The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-02-16

The Canning Fastsry Matter Presented
~ the Meeting Last NiEht.-The Ras-
sell Real Estate Co1sention-

- ne AAeetiEr last lHlrs-llo A1a-
sell Real Estate Cossention-
Gentlemen 10 the number Of fifty
representing largely the business In
terests Of the city, were present Tues
day night at the board Of trade hail, to
hear and consider the proposition Of
Mr.. William Ballinger. OF KeOkuk,
Iowa, concerning the matter Of es-
tablishing q canning factory ct sa-
lima.
The meeting was called to order
by A. L. Dodge. the vlee-president.
who introduced Mr.. Ballinger to the
audience. AS stated by Mr.. Dodge,
Mr.. Ballinger is president Of the
keokuk Canning company and
presiden. OF the Western Praebing
association.
The speaker stated that he had
come to Salina upon the invitation
OF its board Of trad. During the
day he had visited portions OF the
city aud outlying territory IN COM
lsny with several Of its citizens.
He Was very much impressed with
the advantages Of Salina for the es-
Enlistment Of q canning factory.
IL possesses the soil aud population
essential 10 the successfully carry
ing out Of that enterprise. Mr.. Bal
linger made Baltimore, Nd, az the
comparative basis for his eOmputa-
lions, as Baltimore il q great manu-
featuring center Of canned goods In
this country. While at Washington
City recently he had called upon
Col. Greedy, Of the signal service,
aud gained from him the informa-
ton that the rainfall Of Kansas was
lOur-flfths Of that Of Maryland, and
upon further questioning he was as
-ured by the signal service officer |
that the quality Of the soil In Kan
sas more than compensated for the |
difference Of rainfall.
Mr.. Ballinger had heard state
ments which induced him to be-
lIeve that Kansas was not q first
class section for the growth Of corn,
bur upon full investigation be had
Oecome convinced that II Is espeo-
tally adopted to corn, tomatoes, peas
and beans. which articles enter Into
the manufactures Of canning fac
tory.
The Keokuk factory has been In
operation now about thirty years
the last four years under his super
vision a. its president and manager.
IL was paying splendid dividends
The territory auxiliary to the fac
tory was eurtailed in half by the
Mississippi river, and the soil fail
ed TO compare with TIE soil about
Salina. He estimated that on &C
count Of the poor land there, the
quantity Of really good land at KeO-
kuk, (dedueting one-half for the ter
ritory eliminated by the Mississippi
river, would rate only One-sixth Of
the good land at Saliua for
the purpose OF canning
factory. About SIS 600 had been
invested for buildings and ma
'hinery for the Keokuk works.
One hundred labOrers were employ
d regularly; double that number
Turing the busy season. They were
largely women aud made q dollar
10 a dollar and a quarter a day for
h'ir services. Tomatoes cost 20
-ents bushel, corn So a ton at the
factory, END 20 Oh. These figures
would give the farmer i'm this cOun-
Try $40 AN acre for the production OF
thcse articles.
Fortunately at Sslina. Mr.. Bullln-
ger said, tie lsbOring population
dwell In the northeast section Of the
smoky Hin river. An outlet was
necessary To carrying of the refuse
rom IA canning factory, and the
smoky Hin would serve that ur-
pose admirably.
Dir. Ballinger vas asked numer-
uus questions regarding the workings
If canning factory, cost Of mater
ial, etc. Some conversation Of quite
an indefinite character was euga- ed
in by citizens. No proposition was
formally made to Salina by Mr..
Ballinger.
The following committee was
chosen to act in conjunction with
Mr.. Ballinger to formulate q plan
for the establishment OF a canning
factory al Salina: a. L. Dodge, A.
Wellington, DR.. j. W. Daily, NJ. J.
Welisiager and Alex Berg.
The secretary, Mr.. Bond, read
communication from the real estate
men Of Russell, calling the special
attention Of Salina Real es-
tate and business men to the real
90 a'e convention which convenes in
Russell on Thursday, Feb. 10, and
requesting that a large delegation
shall 20 from Salina. The oommu-
nicaiion recited that other parts Of
the state were holding their real es-
tate meetings, for the purpose OF in
flueneing immigration which was to
come into Kansas this spring, and It
beboOved the towns which were
tributary to the Union Pacific from
Salina west, for which the cOnven-
ton was called, to be acting.
Dir. Bond stated he hal been
selected by the real estate men 10 at
tend the Russell convention, but he
thought Salina-wbioh was the larg-
est town in the scope Of territory
named-shOuld send 4 delegation Of
twenty-five gentlemen to Rus ell on
Thursday. The chairman appointed
Oscar Seitz as q delegate to represent
the board Of trade at Russell, and
requested that as many real estate
and business men as could to attend.
Shooting "a = Den.
For some time, till last night, .
woman known as "the actress CLARK"
has been conducting q house in the
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