Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-04-25
THE CANNING FACTORY.
Enthusiastic Meeting-Good Work Done
The Factory-Must Oome-The Town
Needs II.

The citizens meeting held on Friday
evening last at the court house
was a very successful and i'm
portant one. The hall was well
filled with our best citizens and all
evinced a great interest in the proposed
object. The number of ladies present
was %noticeably large.
Captain Day called the meeting to
order and nominated Hon. L. Bradford
Prince for chairman, Messrs. S. G.
Cartwright and Amado Chaves were
proposed for secretaries, and all those
named were elected. Governor Prince
then made what may be called the
foundation address, going owe all the
facts connected with the fruit industry
and the desirability of preserving works,
which should include canning, evapor-
ating and the making of jams and
iellies. He laid stress on the point that
this was an improvement on natural
lines and not one that had to be forced
or cultivated; that it has the threefold
advantage Of providing a market for
our increasing fruit crop, labor for the
unemployed and supplying a home mar
ket which already exists and is supplied
from abroad. He stated the amount
necessary for a full establishment, prop
erly situated adjoining the railroads, to
be SIS, 900, but that a smaller affair which
could be increased hereafter could be
started for less money.
He was followed by Judge Morrison,
Mr.. Boyle, DIR. Harroun, General Bart
lett, f. Nolan, S. Spiegelberg, G.. w.
L TJinlyov g n 10 ~ yupiuhf D Ioon
J. P. Victory, j. Weltmer, G. A. Spiess,
DR.. Andrews, G.. P. Money and others,
and by Mrs. Rivenburg, who represent
ed the Woman's board of trade.
A subscription paper was then pre-
pared, providing for organization when
80, 900 is subscribed, and in a short
time a large sum was subscribed in
cash and various persons present
promised to accept stock instead
of cash for fruit to a considerable
amount this coming summer. General
Bartlett then moved that a committee of
nine be appointed to procure subscrip-
tions and arrange for immediate or
ganization. Chairman Prince appoint
ed General Bartlett, DR.. Harroun, Cap
tain Day, Mrs. Rivenburg, S. G. Cart
wright, Mrs. Gable, Amado Chaves, G.
w. Knaebel and J.. D. Sena. On mo-
motion the chairman was added to the
committee. This committee will imme-
diately commence a thorough canvass of
the town. Every one at the meeting
was enthusiastically in favor of the plan
proposed, and confident of it's profit and
success.
The stock of the Fruit Works COM
pany ought to be subscribed for without
delay by the people of Santa Fe, 50 that
everything may be ready for operation
when the fruit crop commences. There
is no reason for hesitation in such a case;
every consideration calls for a prompt
response. The stock is divided into $50
shares so that everyone can take part
and become personally interested. The
only question for each person is how
much he can possibly afford. One citizen
has arranged to convert stock in another
company into money so as to invest it in
the cannery, and another is selling some
sheep for similar purpose. Don't wait
for the committee to call, but calculate
how much you can raise and then step
around to the Water company's office
and put down your name.
The fruit cannery is to be exclusively
a Santa Fe institution. Not a dollar of
stock will be sold elsewhere. 1t will be
established by Santa Fe money and
managed by Santa Fe people. This is
right. 1t insures the largest benefit to
the people of the city, a fair price for
fruit, fair wages for labor, and the pro-
fits of the enterprise will remain here to
the advantage of the whole community.