The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-03-27
Tho Manufacture Of Canned Goods
in San Francisco.

The Factory or Cutting q Co.
We give In this numblr Of the Journal Of
Commerce an illustration Of one OF the largest
local manufacturing establishments on this
OF Cutting x Go. Is az well known on the Pa
clic Coast as Is that Of Crosse & Blackwell in
England, aud II Is as fully deserving Of honor
a. its older prototype.
The Factory and Store Rooms.
which are probably the finest buildings In that
quarter OF the city, arc located on Main street
between Market and Mission, %occupyfny the
whole OF 1.-TWO 20 vara lot. The whole has q
frontage OF Isl feet on Main street, by one OF
10 feet 10 Inches on Spear street, and extends
2I5 feet between the streets. The factory
building Is q frame one, two stories In height
with q basement, while the storchousc Is Of
brick and Is made SO as to resist the sevcrcst
earthquake. The whole framework consists
Of IMMENSE beams and joists firmly boltcd
together and TO the roof, SO that the walls
might fall while the floors, roof, etc, would
remain standing and uninjurcd with their con.
tents. The factory Is l0O Feet square. The
basement is used for storage. The ground
floor Is used for general manufacturing pur-
poses, while the second floor Is appropriated
TO the manufacture Of Can and the storage OF
Timers stock.
The Process of Manufacture
Is very simple. We do not, however, propose
entering into details, but will simply content
ourselves with saying that the fruit havin.
been received On the main floor Of the factory,
Is first carefully weighed and has It's quality
carefully examined, is then passed to different
gangs Of laborers who prepare II by pccling,
eorirS and stoning, IS packed in cans and GOV:
cred with Syrup Of Sugar, sealed and passed
through a bath. II is then placed on trucks,
which, by a steam elevator, arc carried to the
second story. where they are lacqucred, label.
led and cascd. The fruits used are all of tho
best quality-of the kind found on the best
f1Ffr1fa tables None lar ill., YN,tr.=f .-1tt. -,
gar Is used. In the Summer season there arc
not less than
Four Hands Employed,
or which forty are occupied in making Tir
Cans, the balance in preparing and packing
the fruit. The factory Il divided into eight de
partmcnts, in seven OF which none but white
labor Is employed. The firm is gradually try,
ing tD work out the Chinese element, ard /:
doing so MS fast as circumstances will admit
They would now employ non but white labor
but II Is difficult TO get 90 many men and boy:
as they need for three or four months only
The power used is supplied by an engine q
to IO.horsc power. with two fifteen foot boil
crs: All the cooking is done in iron Yats heat
cd by steam coils. Icllics and preserves arc
made in copper kettles in the same manner
The extent OF their trade Is immense, last ycaI
they put up fully
Two Million Cans
or Table Fruits. jams, Jcllics, etc, which arc
worth on a moderate estimate hnlf a million
dollars. This includes Canned Meats which
are also put up by the firm. or Meat, there
Is n good deal being put up for export to Eng.
land, but the competition from Australia and
South America is very close, and there will be
considerable difficulties TO encounter In this
department. For
salmon Packing
This firm has n large establishment on the Co.
lumbln River, where they put up 35,0 900 cases
q year. Most OF this Is shipped to England,
Australia aud South America, where, on oc-
count Of lis splendid quality, It finds a ready
market. In fruits and vegetables they have
done M unusually
large Export Trade
Fec !!:s past season. They have gone chiefly
10 the Western and Middle States. Here their
splendid quality has obtained for them uniycr-
sal favor. Did Gold and Grecnbacks more
nearly approximate In value, this branch Of
the trndc would become n most important ono.
As 1t Is now the goods cost the house n GER
tain amount in Gold, no matter what premium
currency has East. Should the latter be low.
they can be sold nj n profit, otherwise those
who purchase from this coast have TO advance
Their prices MS The premium on currency nd
fanccs. Having reached a certain point they
can sell no more, and must either cease buy
Ing or sell at q loss. At The present time the
premium leaves no profit, and the conse-
quence u n decline In the demand for goods
from California. In Montana and Idaho they
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e~lIsivcly monopollzcd by the merchants OF
81. Louis. Their goods nrc found on the tables
0l every hotel on the borders Of the Pacific,
ana on every ship thnt leaves The port Of San
Francisco. Besides selling their own goods
they also sell j. Winslow's Corn and Holsters,
Tor which they find u large and ready sale on
this coast. The firm have been Identified with
the progress Of the coast for over the past
twenty years, having began business will,
twelve men,
AN far back M 1853,
When there were few Industries Of any kind
carried Oh In San Francisco. AT that time the
prospects Of success were by no means cncOIIr
aging, but energy and perseverance,, when
properly directed, can work wonders, and il
did 30 In this cnse. Starting In OH CONNER
clal street below Darie-On the wharf, They
struggled ahead Till they saw light breaking
and finally In 1865 were enabled to erect tht
present splendid factory. They hnyc the credit
Of having pioneered one OF the most impor
tant Industries Of The coast, and thus saving
TO the people hundreds OF thousands Of dol
lars In the preservation and utilization O
wise been lost for want Of Il purchaser. TIT
firm ship their goods 10 all parts OF America
we mny say 10 nll parts Of the cartlI-nnt
not satisfied with past victories keep on In
crCasing their productions, their capital, Ant
the number OF wOrkIncn that they employ
The general manager. Mr.. Sidney ". Smith
Is q courteous and Obllging gentleman and 10
active, energetic business man. And In con
Guiding this TASTY sketch Of the great house
whose h0nOrs lIu so well bears, We may OK