The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-12-03

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quite another field. So it was with
strangely mixed motives that he ex.
claimed impulsively:
II can furnish the S300v
Haggleton suppressed the feeling of
recognized himself in his son. He
quietly said, THAT will hasten things
somewhat"
In the morning Philip was to buy
one of these kneading machines. pay
ing 500 down, the balance being ar
ranged for in successive monthly pay
ments, secured by a chattel mortgage.
Haggleton-would get the bakers
to be Jointly responsible here with
them.
Then Philip must find bakeshop
with electric street connections for
the machine. Did Moran know of one?
Yes. in Catharine street. Good. They
must get the boss there into the COM
bination, show him all the advan-
tages and, if necessary, give him a
bonus. The kneading machine must
be set up there. 1t wouldn't cost this
man cent, as the combination would
assume all expenses.
The rest would be easy. Six other
bakers must agree to buy from the
combination thirty or forty barrels of
flour week, or whatever quantity
they usually bought on the express
or
cent off the jobber's price. And they
must make themselves responsible for
this amount of flour, so many car
loads, by signing joint note payable
TO the mill owners in thirty days.
Philip thought that the mill owners
might refuse to accept such note, but
Haggletch was sure the thing could be
accomplished.
How can one machine knead the
dough from half dozen bakeshops 2"
reflected Philip.
That's easy" said Haggleton; "we'll
have Il horse and truck
"What-to carry the machine?"
mo, to carry the dough. Each
baker will mix his own -four in his
own sponging trough, and then We'll
put the troughs on truck and haul
them TO the place where we run the
machine. When the -four is kneaded
We'll haul them back"
"How long will the kneading take 2"
questioned Philip.
"Ten minutes for one batch of
loaves," answered Moran1"say 700
pounds of dough. That's with the ma
chine. 1t would take man an hour"
"You see what we save" remarked
Haggleton.
"Arc these troughs on wheels?' pur-
sued Philip.
SURE" said Moran.
allowing half an hour for each
batch" calculated Haggleton-"I mean
for kneading and hauling both ways
that gives us twenty-four patches in
twelve hours-say 1000 loaves. That's
5000 pounds of flour, four tons day
or twenty-eight tons a week for the
combination. There's a nice profit in
that when you get it by the carload"
ut sounds good" unused Philip, but
are you sure Of enough bakeshops for
the combination
"Well have six before the weeks
out-that is, if you fix it so that we're
trusted for -four by the carload. You'd
better get busy"
Philip turned in surprise.
That's right" said Haggleton. 1--WE
look to you TO get us -four direct from
the mills. We're going to cut out the
jobbers profit"
"And you're going to risk all in this
schemeT
what are we risking?' answered
the old man. "Flour has q permanent
value, and so has a kneading ma
chine"
Suppose these bakers refuse to join
your combination:"
Refuse? Does a man refuse good
money IL you offer it to him? Why,
within ten days all the little bakers
around here will be Offering premiums
for a chance to come in with u.s."
Meanwhile Haggleton had not forgot
ten that other boast Of his that he
would make the neglected Moran home
as clean and orderly as New England
farmhouse.
The iron beds had been replaced by
sleeping couches, neatly covered; the
cooking stove was hidden behind a
homemade screen, Joe's bandiwork
and all around the room ran shelves
with muslin curtains, behind which
were kept the many things that for
merly had Uttered the floor and been
piled in corners, in hopeless confusion.
Under one Of the couches tin bath
tub was snugly put away. 1t was the
pride Of all but Moran, who looked
noon Ii with disdain.