The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-02-08

lively. With the exercise of reason
able care in opening and cleaning the
cans they can be used satisfactorily
Tor several years. Mr.. Hay informs
us that he used cans the past season
for the sixth time. On his own goods
he realized net profit of about two
cents per can for the output of last
season
MIR. Hay is prepared to put up
every variety and grade of goods
known to the trade, except one or two
varieties that require spccia! process.
The grade of the goods depends on
the quality Of the material used as
well as on the manipulation, hence
the grade of his toll work may vary;
but he takes great pride in his goods
| packed for the trade, and sends out
none but the strictly frst-class. AS a
consequence his goods are sought
after in the markets where they are
known. His profits, while they have
been fairly good, are not what they
ought to be, from the fact that his
trade has been limited to markets
where only the cheapest grade of
goods are handled, and where to the
purchaser canned goods are canned
goods, to whom the chief recommen-
dation of any goods is the cheapness
Of the price.
HIGH GRADE OF TIE HAY OUTPUT.
AS to the quality of his goods the
following extract from an article in
the American Journal of Health of
recent date, by DR.. NJ. r. Craig is
very complete:
I'm acquainting our readers with
the names of those brands truly de-
serving of their confidence we have
satisfaction in giving our gratuitous
endorsement to the canned goods Of
fered by p. II. Hay, Of Springfield,
S. G. Very thoroughly was this
superlative brand tested by us, and
the best reasons found for cur en-
dorsement of it. We found that the
contents Of the cans we examined
were not only Of the best grade, but
that all those precautions and safe
guards which the modern system of
canning has devised were scrupulously
observed. Thus the goods were both
of the best quality aud when opened
in splendid condition.
''The readers of this journal should
realize the difference between some
canned goods and others. This differ
ence exists in both original quality
and in the manufacturer method Of
handling. Hays canned goods, for
example, are exclusively composed of
the best materials obtainable, and are
put up in factory run upon several
hygienic principles, where strict
cleanliness reigns. and where no pos
sibility Of contamination oxists. And
the goods are canned according to the
best method, so that no subsequent
deterioration can happen, because he
cans are imperious to any detcriora-
ting influences.
HEAVY OUTLAY UNNECESSARY.
The above extract is given to show
that an expensive equipment is in no
wise an indispensable requisite for
the best results in canning: and that,
all things being equal, first grade
goods can be produced at about the
same outlay as poor quality. the
main difference being in the method
Of handling. 1t has been mainly
from lack of proper attention along
this line that most Of the canning
enterprises Of this State have either
failed or met with poor success. I do
not know that l have ever seen the
goods of a South Carolina cannery
classed among the first grade goods in
our market.
From what has preceded it will be
inferred that Mr.. Hays goods are
manipulated entirely by hand. His
tomatoes arc cored and packed whole,
or as nearly so as is practicable. By
a process of his own the natural flavor
is so we'll preserved as to make
palatable raw tomatoe salad possible
in midwinter. This result is not OBJ
tanned by chemicals, for he uses no
chemicals, but is brought about in the
packing. Peaches are pared with
patent parers, but the stoning is done
by hand, each peach reduced to two
pieces. These. together with all fruits,
are packed in two classes, pie and
syrup. The syrup fruit would be
olassed as heavy syrup; and by
method of packing peculiar to him the
natural flavor of all fruits is very re-
markably retained.
SIMILAR ENTERPRISES.
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