Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 01, 1940, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press saturday june 1, 1940 Page thirteen t Wal read has often been called the staff of life and Canada particularly the Prairie regions May Well be termed the bread Basket of the British Empire. Never in its history has the potential capacity of Western Canada As a Grain producing country been of More value in the Empire scheme than at the present time. The baking Industry in Canada is highly important and naturally so because one of the greatest wealth producing assets of the country is its great production of Grain. In Canada for Many years bread making was for the most part a Domestic Art but with the development of towns and cities the baking of bread gradually passed from the Domestic Circle to the family Baker. Within the last decade great Progress has been made in the baking Industry largely through the Advent of mechanical Power and automatic processes. In 1938 it ranked fourth in the number of employees and fifth in the amount of salary and wages paid. The More than establishments engaged in the baking Industry represent a capital investment of nearly More than is paid out annually in wages and salaries and the products of the establishments had a Selling value of approximately the baking of bread is responsible for the greatest amount of this total being Well Over annually. There Are about 140 establishments in Manitoba devoted to the baking Industry and among these Are to be found some of the most modern plants on the continent. Milling Industry which is Allied to the baking business has existed to meet Domestic needs i for More than 300 years. It is one of Canada s oldest manufactures but it is Only within l recent times that its Progress has become spectacular. War creates demand and gives impetus to the Trade and it is one of the most vital necessities for a nation at War. In addition to supplying All Domestic requirements Canada is one of the largest exporters of wheat flour. The milling Industry has production annually valued at rather More than and in Manitoba alone there Are 34 Mills with invested capital of Over and nearly 500 employees. Phe importance of the milling and baking industries is therefore justly classified As one of the most important in the entire Canadian Economy. This ii one of a series of pages setting out the supreme importance of keeping Winnipeg s purchasing Power alive for t Hever Indof and stimulating the willingness of Winnipeg s people to Back the War front Frith an Active Home front the will Deal with various phases of business Enterprise a the made by the co operation of the following Public spirited firms Sarratt airways transportation Ltd. Transcontinental coach lines Ltd. Winnipeg engraving co. Ltd. Bryce bakeries Ltd. Centra press Ltd. City Dairy limited ciry of Winnipeg Hydro electric system Cowin co., Ltd. Fort Garry tire service Ltd. God s Lake Gold mines Ltd. Hudson Bay mining and smelting co. Ltd. International Harvester co., Ltd. In stir truck division Manitoba Power commission Manitoba Telephone system Perth Dye works Ltd. Province of Manitoba stove co. Ltd. Blackwood beverages Ltd. Saults Pollard Ltd. Winnipeg electric company Arctic ice company great West Coal co. Ltd. Canada Metal co. Ltd. And others ;