The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-17
TO LOCATE A NEW FACTORY.
CHARLESTON ENTERPRISE
WANTS TO CONE HERE.

The Farmers Basket and Package
Company Looking for a Site-The
Matter to BE Taken Up by the In
dustriaI COmmittee-The Enter
prise Belongs to the Farmers ana
Fruit Gr0wers-WiI Give Employ
ment 10 300 People.
Mr. J. H. Smith. manager Of the Farm
ers' Basket and Package Company Of
Charleston, is in the city with a view TO
moving the company plant from Char
lesion and locating it here. He was in
conference yesterday with Mayor Myers
and several prominent truck growers.
The Industrial committee will take the
matter up at once and a meeting Of the
truck growers will be called TO take such
steps as will be necessary to put the COM
pany i'm a position 70 know what the re-
quirements are for such an enterprise.
Mr.. Smith has inspected several sites
for the factory and has al
ready in view site west Of the
city on the river front with ample wharf
age and railroad connections. The com
pany employs about 200 hands at Charles
ton and in moving to Savannah viii in
crease its capacity and necessarily the
number of its employees. Altogether the
enterprise will give employment to about
300 hands
The company manufactures fruit and
vegetable crates, baskets and carriers
barrels, strawberry cups and tomato
and berry carriers, diamond baskets, in
fact, every kind of package used in the
handling and shipment Of fruit and vege-
tables and also farmers baskets and car
riers, used in the handling Of their crops
on the farms.
The company is capitalized at $4,000
Its factory requires a site about three
acres In extent. All of the machinery Of
the Charleston plant will be brought to
savannah and erected here. The stock
Of the company is at present held BY the
farmers and truck growers in and around
Charleston. The field there however Is
not large enough for the company and Mr.
smith saw an opening IN Savannah for
the enterprise. The only other factory in
Georgia manufacturing packages for the
shiphandling and shipment Of fruit and
truck Is at Americus. The large truck
interests around Savannah and the enor-
nous fruit and vegetable interests in
southern, middle and southwest Georgia
creating a demand for the establishment
or such an enterprise. Its excellent rail
and water transportation, and an ample
supply Of the woods used in the manufac-
ture of the goods makes Savannah the
place for the location of the Industry
Inc principal woods used are pine sweet
sum- poplar, eiHl, ASH maple, hickory and
cotton wood. The pine used is the loblolly
pine which Is practically valueless for
other manufacturing purposes.
Mr.. Smiths purpose, after having Sc
cured suitable site for the factory is
10 call upon the farmers with a view to
placing the stock of the company largely
with the men who will be most Interested
In the industry, and who will derive the
largest profit from the investment
Mayor Myers said that every facility
and advantage will be offered Mr.. Smith
TO locate the factory here. 1t is Just such
an industry as Savannah needs
Maj G. NJ. Ryals is interested in the
matter and is satisfied that If properly es-
tablished the factory will prove not only
a valuable addition to Savannah's manu-
1acturing enterprises, but that It will paw
well. The truck growers and fruit grow
ers as well want it. he said.
Mr.. Smith will be in the city a dav or
Two and will look over the field Thoroughly
before making any definite move.