Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-04-29
SPROSPECTUS =
Or THE
1HURsTou COUNTY EV|aP0RaTI)uG
COMPANY.

1t is proposed to organize company under
the laws OF this state with capital stock of
10000 for the purpose of building and equip
ing plant at Olympia that will have capac-
Ity sufficient to evaporate every pound ot fruit
and vegetables raised in this county and such
parts OF surrounding counties as are accessible
to Olympia.
No one person is especially interested in this
matter, but every person who raises 4 surplus
pound OF products. Hence the subscription to
the capital stock must be popular subscrip-
ton. The capital stock will be composed of
1000 shares of xlO each. The shares must be
subscribed for at par but may be paid for in
ten annual equal payments 81 600 sub
scription will thus call for 500 year for ten
years; $500 subscription for $50 year for 10
years, 800 for $40 year, and a $40 a one
share subscription will call for 81 per year for
III years. No actual resident of Thurston
county afford not to take of this
stock.
The affairs of the company will be managed
by a board of nine trustees to be elected an
nually by all the stockholders.
The purpose OF this company is to put in Il
plant to dry or evaporate the entire crop, of
this county and vicinity, of fruits and vegcta-
bles, that is proper to he So dried or evaporated.
To jam, jelly and preserve such can not be
dried and to make cider and vinegar out of all
adapted to that purpose. TO can and cure fish,
oysters and CLAIMS. TO handle all the milk
and cream within reach. To make butter and
cheese and possibly crackers. In short to
work up the entire raw material within the
limit named into commercial product, that
will command the best market and the highest
price.
Is this not better than to let one half of our
products rot they now doing? Is it not
better to save all we now have and still have
market for double treble or many times what
we now raise q? An increased production with
market, means increased wealth. Can
you afford not to subscribe for some of this
stock?
THE EXISTING NECESSITY.
Some of the reasons that exist for the neces-
sity Of an institution of this kind are as follows:
l. There is in the territory tributary to
Olympia approximately 1000 acres of orchard
that is now will within another season or
two be in full bearing 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 evapOrated, cured or
canned and be put in condition to hold and
ship to the best markets at the proper time, or
much of it will be lost. 1t must also be of a
standard and well known brand that is recog.
nized as a guarantee of its condition and
quality.
3. This preservation of the crop of Thurs
ton county must either be done by each indi
vidual grower or by central plant. The for
mer is the most expensive and Improbable
way. With the increasing amount of this pro-
duct throughout the world and the co-Opera-
ton of growers elsewhere in handling the same
it is doubtful if the individual grower can
longer successfully compete with those who
thus combine their efforts, and without such
cooperation no standard brand can be main
tanned.
4. No individual producer who has as many
as ten acres of tree orchard can handle his crop
with an evaporation that will cost lees 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 in.
vested in evapOrators alone with the prospect
that none Of it would be productive of profita-
BILE returns. But it is u fact too patent to re-
quire argument that too many OF the ndivid
ual producers of Thurston county are not in a
condition to supply themselves with the facili.
ties 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 further de-
cay.
5. In addition to the evaporation of fruit
and vegetable crops large and profitable BUSH
ness can be successfully carried on in connec-
ton Herewith, in making of preserves, jams,
cider, vinegar and in the canning of fruit ber-
ries, fish, oysters and clans. There is no rea-
son in longer refusing to turn the product of
our sea into profit to our labor, our combined
capital and to all our people.
g. Last but not least is the prosperity that
concern of this kind will bring to our county
to the producer, the merchant, the real prop
erty owner, the professional man, the laborer
indeed to everybody. When fully developed it
will give employment to hundreds of persons
and put CASH into the pockets of all the peo-
pie. No man will be exempt from its benefit
cial Influences no man can afford not to take
some of the stock, especially upon the easy
payment plan proposed. But enough of this
1t is certainly not possible that the committee,
no more interested than you are, must beg you
to SO act as to advance your own prosperity.
Whatever is done must be done quickly
The season is upon us. Too late now for the
early crop, but if quick there is yet time, to
handle the fall fruits and vegetables How
much will you take?
Respectfully,
GEO B. LANE,
S. A. MADGE,
ALLEN WHITE,
A. J. FALKNOR,
Subcommittee.