Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-07-03

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MsFylani $500 tai.s9
Nns Nofk sNnti ~. 10
..iians and Illinois snss d. y.
s.n'. Nsb.. No. Ars. Nina. .As6 i,I.as5
Ss.s Ssasa. 40 40 ;s.S, :Ss
A'~ s,s.s. : :. '''' ''' O'' so@ $500
iHLm i.6l;n
rssk in is.i l,lsi. "a
Avsr.s, ic.fly for three years i.as.ii
Ther, sppeAf. - be- no material ehAnges
in the business. In mi. State for the ptcs-
at year. Keep, that. while there ne few
new factories, Yet the OH ones will not, a.
fui~. pack 80 many acres a. were packed
IN lsss. - that The trade ncei not fear an
over protaeiioa of Maine corn. provided
TIE qaalliy shall ne malntalact ~ 10. farm
er high standard. of which there Is very
little doubi. excsp, from the danger that
To many people nav be golng iuio ih~
hlsinss. without .aiil lent etpsficacc, or
without proper regard f1r The impDftAnce
10 mAuisinihg the high standing 20 their
lAhsis Am1ug the ehsngcs We note TIE
fiIlosing Mf Hartley &. Baxter. former.
~ OF the Portland PAekius Company. has
lsassd the factory AZ oakland, formerly
operated ~ The winslow Packing Comps
~. and IA. secured about leo acfes. lie
has Al.o bought The Outdt of the factory
Ani leased TIE baliiing At Hslloseil, hsv'
log secured fair scerage a. tL>t place.
,ni has parchAssd The factory 81 Bruns'
sick heretofore osnci AMI operated by
Cspt q &. Jjrdan. Mr.. Baxter l. een-
tlsmAu OF long experience In ne corn ou'i'
ness.
rev factory IA. been bullt a. Var.
moathylle by NJ YORK. % th,, plscr, ani
l. ~ bc opvrsici lIlnily by him AM
M-ssr- Msffiu Brothers. OF Cumbcrlsni
Centre. And = new one has also BEEN built
~ Wet Minot ~ party ~ capitalists
shich u 20 be- under The charge OF Mr. J.
n. Ingcfsol. formerly foreman for the
wiu.l0s PAcklng Compsuy a. Canton.
: neon Merrill OF Fsifn.ii. has leased The
wluslow Packing Co.'S fsctoy Al iaai
place. sui will rau IN same on his o"n
,ccluui uIn ffci Atwood, of Winter.
port, has organized elmpary - oc
kuown a. The wiutsfPofi Packlag Com
ptry, And has parchAssi ihs plAat a. Wiz
tvfyoft belonging - the Uuion PAekine
Company. sni will PACK f1uSOf nSe ihoa''
And cass- oi hae oOrn. IL NJ. BtaIce,
E.g b. amin Tucker Ani other rcsiirnts
of Slrwsy. have recently formed a CO.
psftnersa.p sndef The style " TIE NORWAY
Psck.ng CJmpAny, ani have leased ihe
faciory AZ thai place heretofore occaplci
by the wlnsi1w PAckiag Compauy. The
citr.us % waitohoro have voted town
al Tor the establish neat % = corn factory
in that tlNn. and the factory II nov ia
the process 10 construction
S0mr 90 the smaller packers Who have
heretofore hscu packiog ln an Irregular
EhsFsr - a
great may packers Ia Nalno ~ho pack
ulthout havlng Aby regular brand OF their
osu. anf, arr, therefore, very much De.
psptert apon The niciailons % the marx
~. Ani hAye, tn times past, packed with
"a, .slling 10 advance An experience In
thi. direction not hASiug proved ssilsiac'
tory, some of them have wiihdrAwn.
~ ous can. NJ tai. early date, predict
he smount % corn thai will be packed Ia
Maine this year. The planting season for
corn was the latest Ol any within the
recollection of the oldest inhabltant, with
perhaps. a slngle exception, which, Aiisr
al. proved good corn year. IL may he
assumed that, n the lsisness of the season
doe. not lessen the yield IL will Improve
The quality. - whsieyer corn does suM
eleaty mature for canning will have rc-
c. yci = rapid growth necessarily. Some
times corn which i planted too early
drags along in the spring aud ~ growth
j. irregular aud thereby IT, quality IL AZ
fsets-i by ils being very uneven. The corn
which has come up so FAR this spF.ngis
very dne In sppsarAnce, sud nothing eau
prevent 80 extra q1alliy of corn this year
except = severe drOuih or early frost
Ofesurse 10 Is natural for every manu-
f.c.urer 10 cry up his goods, but 80 Tar -
Maine corn Is concerned A. compared Win
IN. brands from other States, which are
selling AZ much less than the cost OF pack
ing the Maine corn, We can Only claim, 10
b.hAlf OF our enterprising manufacturers
that both the experience OF the kltchen
and chemical analysis show that there Il
more real ccOuOny In buying we'll hllcd
can OF M.lne corn than the hesyily water
q And unpilstAble product which Il palm
ed or upon the public by many cfthe PACK
sr. iu other States. The Anal.sls OF The
ee,ebrated chemist, DR.. ]. y. Gelsler OF
New York, made In 1854, clearly shows
TIA, The claim OF Maine that her climate
and soll are especially adapted 10 the pro-
ductlon OF sweet corn for canning IL main.
tained. A az article OF food II stands 80
p.r cent. above lows packed, aud 30 per
cent. abOye Maryland. There IL therefore,
good rr.sOn why consumers should dis
crimluaie In price. Abundant speculation
h sif,risd In this analysis why M,ipe can
n.d corn has mAintsinoi its position
against Al competitors. From the above
m appears that 80 cents for Maryland corn,
Al Er lows, and sl 20 for Maine, mssns
oricr. adjusted 10 the same difference as
sxls.s In thsir relative value A. food.
The fact that many OF the prominent
wholesale grocefs Of the country who sell
corn under their own labels have, after AZ
tempting 20 pack In their own States,
come back 10 Maine for their corn, !. the
be., evidence Of the superiority OF the
Maine product. especially when We con-
slder the fact that these sane grocers ar
in many instances, interested In corn lace
tories In their own States, where they are
annuAlly packing large Quantities OF corn
70 sell AZ cot prices uuder hetiuous labels
Many OF the packers In Maine who have
tried IL, and there are bat small prOpot'
tiou Who have done go. claim that other
vegetables grown In that State are also
superior 70 the same vegetables grown In
other States for packing purposes, olt
,hey are met by one difficulty, which IL
TAI the shortness OF the season OFTEN
makes bad work. For instance, Maine
grown tomatoes n thoroughly matured,
are very superior. yet. II not fully ma,uFed
are open 20 the objection OF grtenness,
which Is completely overcome In Other
States. However. those who have packed
toms,oes In this State have made sue
e.ss of /, so far ss the quality Is concern
"A. Rot ali are free 10 admit that they can
mo-, PACK them at the low prices Tor which
they are offered 10 other States. Maine