The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-31
TO HAVE A CANNERY
The Producers Decide 1t at the
Chamber of Commerce.
TO BE LOCATED IN SEATTLE.
Operations TO Begin Next Month With
spring Peas-An Immense Mar
ker for Producers

In response 10 an invitation sent out by
the Chamber Of Commerce, there wac
good representative gathering Of the farm
ers and fr.lit raissrs OF this section Of the
state at me chamber yesterday afternoon
10 consider the proposition OF ]. H Fai-
coner, Of Victoria, b. g. 10 start a can
merry and eeaporaiing establishment IN
Seattle Among those present were Joseuh
Shipper. who was elected chairman; An
drew Knox. the chairman of the commit
tee on manufactures of the chamber: Jonn
Gosh commission agent; Phillip F. h elley.
commission agent. Constantine L. We55
president OF the. StNe Immigration Asso-
citation. and delegates OF farmers clubs
from Kent. Sumner. Bellevue. vashon, san
Juan and other counties.
Acting Secretary Ling called the meet
ing TO order. and after the appointment
OF Joseph Shipper TO preside, Mr.. Fall
coner, who has been successfully running
eannery at Victoria for six years, gave
some interesting facts as to the possI1ii-
tiles OF such an enterprise for the state
OF Washington, and located at Seattle. as
ne believed this was to become the great
distributing point 81 the Pacific coast. He
also referred TO the growing rrarAet 70 be
found for such gooas in Alaska, and in
the posainion as far east as Winnipeg.
Washington, he said. had already gained
almost a worldwide reputation for her
fruits and any caSnery established here
had. therefore this good reputation 10
assist it. lie had in mind 10 start an es-
Establishment whose evaporators would
turn out from seveniy-five 70 LOO bushels
Of finished vegetable products per day, and
| ard of fruit. lam and jeilies ahoU. one ton
every ninety minutes. Also, II was his
intention 10 run the cannery all the year
round
He had been considering the establish
of e.,
years, and yet there was something that
he wanted to know. which was whether
the surrounding reighborhood wsoUld pro-
dQce sufficient for a large establishment.
Secondly, he wished to know what offers
were made three years ago fer a cannery
establishment. Then he sat down to answer
questions.
Several of the delegates answered Mr..
Falconer's question as 20 the offers made
for cannery. that there was some talk
OF a subsidy. but that il never came 10 any
thing. 1t would be impossible TO Eaise aLy
kind OF a subsidy now, and yet, unless a
cannery was started. the production es-
pecially of small fruits, would be material
" lessened the coming year. as people
could not afford TO grow them unless they
were assured o. market.
Mr.. Falconer said he did not desire any
subsidy, vet in the face OF that and the
statements that no subsidies could be
raised. John Gosh proposed a subsidy of
81 500 in products. which would be but a
small contribution from each producer
Mr.. Webb had already spoken. but this
led him TO rise and say that II the busi-
ness was one that needed propping up ii
was not worth considering: ii was a
business that would pay, Mr. Falcorer
would stay without any subsidy. Others
spoke In similar vein. until Mr. Falconer
got a chance TO say that ne believed the
business would pay, and that he should
stay. at which there was applause.
He had asked he said. information as 10
q subsidy previously offered. but he found
no such subsidy had been Offered. He de-
sired no subsidy except toe good will of
the producers.
A resolution was moved and carried that
Mr.. Falconer had in his enterprise not
Only the good will OF the producers. but q
pledge that they would do all in their
power 10 help make MS enterprise a sue
cess
Mr.. Falconer will fix upon the site OF his
caunery. in this city. during the next few
days and will be ready to commence work
toward the latter part OF April on early
| peas and other vegetables.