Show Local plant an continues to 0 grow Two years after their disastrous disastrous dis disastrous dis- dis fire which destroyed everything in their Seattle plant Pacific Trail Sportswear has recovered and is full of vitality and optimism Last year it sold more than thana a million jackets in its five plants and this year plans to produce e 15 million c Larry Mounger Sr who founded the firm In 1946 re recalls recalls recalls re- re calls that he started the plant with six machines and 14 em em- Now the company has more than employees in plants in Seattle Spokane and Wenatchee Washington and In Richfield and ManU Mantl Utah aswell as aswell aswell well as sub-contractor sub hookups hookups hookups hook hook- ups with three factories which cut and sew Pacific Trails Trail's fabrics to its patterns Business Business Business Busi Busi- ness has become so large that orders and inventories are controlled controlled controlled con con- trolled by computers It is also interesting to note that Pacific Trail is ranked among the top five outerwear makers in the nation Visiting the Utah facilities last week were Larry Mounger Sr president and Darrell Al Allen Allen Allen Al- Al len vice president for merchandising merchandising merchandising mer mer- and production at which time they announced that Mr Lester Johnson general manager of the Manti ManU and Richfield Richfield Richfield Rich Rich- field plants had resigned and that local people would take the reins Mcquade Kearns and Mrs Sue Tatton were named managers co-managers mana co-mana rs of the ManU Mantl and Richfield plants Mr Kearns a Gunnison re resident I nt has been Deen with the company compan for 10 years as supervisor In charge of shipping shipping shipping ship ship- ping and receiving Mrs Tatton has worked with Pacific Trails seven years as sewing room supervisor Rounding out the executive committee in the Manti ManU plant are Neta Madsen Blaine Allred Allred Allred All- All red and Janet Otten and In Richfield LuElla Thornton and Freeda Mrs Tatton and Mr Kearns note that both Richfield and Manti Mantl are In dire need of more machine operators to carry the load toad of scheduled work and that this his year the spring line is fantastic and will offer plenty Df of work with no slow down Company paid hospital insurance ance seven paid holidays per bonus bonus- year rear a yearly service pay jay of 2 per cent of yearly and excellent working are fringe benefits along with steady em- em |