Show LARGEST CAFETERIA IN WORLD early in tile the present month when the largest industrial eating place in the world was officially opened by the westinghouse electric manufacturing company at east pittsburgh pa evidence was given of what the larger manufacturers of today are doing in the way of providing for the comforts of their employed emp loyes this new cafeteria which is a three story reinforced concrete and brick building feet by feet has a seating gapa capacity city on the first two floors alone of nearly 2600 persons in addition on tile the third floor is a dining room with a capacity 1 of and an auditorium with a seating capacity of 1000 one of the main features is the fact that there are no steps in the main part of the building gradual inclines 0 or ramps are used exclusively in order to facilitate moving liners diners from floor to floor the first and second floors are devoted to cafeteria service a section being reserved for women employed emp loyes of the company by means of the auditorium on the third floor a suitable meeting place e for the various employed emp loyes associations and organizations is obtained the auditorium is equipped with a stage feet complete with footlights stage settings and a convenient dressing room A motor driven motion picture machine of the very latest type is installed in an asbestos booth in the rear of the auditorium and will be used in connection with various lectures entertainments and other gatherings held under the auspices of the company or some of its em aloyes organizations the cafeteria is equipped with the most modern labor saving conveniences that are obtainable on the first and second floors are eight service counters sixteen coffee 7 urns milk freezers with a capacity of forty gallons each and sanitary drinking foun kalbs soiled dishes are carried from the first and third floors to the second floor where two large motor driven dish washers are installed s which wash and dry the dishes A portion of the first floor adjacent to the cafeteria is fitted up with a motor driven washing machine ni mangles tingles steam dryer for the purpose of washing and drying linens 1110 motor tor driven ice cream freezer with a capacity I 1 of ten gallons and an ice making machine with a capacity of 2000 pounds every twelve hours the ice manufactured is to be used for the purpose of packing ice cream cooling butter making iced tea lemonade etc there is also an ice cream storage artificially cooled all food is cooked on the third ff or and will be supplied to the cafeterias by sub conveyors the kitchen is equipped with every possible method of convenience including large gas ranges as well as double unit combination gas and coal ranges steam meat roaster steam service table potato peeler which peels forty pounds pound of potatoes in less than two minutes bread cutter potato masher all motor driven and a coffee urn for dining room service two steam heated kettles with a capacity of sixty gallons each are used to make soup also electrically heated pie baker with a capacity of sixty five pies in fifteen to twenty minutes one large refrigerator for cooling meats and two smaller ones to cool vegetables and dairy products all the refrigerators throughout the plant are cooled by brine pipes |