Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-07-25
CANNING FACTORY.
The New Annapolis Enterprise To Open
For Business August l.

Early this spring the Business Mems
Association seeing the need of canning
house in Annapolis started out to get
one located here. Several plans Of So
curing one were brought before the AS
ISOLATION. The one that met the approv-
al of the Association was to form a stock
company and sell the stock TO business
men of Annapolis. A committee was
appointed TO see how much stock could
be sold. The committee reported back
TO the Association that they had gotten
subscribed $50 shares at $1,000 a share.
The following business men then came
forward and took the remaining 250
shares of the capital stock: Joseph W.
Trautwein, III. b. Myers, Edward ID
Skipper, William K. Feldmeyer, and
Percival X. Parlett.
The company was duly incorporated
under the laws of the State of Maryland
with the following incorpOrators: jos.
w. Trautwein, Henry b. Myers, Ed
ward ID. Skipper, William Il. Feldmeyer,
Percival X. Parlett, James II. Brashears
William Ii. Moss, who became the man
ayers of the company for the first year.
The incorporators met and organized by
the election of the following officers;
President, Joseph w. Trautwein; vice
president, William +. Feldmeyer; secrc-
tary, Perciyal X. Parlett, treasurer, III.
B. Myers Several sites were considered
for locating the plant. IL was finally
decided TO take the old Parker Canning
House on Compromise street, now own
ed by w. Il. Feldmeyer. A five years
lease was taken on the house and the
necessary repairs made TO the building.
The work of putting in the machinery
was next begun. The factory is now
equipped with the latest improved ma
chinery with capacity of canning TWEEN
~ thousand cans day.
Tomatoes alone will be canned this
year, but the managers hope to be able
to pack all kinds of fruit and vegetables
next year. The managers have decided
to style the brand "The Midshipman
Brand, and the can label will have upon
it the bust of midshipman. Nothing
but first class cold packed tomato will
be put up under this brand. Two hun
dred and fifty thousand cans and cases
to hold the same have been purchased.
The cases are nearly all nailed together
and the factory will be ready TO COM
mence operations August 1st under sup
ervision OF Mr.. ]. b. Councilman, OF Bal
timore, q gentleman who has had twenty
years cAp6Ii6UCc III lnC CdHnihE buniH1nn
in Baltimore, Houston, Del, and Smyrna,
Del, and is the original manager, Of the
"Old Lord Baltimore Brand Of canned
goods. The well known business and
professional regulations OF the board
of managers should recommend them TO
the business and farming community as
men worthy to be trusted with the man
agement OF the factory. They are en-
deaYoring to run il with credit to them
selves and profit TO the stockholders.
The establishment of canning house
in Annapolis, the managers hope, will
supply market to the farmers for their
tomatoes, employment for good many
Of our idle people and a first class home
packed tomato TO the consumer.
The managers do not think they are
asking too much when they ask for the
hearty cooperation and support Of the
business people, farmers and citizens.
Factories are what Annapolis needs 20
put it on an equal footing with other
towns and they can only be secured by
the hearty cooperation Of our citizens
generally.