Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-26
57th Anniversary
For HI. ]. Heinz 20.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Feb. 25.-Febru-
airy 70 is a unique anniversary in
the history of H. j. Heinz Company.
whose famous 81 varieties of pure
food products are known at every
point touched by civilization. 1t is
the 9th day of the 57th year of
the 81 Varieties.
me anniversary recalls another
DAY % years ago when the business
began in two rooms and the base
ment of a house in Sharpsburg, Pa,
with the grating and preparation of
horse-radlsh grown in a nearby
garden. Today the company has ~
factories in four countries, 300 salt
ing houses and raw materials re-
celving stations and II sales branch
es and warehouses in the United
States, Canada and England. while
Its foreign agencies are located in
all of the worlds trade centers. IT'S
more than 400 travelling statesmen
are active in every channel of com
merce, and "57 Varieties" is a term
that has fixed place in MANY Ian
guages.
The business continues to be gov
erned by principles adopted by its
FOUNDER, one being that only food
OF the highest quality should be Of
Tered to the public and another be-
ing incorporated in a motto, ITO do
a common thing uncommonly well
brings success
Untouched by the era of combina-
lions and mergers, the personal in
tegrlty OF the company has been
continued over this long period of
years, resulting in the sustained
quality of it's products. The BUSH
ness is conducted under the name
or its founder, whose son, Howard
HEINZ, now occupies the presidents
chair and from his office in Pitts
burgh directs it's worldwide actiyi-
ties. Every member of the board
OF directors rose from the ranks of
employees and the 10 have a total
service of $40 years with the COM
pany.
A glance at the history of the con-
Germ unfolds an industrial romance
that teens with human interest. for
1t Is the policy of the company to
develop men as well as food pro-
ducts. Men and women who were
a part of the personnel in it's early
days are still employees, it being
common for both to decline pensions
and retirement and insist upon re-
naming actively engaged in the bust
ness. Individual terms of service
run up to over 81 years and a eroun
OF III veterans. each having worked
for the company 20 years or more,
recently recorded their total serv-
Ice at 6O44 years. AS many as three
generations of one family have been
represented by employees.
Mr.. Heinz was a pioneer in de.
veloping a satisfactory Relationship
between employer and employee and
his son is equally Interested in the
subject. At the Pittsburgh plant
the largest of the group, the EN-.
ployes have their own auditorium
recreation rooms, dining rooms. ma
tatorium and gymnasium. Gold med.
ais, watches, stock and pensions are
awarded in recognition of faithful
service. Each employee is given life
insurance, and the science of the
physician. dentist and nurse is called
upon to guard their physical well
fare. Employees have their mutual
benefit and social organizations and
enroll in educational classes. There
is so much social life within the
organization that employees refer to
themselves as the 81 family.
The company did not wait for the
enactment of laws to set up pure