The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-07-24
PRESERVING FRUITS AxD vEoEr.
ARIES.
Something Practicable for Crangers or
Capitalists.
How to Keep The Money At Home.
LIE. a.have am r.,AnlI.nm.n. a. One.

This paper and the Emporia Real
Estate Register have called the atten-
ton OF oar people to the important
matter of adopting some method by
which the immense quantities of fruits
and vegetables which annually go to
waste in this vicinity, might be turned
10 profitable account. Thousands OF
dollars now sent east Tor all kinds OF
canned goods could be saved right here
by erecting factory to utilize the
products of our own soil. And not
only this, thousands more of money
might be brought here in exchange for
our surplus products. We are near a
vast region of country which consumes
all kinds of canned goods in immense
quantities. We can supply that coun-
try with these goods If we will. The
only question is, have We the enter
prise to make the attempt.
Our article OF few weeks ago, on
this subject, written by one of our cit
liens who has given the subject much
thought, attracted general attention.
Among others who noticed it was w.
B. Andrews, Esq, newcomer who
resides near the city. So much inter-
ested was he that he wrote a letter to
the "Alden Fruit Preserving Compa-
NY" of Chicago, in regard to the mat
ter. This company, we may say, is the
owner ola new process for preserving
fruits and vegetables, with headquar-
ters at Chicago. At our request BIr.
Andrews handed US the company's re-
ply to his letter, from which we are
permitted to make the following ex-
tract, which throws much light on the
subject, and which cannot fail to inter
est our readers:
CHICAGO, July G, 1874.
w. Il. ANDREWS, EsQ.-DEAR SIR:
Yours of the 18th of June In regard to
an Alden factory at Emporia, is re-
ceived. An evaporator which has a
capacity for drying or turning out
from 400 To GOO pounds of Alden APP
Piles (75 to 100 bushels of green APP
ples) per day, will cost about 81 200 set
up. We charge 81 900 for the machin-
cry and right, and the lumber and
putting up besides IA building) will
cost about 300. Almost any building
can be used, or one may be built eX-
pressly for It. There are some evapor-
ators at Manhattan, Kansas, put in last
year. l believe we have sold several
In Missouri, one at Muscatine, Iowa,
and some thirty in Michigan this spring
and summer. -Four farmers at Palmy-
ra, Mich, bought one last fall, and did
so well that that they have bought
three more this summer. We have
also sold some in Ohio this summer.
Two can be more economically man
aged than one, and factories now built
have in them all the way from one TO
ten NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of them from
two to four. If / should build would
make the building 32x40, three stories
high and basement, which IL large
enoGglI for four evapOrators. You can
start with one or two. ] should put in
two.
Evaporators can be run profitably
upon vegetables and all kinds of fruit;
green corn, pumpkins, squashes, green
peas, apples, peaches, berries, etc. a
good demand for Alden fruits has been
established during the past three years.
We could have sold, 1 presume, from
5000 to 10000 barrels OF Alden apples
the past season more than we made in
our live factories"
Accompanying this letter was a sam
pie OF the Alden apples. 1t is certain
ly far superior To any dried apples we
ever saw. Mr.. Andrews will be in
possession of pamphlets in a few days
which will explain fully. Now, here
is chance for the Changers of Lyon
county, or for some of our monied men,
20 do good thing for themselves and
the country. We shall give such fur
Their facts as come to our knowledge in
regard to this important enterprise.
We trust that steps will be taken at
once to secure it.