The Green Forest tribune., 1903-08-15
IS QUITE A BIG CONCERN,
!. B. Reeves New Canning Fac
 tory Great Enterprise.

The canning factory which J. B. Reeves is putting in on his farm, a mile north of town, is 6 great big enterprise for Green Forest and community. In fact, THE TRIBUNE considers it prop osition which if pushed to the success that is possible will re- suit in greater good for this sec tion than anything else that has ever been launched or as great as anything that has yet been agi- tated.
 It is certainly going to demon strate the worth of the soil here for the production of tomatoes and if it proves what is thought it will, the development of this country will be advanced many hundred per cent.
 A stroll over the Reeves plan tation first of the week and wis., 1t to the site of the new factory, work upon which is being pushed with all possible rapidity, im- presses us much more than ever of the magnitude and worth of this enterprise.
 The crop of more than sixty acres of growing tomatoes pre- sents an odd sight to people of this country who have never seen a crop of these vegetables before larger than a few rows in the gar- den. The plants all give evi~ dence of close cultivation and Mr. Reeves says that good yield lis certain. That portion of his land upon which the commercial fertilizer has been used has the more thrifty looking plants and it is already evident that the use of the fertilizer will be worth many times the trouble and cost of putt ting it on.
 The buildings in which the new plant is being installed covers al- most a quarter of an acre of land and the costs all told will aggre- gate an outlay of between $7, ,000 and SS, S,0O0.
 The time is now close at hand when the factory mast start up, yetthere is quite alotof important work to be done on the buildings and in setting the machinery. If anybody else in the country had hold of the business besides Jim Reeves with his indomitable en- ergy and perseverance the sit uation would look diecouraging, but he says that he will be ready on time and that pretty nearly means that he will.
 When this plant is started up to it's capacity, it together with the gathering of his tomatoes, will ne- cessitate Mr. Reeves employing about seventy five hands. He will have work for about forty women and girls in the peeling department, tt being necessary for every tomato used to be peei- ed by hand. He now has on hand between one and two car loads of empty cans and another big car on the road. The item of can labels alone will cost him close to S200--that paper that lie will paste around the can to tell where the goods were put up, name of factory, etc. His leading brand will be denominated "Green Forest High Grade" and if the quality comes up to the standard set last season, the Springfield Grocery Co.,, which has contract. ed for the output again this year will have no trouble in selling the goods, for it is a fact that Reeves tomatoes put up by his small car = nery last year sold out ahead Of everything else.
 The success of this big under taking will be watched with the greatest interest both at home aud over the country generally, and if it makes a good hit there is net
 the least doubt but that more ell -
 terprises of the same character will be launched and tic growth 2 of tomatoes will soon take place on much of the land that is not Enow paying for the labor being spent in trying to raise corn and