The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-24
CANNED GOODS OUTPUT
INDIANA MANUFACTURES ONE
FOURTH OF II In THIS COUNTRY.
Most of the Industry in This City
Millions of Cans of Tomatoes
Turned Out.

But few Indianians are aware of the fact
that indiana now ranks second as a State
in which fruits and vegetables are packed,
Maryland being first Indiana second and
New Jersey third. Indiana now manufac-
lures % per cent. of the canned goods man
ufactured in this country having in the
last five years made rapid strides in this
direction. The business in this State was
until quite recently all done in Indianapolis
the industry really being founded in this
city The Van Camp Company has this sea-
son put up 100000 three-pound cans of to-
matoes alone. and through the busiest sea-
son gave employment to nearly one thou
sand men and women. In the canning of
other fruits and vegetables the Van Camp
Company employs the year round an
average of two hundred people. The In
dianapols Canning Company has this
son put up of tomatoes alone $50 600 three
pound cans, and has given employment to
four hundred men and women for the last
two months. The Hoosier Packing Com
pany gives employment the year round to
about seventy people, and the Mullen
Blackledge Company gives employment
to from seventy-five to one hundred people,
As the crop of tomatoes this season was
comparatively speaking, rather light, the
packers have experienced no trouble in dis
posing OF their goods President Hubbell,
of the indianapolis Canning Company said
on Saturday that they had sold every can
at very satisfactory prices, and Van Camp
& Co. have their product well sold The
Mullen-B lackledge Company is selling a
large per cent. of its goods to the govern
ment for the army and navy. as is the Hoos-
Ter Packing Company. The local concerns
have large trade in the West and North
west. All these establishments have side
tracks leading to their establishments at
which cars are loaded for any point in the
Union. The last seasons tomatoes have
been shipped in here to packers from points
within limit of Seventy-iive miles, and
with each year more ground is set apart in
this State for raising tomatoes. Recently a
large packing house has been put in OPP
Grafton at Terre Haute, w. p. Ijams being
the president of the company, and from
this on Indiana is to unquestionably make
further advance in this industry and will
produce in the next few years much
this class of goods as does the State of
Mary land. Frosts have held off so well this
season that ii has been favorable to the
packers. Still the supply has dropped off
earlier than usual. shortening the packing
season several days with the larger con-
Germs. The Dugdale Can Company has just
closed one of its most prosperous seasons,
having for some months past been turning
out 10000 cans day. This is now one of
the largest and most modern can-manufac-
turing plants in the country Its large
warehouse enables the company to make
cans the year round, and when the demand
comes II can fill orders with promptness.
In the last few years the company mas
built up an extensive trade on the excel
lent quality of the cans it manufactures.