Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-04-21
ANOTHER BOOM.
SACRAMENTO TO HAVE A SECOND
FRUIT CANNERY.
IA Enterprise that viii Add to
the Prosperity of the
Capital City.

One of the chief objects in the formation
Of the Sacramento City and County I'M
proyement Association was the encourage
ment of new business enterprises, and to
that end a committee was appointed on
manufactures. This committee is COM
posed OF thoroughly competent business
men, and they have not been idle The
manufacturing establishments in this city
are all on a paying basis, and there is
plenty of room for more. New industries
are springing up on every hand, and no
enterprise that is conducted on business
principles need fail here The committee.
in view of the fact thst there is but one
canning establishment III this civ, has
decided to start another, and their sugges-
ton meets with approval on every hand.
Sacramento city is in the midst of the
largest and most productive fruit section in
this State and thousands of dollars worth
OF trnlt goes to waste annually, because il
ripens too fast for export and the facilities
for canning are inadequate to handle the
crops. AS to the benefits derived from.
such industries, take Santa Clara valley for
an example. 1t has several canneries.
three of which are in the town of San
Jose. They are money making establish
ments. perfect boon to the fruit-raiser.
The com'aitlee has decided to organize a
company, 10 DE known as the Sacramento
Fruit Packing, Canning and Driving Com
pany. To that end they have secured
refusal for thirty days OF the st. Louis
brewery property, corner of Sixth and G
streets, for $1,000. 1t is admirably located.
as fruit can be unloaded from cars at the
front doors of the warehouse. The lot is
1@0Ai60. A two-story brick building, with
cenep.ed cellars beneath. extends from G
TO the alley, 100 feet, is 80 feet in width, in
excellent repair and will need but little
changing to adapt it to the business. The
buildings on this property cost originally
over 0,0OO. 1t contains ar engine with
capacity sufficient for all power purposes,
and no better location for the handling of
fruit and the product Of the cannery could
be found within the city limits.
The projectors propose forming corpo-
ration, say of 5000 shares, at par value of
$40 each. They are ofthe opinion that during
the first year it will not be necessary to cali
in more than 20 per cent. of the subscribed
stock, and after the first year the business
Will pay It's way and return handsome divi-
dends. The property can De purchased by
payment of $4,000 cash, and leaving q
lHOi lS5Sd Oi GO;UOO tuSiSOD Tor term oil
years at low rate of interest Surely no
better opportunity for safe investment
was ever offered in this city, and the capital
stock will all be spoken for before the same
can be issued.
This, besides giving the fruit-growers an
opportunity to save every pound of their
fruit, will give employment to hundred
or more white men and women. boys and
girls. Cor it IS said this Ihi= IS enc u fho IN
stit' 'ncs ha' viii BE- run Atn VI Toe aid
of CAlnese hcip. S.aye this matter was
made public yesterday it was the talk of
the town, and every one in discussing it re-
marked: Good 1t will be success from
the start"
From figures gathered from other can
nerles, 1t is estimated that about 0000-
exclusive of cost of buildiDg-wiu be re-
quired to put up pack of 10000 cases, the
number proposed for the first year. This
will include the cost of machlnery-which,
by the way, is quite small A gentleman
experienced in the canning business visited
the proposed premises yesterday, and said
they were equal to plant costing $40 900.
The matter will be pushed, so as to be
able to commence handling the early fruit,
and those desiring to take stock will have
to consult with the projectors Immediately,
for their motto is: First come, first
served -