Smyrna times., 1904-09-28
CANNING HOUSES CLOSING
DOWN AFTER BUSY SEASON
HOFFECKER'S CANNERY LEADS IN THIS VI.
CINITY WITH PACK OF 10000 CANS
Total Pack Of Local Factories Will Figure
Nearly Three Million cans-Iudustry Has
Been a Paying One For the Farmers.

' i"'SS "'iii'Oh NdnS-lnduStry has
Been Paying One For the Farmers.
Ihe canning factories of this vicini.
ity are winding up the season of TO-
matoes and this week will about finish
the work. While the acreage has
been larger, the crop has not been as
prolific as was expected and with but
two exceptions that of Smyrna and
Clayton, most of the factories have
fallen short of their expectations
Notwithstanding this, it has been a
very busy season and nearly three
million cans of tomatoes have been
packed in this vicinity. The largest
pack was that of the J. H. Hofecker
Cap ling Company, which will reach
$4,000 cases or 100000 cans, an in
crease of four thousand or more cases
over last season. The highest ou.nnt
IL any one day was 81, 500 cans. This
factory is the only one of the seven
canning houses in this vicinity which
employs all home labor and the
money put into circulation by this
Company which Is almost entirely
spent at home, is no small item. The
Hoftecker estate has made manv i'm
proyements in their plant in the last
few years and are able to handle a
large crop, having enough capacity to
turn out at least 10000 cans daily.
with their pulp machine they have
also put up many barrels of "tomato
paste, an ingredient entering into
the manufacture of italian cheese.
Pack at Smyrna Landing Figures 100000 Cans
The Torsch Packing Company. "
+. Belswanger manager, comes in sec-
ond for the seasons pack of tomatoes,
which will figure about 1000 cases or
$4,000 cans. This factory which is
situated at Smyrna Landing, Is also
modern In improvements and has the
capacity for handling a large crop.
Mr.. Belswanger employs Bohemian
labor, which makes quite a COLONY.
Inc factory will wind up the season
this week. The E. o. Bayles Factory
at Kenton shut down last Wednesdav
Tor the season after a pack of Ia. 600 |
cases or $50, 900 cans. This is a slight
advance over last year. The Bohem-
lans carried away with them about
$500. The Baker & Walls Cannery
at Clayton has had one of the busiest
seasons In several years, and shut
down yesterday after pack of 1900
cases or 4O8,O cans. Wright's Can
merry at Brenford has been in line with
the great fruit shipping industry dur
ing the season and has had a pack
equal to any previous year. It is es-
tlmated that $4,000 cases or POS, 900
cans have been put up and despite the
small crop has been a very successful
season. Fleming's Landing Factory
mas also been an important industry
to Thoroughfare Neck, and while a
comparatively small plant, has sue.
ceeded in packing about 10000 cases
or 100000 cans. Preston & Grow.
of the Cheswold Cannerv.
Will wind up the season this week with
pack estimated to be about $4,000
cases or 208,000 cans. During the
early spring they made a number of
ap-to date improvements which during
another season will enable them to in
crease their output considerably.
Farmers Receive S45,OOO From Their Crops.
The growing of tomatoes has gotten :
10 be one of the staple crops of the / -,
armer and an industry that for can :
ing purposes alone has brought to :
he pockets of our farmers about :
40, 900, and this does not include the
many cars that are shipped from this |
'lclnlty to the city markets and other
aiming houses on the Peninsula d
this means that the canneries re- r.
erred to above haye consumed $500 a
ons OF tomatoes for which the farmers II
eceived on an average of $500 a ton. 81
me amount payed out for labor by N
ne canning firms has amounted to a N
otal of between $4,000 and $4,000, ii
nd with the single exception of Hof- 81
ecker Cannery, has been to foreign u
elp mostly and is taken from the
Iclnlty. 1t is unfortunate that all
ONE labor cannot be secured and the
honey put in circulation in this vicin- a,
~ but this would be impossible so W.
carce is help.