Omaha daily bee., 1901-01-17
Woe FOR The BAKER MAN
Crusade Against Unclssn Shops Cause,
Much Trouble,
NOTABLE DECREASE IN BAKERY SALES
suspicious Ms TO Cockroscbcs and
other Things, the Housewife
Makes Her own Bresd-
what the Bakers Say.
NOTABLE DECREASE IN BAKERY SALES

The present crusade OF the health au-
thorities against unclean bakeries is play
ing havoc with all the bake shops In town,
be they clean or otherwise.
Reports OF deceased cockroaches and other
foreign substances in bread have turned
Omaha's stomach topsy turvy and now the
patient housewife has eliminated bakery
bread from her daily food orders, and has
resumed the production OF home made rolls
and bis cults.
At least this Is the report that comes
from bakery proprietors in every part Of
the city.
The vail OF the bakers is loud, and tabaseo
sauce is like salve when compared with
the fiery language some Of the clean bsk-
ers use in expressing their opinion OF the
'unclean" members OF the trade-for 1t Is
the "unclean" fellows who gave rise to all
the trouble.
Talk of the Town.
The revelation made In the investigation
of bakeries by the sanitary officers is crea-
ting general talk. with the publication Of
the filthy condition OF certain bakeries the
sale OF bakers bread decreased and when
the same baker was arrested second timo
and Il was reported that a family OF coch-
reaches was disinterred from the interior
OF a IOhr, tuc BOOu HOUSEWIVES VI ohah"
resumed a long g-lost occupation and bread,
the product of their own hands, made its
appearance at the family board. AS a re-
suit the sale Of bakers bread decreased
still more.
One manufacturer OF bread whose sales
amounted to thousands OF loaves daily and
whose bakery is equipped with the latest
appliances for the manufacture of bread re-
ported yesterday that his sales had fallen
of 20 per cent In the last few days and
that as a result he will have to discharge
several OF his journeyman bakers. Another
manufacturer stated that his decrease In
sales would be about 20 per cent and that
from the present outlook II would be sew
eral months before the people OF Omaha
would regain confidence In the wholesome
ness and purity of the product OF the city
bakeries.
No Cause for Excitement.
"If the people understood the real con-
dition surrounding these investigations OF
the police there would be no such excite
ment on the part Of patrons OF the Omaha
bakeries. In the first place the bakeries
inspected and found unsanitary aud filthy
are small concerns whose sales are confined
TO their immediate neighborhoods. The
proprietors have neither the capital nor the
progressiveness to reach out FOR large
trade and their small sales to persont
who generally have an opportunity OF know
ing the sort OF house they are dealing
with. An inspection OF the bakeries which
really make the bread OF Omaha will show q
condition radically different from that of th'
small places already inspected. Here We
cannot afford to be filthy. Business reasons
IL nothing else would compel us to observe
sanitary rules, as we find that filth is the
result OF waste and we must save at every
point IL we are to make money under the
existing conditions OF trade. 10. a.l.""
'This investigation on the part Of the
police may result In the master bakers taxi
ing the matter into their own hands and
"a rsking the city to throw around them ad-
ditional protection from the unclean bakers
who at the present time have almost ruined
the business. few OF the larger concerns
may be compelled to ask the city council
10 pass an ordinance prohibiting under
ground 0lkeries. Other cities have found
II necessary to pursue this plan In the in
terests OF the health OF the community
There are bakeries in Omaha where the
dough Is mixed in troughs situated just be
low the sewer pipes OF large buildings, and
while the utmost possible care Is observed
the noxious gases must In a large degree
have an effect upon the raw material
Something must be done to restore the
confidence of the people in the product o
the Omaha bakeries, and now that the po.
lice have started their Investigations they
should be followed until every bakery ha.
been inspected and each sanitary baker,
should be given certificate showing III
condition"