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H. Kind Bakery |
Herman
J. Kind came to Elgin by the way of Watertown, Wisconsin, where he was born in
1875. After attending public schools in Wisconsin, he attended
Northwestern University (what he studied there was not specified, but I assume
it was business). Upon completing his studies, he attended The Chidlow
Institute of Baking and Milling Technology. David Chidlow, a chemist for
the Pillsbury Flour Mills Company, learned so much there that he started his own
organization in 1898 called the Chidlow Institute. After Kind completed
his education, he worked in Milwaukee for three years.
In
1893, Mr. Kind came to Elgin to manage Scheele's Bakery, which he purchased in 1900
and changed the name to the H. Kind Baking Co. The plant shown above was
located at 414-420 McBride Street, and produced products such as HO-MAID and
ELGIN DAIRY MAID bread. Their advertisements stipulated that
they were "Master Bakers and Originators of Specially Baked Products"
and boasted a "...Modern Plant--Sanitary Perfect". Elgin
Today maintained that Mr. Kind was "...and thorough business man and
deserve(s) the success that he has attained".
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An ad
from the
H. Kind Bakery
(circa 1922) |
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