Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-08-28
cAsNEp.aooos TRADE.
r THAT Has drown to Vast Fro
Indns", I'm This Country.

f.,dn
'"u to enormous proportions i'
i ~ preserving food products Nv
a, o, and potlllng: In 1877 NJ.
n,ss . distinguished French chom-
p s,oG that organic substances rc-
l ! ~ fresh an indefinite time by be-
heo from contact with the air.
arratively little use was made OF
!, canton for many years except
i;Iors. About the year 1885, how
. small local trade sprang up in
a,nntry in canned oysters and
'oas The discovery OF gold in
.snnia gave al impetus to the
but the first great expansion Oh
- during the civil war. Since
II time the canned-goods trade Las
~ ccd by leaps ard bounds until
a.ort there is capital OF Sl1. 600. :
i,,vssled here in fruit and vegela-
co,ninp alone, giving empi oyncnt
Il 900 persons. who earn yearly
% 900, and lurn out Of goods W. :
pN. leaving a net profit OF about
r. eant. to the investors.
,riue the war advantage was taken
"a r zion Commissariat ID epart-
If the eco lomy in bulk aud the
in ira sportation of came goods.
,o1 meat was found lis 'fdl fer
q in reed marches; ca ined
VA, a valuable substitute for
milk in the hospitals when the
c,uld not be had. and the health
army was largely maintained
,nnel fruit and vegetable.
the end of the war those engaged
Ia mannfac ure of these goods
their attention to supplying
b ,ropean markets with salmon
ob.ter. The lobster export trade
ktartel ten years previously in the
p ,gIand S ates. Soon after he
,lians began the salmon-pac king
~ but did not meet with sue
BIT the utilization of the
nous run of salmon up the
Inba and other rivers on the PIT
coast put new life into the in
y Some idea of how much tho
has grown may 10 gather ID
&Ile FACT that, while in 1856 the
II salmon was only 4 900 cases.
q the past foar years it has aver
S 80). 0)0
next great era in the trade was
Impression Of corned beef Chi
being great cattle center. at
embarked heavily in this enter
Foreign governments largely
aized the value of this system of
fvng beef Thy ordered larg,
ities Of it for consumption by
war forces Much of this was
as 4 reserve in case Of war, but
supply was exhausted it has
continually renewed, to the profit
American.
success of The Americans In
ng goods provokel III L .glish
Frencl people to emulation.
e to compete with the United
" in what had been already done,
Hrned their attention to the can
of delicacies. This trade was
pped 10 a very large extent in
4, and extended to this country.
Pc Importation of these goods
len off in recent years, as this
b has gone into tie manufac ure
: class of goods, and produces a
cheaper article, not at al III
10 the imported.
Development of the canned
Industry has been great, but the
OF articles treated in this wav
,l even greater Il ginning rs
u with ships beef. it has ex-
III until it embraces nearly all
srable food products of the
and vegetable Kingdoms.
pant Greedy, after his famous
expedition. said that canned
peaches. pears, rhubarb, green
green corn, onions, potatoes
hatoes were all subjected to the
AZURE Of sixty degrees below
lhey were solid for MANY
at a time, the second summer
awed' and the following winter
Ere lroz,n solid again. When
artlc.es we're eaten thoy pre-
f2 INC same appearance rs though
canned, and their flavor was
when the last can was opened
ing the first month.
sseed goods have proved a great
'|41 z the hous4kecpcr Il cities. at
te' the goods preserved arc
'iS 'nan II bought in the fresh
II H. This arises from the fact
are always packed where the
Is cheape't and most abund-
great economy is exercised
'5 ,"o wholesale preparation of
Ropu'ar idea that canned cools
'.lous 10 health is n mistake
~ llicn forms the coating of the
~ s.: P ates of which the cans ara
ss.. e not aciel on at all by any
acids or by the gases Of de-.
'lon. Certain firms in this
'e followed up every case Of
poisoning from canned ooods
n"a IL, single one OF them
Z Inc ordinary precautions
a anu SIN III as applet to fresh
are a sufficient protection
Sanger in similar goods when
hun ana' Judging by the progress
pas decade in this method Of
I'm sHrVation' it seems likely to
stlll larger future before ro' t. 20