The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-22
THE CANNING FACTORY
PIymouth's Latest Great Industry
a Complete Success.

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Very little has been said about
Plymouth's canning factory and
it is probable that. one half the
people of Marshall county do not
know that this city has one of
the best factories of the kind in
this part of the state.
The factory was only complet-
ed this summer and the season
has not been good for raising
corn or tomatoes; but almost thir-
ty thousand cans of corn haYe
been put and eighty thousand
small cans and forty thousand
large cans are now in the fac
tory ready to-be filed with corn
and tomatoes.
The factory now employs
about 40 persons and will en-
ploy a great many more next
year during the busy season.
The machinery is all up to date
and of the latest improved pat
terms and best adapted for the
work that can be found anywhere.
The plant is owned by people OF
Plymouth and the surrounding
country, and the manager is a
man of large experience in the
canning business. No factory
of its capacity is capable OF do
ing better or faster work.
Most of the corn is now cam
ned and attention from now un-
til the close of the season will
be given principally to tomatoes.
These bring quite a profit to the
producer as does also the corn
that is raised for canning.
We believe that this is destin-
ed to become one Of the great in
dustries of Plymouth and we
wish every farmer and every
man who has a patch of land
that will raise corn. tomatoes OF
other vegetables would go to the
factory before the season closes,
see the work that is done, learn
particulars and grow something
for the factory nextyear. There
is money in it for the producers.
Diversified farming pays Peo-
pie have learned that creameries
and pickle factories are worth
something to communities and a
little investigation will convince
the most skeptical that canning
factory is worth as much as any
thing else. Go and see the fac
tory at work. raise something for
it next year, help yourself and
give employment to more men
and women to consume other
farm products.
A load of corn with the husks
on brings the producer about
nine dollars and he can haul cobs
and husks home with him and
have them to feed to his stock if
he wishes to do so.
No crop is more profitable
than tomatoes in an ordinary
season, and there are other veg
etables almost as profitable.
A little attention given to these
things may result in largely in
creasing the wealth of this com
munity, and everybody should
assist in making the canning
factory a big institution.
This is not an advertisement.
1t is written after a personal in
vestigation by the proprietor of
this paper and it is what he be-
lieves to be true, but farmers
and others interested should in
vestigate and decide for them
selves.
Since writing the above Mr..
Marvin the manager. received a
letter from the j. M. Paver Com
pany, Chicago, very large whole.
sale dealers III canned goods.
The letter was written Tuesday
evening and says: We want to
congratulate you upon the work
that you are doing at your factory.
The samples of corn and toma.
toes, four cans each, arrived this
morning, and we cut one can
each for examination. The to-
matoes are strictly standard In
every respect, and should pass
muster in our opinion with the
most skeptical buyer. The corn
is very nice indeed. The cans
are well filed. We do not think
that we will have any trouble in
selling this thousand cases for
you, and do not believe that it is
wise to be in hurry in dispos-
ing of it as the present markes
is rather weak. We are particu.
larly well pleased with the corn
and tomatoes and are free to say
to you that we will be able tc
sell what you pack, and make
you q nice profit on same"