The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-12-14

dear Lord who had compassion ~.
her weakness, restoring her to IL ~ i
to that life its lost Joy. With tha.iss
heart she went her way,--Gp,in6isf
{ Moss Republican. -
A Scottish Leaf Fsctsry.
st. James Street, Paisley Ri &
Glasgow, is only few blocks f.S
West Scotland Street, Kinnine ~ n
and is very like it, except that I a.
railway cutting occupies the wide snsss
in the middle of the street. Han -
the corner of . cross street, il ! ~ {
bake house, or, as it is sometimes callsS
a "loaf factory" and known byE
sign as the /" Works and Reeistasd a.
fee of the United Co-operatiye Balhs
Society, limited" The plant incluls
q two-story stone bake-house, -
houses, offices, and . stable, and a.. !
pies part of large lot Of land frvotss
ing on two streets. On entering ~
street door, one is shown up 1 -
wooden stair to box Of aroom eSI
the Office, ON the second floor. y ~
the manager of the Works NAV s
found. He readily and gladly oASiek
show the establishment in an ibdsta1I..
which are simple enough. Upssairs p
q large store-room crowded with baD|
of -four from France and Canada. u
low is the bake-house, just Ike mapl ]
another bake-house, except that thsrs s
no machinery Of any kind. Hers Ws
find Is men, stirring and mixing ~
great masses Of dough with u
hands and arms alone. ~
chinery may do it bsuaf|
elsewhere, but nowhere could one O.
more thoroughness and cleanlinslG
long range Of ovens fills one aide d y
bake-room, and from one Of I'm 1
man is skillfully drawing huge bob
of loaves. A boy with . brush dippsd i !
cold water paints the top ct e9cA ~
as it comes out, giving ito glIgl1ane
brown color that makes the bread -
attractive. Other menlhre breakifSl
the blocks Of bread into Binsls lo619
and packing them into wooden tsJG
The trays, when filed with thdr e.
grant loads, are taken away to elEW
paved room opening by wide dpeu
upon st. James Street. Hare NJ ~
them packed into the societ5sxaeo4
ready for delivery on the morrow, ~
wagons are closed tight against thsSA
and provided with doors at the Cd ~
blinds at the front. The managWN
marks that they want more room. -
business is growing rapidly, aa1 ~
will soon be obliged to extend -
buildings over the rest Of thair beA
land. At the managers reque II
fore leaving, we visit the stabl11, =!
see the fourteen horses that areloeept
to deliver this daily bread.
After all, this is only rather -
loaf factory; it does not present ~
special features OF mechanica1 infGu
but as q commercial experiment = :
well worth our attention. Every nan.
ing the five wagons start out with ~
teen thousand losves Of good Msle
and supply thirty eight retail co-opesk
tive stores, located within fifteen MI
of Glasgow, with enough for tAeIeD
lar demands Of their members. TN
is also q "bread-room" or shop attne
ed to the works, wherethe breed 49,
at retail to the general p7bllc. A.
sixteen thousand loaves sent out y =
teams are consigned to the stoFs. .
fixed price per pound, and ars wha
consumed by the people dealing
these stores. Each store takes ~
can conveniently sell, and pays c.
| the bread every week; and 70 sloN
profit, there is . discount q -
cent. on all purchases. Beddm
there is strict account Kept g.
the purchases made by each go
precisely as the individual re-.
keeps an account Of his purcl
the store by means OF the tim -
The chief point Of interest IN th,s
ter is in the fact that these woeu
maintained by federation q &C.
tive societies. Thirty s0cieiaea
shares in the United Co-opetsnyv
ing Society-in other words ~
The remaining eight s0cietiee ~ .
supplied with the bread are e. zru
bers of the federation, and az :
shares, though they have NOR 49, y
money loaned to the Banne
ALI, from Anderson to Whifsiae
ply their members with coca
Soma hread freah eyorv day, - ~
regular market rate. Eaon socy
the trade discount Of ten Pr 49,.
q bunus or extra profit on - pule,,
and each receives interest on =
and shares as capital ii ths iads
Scribner for November.
THE lace display in the ~.
Pavilion at the Centennial y w.
tractive. A point duchssse w
S475 wins most attention.