Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-07-26
SUPERIOR BAKERY
INTERESTING PLACE
Latest Machinery for Bread
Making Has Been Installed
by the New Bakery.

The Superior Baking company's
plant on East Superior street, which
viii start operations the first Of the
month, is one of the finest that can
be found in any Of the smaller cities
of the state, is fact that is brought
out, when person goes through the
plant
The equipment is the latest in de-
sign and everything that will save
time and labor is included among
the things that can be found in the
plant, much Of which is particularly
interesting.
The process Of bread making is to
start on the second floor Of the build
ing. A large hopper, which will con
tain five barrels Of flour, is the start
ing place. 4 screw feed takes the
flour from this hopper to an elevator,
which carries the flour to a combined
hopper and SITTER Here the flour is
thoroughly siltcd. A scales weighs
The flour in this hopper and the
amount needed for the batch Of bread
IS then let down into the mixer. The
water Is obtained from large tank.
which contains both hot and cold wa
ter, with a thermometer to register
the temperature Of each. From the
mixer the dough goes into large tenn
pering tanks OF which there are five
on the floor.
From this point the dough goes
down stairs to the loaf molder. which
reduces the dough and works il down
tto a sheet so that the gases are
evenly distributed throughout. This
molder has capacity OF 5000 loaves
oi bread an hour, working over more
loaves tnan a single man could work
over in four days.
From this machine it goes into a
steamer. where il is made light. and
then it goes into the large oven. which
has a capacity for $50 loaves Of broad
at one time. Mr.. Aldrich told the
Record reporter that the oven. which
Is massive affair, contained ninety
tons OF construction material. Com
inc from the oven the broad goes to
Wrapping machine, whore the wax
ed paper is securely wrapped around
the bread. Portions of this are heat
ed, so that they act much after the
fashion Of an electric iron. This
melts the wax and seals the wrapper.
making the package moisture and
germ proof, after which it is ready
for the market.
Large sanitary steel racks are to be
used in moving the broad from one
place 70 another. Each rack has
seven shelves, and one rack will hold
three hundred and fifty loaves of
bread.
The basement of the building has
been made with great care. Ii has
six-inch floor. There is a three-inch
concrete base, and the tnwo layers OF
ie!t and three layers of tar, and then
concrete again, making the floor and
entire basement waterproof. The
floui will be kept in one end of the
basement, where there is room for
three carloads of flour at one time.
Behind this is dressing room and
showerbath for the employees of the
bakery.
To the rear of the basement is a
room partitioned off which will con-
tain the heating plant and a place for
a. out four carloads of coal.
In talk with the Record reporter.
Mr. Aldrich said that the prospect
for business for the company were
good, and said that he and Mr.. Moore
had visited few Of the towns around
here and indications were that the
greater part Of the places in these
towns would handle the bread made
hv this company. The company ex-
poets 70 sell nreaG as far to the east
as Merrill, noIth at least to Clare,
west to Stanton, and south at least
to Ashley.
He also said that the company was
having two trucks made especially for
the purpose of handling bread. They
will be covered, with one side solid.
The other side will nave sliding doors.
In the trucks there will be a number
of shelves, so that the bread will not
be piled loaf on loaf, as is the case
with most deliveries.
Everything in the plant will be fin
ished in white enamel, when the work
is entirely completed, and every pos
sible effort is to be made to make
IL the most sanitary bakery to be
found in the state.
There is considerable work still to
do before the plant is ready to start
operations, but Mr.. Aldrich hopes that
they will be able to start August 1st.