Milford chronicle., 1883-08-01
OUR CANHERIEs.

.
S State has increased its facilities, eithe
a by enlargement or improved maehiu
: cry, which will expedite the handlin
/ of materials.
THE HOUSTON PACKING CO.,
= have packed in round numbers 100000
E cans of raspberries, 10000 cherries, Is
] 600 whOrtleberries. They have 20
acres OF tomatoes growing, large acrC
{ age Of sweet corn under contract, anI
Will pack about 100000 cans of peach
: es. They will bring much Of thei
help from Baltimore.
e. sHOENBERG d CO.,
have been operating since ih aspar;
gus season on every kind Of vegetable
and fruit that they could purchase suit
able for canning. They hope to &c
up $4,000 cans of WhOrtleberries, {
large pack of sweet corn, 10000 can:
| of tomatoes aud $50, 900 cans of peach
rs.
CUYKENDALL's CANNERY
has been manufacturing cans all
spring and will start in ten days to
| pack peaches. He has contracts fol
| 200, 900 cans of peaches and will pack
as many more cans of tomatoes. His
| seasons work will run close to hall-a-
million.
JENKINGS d RHOADs,
at Swan Creek, have enlarged their
building and Will increase their pack
for the season. They will commence
on peaches and will put up about the
usual quantity Of this fruit, but intend
to use more tomatoes than heretofore.
REYNOLDS d. POsTLES,
at Frederica, have manufactured about
600, 600 cans which they will fill with
tomatoes and peaches during the sea-
son. Their factory is one of the larg-
est in Delaware
C. p. ROGERS CANNERY,
near Freder!ca will pack about 100000
cans of corn, tomatoes aud peaches.
Mr.. Rogers has made il a point to pack
only one grade OfgOOds, and that, first
class. He started in very small way
doing nearly all of his work himself
the first season, aud by fair dealing
and making No. 1 brand of goods has
built his trade mp to the present pro-
portions.
SMITH q BRO,
at the MOrdington Mills, will pack
about 100000 cans OF peaches and to-
matOes. They make Il fancy brand, !
which pays about as well for the small /
put up, as DO the large packs /
of other canneiie5.
SHARP d. QUILLEN,
at Harrington, Del, viii use more
peaches and tomatoes this season, than /
ever before. Their pack will approXi- /
mate 40 eco cans Of corn, tomatoes,
berries and peaches.
A. S. SMALL d SON.
packers ofthe Lincoln Brand Of canned
goods, do an exclusive business. We
mean By that, hat the firm have ann
pie means to hold the goods they pack,
until the market prices suit them to
sell, and that they can afford to pack
)nly such grades of fruit as they may
leem suitable, so far rs quality goes.
No pent up Utica confines their pow
.r, for the entire vegetable and fruit
product of this latitude is utilized at
heir cannery. Asparagus, small fruits,
ipples, peaches, plums, tomatoes, corn,
quash, pumpkins, ETC., are all used in
edsOn.
JOHNSON d SMITH,
It Houston, will pack few peaches
nd their usual quantity of tomatoes.
THE GEORGETOWN PACKING CO.,
# Georgetown will pack 100000 cans
# tomatoes. 1t is not known yet how
many peaches will be put up.
FAUCETT d son.
new firm at Georgetown, will manu-
lcture 10000 cans, all of which will
e filled with tomatoes. This firm \
Till not put up amy peaches.
The reports Of the engineers in charge Of the i'm
rovcments on the Delaware and susqHehanna riy- j
rs on the Massachusetts harbors and the riye,s
WestVirginia and Kentucky were received at the
ngineers' Office Of the War Department July 30.
he recommendations couceningDelaware State a
aters are as follows: q
For the improvement of the Delaware river ct d
chooner Ledge the engineerin charge recommends I
appropriation of $4,000 for the next year. The #
,ta appropriations for this work to date are T
10000 b
For the improvement Of the Delaware river near IL
berry Island Flats the engineer recommends an j.
,propriation Of 100000 for use during the next Z
ar. Amount already appropriated forthe work,
.0J,o0O
improvement OF Wilmington harbor Delaware
The engneeres estimate that Si9! 3S4 VIII be re- nj
tired to complete the work, Of which sum he n
inks s75, 900 can be proftaby expended during 4
e next fiscal year Amount already appropriated :,
50, GOO.
Improvement Of Indian river Deawarc-The en- q
neer recommends that the appropriation should p'
at least ss5, 600. Amount already appropriated, Of
O,OOO in
Of Broadkln river Deaware-The al
giueer recommends an appropriation of s3i,50O h,
this work during the next fiscal year. $1,000
IS appropriated by tae act oC1sS2i total appropr ia
ID for worg, S2J, 600. al
of Mspillion creek Delaware-The
gneer in charge estimates that $500 will com a.
,te the work according to the existing project.
+ the bar at the mouth Of the creek is to be i'm "
wed it viii require s55,OOO additional. He re- III
rts that both amounts could be proftably expon m
] during the next fiscal year. Amount appropd ne
d, August 1882, $1,000; total appropriations a
1000; total expenditures, $4,000. II
Improvement Of Saint Jones river, Delaware hi
The engneeer estimates that it viii require at W,
st $4,000 to complete the existing prof. act and oil
uks that sum can be probably expended during no
next fiscal year. $1,000 was appropriated for
work byi heact Of 1881, which has not been en-
y expended, tho engineers accommodation CT,
it be expended on the lower part Of the river al
ing been non-concurred in by the Secretary of III,
Improvement Of Duck creek, Delawaro-The en-
eer reports that the expectations that the cuts -
dc in this would maintain themselves have not
n realized and that the cuts made iu 1sS1sf are .i
y completely filed up. He predicts that the ei'
&c Will happen to the cut which has Just been go
lie. and recommends no further appropriations as
continuing the work on the bar until project br
protecting the work can be made Am'tappropri- an
BY act Of 1882, s2,OoO total appropriations n,
900; entirely expended. ~,
or Improvements Of the Delaware Breakwster =,
Dor the ensiaeer estimates that $3.50 600 VIII be
iired to complete this work and reported that n,
his sum s25oO0o could be probably expended y.
{ year. The act Of 1882 appropriated sis5, COO -
a4S 213 WINS available ,Jufv 1 1874 OH