The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-03
CAN FACTORIES CONSOLIDATE.
Twenty Maryland Concerns Absorb
ed by the Consolidation.

Twenty NfaryIaRd Concerns Absorb
ed by the Consolidation.
BALTIMORE, April S.-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-
larry known as the Tin Can Trust, is
now in full possession OF all the subsidi-
airy concerns. Although the options did
not expire until yesterday, they were all
taken some days ago.
There are seventeen plants In BaIti-
more which have entered the combina-
ton and three elsewhere in Maryland
The list of the factories absorbed in this
city is as follows;
Norton Tin Plate and Can Company,
Black & Krebs A Booth s, Co. r. Tynes
Smith Can Company, II. 2. Miller & Son,
Baltimore Can Manufacturing Company,
H C Camper & Co. The William Fait
Company, Daugherty & Mann. Gibbs Pre-
serving Company. Phelps & Co. The I'm
perial Seamer Manufacturing Company.
Kiryyan & Riggs, Lineweaver & Co, VII
linn Numsen & Son, Martin Wagner &
Co, Timothy Ryan, IT
Those outside of this city, but in Mary
land. are:
J. B Hanway. Joppa: s T Seneca and
Reynolds Bros. Can Company. Hayre de
Grace.
This makes a total of twenty can fac
tories taken in by the trust in this State
Among the factories left outside Of the
combine are these:
}. c. Thirkel Can Company, Thomas A
Hand, A ". HartloVe, Thomson Manu-
featuring Company, Boyle & 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
by the fact that leading manufacturers
here estimate the annual output Of the
Baltimore factories at from 250. 0O9, 600 10
100 69U. 0tJ Of cans
Cans range in price from 1920 per 100
for one-pGund cans to $40 for three
pound while Cne-gaIIOn cans sell at $50
Taking = per 100 as an average price
these figures would show an annual bust
ness of from so. 0J0- go 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, II is understood. employs an ave-
age of 500 persons Booth & Co. POO
Black & Krebs. $50; the r Tynes Smith
Can Company, $50, n. f Miller & Son
Co. 100 The ether factories have from
30 to 100 hands each. ami this would make
4 total of between Z.E71 3nE Z.5J3 emDlOyeS
in the seventeen shops in Baltimore which
have entered the trust
The former owners Of the various com
panies are operating their plants for the
trust and will continue to do so until fur
theT instructions are received. Some OF
the factories which We're shut down last
week for the purpose OF taking stock
have resumed operations. but others are
still at work upon their Inventories. II
is expected that they will all be at work
again in d few days. but some of the
smaller shops viii. il IS admitted by par
ties 20 the deal b. shut down permanent
Is and the business of M king cans con
c1utrated in the larger factories This
suggests that the foundation of the com
blne MAJ result 10 the disadvantage of
can factory employees
Independent can manufacturers are
anxious TO know how they are going TO
fare Some fear that the trust viii en-
deavor 10 prevent them from getting sun
plies OF tin either at home OF 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 TinpIate
ticalIY Identical. The trust has il is said
sent agents abroad 10 prevent, If posi-
BILE. the shipmeu- Of foreign tinpIate to
America
Information concerning the prices paid
for the different plants IN the cornbina-
ton is closely held. II Is. however. known
that in most cases the owners were well
satisfied 10 take stock in payment for
their factories.