Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-10-12
WHY NOT HAVE ONE?
And Use Our Surplus Fruit-A
Business Proposition.

''lt Corvallis WOuld eStaOllSu
carnery so that the surplus fruit
of this section could be saved IN
stead of going to waste, it would
be the greatest boom that this
vicinity could possibly be given. "
This in substance was the
statement of prominent busi-
ness man of this city, made
few days ago when discussing
conditions, and il voices the
opinion of many a resident OF
Corvallis.
A cannery where the farmers
could sell for a fair price their
pears, peaches, peas, beans, corn,
tomatoes and any other product
that is used for canning purposes.
a cannery where forty, fifty OF
even seventy-6ve persons could
secure employment, thus estab-
fishing a pay roll that in turn
would benefit every class of busl-
ness in Corvallis-such an es-
tablishment would do more to
start this city to growing in a
thrifty business way than would
any other one industry.
This business man cited in
stances in which cauneries had
been established in a town by
the business men themselves,
who took shares and got the en-
terprise in running order. All
around, within a reasonable
radius of Corvallis, are logging
camps where canned supplies are
constantly in demand by the
case. Why not meet this de-
maud with the canned products
of our own orchards and gardens?
Why not keep this money at
home and pay it back to our own
people, who in turn would in
vest it in local shops, mills and
stores?
In other places canueries do a
hourishing business, while each
year fruit rots by the bushel in
Benton county orchards, and
acres npon acres of splendid land
that would produce the choicest
garden stuff in great quantities is
sown to wheat and oats year In
aud year out, with scarcely
enough profit to the farmer to
pay for seed and labor.
With a cannery here and a
generous monthly pay roll estab'
lished in connection Herewith
property would be enhanced ii
in value by reason of an increas-
ed demand, for where there il
boom there is population. Ren
houses would be in greater de
mand, and more moneyiwould b.
put into circulation, the grocer
butcher, tailor, dairyman, cream
eryman, merchant aud mile
each sharing in the benefits.
And best and greatest of all
one such industry once 6rml,
established and in thrifty condi-
ton would attract others, and II
time Corvallis could boast of fac
tories and other enterprises sue
as keep other towns in prosper
Gus condition and from lack 9
which this city is dubbed by th
outsiders "too slow aud old fash
ioned."
With all her natural advau
taoes, with ap excellent mour
tain water SYSTEM With the Sta'
Agricultural College to draw tt
attention Of The coast and eve
of the United States towards he
with her slightly location, agree
able climate, comfortable hom'
and congenial people Corvall
SHOULD aud might easily stand
the head of Willamette Vall'
towns.
The fruit section is all abo
us; the river land is here for e.
dening, the farmers are alrea'
looking for something new"
which to engage to make t
farm pay. The time is seaso
able for a venture, and ths
towns which have veutured
forging ahead.
As this business man sugges
whynot a canuery for Corvall
and why not now?