A Brief Look At Milton Hershey

What is the most popular chocolate company in the United States? Of course it’s Hershey’s! Milton Hershey was born on the Homestead, a house his grandparents built, in Pennsylvania. Even though Hershey was a wealthy man, it was not always easy for him. As a young boy, he attended seven schools in his eight years of schooling. In 1871, Hershey dropped out of school for good, and became an apprentice for a newspaper. He didn’t like the work so he soon quit. When Hershey was 14 years old, he discovered he had a natural gift for candy making. By age 18, Hershey had learned the science and art of making the candy. Hershey had not always been involved in the making of chocolate. He started out with a caramel company that prospered greatly. Hershey
He had always had a fascination with how it was made. It was also a rarity in the United States and was only produced in Europe. Hershey was not always involved in the making of chocolate. He founded a caramel company before he created Hershey’s. When he noticed how much it prospered, he decided to sell it and make a chocolate company. “Soon his Lancaster Caramel Company was shipping all over the U.S. and Europe, employing 1,400 people and turning him into one of the area’s leading citizens.”(The Man and His Legacy). Hershey was obviously a successful businessman in many areas. Hershey’s factory was a huge plantation on his own land. He had built a whole town to make his workers happy. “The biggest attractions — the park, zoo, theater, and museum — were erected by Milton Hershey to enrich the lives of his employees.”(Gibson 1). Hershey wanted to enrich the lives of his workers because they had done so much in order to keep the factory running. The employees had many luxuries that most families did not. Hershey saw his town as "an industrial Utopia where the things of modern progress all center in a town that has no poverty, no nuisances, and no evil." (Gibson 1). Hershey had big dreams for his town. He wanted fairness, equality, and no evil. He wanted everyone to be happy, and not have to worry about all of the evils outside of the town he
He cared for everyone around him and wanted to make their lives as best as he could. Hershey’s caramel company, Lancaster Caramel Co, set him up for big success. Hershey had a lot of help along the way, but it was all up to him to be successful. Hershey had a few close calls when he was creating the chocolate company. “Milton Hershey was originally scheduled to sail on the ill-fated maiden voyage of Titanic with his wife. Hershey paid a $300 deposit to the White Star Line for passage in a first-class stateroom. However, pressing business caused him to cut short his 1912 trip to Europe by three days, and the Hershey’s instead returned safely home aboard a German luxury liner.”(History.com). Hershey had a lucky call with his business in 1912, when the Titanic was going out to sea. He and his wife were supposed to be on it, but a work emergency called him safely back home to Pennsylvania. Hershey was a hero to all around him because he built parks, churches, schools and recreational areas for the town. He was not just concerned about making money for him and his wife. He cared for each of his workers and built houses, a trolley system, and schools for them. Hershey’s factory did not come easily. He had to persevere through many failures to reach his goals. Hershey’s Chocolate is no doubt, one of the best chocolate companies in the United States. Hershey definitely did not just provide the basic