Evening star., 1898-11-22
A PAL ACE BAK ERY
The New Plant of the Havenner Baking
Company.
Fine Building, With All Modern APP
piiances. Open to the Inspection
of the Public Tomorrow.

1t is not often that a bread-making es-
tabishment is looked upon as one of the
sights of a great city. but this is what has
been accomplished by the Havenner Bak-
ing Company in regard to their new bakery
on c street between Az and 9Th, which has
just been completed.
In the early part of last summer this
company which is composed of Edward
and Benjamin S. Graves, purchased a wide
frontage adjoining their bakery establish
ment. and on this site they have erected a
large building. 90x140 feet. which they have
equipped as a model bakery, and which
will be opened to the public tomorrow. At
ter the purchase of the ground and before
the plans were drawn a member of the
firm went to Europe. and inspected the
large plants of London and Paris as well
as everything that was new in this coun-
try. They then secured the services of the
well-known architect and builder, Mr.. Jas
l. Parsons. to whom is due a large part of
the credit for their fine building. They
nave made the interior of the building 50
attractive that they expect to invite Wis
itors to witness the process of making
bread. While it has a height of three sto-
ries on the street, the upper stories extend
only comparatively short distance, thus
giving an opportunity for light and air in
the large room on the first floor, which
covers the entire ground. This room, which
is spacious and airy. is lighted by wide
windows in the front and rear, and by sky
lights in the roof. In the arrangement of
the room the convenience of the bakers
has been considered, and this aim has been
unusually successful. because the plan was
the result of the experience of the firm
with the assistance of Mr.. Geo. Thorn, the
superintendent of the company, who is also
the inventor of the patent ovens which are
used. These ovens. which are immense af
fairs. are arranged each side of the
room. and the feature which appeals to
r,,s-, tot l,l-r T. 49, Co.,
can he hermetically sealed, thai the
bread can be baked in it. own aroma.
In the space between the ovens are the
snow-whlte wooden tables, on which the
bread is nodded into lOaves. and is the only
place where the dough is handled by the
workmen. the other processes being done
entirely by machinery. 1t seems indeed
hitting place for the manufacture of such
an article of food as bread, which is SEN
sitive TO the influence of surroundings.
The aim has been to make this room en-
tirely sanitary, and its cleanliness is ap
parent to even the careless observer,
The walls of the room are lined with
white enameled brick, and the ceiling is
covered with steel plates of ornamental de-
sign and painted white. The flour is
brought from the third story where it is
stored; then down in the second story,
where ii is thoroughly sieVed and aerated;
then II passes to the mixers, and thence to
the ovens, and is delivered through the
rear doors into the wagons as loaves of
bread
The building is supplied with pure water
from an artesian well which was drilled by
the firm. This water, which has been ana
lyzed by Professor New, and is pronounced
pure and free from any organic matter,
will be used in mixing the bread. The
building is lighted by electricity, furnished
from their own generator, which was
installed by Royce & Marean. The plumb
ing was done by Shedd & Bro, and the
boiler, engine, elevator and steam heating
by F'orsburg & Murray, all of this city.
Here bread only will be made. The old
building will be remodeed and used exclu-
sively for the manufacture of crackers and
biscuits. for which this firm is celebrated.
their speciality being the well-known cream
biscuit, which is considered superior to
anything of the kind on the market, as well
a large variety of plain and fancy
crackers. which they are baking daily and
supplying the trade fresh from the ovens,
which preferable to those shipped rum
other cities. The firm, it may be added,
does not belong to any trust or combine of
any kind,
This practical duplication Of the Haven
ner Baking Company plant is an indication
not only of. the expansion of the business of
the city, but also demonstrates the vitality
OF an old business firm. The business was
established in the year 1915, by Thomas
HaVenner. who opened a little bake shop on
a portion of the same site where this ex-
tensive modern plant now stands. Mr.
HaveEner died in 1871, AMI the business was
Charlton. In the year 1915 Mr.. Charlton
associated with him as partner his
neohew. Mr.. Edward Graves. Mr.. Charl-
ton died in 1894, and the business has since
bt en- carried on by Mr.. Edward and Benja-
min S Graves. under the firm name OF
period of eighty-three years it has been in
the control of one family.