The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-02-08
A SUCCESSFUL CANNEKY
<ow Conducted by Mr.. y. II. Hav in
Orangeburg County.

y ), E,litor ~ TIE Ne,cS dnd Con
4 Irst at the time when our peo
4 j., sting about for something tt
rlace of cotton planting as {
4 .roduccr. some facts connected
4 ia practical and successful
4 -, of :. small enterprise, avail
j : almost any community Of oul
4 may prove suggestive and help
4 A, .op,e of your readers. That the
i !, NAV be presented in as con
i. form as possible | shall briefly
4 ! ,be success Of Mr.. p. II. Hay,
4 field. S. c., in the canning
and refer any of your read
q, fuller information to him, who,
4 ,..ured, will cheerfully give
4 Information.
4, Hay was running a general
4s,pdising business at King 5
g,,,iu. 5. c., when, in 1883, the
<.o.;op of the Kings Mountain
4 practically ruined his business.
A. on the lookout for some occu-
4 II, in which he could earn a sup
4 a. himself and family his atten-
4 4v,s turned to the cannery then
|,4ration at Hickory, n. c., and
5S,,au TO investigate the subject
4 A. view to engaging in similar
sInrise. With this in view he
Id and examined the plants at
|Iory and Lexington, N. c., and,
atended correspondence, familiar
4 himself with all the details of
Business.
|ur by nature a man of fairly
i mechanical ingenuity, he, at
S,ratively small outlay, thoroughly
bped small plant and began op-
An. His mechanical turn has
4 Of great assistance 10 him
instruct and to adopt many of the
3:ary appliances at a much less
3han to have purchased them out
\ from the manufacturer. His
5ear, besides the canning of veg
.ss. he canned largely of the ber-
And fruits native to that commu-
4 The native berries and fruits,
ker. have never proven remune-
). owing to the fact that they are
apopular goods in the home mar
ITO which the smallness Of his
\ has generally confined him.
j three years successful opera
$f his plant at King 8 Mountain
$noved to his present site in
&eburg County, four miles south
'$f Springfield, S. G.
RHAT MR. HAYS pLANT'COsT.
4 located at present, it was his in
An to do the neighborhood can
bf vegetables and fruits. From
!" year he has perfected his plant
extended his business until he
D. supplies the market Of the
Suens small towns with the
prd brands of canned goods. His
i is equipped almost entirely Of
3nade appliances most admirably
Ed to the work, and consists of a
3ory, 20 by 30 foot, frame build
Sfected at cost Of not more than
j The first or ground floor is the
y proper, where all packing and
.pg is done. The second floor is
r room for material and packed
and where the labelling is done.
;a-:arcs consist of two galvanized
3ei'leS about three feet in diam
3fadc according to his directions
5tnner of Blackville. These are
\ brick furnace and are supplied
dSater by means of piping con-
4 with 4 small tank at tie we'll.
fter used is fresh from the we'll.
ang OF vegetables is done in wire
f. made by the local blacksmith,
2Nructed as to be readily han
powered and raised from the ket-
Jcy means of a home made revol-
aue with wlndlass and pulley.
1 1 Oaskets are also used for hand
fe packed cans to and from. Che
+ In boiling their contents be-
fapplng and scalding. The
Pg and pairing tables are home
! 4 according to plan Of Mr.. Hay.
Salt parers and soldering outfit.
|3P'y adapted to Gaping and seal
8e bought patents. The above
e main features of Mr.. Hays
|Fent, and arc estimated to have
|fout $50.
u THOUSAND CANS PER DAY.
e. this plant Mr.. Hay calculates
opacity at about one thousand
8sl day, requiring the employ
~ from ten to twelve hands.
0Sever, running, as he does,
Qua times, has never worked
nls full capacity. Before last
:3e has never nl.nta1 mnro tbon