The Hershey Press 1911-01-27

              Annual Bonus Declared
Emplo yees of the Hershey Chocolate .Com
pany Share in the Profits of the-Business
H
1HIS week over 800 of the em-ployees
of th e . Hershey
Chocolate Company received
> 1 the following letter:
We are-pleased' to enclose you here-with
our check for $ - , as your
share of our profits for the year 1910.
We hope that the coming- year will
see each one of our employees taking a
little more interest in the welfare ' of
the business in which they share the
profits. By each employee giving this
business their best efforts and their
work the closest attention, our mutu al
interest' will be materially benefited. -
With very best wishes we remain,
Yours very truly,
Hershey Chocolate Co.
The above is in no sense back pay
that'has been withheld but is purely, a
sharing of the company's profits with
those who have helped to do the work.
When this plan was firs t installed only
10 per cent was paid, but as the ,busi-ness
grew and the profits increased the
bonus was increased to 20 per cent. . To
be entitled to the bonus an employee
must be working for the company /at
the time the bonus is declared and have
been so employed at least six'* consecu-tive
previous months. . He is then , en^
titled to a bonus of 20 per cent of the
money earned for the time employed^
Thus a greater interest is taken in the
work and each employee is concerned for
the general welfare of the business in
whose profits he is'to share.
Don't Forget the
• Junior Exhibition
O
" IHE Y. M. C. A. Juniors, you
know, are going to give an-other
exhibition this evening
in the gymnasium. There will
be marching, drill, calisthenics, mat
work, basketball, etc. AH free. ' The
hour is 7.30. Show your interest in the
boys by your presence.
Private Garage and Stable at Park Entrance
Completely Destroyed. Will Not Be
Rebuilt on Present Site
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by phone to the engineer at the factory
to. Blow the fire whistle.
Mr. Gongloff and Mr. Whistler forced
open the stable door and began at once
to lead out the horses. Others began
to reach the scene after, the fire whistle
had been blown and the fire bell rung.
The fire seemed at first to be, confined
partly covered by insurance. The
garage and stable will not be rebuilt on
the present site.
FIRE BRIEFS
James K. Putt was:the third man to
reach the scene.
to the central part of the building bjat
soon was issuing from every part.TThe
Hershey Volunteer Fire Company's hose
equipment was rushed to the scene and
two streams of water were thrown
upon the flames. "A" The pressure ' was
very poor and little headway was gain-ed.
As sparks began to fly attention
H was given to other buildings near by.
' IIRE completely destroyed the
beautiful garage and stable
. of M. S. Hershey early Tues-
I ' day morning. The building
was built about three years ago and,
with the possible exception of the Inn,
was the town's most artistic building.
It was situated at the entrance to the
Park and near the railroad where it was
easily viewed by those passing in trains.
The fire was seen first by Roy Gongloff ,
night operator at the P.- & R. station.
He rushed into the open and shooting his
revolver called"fire. " The shots and
call were heard by A, W. Whistler who
was returning to'his home. Mr. Whis
tier was near the bowling alley at the
time and had already passed the . burn-ing
building without noticing any signs
of fire. Word was immediately sent
Fortunately there was no wind other
wise the factory on one hand, or the
Park on the, other would have been in
great danger of destruction..
The fire was discovered .about 1.45 a.
m. and in less than two hours the en-tire
building was in ruins. Part of the
inner stone walls fell as the fire was in
progress and other parts remained until
Tuesday noon. All of the horses were
saved but -nothing more. Two auto
trucks belonging to the Chocolate Com-pany,
three touring cars, machine shop,
two old autos, many wagons, carriages,
harnesses, -:etc., Were completely de-stroyed.
The estimated loss is $25,000
Absence of leadership was very
marked.
Bigley, Wirth and Ashenfelter, faith-ful
old. fire horses, pulled the cart to
the burning building and .connected the
hose lines.
The last horse had to be harnessed
before it would leave the building.
The falling wires were cared for by
Garman.
10,000 copies of the "Story of an In-dustry"
were burned.
Fortunately the gasoline ' tank was
buried deep in the ground.
Montana, the cinnamon bear, living
next dorr was much excited. A wise
head suggested that the bear be remov-ed
to the chicken coop.
One auto truck was in Lebanon.
• Ground has been broken for a new
stable to be built in the west end of
town.
One man carrying a broom and two
forks issued from the burning building
with "all that he could find. "
First Big Fire in Town 's
Short Histor y