The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-15
-MANDAN
BAKERIES MERGE IN
$2OO,O(0COMP
Barker and Perfection Com.
panies Unite Under Name
Of Western Baking Co.
Il. s. LYMAN IS PRESIDENT
Present Units Will Operate In
depsndsntIy Despite Capt.
tai City Expansion
|. s. LYMAN IS PRESIDENT

Merger of the Barker Baking and
Candy company Of Bismarck and the
Perfection Baking company Of Man.
dan involving properties worth $780,
900 was effected here Monday and
today they were operating as the
Western Baking company.
Outside Of the mere merger there
are no changes for the present. Both
plants continue to be operated as
when they were separate properties.
with the same superintendents in
charge. Until the new Barker bak-
cry is completed there will be no
abandonment Of properties. The Per-
fection plant at Mandan will con-
tinuc to operate unaffected by the
abandonment Of the present Barker
plant. It even may be expanded.
Lyman Heads New Company
Lewis F. Lyman, Of the Perfection
company. Mandan. will be president
Of the Western Baking company: Roy
Logan. of the Barker company. will
be vice president, and John Hoffman,
will be secretary -treasurer Of the new
corporation. These officers along
with George w. Hektner, superin-
tendent of the Bismarck plant. and
Leo DeRochford. another Barker
member. will constitute the Western
board Of directors. Hektner will con-
tinue as superintendent Of the Bis.
marck plant, and w. a. Kuebher, of
the Mandan plant.
Bismarck will be headquarters Of
the new corporation. the formation
Of which was brought about by the
necessities Of q growing field and
business Both can be handled on q
more satisfactory basis by merging.
There are advantages in the buying
end Of the business and some Of the
overhead can be merged by the COM
hination.
The existing fleets Of trucks will
continue to serve the outlying trade
territory within a radius Of 200 miles.
The Barker fleet numbers 10, the
Perfection bakery has been operating
five. Some Of these operate out Of
the two cities, others are stationed
at such points as Dickinson. Wishek
and New England and receive their
supply by rail from here.
Barler Plant WIN Ne Modern
The new corporation will be under
experienced management. The Fer
lection company has been In the bust
ness 20 years, assuming that name
when incorporated in 1918. Most Of
this time 1t has been under the man.
agement Of Mr.. Lyman. The Barker
bakery has been in business 10 years.
The new plant started about Sep
tember l by the Barker company will
be the finest between the Twin Cities
and the Pacific coast cities. Il Is to
be l25 by 80 feet. ground area, with 4
basement and two story superstruct-
ure. It is At Sixteenth and Broad
way. this city. The latest machinery
Is being used In its equipment. One
travelling oven which takes the
dough In It one end and delivers It
Is bread at the other. for example, Is
costing 1ls.ll7. It will turn out 2ooo
pounds Of bread to the hour. It Il
thermostatically controlled.
WIN Control Humldlty Heat
One Of the features Of the bakery Is
10 refrigeration equipment which
operates to control the humidity and
keep the bakery interior ct an even
Temperature In summers heat and
winters frtgidity. This Is desirable
for the TRANSFORMATION processes ia
the dough.
The new bakery represents m In
vestment Of 4l50.O00. It will be oper-
ated by the present force Of the old
Barker plant IN the rear Of 10 Third
street. This force numbers =. The
perfectiou plant has been operated
|on ! pay roll of 10.
The architects and engineers q the
new bakery are w. r. Long and Com
pany Of Chicago. Their staff d 81
| pervising tho erection Of the building
and It's equipment.
L. =. Lyman said m addition 10 thu
Aandan plant will be necessary ID
tho near future. No steps toward
plans Tor that development have been
taken % far.