The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-21
Freund Bros. Bread Company.

Moritz Freund. father of the proprietors
| OF the Freund Bros. Bread Company. OF
9l3-eI Soulard street. started in the
| bakery business more than half a century
ago in a small way. with his bakery on the
site occupied by the company's present
| 1874 his sons. Leopold and Simon. took
| complete charge of the business and
formed a partnership. In 1896 FREQ >.
| Freund was taken into the firm, and the
| company was Incorporated as the Freund
| Bros. Bread Company.
Perhaps nc business establishment con-
sidered in this review has more fully typl-
| fed the development of the city. 1t has
grow with the city, keeping ever 10 tne
front. There IS but one reason Tor this;
| The Freund brothers are practical bread
makers and bakers, their education being
acquired through practical work under the
| direction of their father. a master at the
trade. Nothing could nave more ore com Son
ness. Through the quality of their goods
they have acquired the patronage of the
leading restaurants cafes ana h1 bo,s I ana
lie and private. in the city In addition to
this their Individual patronage covers st.
Louis, and twelve wagons are KEEP ousy
| during every hour of the day making the
Energy has been the KEYNOTE OF the
Freund Bros business methods; Their
insure excellence in all departments. Leo.
| pold Freund. the president. mas charge o,
the outside interests. Fred 5. freunu, tne
looks after the inside interests in detail,
and Simon Freund. the vice president. ST.
perintends the plant.
| Freund Bros business has necessitated
frequent enlargement OF the companys
capacity. until now their substantial ana
modernly equipned building covers neaTiy
| half a block. Their plant has a capacity
of 200 barrels of flour per day. and hfty
men are employed in making freunds
bread and rolls for the people OF d. LOUIS.
The were-Boettler Bakery Company
It is nothing short Of a scientific revela-
| ton which greets the visitor to the Welie-
| Boettler bakery at Vandeventer avenue
and Forest Park boulevard. When one
| thinks back on the bakery OF the old
| looks upon this marvellous modernly
equipped institution. one Is almost ap-
palled.
| ployed b. the Welle-Boettler Company, all
the actual work of ~breadmakins in the
plant is done by machinery.the most ad-
vanced machinery. Absolute cleanliness
aud purity thus prevail. and the general
public knows and appreciates the result
II 1t is necessary to substantiate the lat
that the company's patronage. extending
thrt lghout the city, keeps twenty-five big
delivery wagons busy ali the time.
by the WeiieeBoettler Company was
erected by the ~Ruhe-Boettler Realty Com
pany for the Welle-Boettler Bakery Com
pany in 1893. The arrangements Of
the various departments are planned to
secure conservation of time and general
excellence in the handling Of all the work.
Only artesian water Is used. compressed
air is employed for all cleaning purposes.
all ingredients are weighed by the most
exact systems, and the company main
tains its own large refr.geratng plant.
Perfect machinery has been installed
Throughout. and the general arrangements
and equipment are conceded to be the
finest in America. The six great double
ovens are fitted with the latest patented
rolling hettoms. ten single ovens are in
continuous use, and on the second floor Ii
a cake and pastry oven.
On the first floor Is q large oven-room.
where scientifically prepared dough 10 cut
into reguIsr sized loayeS BY two machines.
one Of them being the 6rSt Of the kind