The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-11-26

the output of regular baking estab-
lishments, are not included in the
statistical information impaired in
! this array of facts and figures. Of
| the $3S, 1872 AIS representing the first
wholesale value of all the products
Jas Missouri bakeries turned out in
1919 a total Of $34,441,4S6 or little
over 90.3 per cent was disbursed for
materials and supplies, wages and
salaries, rent and taxes and insur-
aRce. and for interest, discounts, ad-
vertising losses and all other miscel-
laneuos purposes, leaving $3,690,989
or little less than 81 per cent, for
dividends, profits and other earnings.
The total capital invested in 1919 in
l,14S Missouri bakeries was $18,649,-
BAG as compared to $15,157,071 in
1914 when the balance for profits div
idents and other earnings on receipts
totaling $19,940,499 were $2,622 ,028
or little over 1871 per cent.
On $18,649346 the capital invested
in LAS bakeries, the year 1919, the
earnings were nearly 1913 per cent as
compared to 17.2 per cent on total
capital of $15,157,071 for 1,043 bak-
cries in 1914.
Output, 1919, st. Louis Bakeries
For st. Louis alone, the year 1919,
the output of 486 large and small
bakeries, had total first wholesale
value of $19,S96,9S1. The 4,357 en-
ployes and salaried proprietors, con-
sisting of 1888 men and youths and
1,474 women and girls there was paid
total of $3686,061. The capital in
vested in the industry 1919 totaled
S8,148,673. Similar information, 1919,
for Kansas City and st. Joseph fol-
lows:
Kansas City, 1919: Number of bak-
cries considered, III; total selling
value of products, $13,G58,723; paid
in salaries and wages, $2,70S,3S9.
Capital invested, $6,936,4 EN-
ployes, 1927, consisting of 1889 mas
culine workers and 1888 feminine.
ST. Joseph, 1919: Number of bak-
cries considered, SO; value of produc
ton, $1,342,S85; paid in salaries and
wages, $226,948; capital invested,
$496,0S6; number of employees, 272,
consisting of 184 masculine workers
and SO feminine.
Salt Pretzels Still in Favor
That the high bakers art of pref
eel making was not lost to civilization
when the prohibition lid was tightly
clamped on the manufacturing of
beer and similar lager beverages
stimulated with over one-half of per
cent of "kick", is indicated by the
fact that one St. Louis baking estab-
iishment which makes a speciality of
these sailed teutonic dainties, last
year turned out nearly 3,052,064
pounds, or about 101 100000 large and
smsall pretzels to recall to the sadly
parched public the Gambrinus joys of
by-gone days. In 1918 when "suds"
with the proper amount Of alcoholic
contents to make a pretzel taste good |
to those fond of this combination of !,
-four, salt and shortening was still be-
ing brewed in large quantities with !
he sanction and under the protection
Of the law, this same company turned
out 3,122,8S3 pounds or 100000
arge and small pretzels.
Ice Cream Cone Increases
That ice cream cones may displace !
pretzel in general popularity and
md otherwise, is indicated by the fact
hat this same st. Louis baking COM
,any in 1918, pleaning that legal old
fashioned beer brewing in the United
states would soon be an industry of
he past, turned its attention to this
lew dainty. That year it's output of
hese ice cream containers was 49,
07,210 cones. In 1919 this same
turned out and sod 77,000,-
90 ice cream cones or nearly twice
he production of 1918.
Manufacturing of macaroni, mood
IS and spaghetti is constantly and
teadily growing in Importance in st.
ouis, Kansas City and St. Joseph I
early. Eight st. Louis establish S
tents which make a speciality of
lose commodities had an aggregated +
)19 production worth of 81 ,635,965, &
5 compared to $1,421 ,618 in 1918. In
10 these eight st. Louis manufac- t
Irers had invested in them $514,763
I'd employed 230 workers, consisting O
1872 men and youths and AZ women
I'd girls. The pay roll for the year t.
tailed S222,0G9. h