The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-02
20 FORM A CANNING COMPANY.

Producers Of Trait and Vegetables Pro-
pose to Use Their surplus,
The establishment in this city Off fruit
and vegetable cannery to take care of the
surplus produce raised in this section was
discussed at q we'll attended mass meeting
OF producers and business men yesterday
at the Chamber of Commerce and another
meeting was called to organize . COM
pany for the purpose.
Secretary Tonneson, of the state board
of horticulture, called the meeting to Or
der and J. NJ Hixson was made chair
man.
John Walsh, who has had several years.
experience in the cannery business in
Iowa, made . statement as to the probable
cost OF machinery, cost of running, most
marketable products. prices pain for pro-
duce by Gamers in Iowa, etc. He stated
that the prices averaged about 30 cents q
bushel for tomatoes, 40 to so cents for
peas and beans, IS to So per ton for corn, 4
cents quart for strawberries, 2 cents q
pound for plums. Z cents for raspberries
and blackberries, and that 800 to 400 cans
could be made from one ton of corn.
c. Il. Crane, president Of the Seattle
Cold Storage Company, offered to furnish
the necessary room with steam and power
and take stock in the canning company.
Remarks were also made by James Hart,
of Slaughter, and r. Merchant.
]. w. Goodwin. John Walsh and r.
Merchant were appointed committee to
investigate The offer of Mr.. Crane and to
make a detailed estimate of the machinery
needed and the cost drumming it.
At the afternoon meeting there was
general discussion Of the prices to be paid
by the cannery for produce.
The committee on estimates for the can
merry repor ted as follows:
huiiings.. .......................$ 10y
Machinery Tor cannery. .................... 4,OO0
Machinery Tor dryer Observation-Disclosures. 500
Two Car loads $50 00O) cans. ............... $50
$4,000 labels ......................... $50
Setting up plant ..,.,..,.... go
5000 cans Of assorted product ........... 5000
Total cost OF plant and years product fl, 500
In case of acceptance Of the cold storage
company's offer So 600 would be deducted
from this estimated cash cost for steam.
power and buildings. The sale of the pro-
duct is estimated at Sc 666 at 81 per dozen,
and the cost at so cents per dozen. or
1882, leaving 1884. The product of dried
fruits, pickles. kraut, ETC., is n 1t estimated.
and the selling price of the product is fig
ured low.
A general discussion of the details of the
report ensued. and the opinion prevailed
that the output would be larger than SO,OOO
cans, and that the cost of the additional
output would be very small.
The matter of organizing q company was
then discussed. and it was resolved to form
a corporation, with capital stock of $l5.-
600. with shares at SIS, one-fifth payable
on or before May l. one-hfth July l, one
fifth September 1, and the remainder as
called for by the trustees.
]. w. Goodwin. Joseph. Green and X.
Merchant were appointed to draw up a
call for mass meeting at the Chamber of
Commerce Friday, April Z, at 2 p. M, and
the meeting adjourned until that date.
Subsequently the committee issued call
to fruit growers. producers and all inter-
ested parties in King and adjoining coun-
ties to elect delegates from their several
localities to this meeting for the purpose
of organizing fruit canning and drying
company, the delegates to represent the
wishes of the majority in their several To-
calities and be subject to election as incor-
porators.