The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-05-31
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The ADVANCE has made frennent
mention Of the Egg and Butter Pack
ing House Of T. T.. Mitchell s. ca.
keeping its readers posted as 10 the
progress of the enterprise. AS tile
building and apparatus are now about
completed and business in full opera.
ton, the time has arrived for Il more
extended account.
Mr.. Mitchell, who represents the
Go. III the firm name, and brother to
I. L. Mitchell, arrived in Worthinpton
last fall from Fulton, Oswpgo county.
n. y, and after looking the ground
over. decided to put in !. packing house
at this point. I. L. Mitchell and ].
j. Bingham arrived later and began
preparations for the building. They
purchased lot Oh 2d.dv. between Sth
and 9th streets, and began excavating
for the basement in January. BY April
first the building was far enough along
to commence business. It is q three.
story structure, 24xl. feet III size. and
has an elevator running from bottom
to top. There are six watts in the base.
ment, with room for two more which
will he added us the business increases.
These watts are made of brick and COW
cred with cement. and each las a
capacity of about 5000 dozen eggs.
The second floor is used for offices
and for receiving eggs and butter, aud
the rear portion is to be fitted up for
packing butter, where two 'butter
workers will be placed.
The third story is for receiving and
cutting straw and storing barrels. Tie
straw used for packing eggs is TO be
cut with Little Giant Gutter, manu-
featured by f: W. Ross & Co., of Full.
ton, n. y, and will cut 1900 pounds an
hour. A wind mill is to be ATTACHED 10
run the cutter.
Messrs. Mitchell & Co., are now re-
ceiving eggs from Minnesota, Iowa ard
Dakota, drawing from points as far
east us Lake Crystal and as far w st us
Valley Springs. They receive now as
high as IS cases day. The eggs are
shipped in boxes of 80 dozen each, the
eggs being placed in "cards" or "lill-
ers y made of light pasteboard, each
filler holding three dozen eggs. The
proportion broken in shipping is about
half Il dozen to case. The eggs are
taken out by hand and sounded and tie
cracked ones are separated and sold at
"reduced rates." The sound ones are
laid in pans with handles and then
dumped into the brine in the watts.
The eggs are kept in watts until the
shipping season which begins in Sep
TENDER. No eggs are "pickled " or
placed in watts after August first. They
will also handle and ship fresh eggs
and expect to handle soon at least 1CO,-
600 dczen year. Their full capacity
for picking is about 10000 year.
With the present prospect, they will
do business Of so goo to $4,000 the
first year and hope to double that in Il
year or two.
AS before stated, the eggs are packed
for shipment in cut straw. the order of
the best straw for the purpose being
rye first. whea: next and then oats. 4
large quantity Of straw will he used
ANA when packing begins four or FIVE
additional men will be needed.
The present fiice is only three men,
viz: +. l.. Mitchell, J. !. Bingham,
and J. H. Bu!kc
The packing house is just fairly
started but the prospect is very en-
couraging and proves What we have so
often argued, that WortI.ington can
introduce number of enterprises
which will do business ever Il large
area OF country instead of over one
county.
A LIFE SAVING PRESENT.
Mr.. NJ. E. Allison. Hutchinson, Kan,
Sayed his life by Il simple trial bottle of
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption. which caused him TO procure
Il large bottle, that completely cured
him, when doctors, change If climate,
and everything else had failed. Asthma.
bronchitis, hoarseness, severe coughs,
aa'l all throat and lung diseases, it is
guaranteed to cure. Trial bottles free
at G: W. Smiths drug store. Large size
81 90.
To read the Worthingtnn ADVANCE
Il stranger would imagine that ~ less
than A railroads were running into
that place, and as many more GA the
way. Bro. Miller is doing some hard
coaxing, and nay possibly live to see
another road or two entpr Worth ncton.