Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-03-11
TIE EVAPOR.ATOR.

the Horticultural Society and the
Chamber OF Commerce, submitted
Tuesday evening to the latter or.
ganization the following report:
Mr.. Chairman: Your committee
appointed To examine into the dc.
mands Tor an evap"rttin-, canning
preserving and picklIng Establishment
at Olympia for the purpose of properly
! preparing the crops OF Thurston county
for the best markets of the world, and
to suggest plan for the organization
and operation of such an establish
ment, beg leave to report that Your
committee has co operated with Il like
committee from the county Horti-
cultural Society and the Joint com
mittce unanimously submits the fol-
lowing report:
/. That there is in the tributary ter
ritory to Olympia approximately 1000
acres OF orchard that is now or will
within another season be in full bear
ing. There are also many acres of
small fruits, berries and vegetables.
2. The acreage of bearing orchard
will soon be producing approximately
10000 tons of green fruit per annum,
in addition to the small fruits, berries
and vegetables. The condition of the
markets is now such that this product
cannot be successfully or profitably
sold in its green state. 1t must be
dried, cured or canned, and be put in
condition to hold and ship to the best
market at the proper time, or much OF
it will be lost. 1t must also be of a
standard and we'll known brand that
is guarantee OF its condition and
quality.
3. This preservation of the crop of
Thurston county must either be done
by each individual grower or by CEN
trail plant. The former is the most
expensive and Improbable way. With
the increasing amount of this product
throughout the world, and the CO.
operation of growers elsewhere in
handling the same, it is doubtful if
the individual grower can longer sue
cessfully compete with those who thus
combine their efforts, and without
such cooperation no standard can be
maintained. 1t would seem that the
producers of Thurston county must
fall into line or fall by the wayside
4. No individual producer who has
as many as ten acres of tree orchard
can handle his crop with an evaporation
that will cost less than $500. On this
basis, if the proper handling of the
crop is left to the individual producers
there would soon be 100000 required
to be invested in evaporators alone
with the prospect that none OF it
would be productive of profitable re-
turns. But it is a fact too patent to
require argument that too many of the
individual producers of Thurston
county are not in condition to sup
ply themselves with the facilities to
thus care for their crop even were it
profitable to do so. A way must be
provided or the orchard and field will
fall into decay.
5. In addition to the evaporation OF
the fruit and vegetable crops of Thurs
ton county your committee believes
that a large and profitable business
could be successfully carried on in
connection Herewith, in making of
preserves, jams, cider, vinegar, and in
the canning of fruit, berries, fish, oys-
tiers and clans.
6. 1t is impossible for your commit
tee to make definite estimate OF the
cost of consolidated establishment
that would properly handle the pro.
ducts above mentioned. as much would
depend upon the system adopted and
the extent of its operations, but your
committee is decidedly of the opinion
that such an institution must be
started upon basis large enough to
inspire confidence in its future success.
II need not necessarily be entirely
built and equipped the present season
but should be put in shape to at least
evaporate the large fruit crop of 1898,
and then can be added to from year to
year as funds can be obtained under
the plan proposed by your committee
and as the increasing product of the
county demands.
Your committee therefore recon-
mends that corporation be organized
under the laws of this State with a
capital stock of $4,000 and that At
least 20 per cent. OF which be paid in
upon organization and the balance
paid in four equal annual installments.
That the object of such corporation
shall be to prepare adequate facilities to
handle green fruits and to evaporate,
preserve jam, jelly and can the same.
To manufacture cider, vinegar and
other products therefrom. To main
tain operate in connection Herewith q
creamery and cheese factory. To can,
pickle and otherwise preserve vege.
tables, berries, fish, CLAIMS and oysters
and to establish agencies wherever
requisite to properly dispose of the
same.
That such corporation shall be under
the management of a board OF nine
directors to be annually elected by the
stockholders and to be otherwise oper.
ated and managed as required by law.
Hugh Ross, G. H. Springer, J. E.
Connolly, Henry Eckert, Chas. H.
Clough, Allen White, Ambrose Bar
nard, A. O.Page, y. d. Sullivan, Joint
Committee.
The committee on the part OF the
Chamber 10 forward this enterprise
are: s. A. Madge, Geo. B. Lane, A. J.
Faulkner, Mitchell Harris and A. C.
Stevens; that OF the Horticultural So
ciety are: Henry Eckert, Allen
White, D. o. Sullivan, and C. H.
Clough.
| Crushed TO Death.
August Zandell, a well-known farmer
who lives on Mud Bay. met with his
death Tuesday night, while on his
way home from town, driving a team
with wagon-load of lumber. 1t
seems from evidences of the tragedy
| that Tho Ton hoI hoo,x In,oo-I:r- -