The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-01
'FARGO'S LATEST INDUSTRY
THE new CRACKER FACTORY
Large Party of Fargo obes Accompanied by Forum Repre-
sentative Made Trip Of Inspection Through Plant
YesterdayHave Splendid Equipment

all made. In the front Of the first
floor is large we'll lighted and well
| ventilated office with an excellent dis
play room all along one side Of the
executive headquarters.
In the large basement, two-fifths of
which is above the ground level, the
raw material and goods used for
packing is stored, Hundreds of bar
rels of -four are stored in this room.
Separate Boiler House.
The boiler house is entirely separate
from the main factory building. Just
outside the boiler room is located the
artesian well Of the industry and the
plant has it's own water system. Pure
aqua is pumped from the well into a
large storage tank which has capa-
city of 5000 gallons and an air pump
attached to the boiler forces the water
throughout the building The water
from the artesian we'll has been anal
lied and was found to be of the pur-
est variety and will be used in the
mixing of the different patches.
In the baking department over the
front Of the oven is a large cupola
which has thirty windows These
can be thrown open and carry away
the heat and gases, as well as let
light and air into the baking room
In the packing department where the
largest number of employees are work
ing the ceiling is fourteen feet high
and large high windows adorn the
sides on this floor.
All the floors and ceilings are of
concrete and the partitions are of
metal lathe and studdng The aim of
the builders has been to make the
structure as f1reproof and sanitary as
Is possible, and they have been high
ly successful in this No vermin can
live in the building and it is impossible
for them to thrive. The first thought
in erecting the factory was to make
it absolutely sanitary and this scheme
has been carried out from the top to
the bottom of the plant and the fine
degree to which the sanitation end of
the business is looked after is remark |
able.
Employ Forty People.
AT the present time the industry is |
employing about forty people and of |
this number all are local except the |
and the different foremen. |
The factory turns out 125 varieties of !
crackers and cookies and all packages
have the monogram on the end-"M |
b. G" The packages also bear the /
name of Fargo" on; them and will be |
a great help in advertising the city. /
In their distribution throughout the
country.
The local plant has now four men
on the road besides the city salesman
and it is expected that this number
will be doubled by spring These men
will cover all of North Dakota, west
ern Minnesota and large part of |
Montana. The payroll will run up to |
$4,000 year. of which all will be
paid out in Fargo. except the salaries
or the travelling statesmen
Manager Willie of the Fargo factory
Manager Wyllie of the Fargo fac
tory is very anxious to have the
retailers and consumers visit the !
plant and every effort will be made
to show them through all parts of the
building and permit them to see the
marvellous sanitation methods that are
used.
The purest and best of products are
used in the manufacture of the goods
and it is the constant endeavor of the
management to improve the quality of
The products. All the merchants of
the city and Moorhead are now hand
ing products turned out at the local
factory and the citizens of these two
owns can secure these goods by sim
ply asking for them The consumers
VIII always be assured of getting fresh
goods from the fact that the factory
S located here and the retail mer-
'hants will not be compelled to carry
arge stocks of these goods, and can
Always have fresh supply on hand.
The building occupied by the factory
vas started last April and today
marks the first month anniversary OF
he operation of the plant. The struc- :
ure is entirely of brick steel and con-
rete and was built at costo $50. 900.
The equipment of the plant has been
Installed at cost of $4,000 and the
our floors of the edifice give the fac
DRY floor space of $4,000 square feet.
each piece of machinery is run by
different motor
The representative of The Forum
VINO made the inspection trip with the
obbers and wholesalers, asked what
mounts of raw materials were used.
me factory uses from 200 to $50 cars
i flour a year; 100000 wooden boxes
nd a like number of paper boxes.
me number of cartons used will run
Yer 100000 packages for soda crack
RS alone. The plant has capacity | 4
I turning out 100000 soda crackers
ach da% and when the manager was
sked how many oyster crackers could
e manufactured in a day, he replied:
Wen, the number would be so large
hat neither you nor the people would /
eiieve it. although it would be the
ruth