The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-07-11
PRACTICALLY on A auNDoAr.
BREAD FOR THE NATION.

A Big FomalO Entorprlse-A New Baking
syStem that Is to R%eyOlutioniIe the
Trade.
CHICAGO, July DIN this era Of
American progress woman is successful.
ly asserting herself and her preroga'
tives in many lines OF human endcavor.
There has recently been organized in
Chicago a company composed entirely
of women, having seven directors and q
male manager, for the purpose OF con-
trolling in oil parts OF the United States
a baking equipment that can be oper.
ated almost entirely by female labor.
The policy Of the undertaking is to en-
ploy no men beyond the business man.
ager, or the engineers or fremen, nor
will the lords Of creation be permitted
to participate in the possession Of any
OF the stock.
The scheme embraces tho establish
ment Of plants in all Of the principal
cities Of this country, and it is claimed
that, wherever they establish a bakery,
q monopoly Of the business is assured,
by reason Of the great reduction in the
cost Of manufacture by this new and
improved process, which is declared to
be q time, labor and money saving In
Yention. By its use q single barrel OF
flour can be turned into bread at q cost
OF 50 cents, whereas the average cost
under existing conditionsis about 81 so.
Tho machine which Is to. accomplish all
this is small and compact, and costs less
than one.fourth of that which is re-
CURED to defraythe expense OF q large
bakery outfit OF the ordinary pattern.
The -four and other ingredients arc
first dumped into q huge kneadingt tray,
where they are worked with surprising
quickness and to much better advan-
tage than could be done by hand. From
the tray travelling cups, carrythe dough
up and down into a large hopper. Ex-
polling pistons force it into moulds,
which are portable and OF various sizes
and shapes. Curved knives, or scrap
crs, swing down and trim the loaf,
which is then lifted automatically into
a can. The knives return to their orig
inal position, ready to sweep down on
the next LOAF that comes within range.
Revolving brushes, elastically mounted
in a movable frame. clean the moulds
and pans; then mother arm inverts
them to keep out dust and foreign sub
stances. The baking pans consist Of
plates, having on their ends upright,
slotted arms, adapted to be hung ona
carrying belt. Automatic opening and
closing slides let the loapes into the
ovens, which are similar to those in or
binary use. The loaves are baked in q
few moments and are removed by hand.
It is asserted that loaves a be turned
out almost as rapidly Is newspapers
from q rapid pertecting press, and With
far less complicated mechanism.
Tho directory Of this company Is COM
posed OF women prominent in philan-
thropic and business enterprises in
Chicago, who, are possessed Of means
and business capacity to push tho en-
terprise to a successful elimination.
The company is q duly chartered cor
poration, with a capital OF a quarter OF
a million dollars, divided into small
shares, owned by women in every part
Of the country. One OF the women in
terested in this undertaking, in speak
ing Of its possibilities, says: "If we only
make half a cent a loaf on bread and
one cent on pies, with twenty-five
bakeries averaging 5000 loaves
of bread and 1000 pies daily our
annual profits will be $183,500,
which will pay q dividend Of
SIS So on each share OF stock. An Or.
binary bakery in Chicago, with a capt.
tai OF SO, 900, paid dividend last year
amounting to $4,000, and its stock has
advanced over 700 per cent above par.
Our plan is to establish o number OF
bakeries throughout the United States.
Our charter also admits Of luncheon
counters being established where we
hayobakeries. Every family must have
broad. We will supply better, nor
wholesome bread, pies. cakes and pas
tries for less money than the housewife
can make them at home, and being a
woman's CONCERN, owned and operated
by women, are we unreasonable in ex-
pecting an unlimited demand for our
goods?"