The Green Forest tribune., 1903-02-07
FOR A CANNING FACTORY.
Estimates on Cost and Profits \ for First Season.

 Factory in Green Forest is the lonly industry that offers early re- lief from the financial stringency under which the people of this section are now laboring is ap- parent to every business man and titizen of the town with whom THE TRIBUNE scribe has discussed the subject during the past two Meeks, and we have mentioned it p y1any.
 If those with whom we have Baked mean what they say, it will be no trouble to find those who are willing to take stock in such Rn enterprise, and if the matter is placed on foot properly, the plant ean be put in in time to take care of vegetables and fruits grown the coming season.
 Y It is of the greatest importance that permanent action be decided upon at the earliest possible mo- ment that tomatoes and other crops may be planted with the as- surance of a market. The con- struction of the factory may go on then while the crops are being planted and cultivated.
 From conversation with MT. J. B. Harden we find he is quite Well informed on the canning Business, such as cost of plant, 0perating same and the resultant 9Nofits and he makes the follow ssng estimate of what can be done the first season:
 ' A plant with capacity of 10,- 900 cans per day can be pur- schased and installed in build ing that will answer the purpose at cost not to exceed S25OO, and taking into consideration |some of the local advantages with Reference to cost of material, etc., 1t might possibly be done for $500 less.
 @ If 25O acres of land should be planted to tomatoes, peas and other vegetables that can be util- ized by the factory, these together with the small fruits such as Strawberries, blackberries, dew bf ..es, plums, etc., Mr. Hardin a dmates will furnish employ ment for a run of 100 days, that there will be paid out to the pro- uucers at least S1O,000, while a like amount will have been spent for hired help, wood, etc. Upon a conservative estimate of the market he thinks the profits to the owners of the plant will show the machinery and building paid for and between S5000 and S10,- GOO profit above all costs. Of the $30 ,Qo0 that may be brought into {ae t}Wn and distributed, at least - yNirds will find it's way into che pockets of home people. # This is only an estimate of plant upon small scale, such as itiS practicable to put in at this time As the business grows more capacity can be added and the profits to the farmers,, labor CTS and owners will, of course, be made greater.
 The operation of such a factory need not disturb other lines of ind ustry in the least. We're the for the use of this plant cQnfined exclusively to tomatoes, Height or ten farmers would plant as many tomatoes as J. B. Reeves tended along with his ether crop last season, 8 suffi- ciency would be raised to supply the factory to it's capacity for the season. But to distribute 1t bet ter let sixty farmers raise one acre each and nobody will miss the time much in either cultiva- ting or marketing.
 There is scarcely no limit to what can be done in this line of industry and the beauty of it is that developments of our fruit lands need not be impeded in the laaGt hV it3 ODaratiOpS; prodDcts l