The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-02-25
A CANNERY FOR YAKIMA
Probability that II Will be Ready for
this Seasons Business.
STOCK SUBSCRIPTION BOOKS OPENED
A Fine Display OF Desstcated, Evap.
Grated and CrystaIized Fruits and
Vegetables Prepared by the Mon
teith Process.


the surplus fruit and vegetables grown in
the Yakima valley. For some time past
the Commercial club has been in COM
municaton with Mr.. A. G. Clark, Of
Aberdeen, regarding the establishment OF
cannery and evaporation in this city
and this resulted in Mr.. Clark spending
a couple of days in Yakima last week
and outlining his plans before a large
number of citizens in the Commercial
Clue rooms on Friday afternoon. Mr..
Clark is the state representative OF the
evaporator patent of J. II. Monteith, Of
Santa Rosa, California, and he brought
with him samples Of the evsporated pro-
ducts of two similar establishments to
that proposed for Yakima which are in
successful operation in California. The
process is a comparatively new one and
embraces drying, dessicating and crystal
izing of fruits and vegetables, although
even meats and fish are endowed with
keeping qualities by this system Of evap-
grafton.
Mr.. Clark's samples were the products
of 1894, 1895 and 1896, and comprised
prunes, berries, potatoes, squash, pump
kin, meat, shrimps, bananas. beans,
watermelon, roasting ears" apples and
even flowers. One Of the qualities at
tributed to this process is that the evapo-
rated products retain their original color
as well as their original flavor, and after
soaking in water for given time can be
prepared for the table in the same man
mer as the fresh product and without
any deterioration in flavor or nutriment
No sulphur or other chemicals are used
for this purpose and this fact has resulted
in steady demand at satisfactory prices
from eastern and European markets
Fruits and vegetables thus prepared are
ready sellers for use in the mining dis
tricts of Alaska and other sections while
on shipboard nothing is found to better
answer the requirements.
In an entertaining and general way Mr..
Clark explained that an establishment Of
the character proposed was not designed
to use all OF the fruits and vegetables
grown in this valley as the choice, fresh
products Of the soil would bring much
better prices in that state than cannery
or evaporator could afford to pay, but it
was the surplus and ungraded fruits and
vegetables on which they calculated for
their supplies and for which they could
| furnish steady cash market. Every
farmer who mad load of pumpkins,
squash or tubers; every gardener with a
bushel of berries, tomatoes or gross OF
corn, and every fruit grower who had
perishable fruits at time when the mar.
kets were strangulated would be able to
find ready sale at figures in which
there was fair profit and an insurance
against loss. When questioned as to
these prices, Mr.. Clark said that they
could afford to pay for beets from So to
81 per ton, potatoes So, pumpkins So, to-
matoes s. to $40, corn $40, peas in the
pod 500, parsnips So to s., beets SO to ST.
squash So, carrots 50, while deciduous
fruits ranged from So "a SO for apples up
to $40 a 500 for the choicer grades OF
prunes, pears, peaches and apricots.
When questioned further as to the loss in
weight by this process of drying or evap'
Grating Mr.. Clark said peeled peaches
scaled to 375 pounds per ton, pears
400 pounds, apples 325 pounds; unpeeled
pears 500 pounds, French prunes 900 to
946 pounds, tomatoes, $50 and pumpkins
dessicated 500 pounds. He gave a few
illustrations OF the profits to be made at
these prices but stated that he preferred
to give those who proposed to take stock
in the enterprise the closer details in this
respect.
Mr.. Clark advised going into the bust
ness in the start on a modest scale, being
thoroughly satisfied and confident of it's
rapid growth after the experience of one
season. He outlined his views regarding
the formation of company and later on
submitted a statement, prospectus and
stock subscription list which is now in
the hands of II. B. Scudder, in whose
office window can be seen samples
OF dessicated, evaporated and crystalzed
fruits and vegetables to an inspection of
which the attention of farmers and fruit
growers is especially directed.
1t is proposed to organize company
with a capitalization OF $4,000. 1t is
estimated that the cost OF the necessary
machinery, buildings and complete ap-
paratus for the operation of a plant con-
sisting of six Monteith steam.h heated
evaporators and three cauldrons for can
ming purposes, with the necessary pack
ages, boxes, labels, etc., to prepare the
product for shipment, will cost about
| "a 900. This stock must be subscribed
by citizens and paid in and an equal
amount is to be issued to Messrs. Mon
teith and Clark, who will superintend
the manufacture of the machinery, the
construction OF the building and the
placing Of the machinery ready for opera
ton without cost to the company, and
Mr.. Clark is to devote his entire time to
the business and the marketing OF the
products, under the direction OF the trus-
tees, for period of two years, at which
time, if the stockholders are dissatisfied
Messrs. Monteith and Clark, who will
give acceptable bonds, agree to purchase