The morning call., 1893-03-05
NO CRIsPY BUNS.
Alameda County's Fight
for Fresh Bread.
SUNDAY DELIVERIES STOPPED.
Bakers Form a Combination Which
Threatens to Cause Famine-A
Policeman's Gloomy View.

Alameda Cnunty's citizens awoke this
morning to ind that they had no nice, crisp
buns for breakfast. and that the bread they
ate with that meal was stale.
This caused much profanity, and ii being
Sabbath morning such a state of affairs Is
extremely shocking.
Some few good wives and daughters
hastily prepared mullins or some other indi-
gestible hot substitutes for the fresh bread
and buns which could not be had. butsome
how Alameda County's matrons aud maid
ems are not any more fond of getting up
early and doing a lot of baking than those
of other counties, so that in most house.
holds stale bread was the only kind to be
found.
The cause of this lack of newly backed
bread was not negligence on the part of the
bakers. but a deliberate design on their
part TO make Alameda County people eat
Dry crumbs every one Of the ifty-two Sun
days in the year.
There are about $50 bakeries in that
county, aud few weeks ago they formed a
combine to that effect. TO go into effect to-
day.
An agreement was entered into. the
terms of which prohibit the baking of any
kind of breadstuff on Saturday nights and
tue delivery OF bread on Sunday mornings
TO every master baker in the county.
A fine of $3.50 will be imposed on any
doughmlXer who violates this solemn con-
tract, and If any San Francisco baker
should be daring enough to take advantage
OF the situation and TO eneroach upon Ala
media territory he will doubtless be mcbbed.
TIE bakers give rs a reason for this action
that six days work is enough for any man
and that the Lord had so decreed it in the
Bible.
Therefore every bakeoven in Alameda is
cold to-day, and they will be in that frigid
condition next Sunday and every Sunday to
come.
So say the bakers.
But the good people of Alameda talk
against the bakers arbitrary action is
already rife.
Man meets man on the local trains and
bets $50 that the fresh-bTead famine will
not last three weeks.
Mesdames Jones, Smith and Robinson
VOW that they will buy no more bread at
all and do their own baking until the bak-
ers are starved into submission, and all the
young ladies are taking lessons in the art of
mixing dough.
the only people who enjoy the situation
are the wicked Oaklanders who come over
to San Francisco on Saturday night and
na0ltually miss their last boat home.
They now have a new excuse for staying
over here. and when reproached they de-
clare that they would not eat breakfast in
town where fellow can't get a piece Of
fresh bread.
or course most OF them have no appe ties
Tor. breakfast after a night 10 San Fran
cisco; but as an excuse for their absence
this bread business viii do them good serY-
lice nevertheless.
Police Officer Lawrence, W no has been SO
long on the Alameda force that he knows
: The weaknesses of its inhabitants, has
theory OF his own, which. if he should turn
Quito De right. VIII aggraYate matters even
more.
These bakers" said he, yesterday, "are
all lond OF their beer, a weakness which
probably comes from their constant proX-
lmity to heat which makes them dry.
Now, II baker quits work on Saturday
morning and has nothing to do uniil Sun
day night he Will most likely drink so large
a quantity Of his fayorite beverage that he
won't be able to do any baking on Sunday
night, and the result will be a real bread
famine. because Saturdays bread output
may last over one day, but on Monday
morning new supply must be on hand or
there is no bread at all"
Just think of it! What a terrible calam-
ity 10 cOnIemplate-to live in q prosperous,
thriving community, snrTBu nded by every
comfort and even Injury but being de-
prIFed OF the staff OF life, viz: bread.
Let Us hope that Policeman Lawrence's
gloomy prediction viii not be fulfilled, and
that Alameda County's citizens will always
have plenty of bread although its master
bakers viii heat their ovens only six DAYS in
the week, and The merry rattle OF their de-
livery wagons no longer dislurbs he still
ness Ot the Sabbath morning.