The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-09-10
SHRIvER & CO.'S NEW CANNERY.
A Large, Up-tO-Date Establishment Built
This Season

b. F. Shriver & Co.. the well known can
ners with large establishments al Union
Mills. Littlesown, Pa, New Windsor and
! Westminster. have abandoned their former
establishment in this city. and have put up
much larger plant, Just east Of town, along the
railroad. The ADVOCATE has had bret notes
of this new plant as it was being built, but ITS
size and capacity cannot be understood with
out a visit to il while in operation. Martin
Leahy is general superintendent, John ShrIver
is assistant superintendent, aud Arabian Win
tiers is in charge of the husking department.
Some idea of the mammoth proportions of
this establishment may be obtained by the
dimensions of the buildings. The warehouse
is 67x240 feet. 1t is built of metal. with
concrete floor. Here are kept the empty
cans, which are carried over to the packing
room through wire tubing, and after being
! filed, capped, soldered and run through the
cookers, are carried back to the warehouse
through ali iron trough filled with water from
an artesian we'll. This so eools the cans that
they can be handled at once. Two dozen
cans are put in each box. aud then the boxes
are piled up and are ready for shipment when
ever the demand arises. The devices for tax.
ing cans from and returning them when filled
are inventions of Shriver X Co.
The corn shed is "a by $50 feet; the pack
ing room 40 by &c feet, and the process room
and boiler room 80 by 80 feet. The canuery
is equipped with up-to-date machinery. and
the capacity of the factory is 100000 cans a
day, whenever there are no delays.
Is. F. Shriyer 4 Co. began canning in a
modest way some thirty years ago al Union
Mills Their pack became fayorite on the
market, and then they started packing eS-
adjustment in Westminster. The demand
for their goods still increasing they established
a plant at l.ittlestowu. Pa. Last year they
built a large establishment at New Windsor,
aud this year built the new packing plant near
/ Westminster. The capacity OF the NeStmiu
ster, New Windsor and Liulestown can.
neries are about equal, while the one at
Union Mills is a little less. In addition TO
their four large canneries they own eight OF
the finest farms ia Carroll one Immediately
adjoining Westminster, and one near Lsities
town. The canning season lasts about three
months aud their pack includes peas, lima
aud string beans and corn.
Besides their large packing business Il. +.
Shriver Co. grind up the CorucohS tor eu-
siiaEe. and every fall aud winter feed large
number Of cattle. The stock they fatten Is
always in demand. and occasionally have been
sold for foreign shipment
B. f. Shriyer is general superintendent Of
the Union Mills factory; Austin T. Sloue~lier
Of the Liitles,owu factory. and J. Flank
Byers, assisted by Herman blnsi, OF the Ne~
Windsor factory.
The pack of corn this year will be about -
per cent. larger than usual at all the factories
In one day recently there we're received al
the Westminster factory l92 tons of corn, tor
which Vas paid ten dollars ton.
These factories give employment To women
and children. who could not find work else
where, and much money is scattered weekly
IN the communities where located. One week
~ the Westminster Cannery the pay roll for
labor was more than Sl2uo.oo.
b. r. Shriver 4 Co. are the largest packers
iu IT,, State and have Shown an energy and
business foresight iha; should be appreciated
They have under consideration some other
enterprises. and with encouragement by our
citizens Ihey NAV establish some manatae
tory, giving yearly employment 10 Ger people.
aud scattering weekly more money m West.
muster.
They arc noa having iw5 houses erected a.
,hei5 Westminster plant, ~hieh utsi b. occa
pied bv some 81 the yearly employee. ~ho
viii take care Of their plant dar.aE The closed
season. Pau. Case Is dosuE the sotk.