Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-02-04
IAN County Democrat Mcconnesve Ohio Thursday February


daily rush for success to remember
those, dearest, and too often neglect
ed. 1t. was only natural that being
interested IN the confectionery busi-
ness, his first thought was of candy,
but it was not his intention to COM
mercialize the idea to any extent.
"The sentiment intended in
Sweetest Day. says Mr.. Hartzell,
may be expressed in any form
which, in our opinion, conveys the
sweetest sentiment. 1t may be ex-
pressed by the little child by lit
tie bag of peppermint drops for
grandmother, or by an inexpensive
box of chocolate, or by some of the
elaborate packages of the choicest
confections which are designed to
win the heart of the coldest charm
er in history, all according to per-
sonal preferment, or the sentiment
you wish to express"
Sweetest Day, like Mothers Day,
must remain free from commercial
ism if it is to continue" added Mr..
Hartzell.
In response to nay questions,
learned that Mr.. Hartzell was born
in a small city in southern Ohio
about 40 years ago and, to quote him
literally, has been working like
blazes ever SINCE"
He was fortunate in having the
usuaf small-town experience in his
uth-neighborhood errand boy,
newsboy and all-around handy man
fitted him to fill mans place in
the National Biscuit Company by
the time he was IT. Within years
time he was put in charge of the Of
flee of one of their Ohio branches,
and shortly afterward he was trans
ferred to Braddock, Pa, where he
had charge of seven wagon men and
two foot statesmen. A little later he
became travelling auditor.
In 1906 he left the employ of the
National Biscuit Company to take
charge of the office of the new
Pennsylvania Chocolate Company,
which had just been organized. He
remained in that capacity for four
years when he was put in charge of
sales.
Mr.. Hartzell loves to reminisce
over his experiences and the train
ing he received during his 13 years
of close association with Mr.. Mar
win, whom Hartzell contends, was
one of the shrewdest business men
and severest taskmasters in the his
tory of business. He demanded ac-
curacy and thoroughness in every
detail.
During the war, at the time the
government restricted the amount of
sugar that could be obtained, the
department in charge of sugar per-
mits decreed that all chocolate man
ufacturers using powdered milk
were to be restricted to SO per cent
of the amount of sugar used during
the previous year, while those man
ufacturers using liquid milk were
previous uses. This order worked
hardship upon the users of pow
dered milk, and each manufacturer
sent representatives to Washington
to prevail upon the powers to get
modification of the order, but to no
avail. Hartzell, along with the 9TH
ers, tried his hand, bnt with no
more success. However. he came
away with a fixed determination to
get all of the facts before the sugar
directors. lie called the chemist and
together they worked out tests of
products in used both powdered and
liquid milk were used to determine
the amount required in each case
With numerous samples made up
showing the exact sugar content
and showing the amount of sugar
in powdered milk as well as in con-
densed milk, he returned to Wash
ington.
After studying the data carefully
the man in charge of sugar made a
few notes and said, 1--WE could have
saved lot of time and inconven-
ience if / could have had authentic
data like this three months ago. l
am convinced that you are entitled
to rs per cent of your previous