New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-06
OWNERS OF SMALL SHOPS THINK THE
AUpETr BILL WILL WORK HARDSHIP.
LARGE CONCERNS NOT AFFECTED BY THE MEAS
IRE AS ITS PROVISIONS ARE ALREADY
COMPLIED WITH.


COMPLIED WITH.
The provisions OF the Audett Bakery bill, which
was recently introduced into the Legislature and
which il now on the order OF third reading and
will undoubtedly become a law has created much
dissatisfaction among the propretors of small bake
shops with whom certain provisions Of the bill
will work hardshps In many instances putting
them to an expense which II viii De next to I'M
possible for them to bear 1t was 10 get the opinion
of representative baker on the bill that Tribune
reporter called on Hlderbrind Brothers the whole
sale bakers OF No. sos carro-st j. F. Hderbrand,
VINO is treasurer of the Bakers Association was
asked what he thought Of the BIZ. He said:
Il believe that the bill Is a wise one. The only
provision that can be objected to IL the one requr-
ing that the ceilings Of all bakeshops shall be
seven and half feet In height. The ceilings Of
great many Dakeshops are not as high as that,
and in order to come within the requirement Of
the law. they would be obliged to go to a large ex-
pense, ard a lot of trouble. and some OF the
smaller ones would be driven out Of business alto
gether These buildings would either have to DO
raised or the floors would have to be lowered, and
while this was being done the bakers could bake
no bread TO supply their customers. and would
therefore lose their trade. All the other provisions
think could be easily complied with Every bake
shop would have a cement floor, so as 10 prevent
mice rate reaches and all sorts OF vermin from
hreed,rg az they do under the wooden floors. do
M. think IL necessary for the walls ana ceings OF
bakeshops to be whitewashed every three months,
excepting where the od-fashicned ovens are used.
wood is burned in these ovens, and every time the
J,or r. opened a cloud of smoke issues iortn ana
hlackens the ceilings and walls, and II ihey we're
wh,teWashed twice a week rhey "ouio SUN De
dirty. - f., ~, sbon and nav.
II emuloy seventy-Hve men In my STOP anu lave
nsver reou,red them to Work more IMAM zen .ouIs
= dav I understand. however that IN some Oh the
smaller shops the men are obliged 10 Woih IfVm siA-
teen 10 eiahtee hours a day. CONSIDER TINS an
imposition on the workngman when ousnt nor 20
be allowed and / think that the PROVISION OF tne
Audett bill which says that bakers sha no. ue TO
nuired 10 work more than ten hours IN twenty-iour
IL a wise one Although l do not recogniSe 'rc
union in employing my men. tnink they nave ~
cause for complaint as l pay union wages anu
grant all the privileges enjoyed Dy union men. 80,
with the exception OF the sectlon OF tne OH
providing that ceilings shall be seven ana nal
feet high ] think that the Dill Is JUS wnat y
needed A bakeshop with .ow cehlhg, howsever.
can be kept lust clean as one with nisn celnne
A person living in attic can be as neat anu cream
az one living in A mansion.
Iiliderbrand Brothers bakeshop is unusually wen
apported About twenty thousand oaVes Hl DLeto
are baked there nightly. None OF me cough Is
kn.aded BY hand. Two large knesd!ng machihsS
are constantly IN operation, the capacity OF escn
Being about eight barrels Of -four a seVenty-nye
nor mower engine runs the machines, ana .ne
niace Is lighted hy electricity Throughout Inc
ovens are OF the most modern type Inc snop IS svx
80 feet in dimensions and the hoor Is eh'irey COW
cred with cement.