Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-10-27
EASTERN MARKET IS ASSURED.
lraSssO Freight Bureau Decides on 5OCent Rate on Utah
Canned Goods and Sugar Gamers viii Open Agency
in Kansas City.

40 the meeting Of che recent Trans.
Missouri freight bureau session that
was held In Denver at the beginning Of
this week, those present voted upon a
proposition that Is Of the utmost i'm.
portance TO the Industrial and CONNER.
cial welfare OF this State. The matter
fav0rably acted upon on that occasion
was the Introduction Of a fifty cent rate
upon all Utah packed tomatoes. fruits
and vegetables from the factories here
, to Missouri river points in carload lots,
minimum 10000 pounds. Although the
rate has not yet been officially an
nounced 1t win so into effect on the first
Of the month. As the consequence
mere is great JOY among the packers
ana Gamers at large In this State.
Not only are the tomato cannerles
affected by this innovation but the same
rate holds good In regard 10 Utah sugar.
Under this welcome change the prob
lem Of dispOsing OF the surplus products
or the factories at profit b. now solved
and steps are now under way to estab-
llsh distributing agency for Utah
canned products and sugar az Kansas
CITY The manufacturers realize that
the Introduction OF the Utah products
into the middle States VIII be fought
tooth and NAH by the Eastern produc-
ers, and every effort will undoubtedly
be made by them to drive the new
corners out Of the market, as conslgn-
ments can be shipped in from Balti-
more and other canning centors on the
Atlantic eeaboard 70 the Gulf PORTS
and thence Via the river to Kansas City
at the low rates In vogue in cases OF
water transportation.
The Utah manufacturers. however.
are sangulne IN regard 10 the final out
come OF the Introduction Of their goods
upon eastern markets for owing 20 the
superiority OF the soil and the irriga-
ton facilities at the command Of the
farmers I'm the tomato belt the Utah
canned tomatoes have already gained
the reputation OF possessing the finest
flavor Of any IN the United states TO-
day and In the eastern markets the
twO-and -one-half can Of the Utah pro-
duct commands the same price as does
the three pound can OF the Baltimore
brand or a premium II twenty per
cent The producers and manufactur-
crs may rest assured that In the face
Of such figures that the Utah article
will win out hands down against all
Corners
The excellence OF the sugar manufac-
tured IN this State is also too well
known TO need more than passing com
meut. II can hold It's own against any
competition when It comes TO chemical
analysis and the record for not heating
and spelling on the purchasers hands
In these two articles alone I'm Utah
there have been more tons produced
this season than there has ever been
before and as the consequence. there
Is "A surplus on hand which must be dis
posed OF outside OF this inter-mountain
region. The railroads have risen 20 the
occasion In a fashion that is a refGta-
ton Of the oft repeated statement that
they always favor the importer 10 the
detriment Of the exporter when It
comes TO the matter Of rates on carload
lots OF produce.
Just how many carloads OF canned
goods there are on hand at the ten fac
tories that have been running In
this State this season Is not
obtainable at the present time owing
20 the fact that the reports are not yet
all in. The various plants are buslly
engaged at the present time In sorting
out the good cans from the "swells'
the returns viii be IN, In the mean
time Il Is safe 70 assert that the sur
plus cases for export viii run into sew
era hundred carloads Of the finest to-
matoes that have been grown In the
United States this season.
Some idea OF the situation can be
gathered when II is stated that the ten
factories have have been running at
their full capacity this season are the
Utah Canning company, Adams Nurs-
cry company salt Lake Valley
Canning company and Ogden Canning
company. all situated In the immedl-
ate nelghborhood Of Ogden Woods
Cross Canning factory az Woods cross,
Syracuse Canning company az syra-
cuse: the Clinton and the Hooper Can
ming factories at Hooper the Roy cam
min. company at Roy and the Chlet !
Canning company at Plain city. These !
ten factories have a capacity OF T. |
600 cases CA cans % the case) each !
day. and have run on an average for |
close upon ffty days before the sea- |
sons crop was cleaned up.
Chicago Street Railway Franchise
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