Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-09
PRESSES TIE BUTTON
MIR. ROOSEVELT OPENS PACKERS
AND CANNERg EXHIBIT.
Briefly Addresses the Assemblage-
Business Session Of Convention to
Open Tomorrow Morning.

President Theodore Roosevelt this. after
noon at 8 o'clock formally opened the an
nual exhibit Of the canned goods packers
and canning machine manufacturers OF the
United States and Canada at the Conven-
ton Hall, 5tn and L streets by pressing
an electric button, thereby setting In mo-
ton every piece Of canning machinery on
exhibition there The chief executive also
delivered a short address. during which he
extended the 1900 or more Gamers ana
manufacturers assembled before. him
hearty welcome and expressed his beiel
that the exhibition and annual meeting Will
be grand success.
Every member of the convention mani
tested great interest in the ceremonies, ana
every piece Of machinery composing the ex-
hibition was perfectly adjusted and in
place ready to be put in operation at the
proper time by the Presidents act OF press
ing the button. Every one was on the alert
and no one was allowed to go near the Inn
portant button, lest the machinery would
be started prematurely.
The chief executive was met at the en-
trance of Convention Hall by the officers OF
the various associations interested In the
convention and was escorted to the grand
stand in the north end Of the hall.
Business Begins Tomorrow.
The convention proper will not be opened
there will be a joint assemblage OF the
members of the Canning Machinery and
Supplies Association, the Western Canned
Goods Packers Association, the Atlantic
States Canned Goods Packers Association
and the Canada Packers Association. II
will be called to order by Mr.. John T. Staff
secretary-treasurer Of the Canning Machin-
cry and Supplies Association. and the ses-
sions will be held in the armory annex to
Convention Hall.
The exhibit in the main hall consists OF
every imaginable piece Of machinery that
Is used in or has any relation to the can
ming business, and everything from a tip
ping iron to pea thrasher can be seen IN
| full operati ton. The hall has the appear
ance Of a mammoth canned goods factory
Each machine Is attended by persons ia
miliar with such work, and tomatoes are
skinned, cooked and put UP before ones
very eyes in less time than 1t takes to tell
1t.
In order that every person interested In
the canning business may avail themselves
Of are rare opportunity OF seeing how the
industry Is conducted upon a large scale,
the officials of the convention have decided
to admit everybody to the hall this even
ing.
List Of Exhibitors.
The following are among the exhibitors
The Sprague Canning Company, Chicago
H.; National Lead Company. st. Louis
Frank H. Knapp Labelling Company. Chi
cago: Burt Labelling Machine Company
Baltimore; Holman Maurer Thermome'
ter Manufacturing Company, Rochester
William s. Doig, Brooklyn; Ayars Machine
Company, Salem, N. j.; Remington Machine
Company, Wilmington, Del; North Amer.
lean Smelling Company, Philadelphia; Coz
Bros. Machine Company. Bridgeton, N. Y.
Huntley Manufacturing Company, Silver
works, Buffalo. N. Y; Sinclair Scott Ma
chine Company, Baltimore. There Is also
an exhibit of seals and labels and a mum.
Der Of other small articles used In the In
dustry in the armory annex.