The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-16
WILL BUILD cANNERY.
Charleston, Washington, Preparing to
Can Fruits OF Inland Empire.

The Charleston. Wash, Republican
gives the following account Of the pro-
jected fruit canning establishment at
that place:
Charleston Is to have a cannery. The
Republican" has talked cannery to
its readers for so long that they have
become somewhat wearied. but 1t is
sure thing this time. White Bros. e.
Crum Co.. Ltd. have purchased five
lots on the present site of their fruit
packing establishment and propose to
put in a canning plant They are at
present negotiating for the purchase Of
the lot on the cornor OF Fifth and Syc-
amore street, and II they secure it they
will put the plant on the corner. The
building will be of brick and sub
stantial one and will contain cold
storage plant and also jelly works and
a vinegar factory In connection The
cold storage plant viii be used for the
storing Of eggs and fruit and any other
perishable truck. All fruit will be
taken into the packing establishment
first and the choicest will be packed for
shipment and the remainder will be
canned or as much of 1t as is suitable
and what is left will be put into the
jelly works or the vinegar factory. In
this way every bit Of the fruit will be
used and nothing wasted. Everything
in the fruit and vegetable, line that
grows will be handled and the plant
will probably be run throughout the
entire year. The Palouse apples will
be handled after the fruit here and the
preparing of vinegar for the market
will take some time and then during
the winter they will can pork and beans
and probably some fish. They have
also ordered in this connection a large
grading and busting machine, This is
now on the road and is expected daily.
1t vii be a valuable addition as the
fruit that Is busted and graded will
bring fancier price than that which
Is turned in dusty and not graded.
This was tried last year and the dust
ing was done by hand but they had to
dispense with it, because il took too
long and the packers were very erratic
in their grading. The company is also
figuring with outside parties for the
construction of an ice plant which is to
be run independently of the cannery
but which will supply ice for the cold
storage plant. This deal is about COM
pleted and an ice plant is assured in
the near future.
George w, Ferguson, local manager
for White Bros, Crum Co.. when in
terviewed in regard to this, said: Yes,
the cannery will be built as soon as
arrangements can be completed. The
time has come when Charleston is in
absolute need of a cannery. The yield
this year Is about double that of last
year and will be so for some years to
come. Why, off three trees from a
ranch near Alpowa the grower took 800
boxes Of cherries or 5000 pounds which
netted him 3 cents pound and there
was some waste. The trees are 25 years
old. Imagine what this country will
be in 15 years. With the present mar
ket and shipping facilities only the
choicest fruit can be handled and the
rest goes to waste, while If there was
IA cannery 1t could all be utilized and
what is lost now would more than pay
for the packing and shipping of good
fruit We have demonstrated this year,
beyond a doubt, that the best way to
ship fruit is through company that
makes a business of fruit and nothing
else. The producer never makes a good
shipper. We paid four and four and
Ione-half cents for cherries this season