Daily Republican., 1882-06-03
A FALSE STATEMENT.
AN UNFOUNDED ARTICLRIN AN
AFTERNOON PAPER
CAUSES TROUBLE.

On Thursday afternoon, a ..represen-
tative of the REPUBLICAN paid visit
to Moir's cannery south of Eleventh
street bridge for the purpose of ascer-
tanning the trouble between Mr.. TAFT,
the superintendent of the cannery, Mr..
Neil, one of the bosses, and the mem
bers of the firm, it having been report.
cd that Mr.. Neil was discharged and
Mr.. TAFT, in consequence rendered his
resignation. The facts in the case
were ascertained, but Mr.. Moir Clark,
requested that nothing be said in refer
ence to the trouble, as he did not wish
to harm Mr.. Tati or Mr.. Neil, by Civ
ing publicity to the facts. The news
paper scribe complied with his request
and decided to say nothing about it.
In looking over the columns of an af-
ternoon Journal, yesterday, a lengthy
piece headed "Trouble at the Can
nery," was read with some surprise,
and as the article appeared to be all
one sided, the reporter made another
trip to the cannery, in order to ascer-
tain why such a statement had been
| published, the circumstances of which
being entirely different from what the
REPUBLICAN reporter supposed them
to be. The writer was cordially received
by Mr.. j Moir Clark, who had read
the article in question, and after being
| shown through the immense establish
ment by Mr.. A. Biardot, the following
letter was handed to the reporter
which explains the whole difficulty
| WILMINGTON, Del, June 2nd, 1882.
Editors Daily REPUBLICAN-D Dear Sir
| yV nab aI ,v d.
ing, this afternoon, an article in the
"Every Evening" headed 'Trouble at
the Cannery."
On reading this article, comnuni-
Gated with the editor of the aforesaid
paper, and asked him to state the
name of his informant, which he re-
fused to do.
Our only course now is to put the
matter in the hands of our solicitor.
But at the same time we cannot allow
such unfounded and damaging reports
to be circulated regarding our establish
ment, without at the same time, giving
them a most unqualified and emphatic
denial.
The facts of the case are as follows:
When we erected our cannery here
in November last, we determined to
run it all the year round and to enable
us to do so in the asparagus and pea
seasons, successfully, we secured the
services of Mr.. Blardot one Of the
most celebrated preservers Of vegeta-
bles in Paris.
That any of our asparagus is rapidly
or even slowly spelling is untrue, and
it il enough for the public to know
hot hn w
is superior to anything that has yet
been done OF its kind in the United
States, and that our goods are net of
fered for sale in this country.
Mr.. TAFT was dismissed by me, az
Managing Director CT the Company,
acting under cable instructions received
some days ago from the Board of Di rec
tors in London, and carrying ont the
same instructions. MIR. Neil was also
dismissed.
am confident that this action on
the part of our Board will be of great
advantage to the Company. Mr.. TAFT
did not tender his resignation. In re-
gard to tEe Scotch girls who have been
watched over with ''parental care" 30
graphically described by the Every
Evening, allow me to say they were Sc
lected by myself at our Aberdeen fac
tory and arrived here recently.
Mrs. Moir Clark and myself were
not living ct the Continental Hotei,
Philadelphia. The new manager is
one in whom our Board and myself
have every confidence and l am not
the manager of this factory.
Yours faithfully,
j. MoIR CLARK.
1t will be seen from the above that
the statement, published yesterday in
an afternoon paper, was all one-sided,
and no doubt published at the instance
of the retiring mana ger who desired to
mi ure the establishment, to their own
benefit The statement that the French
man is hated by all the employ
ees, is simply absurd, as he appears to
be a perfect gentleman, and says MOTH
| ing to the hands at work, while they
perform their duties as laid out for
them. When they deviate from the
orders given by the manager, then
they are reprimanded and are liable to
discharge for not obeying orders. All
the hands appeared, to the eyes of the
reporter, to be perfectly cnntended, both
Thursday and Friday, and the Scotch
lassies were not in tears. A sample of
the asparagus, which was represented
to be fast spelling, was shown to the
writer. 1t certainly looked delicious,
and far from spelling.
Canning asparagus is a novelty in
thi, country, aud 1t is being done sue
cessfully at Moir's Cannery, for for
eign market. 1t is their intention to
put up $4,000 cans, this season.