The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-17
THE CANNING INDUSTRY,
or SPECIAL INTEREST TO TRUCKERS
a GOOD THING, TOO, FOR
OTHER FARMERS.
(Kinston Free Press

Mr.. 5. NJ. Sindall, OF Baltimore,
has sent DOT q valuable article on
the canning industry, In which ne
shows that there ere now 10000 lac
tories in operation in orty-one
states, and giving employment TO
900, 900 during the canning season,
while those directly and indirectly
concerned number about 1000, 900
The concluding portion of MIR. SIM
dall's paper will be read with special
interest in the South. He says:
ain no part Of the country has
this industry brighter prospects than
in the south. OF all sections which
| | would look to for great success the
south is the one.
The climate ia altogether suitahle,
your labor is cheap, and not single
case of canned goods should be man
ufactured in the north and brought to
you for consumption. The north
has lived for years on the business
OF the south in THE particular. |
want to see your product put IN her.
medically sealed packages by your
own people. and at your own Gamer
les. 1t is time that the business
men Of the south are awakened to
the Importance OF a broad spirit
OF encouragement to all enterprises
that look to southern advancement
AS great as has been the work Of the
southern people as whole in the
marvellous developme nat has
been going on five or six years, too
many have stood idly by and waited,
hoping that Others would come in
and lead such enterprises and let
them grow rich out of it.
Most of the developments which
are making the south prominent as
an industrial field have been the re-
suit of plucky southern effort. Let
them keep up the motion. | am like
others who are at all conyersant with
southern affairs, a strong believer IN
tho soathcrn states as a field for
prosrcss and development and
weslLh- IL aking In the near future.
Invest mtnts such As speak of pay
handsome profits, .eslde5 being Of
much benefit to the city or county
where the factory is located. The
capital required for conducting this
bus ~; So is -.Ea,i tie cost Of tie ma
cb.nety heing SO moderate that in
our OWE state mary farmers operate
their own canning factory in connec-
ton with heir other duties.
The statements as to the percent-
aye Of profit In some cases would be
Incredible If The, were not authent!-
Gated by unquestionable Testimony
and amply subs tantiated by ascer-
tanned facts. With sufficient capital
and proper management, there is
probably 10 other business known
combining such large profits and so
high 4 degree of safety. Take The
entire pack throughout tue entire
Gaming districts of the whole coan-
try, of tue last season, so small is
the stock Of canned goods On hand
that the; tan well afford, if they de-
sire, 20 wait until -pring to dispose
Of them. The emas,d for consump
ton increases dspruportlonately to
the supply. This country Is large ;
facilities 10: distribution are inc1eas-
Ing, and the trade for canned goods
is growing. In every househuid it is
a portion OF Tie uaily rations. 1t is
cheap, ready for use, ami ic all 1es>
poets is desirable. Without it there
are PORTIONS OF our country that
would be forced 10 subsist on salt
meat ami bread. 10 the camp, the
mine and the mariner it is now in,
dlspeusabie. Take the country al
large, and | venture to assert that
tle pack last year does rot exceed
three fiths OF al average one, and
tnat, too, III face Of little or nothing
carried over from the former season p