The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-11-06

and we will never for Il moment re-
gret it.
THE ALDEN FRUIT PROCESS.-As
before announced in this paper, articles
of incorporation have been filed by
well known citizens OF this city looking
to the organization of a company for
the purpose OF preserving fruits by the
Alden process of evaporation. The
capital stock has been placed at S12,-
600, and books opened to secure the
subscription of such capital stock.
Having made inquiry Of Mr.. Eli Car
ter, Secretary, at whose office the stock
books can be seen, we learn that sub
scriptions are coming in very slowly;
that there does not seem to be that
interest manifested i'll the matter that
an undertaking of so much importance
! demands. The primal cause doubtless
is that orr citizens generally have not
| looked into the matter-have not i'll
formed themselves as to the real value
of the process, and have not estimated
the large income they would annually
receive for the products OF their orch
ords hereafter. We're such company
i'll successful operation here. 1t is Il
noteworthy fact that thousands ofbush-
els-we might with truth say, tons-of
fruit is rCtting on the ground to-day,
| because it will not pay for gathering
| there Is no market for it. Nomin-
! ally, it is true, apples are quoted at
25c per buShel, and few bushels of
| choice winter apples may be sold for
soc per bushel; but probably nine
| tentlIs of the fruit raised in this county
| i never gathered, but remains upon
the ground when it falls, to be eaten
! by the hogs or to rot. BY the Alden
process, all this fruit has at once a
market value, and every bushel can he
converted into commodity that will
| always bring the cash in any market
in the world. Apples dried by this
process command Il much higher price
than by any other mode, commanding
about 81 40 per bushel in the Eastern
markets to-day. By this process every
bushel OF apples raised in Linn county
in excess of the home demand has a
market value in coin, and by our not
having such an institution in successful
operation to-day. thousands of dollars
worth of fruit are going to waste.
The difference between drying fruit in
the open air and by the Alden process
is marked. BY the first, they are
liable to the attacks Of insects. and are
ut all times more or less contaminated
by dust and stray refuse, carried by the
wind, and besides are darkened and
discolored by the partial decomposition
caused by the light and dry heat. BY
the Alden process perfect uniformity
is attained the process is an evapora-
ton in moist air, in the presence of
heat, thus directly initiating nature
hereseltin the organic process of ripen-
ing, the whole being SO quickly ac-
complished that there is no time for
decay to set in. Neither is the fruit
discolored, but preserves intact the
fresh flavor and texture of the original
article. by small outlay of money
an industry may be introduced that will
make now comparatively valueless
product of the county valuable COM
modify; and the products of our
orchards being thus rendered valuable,
more attention and care will be taken
of our orchards, and as consequence
a better and more desirable article OF
fruit will be produced. 1t is an invest
ment that, if properly conducted, will
pay all the way through, and if our
farmers and business men will con-
suit their own interests they will not
see the enterprise lag one moment for
the want of the necessary money to
put IL into succes<f''! operation.