The Harvester World: Volume 4, number 9, September 1913

              NEWS of THE WORKS
Where IHC Machines are made

PLANO

Geo. Kennedy was appointed assistant superintendent at Piano works July 1.
Miss Price enjoyed a month's vacation this year in order to recuperate from her recent illness. She spent her vacation at her home in Iowa.
Piano works was closed down the last week in August for inventory, resuming operations again the next day after Labor day.
Piano's new forge shop is progressing nicely. The floors and roof are already on tbe first half, and it is exjiected that January 1st will see the old shop closed down.
Friends of Dave Martin, millwright foreman, were surprised to learn that he had been married while on his vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Martin spent their honey¬ moon at Niagara Falls.
Geo. C. Blackmer was a visitor at the works recently. Mr. Blackmer and family were enroute by auto from Springfield to their old home in the western part of the state aiidsto])ped in West Pullman a few days to renew old acquaintances.
We note that Piano is not the only works that has been struck by the automobile craze. Messrs. Nash, Dykstra, and VanderVliet are among those who have recently i)urchased machines, and it is said that W. H. Lydamore's hands are itching to grasp a steering wheel.
A meeting of a special committee on wagons was held at Piano works recently. Those present besides the Piano and Weber works' representatives were: C. A. Hanson, W. F. Pape, Arthur Johnson, J. Kittredge, J. C. Warnes, C. A. Glock, E. F. Bolte, E. C. Duffy, J. F. Jones and C. N. Smith.
ANNUAL   OUTING   OF   THE SUPERINTENDENTS,
FOREMEN AND ASSISTANTS AND HEADS OF
OFFICE DEPARTMENTS,  OSBORNE
WORKS AND TWINE MILL
The unanimous sentiment of those who attended this year's outing at Ten Mile Point, Skaneateles Lake, Saturday, August 2nd, seems to be that it was the "best ever" and that not a thing was overlooked by the com¬ mittee which could be desired to make it a success. Even the weather was perfect, as ordered.
Headed by Dabinet's band, about 170 employes, with S. V. Kennedy, S. G. McAllister and W. M. Gregg as guests of honor, formed in line at No. 1 office, paraded up Genesee street and boarded special cars for beautiful Skaneateles Lake, where the commodious steamer, "City of Syracuse," which had been chartered for the day, was in waiting to convey the party to Ten Mile Point, an ideal spot for an outing of this kind.
The committee lost no time in getting started with the athletic events and a glimpse at the program would show that there was something doing all day long. In the ball games, No. 1 Works defeated No. 2 by a score of 11 to 1, while the game between the Works and Twine Mill, in which much interest was shown, resulted in the defeat of the Twine Mill by a score of 17 to 8. The other events were both amusing and exciting and, owing to the value of the prizes, many contestants were entered. Some of the winners received very flattering offers for their prizes.
In the meantime Caterer John Sawborn was busy getting good things ready to eat and drink and a buffet luncheon was soon spread out to appease the appetites until 4 o'clock when the big shore dinner was served and the caterer demonstrated his ability to take care of the inner wants of a large crowd to iierfection. It was a very excellent meal and consisted, among other things, of S[)riiig chicken, steamed clams, blue fish, green corn and watermelon.
One View of the 1913 Annual Osborne Picnic.   All the Best Men from the Works Office and Twine Mill
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