The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-04-21
About Corn Packing.


Dear Sir
Win sou kindly publish what We have to say
aud also the following facts and correspond
encc relating to the rccstdbli,hng Of the can
ming bushes, in yonr community. BY 50 doing .
You will greatly obligc u, and also, other, who
are cqnally Interested.
On November 9TH 1850 We leased, for one
year, Of the Winslow Packing Co, the two corn
factories in Skowhcgan, and North Ansol,
with the pr1si,o that the lease for same should
not be signed until POO acre, Of corn had been
subscribed on our books, 10 guarantee profit
able business. Early in November "o sent the
ollowing contract to Skowhcgan.
CONTRACT.
II j. hereby agreed between the Portland
Packing Co., uf the one part and the other sub
scriher, hereto, each for himself, that each Of
the said other subscribers will, the season Of
1856, plant and cultivate with sweet corn,
raised from seed To be furnished by said Port
land Packing Co., the quantity Of land hcreun-
der set against his name. and no moro, and de-
liver the corn in a green state and in suitable
condition for canning. at said cempany's factory
at Skowhcgan, for the sum Of three cents for
~ cnts eight ounces when cut from the cob,-
etc. The SAID company agrees To- accept the
corn planted and delivered in accordance With
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same at the above price within ten 100 DAYS
from clo>c Of packing season. The seod - bee
nfrti>hrd Ls. n it"ititun fhckinS % NJ c"Nt
If not over 81 four dollars per hu-hrl, etc.
The above contract WAS signed by L. T..
Iuhkins Of CornVillc, Maine, and one hundred
and thirty three others, subscribing and agree
ing to plant the 200 acres and signed the
lease aud tAc Wnslow Packing Co., turned the
property over to our hands. We made all
necessary arrangements aud early in the pres
ont /. Ii
lowing circular.
PORTLAND, Apr 1856.
Dear Sir:
We have your name on our Books for
--acres Of sweet corn 10 be planted for and
delivered at our factory at SkoWheSan, Nc.
Same to be raised from on seed and to be suit
abl, cultivated to produce the best possible re-
suits. We shall expect you TO plant the above
acreage and deliver the corn Al our factory
when it i in suitable condition for canning
and when it is ordered in By the man III charge. |
The seed is now ready and can be obtained at
the Factory, 1t is As much, if not more, for
orr interest than for yours, that we get clean |
bright and good yielding seed aud We endcavor, |
in every way to do So We are very careful in |
selecting same and send only the best to our
Factories. The seed formerly planted is worth |
less for our purposes and cannot accept |
corn raised from those varieties. We can tell
corn raised from our seed it is distinctly our |
own variety and cannot he obtained elsewhere.
We shall pay for corn delivered in accordance |
with above terms and instructions within ten
Q0l days after closing packing operations III
the fall.
Very truly,
PORTLAND PACKING Co.
On Friday April 10th, we received the follow
ing epistle
CoRNvILLE, MAINr, Apr. 18th, 1856.
Mcssrs. of Portland Packing Go.
Your circular from Portland |
hearing date Anril 1886 wherein you say YOU
have nv name to plant acres of sweet corn for |
your Skowhegan factory, was duly received, and |
in reply will say, that to begin with don't like
your style OF doing business II you are re-
hanie' SAFE concern WI! nor amy nv man
name To your papers, OF NJ least locate your |
selves by giving street and No. OF Your place OF
business lou must THINK US farmers prec-
louS set OF iooiS 10 plte al su'H oai' a -"
throw out, aitef inc experience We nave h"u ~
this sweet corn business. We nave received
papers very similar /" the one you SENT oe'ofe
TINS, ana never tectiNeu 80 Ihneh as "iie GEM
for corn delivered. 10 make long story snort
Will inform you that uhaet present 'ltcuh-
stances shail pant no corn ioi a"u' i'''u'f
for these reasons-lst, You really know nothing
oi the seed your agent Soils mere ana IL II pros
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We carried the above composition TO Inc
mercantile agency of +. Russell x Co., ana re-
ceiNed the following letter
PORTLAND, Nh, Apr. 49, 1856.
Portland Packing Co.
PORTLAND, MI
Gentlemen:
Referring to the forcgon correspond |
cnce we have to saw. that those connected with |
me owncr,bin and management of your Co.'S |