Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-03-16
TELgesApHic saevITiEs.

ington recently which did not attract
the attention it deserved, for it rep
resented one OF the most interesting
OF all American industries-the can
ming OF fruit and vegetables. There
were some fish and oysters. clans and
other forms OF sea fruit from the
neighboring city of Baltimore, but
the greater part of the display was
originally from the farms and orchards
Of the country. Mr. Judge, the secre-
tary OF the organization under whose
auspices the exposition was held and
the editor of its organ, said that more
than 100000 people are directly inter
ested In the canning trade, either as
producers or preservers of this form
OF food; that at least 500, 900. 900 cans
OF fruit and vegetables are packed and
sold every year. and that they repre-
sent a value OF more than 5000. 900.
Notwithstanding all the improve
ments In the processes of preserving
and packing the economies that have
been introduced and the rapidly in
creasing volume of trade, prices keep
up in remarkable manner For ex-
ample. corn, which twenty years ago
sold at wholesale in Baltimore, the
center Of the trade, for S5 cents to 80
cents a dozen cans. Is now quoted at
rs to so cents. In 1895. during the
hard times. prices touched bottom,
and corn sold from 40 to 55 cents a
dozen. Peaches, which are frequently
affected by the climate and weather
have varied more in price, but the av-
erage has gradually decreased from
$1.70 to S1.75 in 1882 to $1.25 and sL35
SEATTLE, Wash, March 12.-An
investigation of the custom house
officials into the white slave traffic
in young girls brought from Japan to
the United States, and sold to men for
immoral purposes, has revealed a
much worse state of affairs than anti
cipated The Japanese government
has been appealed to and will doubt
less take up the matter to suppress
this horrible white slave traffic.
OLEAN. N Y. March 1.-TWO
more deaths We're reported this morn
| ing of those injured in the explosion of
| tank cars Monday night. This brings
the total death list to eighteen. The
other injured people will probably re-
| cover.
NEW YORK, March 12.-Only six
| longshoremen reported for work this
morning. unloading the steamer Kara
mania six of whose passengers died
| the last trip across. superstitious
fear that the finger of death still
points AT the ship actuated them. The
crew and passengers still remain in
quarantine.
DENVER. Colo. March l2-Judge
Voorhees, today oyerruled the motion
of the defendants to Quash the indict
ments against the county commission
er charged with misconduct in Office,
and he will have TO stand trial. which
| has been set for next Monday.
| in 1903 Peas, which sold from 81 to
sl.l5 twenty years ago, are now 30 TO
95 cents. In the meantime they have
sold as high as sl20 and 81 80 and as
low as G5 and 55 cents.
Prior to 1895 drying and the use of
salt and sugar were the only methods
OF preserving food. In that year
| Nicholas Appert Frenchmau, who
had snant most of MS me IN ti'- ',-'ai
ness, being stimulated by the offer OF
a reward by the French government
for a method of preserved food for
sea service. invented what is now
known as hermetic sealing. which has
since been applied to all kinds OF
fruits. vegetables and meats. the OBJ
iect being to inclose the fruit in a per.
fectly sealed jar or case from which
the air Is expelled France purchased
Apperts process and gave it TO the
| public. BY this means the industry
| spread over Europe and was brought
to America in 1878 by Peter Durant,
who, in company with Thomas Ken
sett, went into the business of pre-
serving salmon and Holsters. They
were able to put up about $50 cans a
day
The first fruit canning in America
was done by William Underwood and
| Charles Mitchell, who had been em-
ployed in canning factories in En-
land and came to Boston for the pur-
pose of starting an establishment for
the manufacture of pickles, jellies.
jams and mustard They also canned
damson. ounces, currants. and differ
secured patent for the use of tin
cans as substitute for glass Jars
| which had been used exclusively mp
to that time. Since then tin has been
the favorite material for cans. In
early days cans We're made tntirely by
hand. the bodies being cut out by
shears and the joints soldered. In
lSi7 Allen Taylor invented machine
for making them, which has been i'm
proved upon until now they are made
from Bessemer steel plates by a sin
gle process at a trifing price Ma
chimes shown at the recent exposition
will turn out from 10000 to $4,000 a
day. and am informed that the Amer.
lean Can company, one of the great
trusts, organized in 1901 with a capi.
tai OF $Ss000,000. has an output Of
more than 1000, 900. 5000 every year.
In order to avoid all danger of poison
by chemical action, before use the
cans are subjected to baths in acids.
and oils
Until 1876 very little fruit. Holsters
oysters and salmon We're preserved
The canning of corn began simultan.