Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-06
EXHIBIT OF CANNED GOODS
Industry in United States to Be Feature Of
Paris Exposition.
American Fruits of All Kinds to Be
Shown in Various
Forms.

The fruit canning industry of the United
states, so extensive and important not
alone IN this country, but in the markets
OF the entire world, is to receive a share of
attention in the American exhibit at the
Paris exposition commensurate, as far as
space will allow, with its commercially ex-
allied position. The material and samples
to be used in the display have already been
shipped to the French capital and will be in
| position, it is expected, when the big fair
is thrown open, April 10.
The work of collecting and managing the
preliminaries of the exhibit of canned
fruits and vegetables was accomplished by
Col. G. B. Bracket, pomologist of the De-
partment of Agriculture, and honorary ex-
pert in horticulture on the United States
commission of the Paris exposition Col
Bracket was assisted by Mr.. William A.
Taylor of his bureau. The exhibit will in
eiude, aside from the commercial features
of fruit and vegetable growing, a rare col
lection Of ornamental plants and flowers,
as well as samples of American landscap pc
gardening. in model and actually The
main portion of the exhibit will be Installed
in the palace of horticulture, while the re-
rna1nder will be in the open air in the
form of growing plants and specimens of
landscape work. Col Bracket has charge
of the entire horticultural exhibit of the
United States.
In canned fruits there will be number of
sections to the large exhibit covering prac-
tlcally the whole range of fruits COM
merc1ally canned in this country. Some of
the leading ones are apples, aprcots, cher
ries, nectarines, peaches, pears. plums,
strawberries and raspberries. These ex-
hibits will be displayed mainly in tin in the
usual commercial packages, but the pro-
ducts of some of the leading Gamers of the
east and of California will be displayed in
glass jars. American Gamers have only
recently begun to pack fruits extensively in
glass. but they are rapidly replacing the
imported article In glass-incaSed fruits and
preserves. with the home product. It is be-
lieved that the American exhibits In this
line will compare very favorably with the
foreign exhibits in glass.
Canned Fruits in Glass.
In connection with the exhibit of
canned fruits in glass there will be shown
several specimens of fruit jams and pre-
serves These will include subtropical
fruits, such figs and guava paste and
jellieS, as well those made from the
apricot, the peach, the plum, and the
numerous berries commonly used in jam
making. One item of especial interest in
the exhibit will be display of figs in glass.
The figs come from Mississippi, where the
preparation of this fruit is made spe-
cialty.
In the exhibit of canned vegetables the
leading articles will be sweet corn, toma-
toes, peas, beans and asparagus, though a
number of other vegetables will also be
shown both in tin and in glass. There will
also be large exhibits of catsups and
pickles One rather unusual feature of this
exhibit will be bottled unfermented grape
Juice, an article which is now largely made
in this country and comparatively unknown
In Europe.
Peaches, apricots, apples, nectarines,
plums, prunes, figs and raisins will COM
prise the principal exhibit in dried fruits.
The display from California will, of course.
be rich in raisins and prunes, of which that
state now produces a large proportion of
the home supply and also furnishes con-
siderable quantities for export The most
important display from the east in the
dried fruit exhibit will be the large show
grades from the finest stock down to the
dried cores and skins which are exported in
considerable quantity to European coun-
tries for the manufacture of jelIies and
other fruit products.
EvspOrated Vegetables.
The exhibit Of evaporated vegetables will
be rath .r small one, some twenty varie-
ties only + ing shown, including potatoes
carrots q rs, etc. Most of the exhibits in
this Tx W-re collected from the Pacific
coast, Y 20 the demand for dried yege-
tables f. use in the Klondike has resulted
in very considerable production in this
line during the past two or three Years.
Large exhibits of American grown nuts
such as the almond, pecan and walnut, will
be shown in connection with the fresh
fruits displayed in the palace of horticul-
-ture.