The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-05
T. A. SEUFERT COM
ING This MAY
THE UP-RIvER PACKER WILL
FOUND NEW CANNERY ON
NORTHsHORE--HIS IMMENSE
CHERRY INTEREsTs--INTER-
EsTING ITEM or NEWS.

Upon the unqucstionable authority
III that gentleman himself, it is now
known that Frank A. Scnfert, the
salmon packer of the upper river ii
coming to this end Of the noble
stream and intends to put Up mod
crn canncry on d site somewhere be-
tween Chinook and Mcglers, oppo-
site this city. The plant he will erect
here will be standard affair with
three double soldering machines and
all the equipment incident thereto In
cluding full cold storage facilities. Mr..
Scufcrt intends to turn over his Bon
neville packing plant to the State Of
Washington for hatchery purposes,
and his Cello plant will be put In
charge Of his sons and will be run as
a fruit canning establishment, to take
care Of the splendid cherry resources
controlled by Mr.. Seufert and his as
sociates.
This is good news for everybody
down this way, for he is an active
builder and worker and one who does
things when he concieyes a plan Or
prospect. He reports his cherry
packing magnificent success this
year, and next season he will have
the fruitage Of 28O,0OO more young
trees to enhance the business; and
from what well known Astorian,
who was present at the Cherry Fair
at The Dalles last week, has to say
about the display Of that fruit there,
Mr.. Seuferts expectations will be
amply realized if not exceeded. This
home man says that there were 700
boxes Of Bing and Royal Ann cher
ries on exhibition there and were un-
Iparalleled for beauty Of coloring, tex
ture, favor and lustre, and the uni
formity Of the great sample mass,
taken from hundreds Of orchards, was
peculiarly noticeable and wholly
pleasing. The fruit is raised on the
high dry hills Of the neighborhood,
and without irrigation, the tremcnd-
GUS success being due entirely to the
"dry-farming" processes employed
i the ground being thoroughly worked
over as often as eight times year
! The Bings took the grand prize at
this fair, and the whole thing was one
of the genuine achievements Of the
year 1908, and was due in an infinite
measure to the skilled superinvision
of Secretary Patterson Of the Busi-
ness Mems association Of The
Dallas.
The fact that Mr., Seufert and his
colleagues own and control the major
acreage Of this great cherry industry
and that he packs 10000 cases of the
superb product himself this season
indicates the scope Of his interests
there, aside from his fishing ventures
| The news of his coming west on the
river would lead to the conclusion
that he is now satisfied that the up
lper-river fishing must be abated as a
result of the recent electoral and in
dustrial contest, and that, as he is
coming among the people who fought
| his methods and interest SO strenu-
ously, he has forgiven the fervor and
| freedom Of the fight and those who
were responsible for it; at any rate
| it is hoped he has.
! 1t IS no small advantage TO nave q
man like this come here He is able
| financially, and practically, to found
and manipulate an immense business
and the people Of this end Of the
| Columbia will much rather have him
with and Of them, than against them
He may not feel any too warm to-
ward Astoria for awhile, but he has
many good friends here and will make
more and the chances are that he will
before long, become altogether pla-
cable; desideratum the Morning As
torian will endeavor to attain to
along with all other sensible people.
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