this business that have been copied the nation over and be- 
come standard scientific practice in other of the greatest 
plants of the United States. It is to him that Pittsburgh 
acknowledges tribute for the stupendous growth of one of its 
greatest firms. Mr. Hermes is also President of the Big Four 
Oil & Gas Company, with very large holdings in producing 
nil territory. 
Plant No. 1, located at Andover, Ohio, is a large property 
situated on the main line of the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie 
Railroad. It is equipped throughout with all the latest ma- 
chinery used in separating and condensing milk, and for the 
manufacture of dry milk powder. It has double units in 
every department so that in case one unit is disabled the dup- 
licate units can assume the work. This eliminates all possi- 
bility of the loss of milk (that is perishable) and it insures the 
constant supply for daily delivery to the city plant. The 
handling capacity of the Andover Branch is 100,000 pounds 
of milk daily. 
Plant No. 2, East Orwell, Ohio, is also modern in every 
respect and particular. It is equipped with ice machines, 
electric light dynamos, coolers, cream separators, condensors 
and other machinery necessary in the handling of milk and 
rream. 
Other Plants are located at Phalanx, Leon and New Lyme. 
Ohio. 
At the main plant at Pittsburgh all local milk from nearby 
Pennsylvania points is prepared for sale. This milk coming 
from nearby farms and from our own Braeburn Farms by 
truck arrives earlier, which makes it possible to deliver to 
retail and wholesale customers twenty-four hours earlier than 
most large local dealers. Twenty-four hours fresher milk was 
introduced into Pittsburgh by this company. This plant 
has a capacity of 175,000 pounds of milk daily, and is the 
oldest concern of its kind in Pittsburgh, and the largest of 
the independent companies, having grown from an invest- 
ment of one hundred dollars to one and one-half million 
dollars, including no good will or intangible assets, in 53 
years.