Sharp County record., 1877-12-07

Oh inc cap, hhiO "NthAhou lQn
with one hand, while he holds the 4,
of solder in the other. A stream Of 6
made from naphtha is thrown from \
burner upon the soldering-iron, vii
melts the solder and seals the can /
fast as it can be turned upon the p,i
form. Two cans are sealed every h,
ute. when every thing is ready. All
will seal from 700 to 1000 cans in all
and the pay is 7c. per 100. This vo
was formerly done by men at cost
e. or SS a day, consuming twice /
much solder, and this is a good illush
ton of the value of labor-saving h
chinery.
The cans pass Immediately from u
solder to the cooking apparatus. n
cooking tank is six feet long, three wj
and four deep, furnished with an |.
vator having capacity of ll2 gsD I
cans. The sealed cans are lowered I
to the tank, and cooked by steam /
two hours. There are four of hs
cooking tanks. The cans are partis
cooled after cooking, and vented /
making a pin-hole to let out any |,
within, and are immediately seal
again. They are then removed to
platform outside the building, to CO
pIlete the cooling. After this come |
thorough examination of every can, n
any defect in the soldering which !;
INKS air. The smallest hole would s
the contents of the can in a few ds
ANY leakage of air is indicated byi
bullying of the head of the can, Iii
perfectly tight, there is a slight depr .
sion of the head. The cleaning Of I
outside of the can and labelling, CO.
pletes the work. The goods are ID
boxed and sent to two wholesale groe
of New York, who take all the tomst
manufactured by this company, Th'
are mostly consumed in the city and |
vicinity.
The cases are made of half-inch p,
with inch heads, and come in shO |
from Michigan, and are put togeti
here. The cost of labor and matei|
| is about Is cents a case.
Besides the canned goods, catsq
manufactured from the skins, and /
refuse that is rejected at the hOH;
The whole mass first passes thrOug'
mill, which separates the pulp from
skins. From the vat of the mill |
pulp is pumped up stairs into a re-
voir. When a sufficient quantity |
accumulated, it is drawn from |
reservoir into the cooking tank, 1
cooked three hours. 1t is then dnI
off into barrels, and allowed to fernI
one week. The pulp settles at the
tom, free from impurities, and
water at the top is poured off, andI
barrel filled again with the tomato pI
1t is then returned to the cooking,aI
and heated; the spices are added,
the catsup is barreled and sent
market, where it is bottled. labeled,
sent to the retailers. One New y
man takes all the catsup made by1
: company, at Is cents gallon.
Apples will follow tomatoes in
order, and have already begun to @
in from the neighboring farms in
ted quantity. These are packed in 4
hon cans, and are designed for pies |
sauce in family use. There is a i
demand for canned apples in the B
pean markets, and it is not improb,|
that they will supersede the shipmer|
apples in barrels, which are greatly
posed to decay and loss, both on
voyage and after arrival. The can
goods are a safe article for shipmI
and, if necessary, can wait a long
for market and consumption, witt |
damage.
The large piles of apples in the St
house, the streets about the fael
crowded with teams waiting TO uni
the platforms filled with tomato era
the busy crowd inside the factory,
the daily shipment of canned goods
like the revival of business in this
munity.-W. Gift, Mystic Bridge,
in Country Gentleman.