Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-21
A FAMOUS PACKING HOUSE
That Is a Firm Believer in the vir.
tues of Maine Products.

A few days ago a representative of
the Journal had 4 chance to, go through
tho famous E. T. COwdry packing plant
at Littleton, Mass. This plant. famous
throughout the country for the high
quality of its goods, was sold last
spring to the r. l. Sherman Manufac-
.uring Co., which has for some years
past. been pushing the Lawson Pink
brand OF high class canned goods to the
front with marked and gratifying sue
cess-so that both enterprises are now
under the same general man
agement. The Cowdry goods are sold
all over this country and in many for
eign lands. While the Lawson Pink
brand has not had the advantage of so
much advertising it has pushed to the
front on it's merits and with more than
three hundred agencies already estab-
lished, is working up large sale.
The Journal man was specially in
terested in what he saw in this famous
factory from the fact that so much of
its raw material comes from the Sta te
of Maine. He saw here packed rasp-
berries and strawberries, both Guilt
waited and wild, which We're raised in
Aroostook county this season, blue
berries from Aroostook and Washing
ton counties. CLAIMS and Holsters from
our coast towns, in addition TO the large
pack of Maine corn which the firm car
ries in its Boston warehouse.
There is no corn in the world that
can compete with State of4Maine corn. =
said President Sherman, a0t-we always
arrange to get orr pack there. ''Dther
states raise just as good looking corn:
but experience has shown that il viii
not come out of Il can in such good
condition and with such freshness OF
iavor as that raised in the Old Pine
Tree State 1t has been the worst year
for corn packing | have ever expert
enccd: but by hard scra itching we have
secured enough to fiji ouf. orders"
1t would be nard 20 cnaceive of a
mere favorable location for as packing
factory than that occupied by the Cow
dry plant at Littleton. In the midst of
one of the finest fruit and farming sec
TORS of the old Fay State. It is located
upon q level stretch of the FitchDurg
railroad which gives it "A fine side track
at its very doors along its entire 'front.'
age.
At the time of the Journal mans
visit the factory was runniHy l6 hours
Il Gay in Il desperate effort TO keep
abreast of its orders. Most of the force
was engaged in packing tomatoes. The
tomato crop has been largely a failure
throughout New England, this year.
and the tail hustiing that had been
done, and the ground that had been
covered in securing the fruit for this
pack would make an interesting story
in itself AS is generally known canned
goods are sold months ahead fer future
delivery and ii is not surprising that
at time when many competitors are
notifying customers Of their inability
TO deliver more than % per cent. of
their corr and tomato orders. the man
agement Of this plant should take some
pride in the fact that it will be able 10
ill every order.
The variety OF goods packed in this
factory covers a surprisingly large
range In addition to the famous Cow
dry soups and baked beans. for which
there is always steady demand. it
puts up dandeliOns, spinach. pears, APP
pies. peaches, blueberries. pine-apples.
squash, pumpkin. raspberries. straw
berries, cranberries, tamarinds, pears,
stringIess and red kidney-horse radish,
ketchup. picked lines, salad dressing,
olives. pure maple syrup. boned chick
en- and turkey, devilled ham, eight
kinds of jelly, six kinds of preserves,
six kinds of jam-in fact about every
thing that goes to make up a complete
and attractive line of canned goods.
1t is probable that the factory will be
specially employed the coming fall ard
winter in packing gallon apples. for
which it has exceptional facilities and
for which there is always sure, sooner
or later to be an active demand.
The goods put up in the Cowdry fac
tory. are Just what they purport to be,
and are absolutely pure. 1t was this
fact which built the great business of
the concern at the start, and the same
policy is being scrupulously followed
by the present management. II does
not cater to cheap trade; but believes
that the public is willing to pay a far
price for high STANDARD goods--a theory
which is being well sustained by the
steady growth of its business.
Ir the years to come this concern will
ne an even larger purchaser of Maine
supplies than it has been in the past,
fer it's management admits that the
products secured in this State have
been of exceptional quality. and have
given entire satisfaction to the trade.