Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-24


..ished. for the steers grubbed their
own living In the pasture, and had only
to be led to the shed when wanted.
Like most country towns Of New
England, New York and many other
States, Norwell contains many apple
orchards. BY August the two young
partners began to make their arrange.
inents for securing all the waste apples
In tho vicinity.
40 do this most effectively, they
found 1t necessary to hire the deacon's
horse and cart, ut cost Of dollar per
day, and drive about from farm to
farm buying apples. On an average
that fall they paid ten cents per bushel
at the farmers door. Morris did most
Of this business, Charles being busy
preparing supply Of fire. wood which
he cut In the woods near by and drew
to the factory" with the steers.
When at last they were able 10 begin
work, early In September, they hired
several elderly women to take charge
Of the pairing machines, because
throughout the fall Morris was EN-.
ployed every day purchasing and draw.
Ing homo apples. and Charles had the
evaporators to attend to.
They were fortunate in being able
to hire four hundred dollars, In order
to Day "cash ut the door, for apples.
They bought altogether moro than nine
thousand bushels, which cost them,
when drawn to the factory, about 10
cents per buslicl; and at the annual
"even.up," In April. after tho apples
were oil cut, dried and sold. It was
! found there had been profit Of %
cents per bushel. This, too, although
they had lost over U ton Of dry apples
by bad storage.
A they urgently needed a storage
building, they set aside $500 from their
profits to build one the following
spring.
To utilize the considerable proportion
Of the waste apples unit for drying.
and also the parings and cores Of oil
the others. they bought small cider.
mill and press, which was also operated
by "stcer.power." Among the products
Of their factory that fall were over
ninety barrels Of cider, which were sold
to a manufacturer Of cider vinegar.
There were many incidental expenses
that fall; yet after all these were de.
Quoted, Mt tho annual "cven.up" In
April. there remained over $1,000
profits.
During tho third yeaf three now
buildings were erccted-rough but
well.constructed sheds, good enough
for the business. They still prepared
their own fuel, aud tho steers, now
over two years old, still furnished the
power. This fall they collected about
thirteen thousand bushels Of apples
from adjoining towns. An evaporator
Of the largest Size was purchased. hav.
ing drying capacity Of eighty bu5hela
per day.
This season, too. they began expert.
menting In other directions, drying
pumpkin and squash. They had also
begun buying wild raspberries and
blackberries. which they put up In cans
instead Of drying.
A more promising part Of tho bust
ness, however, 10 the canning, In glass
Of gage plums. They have been able
to pay farmers seventy.Ave cents pei
bushel for purple and yellow cages
A these trees soon come into bearing
after setting out. and are very prolific
the prospect Of . cash market has on
couraged the neighboring farmers x
greatly that over two thousand young
trees were set out In the vicinity las
year.
So prosperous had been the boys
business that during the spring OF this
the fourth year, three new sheds have
been erected. and the place IL, indeed
the busiest spot In town.
Troops Of children are bringing II
baskets Of wild blackberries, gage
plums, and other fruits. Farmers cart
are hauling apples and pumpkins. fol
all Of which cash Is paid; and undel
four long sheds there res0unds tn,
steady whir of more than twenty par
Ing machines, at which fully thirty per
sons. mostly women or girls, are liter
ally making the apples n.y."
Some are carrying rackfuls Of slicet
! apples to the evaporators; and from
the ventilators on the roofs OF tn
sheds. clouds Of vapor steam up int
, the sky. Some are tending the cider
mill and pressing the pomace, and 9th
: ers are preparing pumpkins AM
squashes and canning gage plums.
All this where. four years ago. stoo'
an old deserted lumber shed, In tn
. lOneliest spot In town! All done by tw
, boys who hogan without q dollar o
, capital. with few advantages In tn
way Of education, and but little bell
from any source save their own hand
. and heads.
: Surely, their success ought to serv
a. a hint to many Of our countryside
readers.-Y0uth's Companion.
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! 4 Solemn Truth.
y Jeunesse DOree-By JOvo! q veile