The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1894-04-19
A QUESTION
That is a Very Important
One
TO THE CITIZENS OF MARIETTA.
Shall Marietta Have Canning Factory
or Not? Come Out to the Meeting
Thursday Afternoon.

In the first place, to the stock
holders there is no risk to run, as
facts prove that the industry is pay
ing one hundred per cent wherever
1t is in operation. In the second
place, statistics prove that the sup
ply of certain kinds Of canned goods
have never yet been equal to the
demand, especially in vegetables.
In the third place, it has been prac-
tically demonstrated both by the
writer and others that the soil, eli.
mate, &C., in this section is peculiar.
ly adapted to the perfect growth of
all varieties of both fruits and yege-
tables, so there need be no appre-
hension on that point. If the fac.
tory was an assured fact | would be
willing to guarantee chat the supply
of raw material would equal the
capacity Of the plant this year, while
in the future there would be no
question about it.
You find m arket for the supplies,
fruits and vegetables that can be
grown in this vicinity, and ! assure
you that it will be grown.
Another thing! A canning fac
tory would be of incalculable benefit
to every citizen Of Marietta. It
would give employment in and outs
side OF tie factory to FIVE hundred
people, tour or five months of the
year, at a time when the majority OF
thai number are out OF employment
and actually in need of the necessa-
ries of life. 1t would benefit every
merchant and business man in the
city, tor the sale Of the products
would bring thousands of dollars
here that would be paid out to the
various employees which would be
turned over to the business men for
provisions, clothing, &c. In fact
everybody would feel financially the
influence OF its presence. If you
expect a community to prosper, the
capitalist must find employment for
the laborer. You give laboring
man Shree days work out of a week
and what is the result? He is com
PEELED to beg or go in debt, or steal,
or see his wife and children ragged
and halt starved. His pride torbids
him to beg, the merchant wont trust
him, the law will incarcerate him in
dungeon or parade him in public
on the changing tor theft. What's
be to do! 1t is a serious question
for the laborer. When an oppcr>
tunity is offered for the capitalist to
invest his money, even in an enter
prise that is paying one hundred
per cent profit, he thinks more OF
the Almighty Dollar than he does
of the welfare and comfort Of his
tellow-being, the laborer.
There is not question Of doubt
in my mind but that If some ousiGe
party were 10 come to Marietta and
advertise public meeting to be
held ct the court house to discuss
the feasibility Of blishing can
ming factory here and ask subsidy
OF the city in the bargain, there
would not only be full and salts
factory representation of, the citi-
zens present, but they would cali
the city Council and Board of Trade
together and subsidize them. Now,
while | am opposed to anything of
that kind, etill it would be better for
the city to do that than not to have
factory at all. Whatever is doLe
in this matter must be accomplished
at once. Several parties who claim.
ed to be interested in this movement
have informed me that they would
have attended the public meeting
last Saturday and taken an active
and interested part in It, but on &C
count OF business interests it was
impossible for them to attend a
public meeting on Saturday. They,
together with others interested in