Democratic messenger., 1888-04-07
THE CANNING FACTORY.
An Effort Being Made to Start
One in Snow Hill,

Ah 63AOEt ooAnB m6uo W 9SaEs
One in Snow Hill.
Pursuant TO call published In the MEs.
sESoER Of last week, meeting was held
In the Court House on Monday evening
Of this week for the purpose Of TAX
ing some step to establish canning fac.
tory in Snow HILL The attendance was
very small. considering which, the result
was very flatering.
On motion Of DIR. Chas. p. Jones, VIM.
+. johnson. Esq, was called to the chair
and G. l.. Vincent elected Secretary. The
chairman. then In neat speech stated the
object Of the meeting and requested the
secretary to read several letters which Mr..
IIurlock had received from propriciors oi
different canning establishments in the
State. These letters showed that an es.
tablishmeni such rs we require, could be
fitted up and he put in operation for
5000.
! II was then agreed that the capital
stock should be $1,000; and the shares
$40 each, thus giving all Of our citizens
and the farmers Of this vicinity an oppor.
tuniiy To take stock. The next thing in
order was TO ascertain how many shares
would be taken by those present. In II
few minutes, altlough,as we stated before,
the attendance was small, over 80 shares
were taken.
A committee Of five consisting of Mr..
John J. Collins. Jacob Sturgis, J. J. lIur.
lock, Thomas u. Johnson. and Lawrence
Hastings, was appointed to wait ON the
people and solicit their subscriptions
The meeting then adjourned till Monday
evening next when the report of the com.
mittcc will he received, and il will he as.
ccr,aincd whether or not We will have
canning establishment in Snow Hill, this
season.
The work has been put of long enough
already, il we are going to have il. The
farmers are now prcparin. their land Tor
their crops and II SEED is To be planted
for the vegetables needed by a canning cs.
NHC MUIh IUuSt uc uOUt VI
once. Let the farmers, merchants and
mechanics turn out on Monday night us
well as the professional men, and show to
the people of other sections 0i the State
that we have determined to no longer de.
pend solely upon wheat and yellow corn
for u livelihood. Every farmer living
i,,.ss IA, . ratiua e ..fE -.
Hill, that is able, should take, at least
one share of the stock. $40 thus invested
is not thrown away, hut we are willing
.o stake our reputation on the success of
the enterprise il the proper person isput
at the heal of il. which we have no
doubt will be done. Our farmers must
have some way of earning money during
the summer, and as we have said before
this is the most practical way We know of
getting il. This canning factory will ben
eft the whole community-therc is not
one who will not feel its influences ere il
has been established two years. Every
merchant in Snow Hill should take more
stock, because it will be the means of put
ting more money In your pockets. Go to
the Court House, everyone, on Monday
night and lei your light so slime that all
men may know you are at least alive
This is no pet scheme of ours. we have
no more to do with il than you have,
reader, hut II is for our mutual benefit
when private parties will moi take such
step then let the peopie show their hand
What little We can do toward it, Is done
gladly and il il should fall through we
shall have the satisfaction Of having done
our duty. VIM. 5. Wilson, Esq, John J.
Collins, Thomas Y. johnson, Lawrence
Hastings, Oliver ID Collins, aud others Of
our cntcrprising citizens have shown their
faith in the enterprise by subscribing lih.
orally, and we are sure there are many
others who will do likewise to-day or an
Monday night u, the meeting No money
is 10 he paid in until The $1,000 is subscrih.
cd and the stockholders have elected III.
rcc,ors who will then proceed To collect
the money and invest il.