The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-10-20

A Pie Factory.

A Pie Factory.
The New York Pie Baking CompaDy's
factory Mt SO Sullivan street, the largest
establishment of the kind in the world, has
an invested capital of $150,OOO. The com
pany was organized two years ago through
the exertions Of Mr.. William Thompson.
He induced six of the largest pie bakers of
the city to consolidate with him and form
the company. The buildings cover six and
a-half city lots, and the stables have ac-
commodations for fifty horses. Thirty
seven large wagons are employed to deliver
the pies turned out daily, and one hundred
and twenty persons are employed all the
year round rtf.
On the third story is carpenter shop
where two men are constantly employed in
making the boxes and trays used in the
business. The remainder of this story is
used for the preparation of the fruits for
the pie. 1t has an enormous boiler, in
which sometimes five hundred pumpkins
per day are reduced to jelly, by steam of
course. Near it are two steam mincing
machines, capable of slicing up a fabulous
quantity of fruits A little further on is a
row of immense brass kettles full Of steam
ing berries, which two men are stirring
with great ladies'. In the further end of
the room neat women are seated in groups
ON the floor by heaps of fruit which they
are sorting and cleaning. Eighty bushels
of berries day is the average consump-
tion.
In another wing the floor is covered with
apples, which a man is pairing and coring
by machinery-160 barrels week are used.
Further on are a large ice house and cider
mill, with which, in the fall, when apples
are cheap, enough cider is made to supply
the factory for the year. Against the walls
here, as in every available spot throughout
the building, are piled cases of sugar and
barrels of lard. In the second story, on
one side along the entire length extends a
table covered with pastry, which thirty
men, attired in neat linen suits, are rolling
out and laying on tin plates. On the other
side of the room are two large troughs, in
which the paste for crusts is mixed. One
hundred and fifty barrels of flour and 5000
pounds Of lard are mixed in these troughs
every week. At times 800 quarts of milk
and 5000 eggs a day are used In this
story are dressing room, where the work
men change their street clothing for the
neat suits in which they work, and room
where eight women are constantly washing
plates. The loss on plates, through the
retention or loss by customers, amount to
over $12, 900 a year. WI,
The first story is used for storing and do,
liveiing the pies. h.s
In the cellar are ten large ovens, baking
pies by thousands. In addition to the ter
ovens mentioned there is patent oven, the
only one of, the kind in the world. 1t was
erected at cost Of 1,7OO dollars, and con
tains a series Of revolving shelves, eacl
which in turn presents itself at an aper
ture, where it is filled with pies by work
men, and then rolls on to give glace IL
another which is filled in the same way, anC
so on until every shelf is full and he Gomez
to the first shelf again. Then its freight il
found nicely baked. The finished pies arr
removed; the shelf, being refilled, rolls on
and thenceforth the machine pours out {
continuous supply of smoking pastry.
In the store room $500 worth of larc
is frequently stored. This is one Of thu
advantages which the pie bakers gaineC
by consoidating-th ability to buy in larg,
quantities at low rates everything required
in their trade. Much Of the success of thu
company is due also to the fact that ever.
member of it thoroughly understands tn,
business.