Milton Hershey's Town In Cuba

Traces of Hershey's model town live on in Cuba
Michael Matza, Inquirer Staff Writer

"Pennsylvania chocolate baron Milton Hershey built a model industrial town here in 1916, along with an electric railroad completed in 1922, to support his lucrative sugar holdings in Cuba. Almost all that Hershey created is in tatters now. The town hospital, hotel, refinery, pharmacy, public school, tennis courts, and golf course - all lost to history ... Milton Hershey's role in Cuba runs counter to the robber-baron stereotype of a predatory industrialist."

My Comments About The Article Above

Kudos to Michael Matza & the Philadelphia Inquirer on their great article including a video. I wasn't aware of this.

These days the United States could sure use more responsible corporate leaders the likes of Milton S. Hershey.

It's amazing what this graduate of 4th grade accomplished in his 88 years of life.