Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-03-13
MORE MONEY NEEDED.

NUKE MUNEI NEEDED.
II. g. Campbell, secretary and treas
urer of the Dallas Canning Company,
has been travelling among the various
canning plants In the Willamette Val
ley during the past two or three weeks
in company with G. W. Myer, the
president Of the company, and in the
course of these journeys they have
secured much practical and valuable
information concerning the manage
ment OF the canning business, which
will no doubt be Of interest to all stock
holders 10 the newly formed company,
and to the general public as we'll
At the meeting Of the stockholders, |
held In Dallas on February 25, Messrs
Myer and Campbell we're instructed to
visit the more important canneries in
the Willamette Valley, and to secure
as much information about the bust
ness as possible, for the guidance Of
the directors In the Dallas company 10
matters connected with the establish
ing Of canning plant in this city.
On the following Monday they paid
their first visit to the cannery In
Springbrook.
Mr.. Kincaid, the manager and one !
Of the principal stockholders in the
Springbrook company received them !,
In very courteous and obliging man
ner, and took pains TO render them all
the assistance In his power during
their visit. The main cannery In =
Sprlngbrook Is a substantial building =,
60 feet wide, by 80 feet long, and has =
two large sheds with solid foundations y
connected to II, for use as a store room VI
for the finished product Of the factory. 'o
This plant, including building, "a
machinery and grounds, was estab- ''
lished at cost Of about $1,000, and has 81
a capacity of from 5000 to 1000 cans 10
per day. ne
From Springbrook, Mr. Myer and -
Mr.. Campbell went to Newberg and 'u
INSPECTED the large canning factory '"'
that Is now in the process OF installa.
tion 10 that city. 1t will be one Of the e
largest on the coast when completed. .
The main cannery building Is 100 feet e
wide and $40 feet In length, with
driveway for wagons extending the full
length of the building on one side, and |
with side rack Of equal length on the RA
other side, A boiler house 40 by 60
'eet will also be connected with the =
main building. The entire cost of a,
installing this big plant will be more ~"
han $4,000, the cost Of the buildings
'lone being $4,000. The machinery is +
lot yet installed but is expected to be tree
N hand In time for the coming sea
on's run.
On last Friday, Mr.. Myer and Mr..
ampbell went to Brownsville where Rht
10 much-talked-of cannery Is In oper-
ton. They were especially interested
this plant, as the Dallas company NJ
not 10 a position to spend much .,oIo
,oaJ =" ','e V's"y''s''','eu' o' IlS pro- City
Die to Install one similar to the
townsville cannery. should this pr
pear practicaole TO them. per
arriving In Brownsville, Mr., Myer Farr
d Mr. Campbell were very kindly
'eiyed by Ed. Hollowell, the manager
the local company, who conducted Alb
I'm personally through the building. third
d took pains to give them all the Or
ormation they desired concerning
work OF the factory.
he Brownsville cannery has been Rel
operation just one season. II was servi'
ginally established in a vacant Salen
lding near the railroad. and phone
tipped with machinery at cost Of
'ut $1,000. Before the completion OF ,c.,
first seasons run, the company soIo
nd that the building was not az ali :, a,
Ipted to their work, and that the
ction OF an up-to-date cannery
lding would be absolutely neces-
y. A new building 90 feet wide All
1870 feet long is now in process Of ment'
ding, and will be ready Tor use by before
opening Of the next season. The
building is so crowded now that a
ION can scarcely go through it. -
Z. Hollowell says that the old watts. m.
s, and a considerable portion OF AZ M :
will be discarded this
on and replaced by modern can
, machinery. The real cost OF tb.