The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-04-13
AN HOUR WITH ROYALTY.
Notes from Conversation With One Of New
York's Business Kings
Whose Work is Often in the Mouths Of Discreet
NOrthWeSterner1,

Whose Work is Often in the Mouths of Discreet
Northwesterners.
And Whose Words Should Have Attention From
All Who Ever Eat
From the Pioneer Press, April 2.
A member of the PIONEER PRESS stat
who recently spent fortnight in Now York,
one morning threaded his way down Broad
way to old Trinity church, and thence along
the best-known and mosttalked of inan-
cial thoroughfare on the face OF the
earth, to the intersection Of Wall and
Front streets, intent upon friendly call
upon gentleman whose 'traising" had been in
the same country neighborhood Is his own,
and who now heads an important department
in the greatest producer known in the
world of what the old DANES style "risin. :"
The journalists friend was found, quite
Unexpectedly, in new and elegant build
ng of the modern style Of severe but attractive
architecture, the entire second floor Of which
occupied by the beautiful executive
Offices OF the great manufactory with which he
identified An invitation to inspect
he apartments was readily accepted,
and their bright chaste, ash woodwork
and furniture, luxurious carpets. tasteful fit
tings aud adornments, and happy adaptation
to the easy dispatch of an enormous business,
were greatly enjoyed. The stroll through
these rooms fortunately brought the visitor in
| contact with Mr.. Hoagland, president of the
Royal Baking Powder company, who happened
at the moment to be greatly interested in the
! progress of his steam yacht, now buildings
subject of agreeable mental enthusiasm to .
| trio of gentlemen who love aquatic sport
| The yacht discussed. conversation drifted
very naturally to baking powder and tho mag
nitude of the Royal company's business. The
correspondent, seeing here that which would
! assuredly interest his northwestern constituent
! cy, made note book of his head, aud attempt
cd to start the Royal president upon . subject
| of 80 much moment by this approach:
| "Mr. Hoagland, I have not as much DISPOSE
| ton to prY into your business as curiosity to
| know how many pounds of baking powder your
company manufactures per year"
"Well," said that gentleman, during the
year 1881 we sold about
| TWELVE MILLIONS OF CANS,
making an agsSr gre Sde S OF 6ooo'ooo pounds.
.To what do you attribute this marvellous
| sale of your powder?'
| ''To the simple fact, sir, that we have aimed
| to make our goods the best that can by any
possibility be produced With us it has never
find a way to improve tho Royal
Baking powder We firmly believe.
yes, we know by experience, that the Amer,-
can people, above all others, want the best, and
Il86 CQ6y are Wiling 10 pay 1a1I DIlco LOT a0
indubitably good article"
| ri have noticed that your company has been
! prominent in exposing the use of alum and
! other authorizations"
eyes. we have made it principle in our
| business to use only pure and wholesome ma
| terials, and whenever we find competitors who
arc manufacturing adulterated and injurious
| baking powders We are not slow in exposing
| them"
"What class Of powders do you find most
| aduiterated?"
'There are many alum powders on the mar
| ket," said Mr. Hoagland 'Small manu-
have no facilities for determining
| the purity of materials they use.
are putting up powders that would be an abom-
| ination 10 the eyes of any respectable chemist
| Such manufacturers may be honest in inten-
ton, but honesty is only the beginning of the
| matter"
CA good beginning, the newspaper man in
| terpolated, shut by no means the end OF the
race"
Exactly" said Mr.. Il. Knowledge and ex-
peFience, with capital and facilities, are as inn
! portant as honesty in avoiding the manifold
deceptions and iniquities Astounding in baking
powder materials Their strength is variable
and uncertain, to say nothing Of their damage
| to health Why it would be just as proper for
| GRoCERs TO COMPOUND PHYSICIANS PREsCR1P-
TONS.
! where chemical knowledge is required. as it
would be for them to formulate and manufac-
| ture baking powder"
| using them?"
s:Why, certainly. It is as easy for camel
| to go through the eye Of needle as for any i'm
purity to creep into the materials We use in
| our factory over there in Brooklyn without our
| knowing it'
care your chemical processes SO perfect IS
I all that?''
'tJust as perfect as that We have three prac-
| teal chemists constantly employed in search
! ing for impurities and in determining the pro-
portions in which they are found Any article
| which falls a jot below the full standard Of
| strength and purity is rejected from the Royal
baking powder: In short no precaution that
We can in any way devise, or that money can
| procure. Is neglected. We do not merely be-
lieve that honesty is the best policy but
| that it requires of manufacturers OF
which will stand unsparing scrutiny rs to quail
| ty, without shadow Of reproach-"
"How many different brands Of baking pow
| der are there?"
''Oh, ask me where they are not to be found;
They are almost as the sands on the seashore."
'Wcll, after ALL if you will allow me, why
can't the small manufacturers make reliable
baking powder?"
"Why can't little company with 500, 900
build aud operate one of your big northwestern
six-thousand- mile railway systems?"
''Manifestly, because they have not the nec-
essary means and facilities''
'Of course. Well, it's exactly go with the
small baking powder mon. They have not, nor
NECESSARY FACILITIES TO DETECT FRAUD
| in their materials So they are at the mercy
of those from whom they purchase, and their
limited capital prevents their employing ex-
pensive analytical chemists to protect them
and their customers from authorizations. 1t is
| positive fact that cream tartar and other
materials used in confessedly honest attempts
at pure baking powders are greatly adulterated,
as found in the market; and it is exactly at this
point that We take the greatest precaution.
We import our own materials, aud refine them
in our own factory under the care Of expert
enced chemists, 80 that it is practically i'm
possible for the Royal powder to be otherwise
than uniform in purity and strength"
Haven't I seen occasional attacks upon
your claims in this PARTICULAR"
'sOh yes; we get critique now and then;
but, pshaw! we have no time to stop and de-
fend ourselves against these petty attacks"
Gas compared with others in the market,
| what is the strength of the Royals"
SWELL" said Mr.. H., reaching for pigeon
hole in his deck, "some time ago
THE GOVERNMENT CHEMIST
| made an examination as to comparative merits
| of nearly all the prominent powders in mar
sold up in your region, that ofncer
| made the following report as to comparative
strength, the figures indicating the number OF
cubic inches of gas per each ounce Of POWDER
which is an exact statement Of real strength"
Royal. ...1274
snow Flake iGrod' S. 1o1ss
Andrews Andre contains alum ss:i7
"What section Of the country do you mainly
supply?"
"Oh, we don't know sections. We ship tc
every part of the United States and CanalAs,
| and to nearly every country with which cure
has commercial relations Our export trade to
England, Scotland, Japan, the West Indies, and &C
on, il very large, and as steady as the TOW Of
river. Our books show that tho people Of the
Northwest value our powder, and we certainly
appreciate your wonderful country"
With thanks for the compliment, the corre-
spondent made his adieux, pleased at having
| secured 80 much Of interest from ono who il
hsbitually reticent about his business Affairs.