The story of Pittsburgh: Food products

Food products (Vol. 1, nr. 12)

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Identifikator:: 1831622599

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Title:: The story of Pittsburgh

Place of publication:: Pittsburgh

Publisher:: First National Bank

Year of publication:: 1919-1930

Collection:: Economics Books

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Identifikator:: 1831623587

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-241112

Document type:: Volume

Title:: Food products

Volume count:: Vol. 1, nr. 12

Place of publication:: Pittsburgh

Publisher:: First National Bank

Year of publication:: 1925

Scope:: [ca. 60] Seiten

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Harmony creamery company

Collection:: Economics Books

1000. This machine was installed over two years ago and by its efficient operation, washes, rinses, sterilizes, fills and caps 178 milk bottles per minute. By all these improved methods authorities on dairy equip- ment claim that with its machinery and equipment, also glass lined facilities for transporting milk, the Pittsburgh Plant of the Harmony Creamery Company is one of the most completely equipped plants of any dairy in the world. There have been inquiries from many foreign countries to their office, asking questions about their method of doing business and especially transportation of products. HERMES-GROVES DAIRY COMPANY In the year 1864 an orphan boy 14 years of age came into Pittsburgh. This young man had no worldly possessions except a pleasing personality and a burning desire to become a monumental success in the land of his adoption. Young Peter Hermes soon found employment as a farm hand on one of the largest dairy farms in the vicinity of Pittsburgh in that early day. Four years later he came to the city and entered the employ of a small dairy. His conscientious efforts were so successful that he was soon engaged by the then larger Ohio & Pittsburgh Milk Co. as general manager. At that time, 1872, this company operated two milk routes. In 1875 he purchased the entire business of the Ohio & Pittsburgh Milk Co. and from that time on was actively at its head. In 1894 he was honored by his fellow citizens by election to the Council of Pittsburgh from the old 6th Ward. He served three full terms. During this time the company was managed hy his son, John R. Hermes, who is now president. Incorporated under the laws of Pennsylvania in Novem- ber 1903 as the Ohio and Pittsburgh Milk Co., previously a partnership known as Peter Hermes & Son, and after pur- chasing the business of Joseph Groves Dairy Co., became known as the Hermes-Groves Dairy Co. The concern has continually forged ahead and is today considered one of the country’s foremost Milk and Ice Cream operations. John R. Hermes has instigated many reforms in

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