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Show Hi IDEALS ffiJLIIZEO Rochester. Feb 21. In the completion comple-tion of a model plant for the manufacture manu-facture of Adler-Rochester clothes, j the makers have "bul'dtd better than j they know." For not only has It eclipsed any fiirllar Institution of Its ' ' klnJ. but accorllng to authorities, It j represents the f.nest example of modern mod-ern factory construction in existence tolay." Glass and concrete form the bidding's bidd-ing's exterior. The hides are all windows. win-dows. 1,011 In number, containing 41.-28iJ 41.-28iJ square feet of glass. Sunshine invades in-vades the interior's most remote cor- , ners and th llpht is constantly that j of the outif-doors. A separate power plant (capacity S00 horsepower) generates heat nnd electricity and operates a wonderful ; system of vacuum cleaning. Dust and waste Is abt--oi bed mid Instantly removed from tho building by this syHtem, preserving absolute and constant con-stant cleanliness throughout. Numerous foutite. ns of perfected type supply filtered drinking water, chilled by a 112 ton Ice machine. And by an elaborate system of ventilation, venti-lation, the air In every room Is changed In eight minutes. Never have the rules of sanitation and hygiene hy-giene been more strictly observed than In thl8 splendid institution. Of this 178,000 equare feet of floor spac,, 16,000 hquire feet are devoted exclusively to employes' Interests. Elaborate dining, smoking and lounging loung-ing rooms are provided, also a thoroughly thor-oughly equipped hospital room with medical attendance. Of noteworthy Interest, alo. Is the low rate of Insurance paid by L. Ad ler Bros, fc Company on their new-home. new-home. On half a million dollars' worth of Insurance they pay an annual an-nual premium of ?l''' the lowest rate ever given In America to h manufacturing man-ufacturing Institution. To this Is due the fact that the methods of construction used In the Ad'er-Rochester plmt almost entirely obviate the possible ties of damage by fire. |