The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-29
HORTICULTURAL SECTION.
CANNING FACTORIES.
lnY SAM II. DIXoNl

naper on earning Factories Their
inheritance and Profit" was read before
nc horticultural section by Secretary Sam
II nixon The paper follows:
rho establishment of cannories for can.
a,ov vegetables and fruits is attracting a
,tes, deal Of interest throughout the fruit
elt ~ the South Labor is plentiful here,
ma fuel and water In abundance and cheap.
ronditlons point to the proposition that
~ cannerles Of the United States will
srponially be transferred from the North
and East to the South 1t has been demon.
s,ratcd that an acre planted to vegetables
here will produce a tonnage superior to any
lapd in the country, and that the expense
n tnlage is equally as low. The advantages
bssides are cheap fuel and power and prox-
mIty 10 market There nre a number Of
canneries operating in this state. They
,r4 ali having hnndeome dividends. They
I'd the citizens in their communities by
purchasing the surplus products and give
employment to the unemployed. The prod
qcts Of the orchard and garden arrive
at maturity az a season when money Is
scarce. business dun and labor unemployed.
There can be no duh seasons In tn can
mig districts All labor is employed at fair
wages and general prosperous condition
7eyalls throughout II does not require
ne Investment Of a great outlay Of money
either In the establishment NJ the plant or
ihe growing If the raw material. Every
udghhorhood In tho fruit and truck grow.
ing belt Of the STATE shoud organize
factory for canning, preserving and saving
ali surplus fruits and vegetables, for
rckling and making catsups for wholesale
markets and local consumption. The cost
q the plant Is mere trine compared TO
the loss each gear resulting from a lack
Of facilities for handling the enormous
Yields of fruits and vegetables. The de-
iland for canned goods Of all kinds Is euor-
mus and Increasing at a ratio far in ex
cess Of the annual output
The canning factory Is safeguard
aealnst loss in the orchard and garden.
fnoUld the markets 20 down below figure
o. which It would pay to dispose of the
products, they could easily be canned up
and sold on rising market. II the raw
material can be grown at proht and
ffnncd Mp on he soil Of Maryland. New
York or Michigan and shipped down to
Texas to be eaten by our people, why can
4 not Texas with a cheaper soil equally as
fertile and better climate. put up her
own products, aud II necessary shin them
North and East and sell them on the mar
II in competition with the products Of a
more Northern country TO advantage? Texas
Fl en- build M n home market for her pro
encts There need he nc doctorng with
HemicaS 20 preserve the diffelen prod
Ns We raise our own sugar and syrup
afd there Is No ned II impure III odlcts
IA II "A "a n
hQce Tor consumption by our own people
aAl TO oner In competition to "doGtored
ssoas, what Las been accomplished In
ne canning industry in other States car
y accomplished In Texas. There are IN
leAaS at this time less than dozen can.
n,ng estaOllshm ants, large and small Those
N y operation nave produced a superior grade
goods and paid handsome dividend
men output has been consumed by local
ss y |tns and has given general satisfaction
nase Se eroa9 I the canning industry has
manul development, and tho general pros
yelty wave which has characterized that
hhs ANY, ever since sha entered SO largely Into
nuit raising. large amount Of capital
invested In this industry and great
m nfti9 iaDorerS employed Nearly fifty es
rS eys rae are in operation In that state.
nu} represent nm investment Of several
million dollars The Importance can he EN-.
/ hes u feierring to the products of
SsS establishments for the year 1897,
mss s riy.s. aota at our command. The fig
EACH - ''' lot cases OF two dozen cans
M case.
re fra iSg''S '''''.....,,.....1,7Sss 2 $50
II frui,' " > s..-s.r.... ..,,.......... 2I,SSS
Il f nsas, in gallon vessels dozen in
Jams ana TN. '''...'....,...... 1lS4n3
l '''n's ''''''..,......... 43,4l6
Grand ,otal o15 Ss..
N pr s9is docs not take into account the
IN Which byie1 fruits for the same year,
X aio1o 'f eonnss the enormous sum Of no
topnaro PVH1hlS' Besides all this immense
Z. caiJsage Of fruit and fruit pr3ducfs from
km tbst ~ me wine aud brandy products
II These v, Saale reached in 1893 COLA cars.
81 oser the zsSri shI hrandies are esteemed all
1NmssSa nate is made here of The fruit con.
o ftaiers ~ nome by nearly 100000 fruit
K khe msn sa prevails among our peopie that
safaIbs ut,aeainery required To establish can
fSueh h No. tsosts several thousand dollars
sy4cannlns ~ ~ lhe case. A few years ago the
! people and 4 Sg%R deep root among our
u {iren, ssasdd' the plants costing ali the wav
M ence inc nv, nv INV. In nearly every In
q Vocal surronndi,iefy was too elaborate for
Il fRsssA disaster and ACCOMPLISHMENTS fqad
4 Esrvaiiye nn peen projected on more con
psEfse thar dIsanlssre Us no reason TO be-
Y feEed Exnepi n rolniment would have fol
n iSe nls Of this character srs rr e ,st,.
= IAn In inanaelat the safest and surest
& 70 ~ faot ~ sung q canning nlanf IL
IN Nsyesin,ense slowly They recosnmendf enc
! EsAeitv =, . machinery OF only ordinsrv
Nice AIM simple construction. Exneri.
lest teaeba. "atters Of this sort n the
detsils q As the operator masters
&nsiilon ~ IN small concerns no Is m
HN Thsra asler details IN more elaborate
a. vhera Is no Instance ia our knowi,
u II sha5ida ines has failed 'naus ui"'eu
III cannlnc W advocate the estahifshrna,,
soil ma aCtores al any point where
~ &c na climate arc not ps shn,,. Mno.e
ales rs o. abundant fruits ana vees,
= ufe the succeed yon must he AHA -
" b ~ 10 kaaaa w material IN snfaeIenf nrae'
N /" no W. 'he machinery emnioveaq An
o.. n " lnS.e canning season gu uuf-
* X1e as AZ has made such rand ~.
81 ne civil canning Industry prex,n ,p
.&,eis var there were ~ stssivns
, Yes: In H. H. n canning fruits ana 9nrn
= s,ssisst iS Srsses.h has hseu gradual. but
" 1H cf P ts5, decade In 1900 tbe t oHs
- Prs and ~ stoes aud corn IN the Frr,sst
tho do. ssnsds was only 45bh .osT r n,ssn
s each In 1900 It had