Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1894-02-15

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Il desired.
1st. The amount Of money required fol
the purchase and location Of the plant.
3nd. The presence Of sufficient raw nns
terial at moderate prices
Bird. The existing demand for the par.
ticular kind Of goods produced.
9Th. The facility with which II can b
handled.
5th- The probability Of obtaining prices
that win give at least fair return on the
capital invested.
6th- The securing OF necessary labor
and accustoming " IL 10 new conditions ol
occupation.
tn. The outlook for 90 expansion Of
the demand TO keep pace with the increase
In the supply caused by the starting Of new
factories and the enlargement Of those al
ready In operation.
ANY man, or combination Of men, hav-
Ing any experience in business matters will
give all these details careful consideration
before investing in any enterprise. In ad-
dition 10 these, if they are far sighted. they
viii give proper heed TO the opportunity
tina: will be offered them In case ofa finan-
cial pressure, Of realizing Immediately TO
some extent upon their products These
conditions apply with equal force to any and
all sections Of the country. They are part
Of the economic theory of successful indus
trial life. Unless these conditions can be
met the success Of any enterprise il dubi-
Gus. To the extent that any one Of the
many that may be suggested meets these
requirements, il will meet the industrial
needs Of the county and give reasonable
assurance to investors that their money Il
put out with prospect Of securing at least
an average rate of interest and Of building
up their immediate localities and the coun
~ as whole in one Of the greatest sources
wealth and power-manufacture The
canning offruits and vegetables meets these
requirements more fully and satisfactorily
than any other industry open TO 81. Mary's
county, and has the additional advantage
of having already been tried with success.
Looking at in any, or in all the lights, the
same favorable conclusion must be reached.
To begin with, the amount of money needed
10 purchase q single machine in many 9TH
er manufacturing industries will. in this
one, buy the plant throughout, and place
1t in position for operation. Almost any
building is suitable for the industry, and
if one is not at hand, one can be erected at
an additional cost OF but few hundred
dollars. This makes ii possible for few
men in q community to establish canning
factory without any one of them r;sking a
very large sum of money: One hundred
shares at $50 per share can be disposed of
in any small town for such purpose, and
an industry started which will pay out in
wages in two seasons more than three times
the capital invested and be benefit to ev.
cry individual in the place. The raw sup
plies for the Gamer are either already found
on all sides, or are EASILY procured by en-
listing the interest Of farmers quick to see
the advantages of such market for crops
that they hitherto may not have raised
through lack Of opportunity to dispose OF
them. Ali over the State farmers are de-
voting considerable acreage to the rails
ing Of tomatoes for canning factories new
ly established in their vicinity. They have
mel with such success that In canning sea-
sons many more win give up ground to
this and other vegetables As an adjunct
10 canning, number Of these factories also
pickle and preserve. Every one intelligent
enough to be interested in the subject un.
der discussion realizes its immensely from
personal observation. Figures show that
il is growing at much more rapid rate
than population in this country, while the
increase Of the demand in European coup-
tries Is astonishing. New markets are be-
ing found in all the old countries of the
world, as well as in those of our South on
the new continent. There is seemingly no
limit to the probable expansion of the de-
mand, while at present the opening of the
season generally finds the markets Of the
United States almost depleted. For no
other articles is there the same popular de-
mand or the same prospects Of the future
demand keeping up with or ahead Of all
possible supply. Manufacturers, who have
suffered so severely from overproduction,
win realize what this means. The rapid
increase in the number of factories all
around and their general prosperity are
sufficient answer TO the question as to
whether they pay. When the question Of
labor is considered. il Is even more plainly
apparent that this is the ideal industry for
St Mary's. Out Of one hundred employees
in canning factory there will not be a
dozen whose services are indispensable,
that is, whose places could not be filled by
taking in persons ignorant entirely of the
business and giving them few days train
ing. Despite this fact, fairly good wages
are paid for this class Of labor, and there is
no cause for complaint on the ground of
unjust compensation. Home, not imported
labor, should and can be used. To what
extent is this true Of other industries? As
to markets, they belt the globe, beginning
at the door Of the factory. 1.-THE Gamer
needs money at any time, it is doubtful II
there is any line Of goods on which it could
be mOre speedily realized. VI at less less
chan canned goods All these things unite
TO make an industry peculiarly suita.