Smyrna times., 1880-07-21

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THE statement made in the Daily Nc,os of
Wilmington that DR.. Collins of this town
intended to bring suit of libel against the
Republican Of that city for giving publicity
to- the details Of a recent mysterious case
in this town, is not correct. lie did not
SEQ the article in the RepuJhcaa and does
not consider himself in anywise involved
in the case.
EvAronATORs.-Tho subject Of fruit evap.
Grating to which wo have alluded several
times, has taken full and deiinate shape
for business, and as a branch of enterprise
will make itself felt in our community for
| the next threo months. We have already
noted tho establishment Of three evapora.
tors at Clayton by Messrs Robt H. Gilman
and Charles Barker of Milford, requiring a
! force of GO or 70 hands.
Mr.. Edwin Hopkins and Harris j. Paige,
| Of tho same place, arc now placing three
in building on Market st. in this town
that will require from $50 to $50 baskets
per day and from Is TO 50 laborcrs
Messrs. John NJ. Noshell and Joshua I.
Jerman are erecting a building on LOT
! belonging to the former on the road to the
Landing in which they will have two
machines, requiring 800 or moro baskets
and from 80 to GO hands.
Horace Spruancc on his farm between
this town and Clayton is having i building
erected by - ic,t far two Nlrycrs Of the
"Anthony' pattern with capacity Of %0r
TO $50 baskets needing some 80 or GO labor
crs
john Anthony, on AZ adjoining farm
who has had one rvcral years OF his owl
H.
frame whcci-li1e device in which are numcr
Gus trays on which tie fruit is placcdJ j.
having an additional one erected, the two
Of about the same capacity as those Of Mr.
Spruance.
Isaac $. Lapham, who has had two dry
ors for year or t,;o, is haying additiOna
improvements to facilitate his work.
4. l.. Hudson has had dryer in opera
ton for several years, but is having an ad
ditional largo one erected.
y. T. Underwood has had an cvaporato
with the Roswell Heater in use for sevcra
years and may increase hisfaciIitics
John z. Hudson has procured two smal
evaporators with a capacity oi 100 to ljt
basket, and Moses Price, .jr., is having on,
of about the same capacity erected q
Brcnford
The cvaporators of Anthony, Laphan
and Spruancc, arc very similar in principa
and construction and the fruit dried l.
these machines has proved to be good il
appearance and flavor, and very salablc a
remuncrative prices.
These drying houses will require tn
labor, if run on their full capacity, Of som
800 operators, and the canning establish
. mcnt of John II. lIoiiecker VIII reduir
about 100 more, making it very plain tina
, the demand for labor will be fully up I
: the supply. True, this labor mostly j
: preparing the fruit for cyaporating an
J packing for market Is performed by females
, thus calling into rcquisition large elias
> that ordinarily havo no reckoning OH
. pay roll. Young girls and boys who az
mostly dependents on their parents fc
, support can by skill and industry in thcs
establishments earn the WAGES Of a laborin
! man. Messrs. Hopkins q Paige intend t
:, use pcaring machines, as will perhaps IT,
:, other establishments by which one pc
! son can pear ten or twelve baskets per da,
" The canning establishment Of John !
:, iIOi.ccl.cY Will use 500 baskets por day an
! can right along without regard to prices
> the city, having cans manufactured to Ii
J.; number Of over 100000.
:, The average work Of q peach rcarcr Wit
- knife isabout five baskets pcrday, which vi
II make the fruit to pass through their hanC
:. exceed 1000 baskets pog day, equivalent
>, I ear loads per day, - per week or QG p,
=, month. 1t takes but a little calculation
sec that the figures in a monetary sen
are important. The price paid for pcarir
Of is we believe, 10 cts. per basket, whiC
s finds It's way into the pockets Of our labc
cs ers and thence to our business cstablis
10 meMt5 which otherwise would go to Il
rs Golfers of rich railroad corporators. 1t
I'd hardly probable, however, that these m
e. chimes during the six weeks OF the acti
ID peach season Will he run on their full {
,f pacity. When peaches net 40 cts. in t
&c. city market, taking the speedy turni
N into money IN consideration, there is mo
I'd profit in shipping. This is hardly prot
Ut BE, however, except with some of the bt
he varieties. The usual yield in dryed fri
nd PEI basket is about tt3., but with SOY
les varieties It may run up to 3! lbs 7
Of dISer has 20 run lis chances in = measu
to the same rs the shipper on the profit Of t
in season, but the $4,000 or $4,000 paid
he labor is as safely lodged in our commun
he as heretofore it has been in the hands
el. the freight agent.