The times., 1901-04-03
FORMATION OF THE CAN TRUST.
Twenty Maryland Concerns Absorb
ed ny the Consolidation.

| BALTIMORE. April 2.-The deal for the
consolidation of nearly all the can manu-
/ factories of the East has been closed and
the new American Can Company popu-
| larIy known as the Tin Can Trust. Is
| now in full possession of all the subsidi-
/ ary concerns Although the options did
/ not expire until yesterday. they were ali
taken some DAYS ago.
| There are seventeen plants in Balti-
more which have entered the combina-
! ticn and three elsewhere in Maryland.
The list OF the factories absorbed in this
city is as follows:
Norton Tin Plate and Can Company,
Black s. Krebs, A. Booth & Co. r. Tynes
Smith Can Company, H. F. Miller & Son,
Baltimore Can Manufacturing Company.
H. c. Campen x Co. The William Fait
Company, Daugherty & Mann. Gibbs Pre-
serving Company, Phelps & Co. The I'm
perial Seamer Manufacturing Company,
Kirwan & Riggs, Lineweaver & Co, VIII
liam Numsen K Son, Martin Wagner &
; Co, Timothy Ryan. jr.
Those outside of this city. but in Mary
land, are:
J. b. Hanway, Joppa; S. T. Seneca and
Reynolds Bros. Can Company, Havre de
Grace.
tories taken in by the trust in this State
Among the factories left outside of the
combine are these:
j. t. Thirkel Can Company. Thomas A.
Hand, A W. Hartloye. Thomson Manu-
featuring Company, Boyle K Co
The Importance of the can combine to
this city and section is great for the rea-
SON that Baltimore is the greatest can
manufacturing centre in the United
States There is more tinplate used here
than in any other place in America and
the magnitude OF the business is shown
Iv-f ha foa not leading ma or
here estimate the annual output of the
Baltimore factories at from 80 000. 900 to
4O0,00O.0O0 of cans.
Cans range in price from S120 per 100
for one-pound cans to $40 for three
pound. while One-gallon cans sell at $50
Taking s. per 100 as an average price
these figures would show an annual busi-
ness of from 900 upward. This, of
course includes cans made by some Of
the large packing companies for their
own use.
Figures concerning the number of hands
employed in the different can shops are
difficult TO obtain, but the Norton Com
pany, it is understood. employs an aver
age of 500 persons; Booth & Co, POO;
Rack &. Krebs, 1856; the r. Tynes Smith
Can Company. $50: II. F. Miller & Son,
25O: 7. Ryan, ir.. so, and Lineweaver &
Co 100 The other factories have from
80 to 100 hands each. and this would make
a total of between 2,OVJ and 800 employees
in the seventeen shops in Baltimore which
have entered the trust.
Tho former owners OF the various COM
Danies are operating their plants for the
trust and will continue TO do So until fur
ther instructions are received. Some of
the factories which were shut down last
week for the purpose of taking stock
have resumed operations, but others are
still at work upon their inventories. 1t
is expected that they viii all he at work
again in a few days. but some OF the
smaller shops will. it is admitted by par
ties to the deal. be shut down permanent
Iy and the business Of making cans con-
centrated in the larger factories. This
suggests that the foundation of the com
bine may result to the disadvantage of
can factory employees
Independent can manufacturers are
anxious to know how they are going 10
fare some fear that the trust Will en-
deayOr to prevent them from getting sup
plies of tin either at home or abroad, and
if such methods of opposition should be
successful the shops outside of the trust
would be compelled to close. Surprise
has been expressed that the trust has
not advanced the price of tin. 1t is lower
than il was last fall. and the Tinplate
Trust and the Tin Can Trust are prac-
ticalIv Identical. The trust has it is said.
sent agents abroad TO prevent, if possi-
lie. the shipment of foreign tinplate 10
America.
Information concerning the prices paid
for the different plants in the combina-
ton is closely held. 1t Is. however known
that in most eases the owners We're well
satisfied TO take stock in payment for
their factories