The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-02-03
AMERICAN CANNED GOODS.
Factories That Turn Out n
worth S75,Oou. u Yearly.


worts $751; 100 Yearly.
The production of American tin, the
American tin plate industry, so-called,
raas increased 25 fold in seven years, and
Incidental to it's development and ex-
~pansion there has been a large increase
n the canning business of the United
States, which now amounts to $4,000
300 in a year, requiring nearly 100000
boxes of tin plate, and keeping at work
more thar 1000 canneries distributed
throughout the country.
The sale Of canned goods is subdivided
in the United States into four branches.
There is, first, the canning of food prep
arations of all kinds, except fish, fruits,
vegetables and oysters. In 1t are in
GUIDED meats, cereals and soups, ano
this branch of the American canning
business gives employment to 5000 per
sons. and represents n capital OF some
81. OOO, 900, while the business amounts
in a year 10 Sl5,0 0O 900. IL is largest in
New York.
The fruit and vegetable canning bust
ness of the United states is very much
more extensive, representing an in
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trade of $50, 000, 900. and employees to
the number of more than 10000. This
branch of American canning is car
ried on chiefly in two states, Mary
land and New York, and in respect TO
] the number of establishments and the
amount of business done, the capital
invested and the number of employees,
Maryland is far ahead. The fish cam
ming business in the United States is
carried on at 100 establishments, in
which more than $500 persons are en-
ployed, and the value of the output is
100000 n year. The chief tanned
product of the United States in fish is
salmon, and the chief state in the
amount of business done in this line is
Oregon. In the cast there are more
than $500 persons employed in the
state of Maine. In fish canning and 700
in Massachusetts,. and the fish canned
In both is a considerable item of com
merce. This is a line of commercial en-
deavor in which New York is but scan
tily interested, having but two fish
cannerios, the same as Kew Jersey.
The oyster canning business in the
United States is limited to a very few
establishments, less than 20 in all. but
what they lack in number they more
than make up in the amount of their
trade, which is between $3,000.000 and
$4,000 900 a year. There are $500 per-
sons employed in this branch of the
business, more than so per cent OF
them in one state-Maryland.
Thnuuh mt 1iraottv cnpnac4cI xx:th
the business of canning-and, indeed,
q separate branch of industTy-the
trade of preparing and shipping pickles
preserves aud auc has increased
greatly during the last two years. For
a very long time English manufacturers
had general control of this line of bust.
less. With an increased home de.
mand for such condiments, and with an
adequate supply of homemade tin. the
American manufacturers have been ex.
tending their line, and there are now
nearly 400 factories engaged in this
line, having an annual product worth
100000 DOC. The chief of the states in
the extent of the business done in this
line is Pennsylvania, but Louisiana does
much of it.
The corn-packihg states are New
York. Maine, Maryland. Illinois, lowe
and Kansas; in tomatoes. New Jersey
Maryland. Indiana, Virginia and Ken.
lucky lead; of canned fruit, MARYLAND
Delaware, California and Michigan
have the largest product, and for oys.
ters and fish, Maryland, Virginia
North Carolina. Florida and Mississippi
are foremost.
The canning business in all countries
which engage in it has been promoted
enormously for r~ations for military
purposes in such form that they may
be kept for long periods. After the
Crimean war the English trade in
canned goods was increased very large.
~. and during the American civil wal
Government contracts doomed the busi
ness here considerably. While the can.
ners of the United States do not enjoy
all the facilities which their English
rivals possess, they have others which.
in a measure at least, offset these ad.
vantages. There nave been many i'm.
portant inventions in canning, and In
this line Americans have clearly taken
the lead. reducing the cost of the work.
assuring less danger to purchasers, re.
ducing the risks of transportation. and
adding to the number of articles made
available for cann:ng.-N. Y. Sun.