The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-01
TO ESTABLISH A FRUIT CANNERY.

Meeting Of Citisens This Morning-0oed
Opening for the Industry.
The subject of starting fruit and vege-
table cannery in this city will be discussed
at mass meeting to be held at the Cham
Der of Commerce at 10 o'clock this morn
ing. The meeting has been called under
the auspices of the state board of horticui-
ture and numerous notices have been
mailed to producers within market range
of this city, urging them to meet with the
business men Of Seattle to consider this
important enterprise.
There is perhaps no other industry aside
from numbering which would combine SO
many advantages or would be 80 far
reaching in its beneficial results, not only
to the surrounding country but to Seattle,
as the establishment here of such an insti-
tuition. 1t would insure this city's becom-
ing large and growing fruit and vegeta-
bic market, by affording to producers
certain sale here of their products. In no
other way can there grow up here fresh
fruit shipping business until this product
gets to coming in here by the car load.
Then that which is choicest and best goes
to the retail markets or is put into refrig-
orator cars for shipment to Montana, Da-
kota and Minnesota. Nor is there any
other enterprise which would afford such
profitable returns on a small investment
as this one. No expensive plant is re-
quired. nor is especially constructed build
ing necessary.
Aside from the lumber, coal and grain
growing industries there are no others
worth mentioning in this state which at
the present time are source of wealth.
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state every year for fruits, and half as
much more goes away for vegetables, not
withstanding the fact that the state is able,
not only to supply all its own wants, but
those of the people Of Montana and Da-
kota as we'll.
According to the United States report of
agriculture tor January and February by
Statistician J. r. Dodge, the total number
of cases of tomatoes canned in 1892 was
1928, l65. In this pack Maryland stands
at the head, having put up over one-fourth
of the amount. New Jersey ranks second,
with Indiana third and California fourth.
In the product of canned corn there were
put up last year 3.4l7, 100 cases, and not
withstanding the large gain over the out
put of previous years, this product of last
season is claimed to be barely reast of
consumptive demands. The supply of
high grade corn is never equal to the de-
mand, and this is also true OF tom atoes and
other products. The state of New York
leads in canned corn, having produced
nearly one-fourth of the amount, with
Name second. Maryland third and Illi-
noIs fourth in the number of cases put up.
No report is made of canned peas. The
state Of Washington can produce either or
all three of these products through a
longer season of the year, to finer grade
and greater amount per acre than either
of the states mentioned.
If a canning company is now started
here large acreage of the peas and corn
could yet be planted this season. and it is
very essential that some definite steps be
taken at this meeting toward erecting and
operating plant at once. Aside from
canning there should be facilities for pre-
serving and drying. The berry crop in
the surrounding country will be large,
and, if the surplus above the market de-
mand for fresh fruit is preserved, there
will always be an open, steady market
and tendency to make prices more regu-
lar. 1t would stimulate planting and
thus increase this industry until it will DO
another great source of wealth to this part
of the state.
Steamer Homer, with freight on the George
DERRICK line. will sail from San Francisco for
Seattle April s. aud the schooner Sanders on the