The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-02
CANNING
FACTORY
Citizens Hold Meeting and Discuss
Plans Speakers Invited to
Address the People.

A few of the citizens met Tuesday
night and discussed plans for the pro-
jected canning factory at this place.
Hugh L. McCaskill, the secretary,
was requested to correspond with the
railroad industrial agents with view
of getting someone familiar with the
subject to come here and address the
people. Another meeting will be held
soon when it is hoped that matters
will be definitely planned and an or
ganization perfected. The plant that
is being figured on now has capacity
of 5000 cans per day, and can be
bought and put in operation for 3d.
900 1t is desirable to raise at least
S., 900, as $4,000 will be required in
the operation Of the plant for the first
season, as the product of the institu-
ton could not be expected to yield
sufficient returns the first season to
make it self sustaining The lands
around Brandon are we'll adapted to
truck growing, and especially to to-
matoes and molasses, which would be
made a speciality.
Following are few suggestions Of
fered by the manufacturers Of canning
machinery which will be Of interest:
First-Glound must be available in
the vicinity which is adapted for
growing particular crops OF staple
vegetables, etc., suitable for canning
Prices paid for canning crops make
them desirable for the farmer It is
customary to make at the start a
speciality of one staple article like to-
mstoes, corn, peas, or peaches, ETC.,
and enlarge the line as facilities de.
velop
Railroad facilities must
be good. 1t must be possible to Sc
cure reasonable rates of freight to
jobbing centers (The factory should
be on railroad track.
Third-Outside of the cost of equip.
ping the factory, financial strength or
facilities must be available for run
ming the business making the pack
of goods and carrying the finished
goods until disposed of to advantage
each year. Sacrificing goods to
fource money returns will often result
in loss of all profit
Forthcoming is no experiment
in itself It can be done anywhere,
but the cost of doing it at given
place and on given scale Of opera
tions is the point. We recommend
that no plant start with capacity of
less than 5000 cans per day, except
where the packer aims to save crop
of his own which would otherwise go
to waste.
Fifth-There must be plenty of
resident help to do the work during
che packing season (The best people
of the communities help at the can
ming factory during the season with
out any loss of self-respect or dig
nifty
Sixth--Good management is neces-
sary, as in any enterprise. The bus
mess must receive the thought of
intelligent people who are financially
int rested, and the fist season at
least thtre should be employed a
Practical Gamer to direct the packing
of the goods.
Seventh-In equipping the plant
there must be no money spent in
cheaply constructed or unsatisfactory
machines and apparatus, which will
have to be thrown away and substi-
tutes purchased at additional expense
Just when the business is getting on
its feet Proof of the satisfactory
and successful use of the proposed
equipment at other places should be
insisted upon. Any old thing will
serve to get you into business, and as
quickly discourage and get you out of
it with loss; but to stay in and be
fixed to do business, = and make all
there is in it. you must be careful
how your money is spent for equip.
ment at the start.
With but slight additions, the ap-
paratus used in canning tomatoes in
cludes appliances necessary for pack
ing all kinds Of fruit.
: We recommend starting with a
capacity of not less than 50U0 cans
per day, and preferably 10000 cans
per day.
The average yield is from 100 to