention
to the visitors; and the expense .of
the automobile ride through the vii
lage when weather permits. And ]
was overlooking the souvenir pack
age, two nicely illustrated pam
phlets, a sample of the cocoa and a
small packet of confectionery neatly
put up in an ornamental carton,
which is handed out to every guest
! when the round has been completed.
Soon after starting, our "girl
! guide" took us into a dining room
with 1000 seats. We passed the
dental department, which employs
! two operators. Two doctors are also
| kept in company service. Although
so many persons are employed, labor
! saving machines keep the payroll
down to its present proportions. 1t
/ is simple, but efficient, thing to
have current of arr coming
i through this little tube to make the
small envelopes spread their mouths
I for their measure of cocoa, and a
! machine folds the ends down and
! passes them on in a jiffy. Here is an
instrument which weighs out the
cocoa and dumps it into the tin
cans (Which have had paper Innings
made and placed by machines) as
fast as man can set the cans in
place and put the lids on them. The
cans go rolling through little ma
nj, so1, al, oa1,
colored label There are separate
factories for making tin, wood and
paper boxes Here we go with the
tins: First, the little flat sneets Of
tin which pass through mill which
curves and seams them up at a very
rapid rate Here the bottom disc is
placed in position and an instrument
rubs it on, tightly. And SO the work
goes. All the nails in the end of
wooden box are pushed in mechani-
cally at a stroke. The making of
paper containers is equally interest
ing.
AS we proceed from one depart
ment to another, different steps in
the transformation of the cocoa
beans, sugar, etc. are taking place
until we find the finished product in
immense quantities piled up in the
warehouses and being loaded into
the cars-two train loads and more
a day being no unusual pull on the
production /" The mixing of dough
in large masses; rolling it thin by
powerful machines; cutting out bis
cults and starting them through the
oven from which they are taken
without stopping, is an interesting
portion Of the work done. These
are coated with chocolate, and do
they make good eating? / should
say they do Besides the hundreds
of chocolate and confectionery lines,
the various box factories, etc, there
is large printing house turning
out labels, wrappers, stationery and
the like; two saw mills; packing
box factory; an engineering plant;
! a power and electric plant; and a
building department which has
never been idle in 80 years. And it
is not alone at this spot on the
Bourn that hands are busy through
Cadbury enterprise and industry,
! for the travellers and outside office
forces are to be considered. And we
/ should not lose sight of the fact that
/ the milk Of 5000 COWS must be oh.
tanned, shipped and delivered to the
/ factory every day.
+ And what does the company do
specially for its people? They do so
! much that it is difficult to tell it all
/ or TO suggest anything more to be
! accomplished. The doctors and den
fists have already been mentioned.
4 Then there is the great bath house
/ Exclusively for women where 1000
girls have learned to swim. An ex-
! pert devotcs his entire time 10 safe
guarding the machines. These are
! inspected by him and if he sees any
/ thing needful, it is his job 10 devise
and install the protection. Here is
mailing machine, safeguarding the
workers hands by being SO con
structed that it will not work unless
/ the materials are property present
ed by the operator. Danger IS FUR
ther avoided by teaehing the work
ers specially where there is any ele-
ment OF danger, as for example. the
proper method of lifting weights.
The product, the consumer and the
producer are all well looked after.
! Personal cleanliness is systematical-
II promoted, and dressing rooms are
provided where the women change
] into washable suits of white holland
and the men put on overalls suitable
| for their tasks. The hands are reg
ularly examined for freedom from
disease, and towels are changed not
| only daily, but repeatedly each day.
A staff of 35 runs the dining room
and serves an average of 1870
meals daily to the work people, be-
!, sides more than 10000 meals an
nually at social and other functions
A great deal of attention is given to
recreation and there are grounds
about the premises as lovely as a
park, for they are nothing less than
this. Attention is given to all mod.
ernF sports and athletics for both
men aud women. Forty four foot
ball teams indicate the popularity
of that form OF exercise, while there
are cricket and bowling teams, ten
mis-. swimming and fishing clubs, and
so on. The girls have their own
lady instructors in gymnastics. The
fishing club of 200 members has its