The Forrest City times., 1892-03-11
TIE CANNING FACTORY ASSURED.
An Enthusiastic Meeting Wednes-
 day-S3.I25 Subscribed.
Stockholders Called to Meet Satur- day. March l2th. at 2
 O'clock D. m.
At which Time an Organization will
 be Effected.

An adjourned meeting of citizens in- terested in the establishment of a can ming factory at Forrest City was held in the courthouse Wednesday after noon, for the purpose of hearing the report of the stock soliciting commit tee and for other purposes. The com mttee reported s2375 subscribed. and on call of the secretary S730 additional was subscribed. This amount assures its success Tho committee is now at work soliciting stock subscriptions from the merchants and capitalists of the city, and meeting of stockholders, for the purpose of eleoting directors and going into permanent organization has been called for Saturday afternoon at two o'clock, at the courthouse, at which time. sharp, it is expected all stock holders and as many citizens as are in- terestod will be present.
 The canning factory has aI assured capacity to use all the fruits and veg etables that may be grown in the vicin- fly of Forrest City, Ark, and give em ployment to a large number of people, in the factory and by raising produce. Any person, old and young, male and temale, can earn ready money at a sea son when money is scarce.
 There is DO reason why Forrest City may not be the leading city in Eastern Arkansas. being located as it is on the Little Rock and Memphis railway, for ty-lve miles west of Memphis and nine ty miles east of Little Rock, and forty miles north of Helena, at the crossing of the Iron Mountain railway, in q country unsurpassed i'll fertility of soil, favorable climate, abundance of pure water, and surrounded by the best of timber for manufacturing purposes. All these desiring a permanent change of location will ind 1t to their interest t0 visit Forrest City. being in d coun try naturally adapted for growing fruit and vegetables. The wealtliest and nest prosperous farming sections of any country ill the worldare those that make the growing of fruit and vegetables d speciality. Lands in such sections in- crease in value until they are worth enormous sums, and are used exclusive ly fer vegetables and fruit.
 The farmer can do nothing that pays like growing produce for d cannery where he sells and is paid on delivery, at Il season when money is scarce. To- natoes. corn, peas, beans, sweet pota- toes. pumpkins and all kinds of fruit, find a ready market at good prices. It gives fife and energy to those who now eke out mere existence raising the credit destroyer cotton.
 The past few years have demonstrated that slow progress has been made in the cultivation of cotton. The lands around Forrest City are well adapted to the growth of vegetables and fruit and will be so utilized as soon as prof itabe market can be found for these products. The problem Of market Is easily solved in a fruit and vegetable cannery, which will prove of vast bene- fit t0 the working men and women oi the community. They are now buying from foreign markets that which we can produce at home, paying the wages of hundreds Of hands far away, while many here need and would like the work. We are paying the freights and bills of lading all the way from Callfor- nia Boston and other remote points to Forrest City on just such gooGs as we can raise ourselves. A canning facto- ry can be nm almost the entire year in this county. In the North where they operate only few months i'll the year the factories declare handsome dividends every year. As to market, there is no question. When the whole world uses canned goods and are will ing to pay for them, they will find 8 market-tha mining camps and in sec tons where they are not grown, and in the supply Of the army and navy. We advocate one of the most promising in- dGstries our people can inaugurate-a cannery. It will produce greater re suits to stockh0lder and the public than any enterprise that can be es- abolished.