It has a herd of 250 tested cows. It is one of Pennsylvania’s 
model dairy farms and has a certified milk capacity of 2,000 
quarts per day. 
The acquisition of the Joseph Groves Co. was a master 
business stroke and is a good example of the increase in busi- 
ness that the new consolidation will bring about, as the 
Hermes-Groves Dairy Co. lowered operating costs and in- 
creased their retail milk business to four times that which was 
enjoyed by each before the consolidation. Forty-eight retail 
routes are now operated, serving 22,000 families by direct 
delivery and through the stores that sell its products. 
Officers are John R. Hermes, President; H. A. Friday, 
Vice President; W. W. Lapham, Secretary and Treasurer; 
J. B. Dalton, General Manager. 
Directors are the above, with John A. Friday. 
THE D. L. CLARK COMPANY 
The development of the D. L. Clark Company from an 
extremely humble beginning to its present position as one of 
the foremost candy manufacturers in the country is the result 
of many years of steady and brilliant effort on the part of its 
founder, D. L. Clark. 
Thirty-eight years ago Mr. Clark commenced his success- 
ful career by opening a small jobbing and manufacturing busi- 
ness on Third Alley, Allegheny (now N. S., Pittsburgh), occu- 
pying the first floor of a two-story frame building. Associated 
with him as candymaker was W. H. Rechter, the present 
factory superintendent. 
In May, 1891, the business was moved to Walnut Street, 
McKeesport, Pa. Although still operating on a small basis 
the business steadily grew, necessitating the remodeling of the 
property and finally the addition of a third floor. On Febru- 
ary 18, 1902, the present Company was incorporated and 
D. L. Clark was elected President. 
It was at this time that the real expansion began. A 
modern eight-story building was built on Fifth Avenue,