Employee Lunch Room, 1933-1947

File — Box: 1, Folder: 2

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

It is important to note that the survival of the various types of documentation across the nearly 140 years of its existence is very uneven. There are large gaps in each of the series. T he minutes of the Board of Directors, for example, is virtually complete for the period from 1898 through 1947 and virtually non-existent for the period before that. The same disparity holds true for most of the other series. There has been significant physical damage to many of records, especially the large bound volumes. In those cases where missing information can be inferred, it is added in brackets. Where information about numbering of materials is intact, it is mentioned in the descriptions. An example of this it the use of a "Catalog" number applied to the paper wrappings of many of the volumes. If the wrapping survived and still had the "catalog" number it is noted in the finding aid. There are other labels which have been associate with many items. If they are extant, they noted.

Dates

Other: 1933-1947

Extent

From the Collection: 30 Cubic Feet (Approx. 30 c.f. in 40 boxes and 50 volumes )

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Processing Information

This details the sale of the exclusive concession rights of the mill to cover the sale of soft drinks, sandwiches, candies, ice cream, tobacco, etc. for a fixed time. Bids were initially taken in the summer of 1933 for the concession from several bidders, whose bids ranged from a flat rate of $200 per month, to a 10% commission on all sales. A contract dated August 26, 1933 was signed between the Eagle & Phenix Mills, represented by Frank Bradley, and the King Grocery Company, represented by Ralph King, in which the King Grocery Company received the concession for a price of $75 per week assuming the looms ran 80 hours a week. Among the terms was the Mill making available at no cost a store house at the corner of Front Avenue and 13th Street, owned by the Coca-Cola Bottling Company, to the King Grocery Company to prepare and distribute articles that would be sold to mill employees. If the King Grocery Company‘s gross receipts exceeded $750 per week, the Mill would receive 10% of the gross receipts instead of the flat rate of $75.00. This contract was renewed, with various changes to pricing, conditions, etc., through May 30, 1947, which is the last item in the folder.