The main factory and offices on the north bank of the
Allegheny River, within the corporate limits of Pittsburgh,
occupy a group of buildings. with a total floor space of over
fifty acres. From the executive offices in this city, the inter-
national activities of the Company are directed. Through
centralized direction, the same standards are maintained in
every factory and producing area, and Heinz products are
of such uniform, high quality, that “57” is accepted as a
symbol of pure foods.
The following are interesting facts about Heinz Company:
Number of Factories. .... . cee 20
Salting Houses and Receiving Stations. .......806
Branch Sales Offices and Distributing Ware-
houses. ........
Foreign Agencies. ......... eee
Floor Space—Main Plant, Branch Factories,
Branches, Warehouses, Salting Houses, and
Receiving Stations. . ...... ceve.....127 acres
Use products of over....................150,000 acres
Number of people required to harvest crop—
Approximately. ........ ...........150,000
Number of Salesmen directly employed by
H. J. Heinz Company here and abroad. . ..1,419
Total number of people employed, over. ....10,000
Visitors, to Pittsburgh Plant yearly, over. . ..50,000
H. J. Heinz Company operates its own glass, can making,
and box factories, and printing plant. It also operates its
own freight and tank railroad lines.
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THE LUTZ & SCHRAMM COMPANY
The Lutz & Schramm Company located at 1412 River
Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa., is one of the oldest manufacturers
of pickles and preserves in the United States. The company
was first established in 1884 and was originally known as
Lutz Brothers. The first plant was located in a remodeled
brewery in Pleasant Valley, Sharpsburg, Pa. In 1887 the
company purchased a property at the corner of Cherry and
Main Streets in lower North Side, Pittsburgh, Pa., where the