The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-24
King County Fruit Which Should
Be Preserved Ii Rotting.
CANNING PLANT ADVOCATED.
sab1eet - 0< Taken ~ ~ the Meet
Ss8 81 the aerts~sttsrsI society
Ne1a Sasosaay-lasaea anA Esap-
GRATED PsoAa~ts Cosia Ne Made
Here - C~0pese With California
-t'tsest Berries In the World.

The importance OF the location III this
coGsa..- OF a sanHery and esspsrator by
wh.ess thousands or Tons Of frsas. now
allowed 40 rot may pe saved, will he thor
suetfiy discussed BY the king County
dortsesilsura. Society al a meeting 10 DC
a~la aexs Saturday afternoon al o'clock
In the Chamber OF Commerce rooms.
Burke building. Interest IN This sartiea-
lar matter and In general subjects of hor-
tiruliure and Horticulture VIII unaues-
tionabiy Insure a .afge attendance.
A fruit exi,ibi, and floral display such
a. have been already given n Pierce
and otnsr counties OF this state VIII
be planned. Fruit Inspector W. H.
Brown. whose familiarity with the
subjeea Is the result OF long experience
and in;eiilken; study. said yesterday in
speaking OF the necessity OF "A cannery:
The fruit Industry OF this county Is
immense. 10 10 the present time the
supply tor the local market has been
gresser than the demand, and in eonse-
quence our strawberries. the first fruit
on the market. lie ro,tiug on the ground
each year by thousands of tons. We
produce the best strawberries in the
world There are none finer. and IL is
a shame that they should go 10 waste.
Last year hundreds Of tons Of prunes
rossed, and Ii Was the same with other
srisits.
Yet. IL you so to local retail dea.er
or dried prures YOU find they were ship
ped here In car loads from California IL
you buy a can of pranes. piums. straw
.sfries or any other fruits they will he
found to have the California label. There
is absolutely no reason why We should
not dry our own fruits. Why should
such waste be permitted when the only
thing wanting ls the establishment OF IL
canneryr The beneficial results from the
building and operation OF such plant
woaId be felt not only by the farmer. but
b. the merchant and the consumer. The
Alaska trade should also be considered in
this connection. That country offers a
permanent market for canned and evap-
GRATED products.
Il would urge that immediate action be
taken 10 save the prospective crop. l
have just returned from trip about the
county. The trees are laden with bloom
buds and all looks promising for good
crop. There il plenty of time for prunes
and plums but Strawberries Will be ripe
In June. We want cannery ,hat would
dry about twenty five tons oay. l do
not know what the cost OF such plant
would be- One bull; recently for live tons
n day cost 500. Seattle would be the
natural location Tor such an INDUSTRY.
since this In the general shipping point
and fruit comes here from E.lenshurg.
wenatchee and the San Juan Islands
with a eannery all the surplus could
be saved. What makes the fruit growers
Of Santa Clara county. Cal. rich? They
use every pound of their fruit. The best
grade IL shipped TO the Eastern market.
the second grade TO Puget sound: the
third is canned. the fourth goes into wine.
cider and vinegar. and even the pomaee
from the cider press Ia saved and Ted 10
the stock.
.It would be a good idea for King coun-
~ IN have a fruit fair such rs has been
given I'm Pierce county. The object Is TO
work up an exhibit showing what King
county can produce. II can ehaiienge the
world on strawberries. raspberries, piack-
berries. currants gooseberries, prunes.
,,,uu,s aud cherries. and Is in my opinion,
second 10 none I'm the larger fruits such
as apples and pears.