New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-03


rr,ou sr.yy CORRESPONDENT OF THE rhb tN'i
Rochester. Sent. 1.-The valley Of the "ehesee
River ever since New-York became a ''a'e mas "
general acknowledgment containcu NO 'n''' A..
tile lands "Genescc Valley wheat oeio'c '''
Great West was opened 10 cuitrVatioh m"'
si,ered tle best in the market; and the Rochester
-four mills had the reputation now possesS'" ~
those Of Minneapolis As years have passu INV
,,,,,ev has not lost Its fertility On either side OF
The Grncs.r River in approaching Rochester ono
sxS furnishing farms. beautiful gardens ana me
orchards In the suburbs Of the city Hset 'he
traveller looks upon trees and small run hnrHPr-
les of large extent. These nurseries are wen
known all over the United Statea
prosnrrous as the farmers of the region are
.ha, have rccentlv fcnnd cause for rejoicing in
abr addition Of a new industry to their STOCK In
trode This is the manufacture from small fruits
of lam Two years ago upon the passage OF the
Mckinley act Simeon e. Curtice, manufacturer
Of canned fruits, vegetables and meats perceived
that the lowering of the price of sugar from to
A lie cents pound, would enable Americans I"
manufacture lam Before the Mckinley act was
vassed" said Mr. Curticc to-day, 1t was impossl-
BILE for US to compete with the English nm
makers in the American market. because they
were able to- buy their SMEAR far more cheapN
shsn we were and sugar l. one OF the chief con-
stituents of JAM The Englishmen were sendiug
10 this country, shonld estimate, at least 25o'-
900 caSes Of aIn with four dozen Jars 10 the case
and each case worth on the average 81 20 dozen
They were thus shipping over S2.0O0,0O0 worth
Of jam into this country yearly. went 10
Europe investigated there the methods OF Jam
manufact and then converted part OF our
factory into jam-makins one.
There were other Americans, we'll as Mr.
Curtce and his partners, who engaged in the niah-
ufactnre Of nm: and they were able to un1er-
sell English competitors to such on extent mat
large stocks of English jam were left on the
ha,xls t3f Dotadl and Wholesale greccrs Inc
American lam the cheapest and the Des'
and it was pu: UP in neat glass jars, winch
olsased the American housewives. since they were
able to see the jam before pnying it. NOT ONLY
did the manufacturers Of the American Jam en-
large their business by the reduction in the
price OF sugar. but farmers also found new
market for small fruit The jam industry has
bcen source Of great benefit to the farmers near
Rochester" said Mr. Cartce to-day, for ii has en-
enabled them TO sell cnomouC quantities
OF their strawberries. raspberries, currants
and other snail fruits, rs well as thei.
cherries plums and peaches 1 can as
tinot,y perceive big increase IN the small
fruit industry Of Monroe County. Besides II hae
enabled US to enlarge orr business. AMI 70 give
e,nploymeut to u greater number Of hands. We
used to employ 400 hands. Now, in our busy
season. we have 500 hands. We are even send
ing jam TO England, although it is Of kind
which they do not make there owing 70 the cos'-
illness of the fruit namely. peach. cherry and
ouince jam. Moreover. this Jam industry ID
not a transient Onr. Us rs the Mckinley SET
was passed we began to make contracts With
farmers for straw heres. raspberres cuvrantS ana
other small fruits five or six years ahead These
contracts. of Themselves will lead 10 a large in
crease of the small fruit industry Of the region
about Rochester Another benefit Americans have
r,IneA through the Jam industry is tn" lowering
OF the price Of glass prpServing-lars Ihe glass
manufacturers have q larger market, ana con-
seonently can afford to sell their goods more
:heaply."
The English Jam manufacturers hnaing that
the American manufacturers have taken away
their market are now endeavorng TO get 1t back
bv lowering the price of their goods. his Is a
familiar practice among Engishmen. A. long
as Americans will pay high price for English
goods the foreign manufacturer will exact 1t.
. When confronted with American competition he
\ swiftly reduces the price Of his merchandise
The Mckinley act is thus again shown not TO be
a tax 1t is interesting 10 contrast the prices
for Jam named by the English manufacturer in
1891 before he became aware Of the deadly
American competition and the prices which he
mentions in 1892. Below is a table OF English
prices for the seasons of 500 and 1892
ENGLISH PRICES.