Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1896-09-10
EVAPORATED FRUIT,
A Great Industry That Has Grown Up
Around Rochester,

In 1871 F,i;im Hatch. a farmer living
in the town Of Webster. by accident
discovered that sliced apples could be
made u clear pure white hy the use of
fumes Of birthstone. The old way Of
drying apples. was to slice them and
carefully distribute them on trays.
which were then hoistcd to tie roofs Of
outbuildingS and sheds of farmhOuSeS
or elevated from the ground on posts.
being left exposed to the rays OF the
sun. which, if the day was pleasant. I
,-c,,Il iItilr -,..-.. ~. e This
method Of driving the apples was not
entirely satisfactory. however. Inc
apples We're always Of pecuilar reh-
dish tint. and lost considerable nourlSh-
mcnt in The process Of sun drying.
Mr.. Hatch is said 10 have hrrn the.
first one TO have put into use the pan
of preparing apples by the use OF the
fumes Of birthstone. which dried them
and lef, them of particularly Whl1e
color. When these dried apples frSt
came in1o the local market they com
man,i"d \ price far above that OF the
sun dried variety. And were al once III
demand. Other growers ut once took
m with the iIea. and David Wing. 81
BRIGHTON. hogan to deal in the pro-
duc1 extensively. Men sci about al
4 tempting To find Tie easiest an" leaS'
! expensive way of preparing these ar-
4 plcS for the market aud the result WIS
The building OF many fruit evarorafinS
towers. Ii was found that ny showing
in n sieve laden With the sliced tr'ht
and allowing the fumes To pass
through it, then hOiSlinC that sieve ana
showing in another hen hOi>tlnE I'll"
Two and shown. in third. and So on
until the sieve first put i'll had reached
he top of the tower. the neat toulu "'
best applied and tn" process be best
Simplitita Patents We're lmmedlat"lE
applied for hut so many technical m
pruvtmcnt> We're made that no one de-
vice ever came into any very extensive
use. Through all these years the orig
NAL plan Of the drying tower mas rt-
manned the temporary feature or IN
dr,;n- process Of what has now grown
10 he IN extensive industry.
The idea Of bleaching hy the use al
brjms stone Is not Il new one. INSTANCES
b,irr recorded of its having been u>e'
iu-thc process Of preparing barley ;tr'
malt nnr1 years back. and II WAS Il
rather extensive use III Germany >eI
cniv-tivs wears before il MAS put 7
), any great use here In 1St. note'
+ chemist of that country read pal'
/, IN which hc practically fore>hadowe'
the results which have since beer
: achieved,
. The fact Of the matter is that IN
. industry has -roNn 10 such proportion
k in The United States. and more .Sps
f cially in III. iuffnr,iiat. vicinity e
. Eacnc>i.r. that the product is shippe
' IL all parts Of the world. Large ~hiI
mau1S are annually made 10 Franc
- Germany and Ru>>la
J. man who's has travelled mlh'
i abroad and who has lust returned
II rne city told 4 rcnortrr If the f">
:. t.>pr.,>S that when IL. WAS n Fran,
- hc met Il foreigner interested III II
N fruil-,lrving industry The toreicn'
9 learned that the travrl-r was fro
III New Work state and he a one !.
o. uuircd Il he knew wher, Rochr>t
is ua~ located The American smiling
h, said that he did Well. said Il
as Fr.ncl,man. all III, I".ople over he
pn know a great deal ah"u, Rochester.
bc mus, hc Il great place. Do the peol
there do anything aside from irsil
N. f,uit:' Beng assured shat the a
~ WIS one .ntlr,ic us a great luaux VI
). n,Is manufactures and noted for 9th