The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-12-13

Can't We Have One 10 Jasperf
The editor Of the COURIER has
corresponded with Mr.. w. M. Stur.
geon, practical cannery man ct
Knighstown, Ind, where there is a
large cannery, in regard to a can
merry at Jasper, and he sends a COM
which we publish here
with. II a cannery is TO be estab-
lished for next year, it is time 10
talk it up now, SO that . company
may be organized and the enterprise
far enough by early
Spring to successfully contr act with
farmers for the raising Of sweet corn,
peas, beans, etc., to fur
nish material for next Summers
work. 1t would be q great addition
to the industries Of Jasper, and Of
Dubois county. Enough apples
went to waste in this county this
year alone to have paid for . can
merry, which would have used them,
and other fruits and vegetables be-
sides. Shall Jasper make an effort
to have one? 1t depends on our
business men and farmers to make
q start, and by cooperating together
make il profitable all around. The
following is Mr.. Surgeons letter:
KNIGHsrowN, Dec. 4, '96.
Mr.. c, DoAxE Your letter at
hand, and contents noted. Yes, |
am practical in the canning trade,
know all about their construction.
The cost depends upon capacity.
IS, 600 will build and equip q first
class factory, and good one can be
put up for less. II your people
wish It, and will assist, / will come
to Jasper and try and work it up.
/ am sure the town will never Sc.
cure any industry that will prove
more satisfactory than q canning
factory.
i A cannery is one Of the few indus.
tries which benefits all-but more
: Especially farmers and laborers. II
creates a market for many products
: of the farm close at hand, which
now to large extent are lost. and
; "a first class one will give employ
me mt to from 100 to $50 hands.
The workmen are thus furnished
with ready money to buy necessa.
ries-thus benefiting all class es OF
business.
4 But it is the farmer who is large
|ly benefited, in giving him q mar,
ket for what otherwise must 60 to
waste, and, also, an opportunity for
more diversified crops, otherwise
Impossible, thus insuripg him . fair
return for his labor and interest on
the money invested in his farm.
You see he can raise two crops
'Iof sweet corn on rich ground in q
season, or he can raise tomatoes
and vegetables. You have all raised
tomatoes in a small way in your
gardens, and know how they yield.
On an acre you can put out 2,6OO
plants. Now calculate how many
rtons orbushels that will produce, and
figure il at IS per ton or Is cents per
vIbushel, and see what you will get.
You cant begin TO produce the
r|same amount Of money in Indian
,Icorn, wheat, or other crops such a.
llyou raise now. And it will give
him market for all kinds OF
: -small fruit besides-apples, pears,
j peaches, berries, ETC., thus putting
|, Ia large amount Of money in circula-
f|tion, and YOU know the freer mon
e|ey circulates the better the times
r|for everybody.
y To illustrate, one town may have
industries giving employment to q
-|largc number Of people, while an.
D ,ther town within short distance
: will depend entirely on trade In
| Invariably the town with local indus
-|tries will attract the best trade from
II the town which has none, and in a
flew years will out strip it in growth
and intelligence. Every commun'
|ty now uses large amount OF can
! ned goods, and cannery at Jasper
: would retain your money at home
!. instead Of sending it abroad, and
!. bring in q considerable sum from
q abroad, also, and would keep it cir
a culating in your midst, helping Z
about cash basis.
o| If this should interest any 0
n your citizens / will be pleased u
n|give any further information aske'
s|ior, and assist in establishing q goo