The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-20
A CANNING FACTORY.
The Commercial Club Calls n Mass
Meeting for Saturday to Inaugur-
ate the Movement.

The Commercial club has succeeded so
well with their movement to organize
the consumers of Travis and adjacent
counties into "IIome Industry" clubs
that they have determined in conjunction
with the executive committee of the
farmers organization TO build canning
factory in Austin.
The matter was earnestly and
thoroughly discussed at their joint meet
ing in the parlors of the Driskill hotel
on Saturday. January 8, and on notion
then made. it was decided TO inauguratc
the factory movement in the city with
n canning factory of $4,000 capital
stock
TO this end it was determined to call
Il mass meeting of all citizens of Travis
and adjoining counties interested in the
building of factories and the consequent
and inevitable development Of Austin
and the surrounding country, at the
court house in AUSTIN. mt | o'clock p.
m. on Saturday, January %, 1898.
At this meeting subscriptions for stock
will be called for, and time and place
stock holders for the purpose of efTccting
organization and clccting officers for the
first year.
In order that every one might be able
to subscribe, and to the end that it be
made impossible for few to "freeze
out" the smaller holders in the future.
it was thought hest to divide the $4,000
capital stock into 1000 shares at So per
share, and to place Il limit upon the
amount of stock which one party will be
allowed to own or control. These mat
tiers of detail will be set out in full in
the subscription list which will be on
file for inspection and signatures during
the progress of the meeting.
AT the meeting above referred to. a
gFfaINf1N Ii
KIND of factory to build, ana after a full
consideration of the hard times, and the
relative benefits of factories, it was de-
cided that more good would result to the
farmers and citizens alike from n can
ming factory than from any other sort
of the same capital 1t was deemed best
to make small beginning and grow bold
and courageous only as the success of
first efforts justified it. A ten thousand
dollar canning factory in active opera
ton will do more good than one of $780,
UOO ON paper alone. The fact that if
taken hold of i'll earnest by the citizens
next Saturday, Il canning factory could
be put in operation by spring and he
ready for Il surplus crop of peaches.
pears, plumS, apriCOtS. corn. beans. to-
matoes and other articles, had great
weight in determining the character of
factory TO build, for it would give an
immediate market for such products and
admit of II diversification of crops to
some extent this year.
One or two speakers will he on hand
to give voice to the necessity of Austin
arousing and to the advantages of II
canning factory over one IF any other
kind with like capital, but :he speeches
will be short and to the point as the
meeting is called for action, not for
words.
The Commercial club has met with
much success in their efforts so far and
PRESIDENT Drake, Secretary Hill and the
BOARD or directors. one and all. deserve
great credit. for though they give their
time, energy and money to the movement,
they will reap no advantage from their
ultimate success that is not participated
i'll by every citizen of Austin and the
country surrounding.
The Statesman has been with the club
heart and soul since it's incipiency, and
it now urges all citizens, rich and noor
alike, to be on hand next Saturday at
the court house to aid in the building
of Il canning factory by your money, if
possible, even if you only take one share
and by your presence and good will. if
You do not feel able to subscribe. We
must step forth together rs n drilled
army with no faltering and no baking,
and put our shoulders to the wheel God
helps those who help themselves, and we
can not expect outsiders to have more
confidence in us than our creator Show
the world that the citizens of Austin
have faith in the old town yet, ard that
faith will be cOntaCp