The Hershey Press 1911-12-14

              Hershey; why?
Prominent Business Man Gives His Impres-sions
of Hershey and Its Founder
casiop to visit the town and was shown
through the chocolate factory. What
he saw at that time made a lasting im-pression
on him, so lasting that he has
not-forgotten it in the 'years since his
visit. In an article dated October 6,
1911, and-addressed to the.editor of the
Press, Mr.. Southwick describes his
visit and the way it . impressed him.
The article follows:
"The record of successful achieve-ment,
and especially achievement under
adverse conditions, should ¦ serve as an
inspiration and encouragement for
every young manv entering1 the activi-ties
of life. It should also serve as a
solace and encouragement for the man
who in the midst of the fight is battling
with the odds against him. This is why
I ask you to print the following attri-a
~~~~ jEVERAL years ago, shortly
after Hershey has been start-ed,
T. T. Southwick, of
I Rochester. N. Y.. had oc-bute
to Mr; Hershey. ;
"Somewhere around**, six • or eight
years ago I received a letter from Mr.
Hershey requesting me to pay a' visit to
his chocolate plant with the view of ex-porting
' its lubrication. _ On arriving,
Mr. Hershey took me in charge and
showed me oyer the various depart-ments
of his plant.
"I found him to be a perambulating
interrogation point. He fired questions
at me like a gatling gun. There was
no detail too small to escape his atten-tion.
I think if there had been a fly at
the other end of that long hall between
the departments, he 'would have seen
and called my attention to it. I fancy
that much of his wonderful success, and
it certainly has been wonderful , is due
to his masterly grasps of details.
The writer is past seventy years of
age, has been in active business life for
more than fifty years, has been very
much of a traveler, both in this country
and Europe, and one of his fads has
been the study of men, their methods,
and the results of his work. I am un-
(Continued on page 13)
It was desided to make the organiza-tion
permanent. Its purpose is to im-prove
the conditions of the farmer in
this community. The officers elected
were; D; Li James, president; George
Copenhaver, secretary.
The subject for discussion at this
meeting was "Feeding and Care.of the
Dairy Cow." The discussion was led
by D. L. James who spoke somewhat
as follows: The best condition for the
production of milk is to keep.as near as
possible to pasture conditions all the
year around. To do that it is necessary
to furnish feed that carries the same
nutriments as the pasture lot and to
make the cow's surroundings such that
she will have plenty of sunlight and
fresh air. At all times she must be
handled with such care that she will be
as quiet as though she was out in the
pasture where there is nothing to dis-turb
her.
Pure corn chop is the proper basis
upon which to establish ajl feeding ra-tions.
With this as a basis such ad-ditional
feeds as bran, gluten meal, cot-ton
seed meal and oats chop can be
added to make the proper balanced ra-tion
for the requirements of the animal.
Mr. James thinks that oats chop, at
the present prices, is an expensive feed
and can be substituted by a cheaper
product. Commercial mixed feeds, as
they are found on the market,\ are
usually carriers of weed seed and indi-gestable
matter to such an extent as to
make them undesirable for feed. The
farmer should endeavor to plan his rota-tion
of crops so as to raise and feed his
ownj iome grains.
Too many different kinds of feed are
not desirable for the dairy animal. In
balancing the ; ration care should be
taken to make a wide marginal feed in
preference to a narrow margin, as it
has been proven that feeds rich in car-bo-
hydrats in comparison to those rich
in proteins are not only more digestable,
but give better results at the milk pail.
After the address the subject was
thrown open for a general discus-sion.
.
Although this was only the first meet-ing
of the winter, it was an interesting
one. The organization has been made
a permanent one . and bids ' fair to be
useful to the farmers of the com-munity.
High School Pupils
to Present Play
H
' IN Thursday evening, Decem-ber
21, the pupils of th High
School will present ','Hiar
. 1 watha," the famous Indian
love story, by Longfellow, in Hershey
Park Amphitheatre. The entertain-ment
will be given under the direction
of Scates & Rigler Entertainment Com-pany
who, with 100 characters taken
from the students of the public schools,
will stage the play. This company has
been most successful in the production
of local plays by home talent and this
entertainment, we believe, will be no
exception to their well-merited reputa-tion.
The proceeds will be awarded in
competitive prizes for scholarship and
oratory in the High School,
Pupils from the local schools will play
the parts of the characters in *'Hia-
Longfellow 's Beautiful Love Story, "Hia-watha"
to Be the Production
watha, and choruses and dance songs
of a pleasing character will be inter-spersed.
The scenery,' settings, uni-forms,
etc., will be provided by the en-tertainment
company, all of which add
decided realistic charm to the play. The
characters are introduced by Miss
Scates who recites the.poem faultlessly
throughout. The opening chorus, "Hia-watha,"
is sung by Miss Dorothea But-ton,
soloist, and 100 children, dressed as
little tots, in all the cuteness of their
youth, are sure to captivate any audi-ence.
The bow and arrow drill by a
large number of young boys will be
equally pleasing ; the little fellows in
uniform and drill play their parts with
skill and ease. These same boys will ap-pear
in a tomahawk drill which is high-ly
charming. >
The Rainbow Chorus is sung by 12
young ladies in Indian girl costume, up-on
whom are played revolving colored
lights as they dance and sing. ; A simi*
lar chorus composed of young ladies
and gentlemen, and led by. three Idea
soloists, sing and dance the "moon-bird''
chorus, "Topeka ": and "Singing Bird/'
(Continued on page 12)
Organization Will Have a Secretary at the
First of the Year
rrrj IORK of the Young Women s
I I t1 Christian Association is to be-mJkM
gin in real earnest at the first
of the year. January 1& is the
date that is set for the secretary who
has been secured to take charge of. the
work to begin her duties. The secre-tary
who has been engaged is Miss
Elder who has been in charge of the
association at Germantown. She has
been engaged on the recommendation of
Miss Hopper, the Territorial Secretary
of Y. W. C. A.,, for this district, who
has been in close touch with the Hershey
Association ever since its organization.
In order to help the organization of
the new work, Miss Hopper herself will
be here for a week at the start. In due
time the Board of Directors will meet
and take up plans for the. work with the
two secretaries. At the start the head-quarters'will
be established in the gym-nasium
in the Park. When the new
garage is finished in the spring a dining
room and dormitories on the Second
and third floors of that building will be
in charge of the Association. This will
give ample room for the work that the
Association plans to take up.
The outlook for the Association is the
most encouraging. Details of the differ?
ent activities will be given later.
Young Women 's
Christian Association
pSSjlEDNESDAY, December 6th,
& I JI the Farmers' . Improvement
&lj Club held its first meeting of
^"^1 the winter. The meeting
was held in the rooms of the Hershey
Volunteer Fire Company and was at-tended
by about 35 men. -
First Meeting Held December 6. Good At
tendance
Farmers ' Improvement Club