Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-12
Expert In Charge

When the Skinner plant was opened Mr.. DOM
inic Lumetto was placed In charge OF the manufac-
turing end. Mr. Lumetto is an expert in this BUSH
ness he is a native OF Italy and there for years
was engaged in making macaroni He has studied
the business and knows every detail thoroughly;
he is interested in the company as one OF the stock
holders. All other departments are in charge OF
experts who are Interested in turning out the best
macaroni products that can be made In the entire
west.
The cost OF macaroni Is so small as compared
with that Of other products which contain less
health-buildng qualities that none can deny its
superiority over hundreds Of foods that have long
been used on the tables of Americans. The young
boy who romps about out-of-doors every hour of
the day finds Joy In eating macaroni and he gets
a strength from It that makes him grow strong.
The man who labors hard all days In factory shop
or street relishes macaroni and gets nourishment
that makes him feel like working hard the next
day-that gives him the power and strength to
continue his labor day after day
With the building Of the new Skinner factory
Omaha will have one Of the best equipped estab-
llshments Of its kind in the country, and Omaha
will become one Of the macaroni manufacturing
centers of the west Omaha people have been in
terested in watching the growth of this firm and
they will continue to watch its progress. The i'm
portant part about getting good dish from mac
aroni is in the cooking. Macaronl should always
be placed in boiling water and left there for fifteen
or twenty minutes, and then blanched in cold
water. The Skinner company is one of the two
factories in Omaha; Mangamei & Bro. operate a
second plant for the production OF this food. The
Skinner company, however, is one OF the largest
in the west and is growing more rapidly than any
other similar factory in this section.
Views I'm Factory
The Illustrations this page. the photographs
Of which were made at the Skinner factory through
the courtesy of the owners of that plant. show
various phases in the process of the manufacture ,
of macaroni One Of the views gives an idea Of the
manner in which maearoni and sphsgetti are dried.
1t will be that this product is hung over long
poles and placed in such position that the strings
hang vertically. The air currents passing through
the rooms cool the strings evenly.
The largest Of the illustrations gives partial
view of the macaroni-making machinery, showing
the presses and part Of the mixing battery. In
another Of the illustrations glimpse at the flour
used Ia making SINNERS macaroni is given. Hun
dreds of these sacks used every week, and when
the new Skinner plant is done the flour orders for
this factory will have to be increased many fold.
The whole Skinner factory is one Of the clean
est of its kind in the whole country. Every pre-
caution is taken to get product that is thoroughly
clean and pure. The rooms of the factory kept
free from dirt and employees are directed to take
special pains at all times to have every clean.
Frequent washings and sweepings secure clean
plant and the Skinner management insists Cd these
operations every day.
In many ways the Skinner plant is model one.
With the coming Of the new factory this company
will have an ideal home for making its famous
product. and, will be source of greater pride to
Omaha and Nebraska