The Republican journal., 1910-12-08
1te & Xix OF Rockland.

>. Five Canning Factories and
ns op s'aiosss Has Assumed Large Pro-
1hsIf pun May Have Factory in Belfast
r'f'''' BOARD of Trade Banquet last
At TIE Charles S. Hichborn Of Au-
geek r aid he understood Ihornd'ke
tgsta s',' pockland were thinking of
! Hn = canning factory in this MS city,
tsrtiag ~ highest terms of this firm
nd ,PY" ,5 they would decide to locate
ID '1 They pack such variety .s Of goods
gre lD,' give employment the year
'.t IT., 5p'' II this connection the following GLOWING
r0'f0' 4,om the Rockland Courier
tt D.... viii be read with interest IT..
jja'e ~ .ot,vely few people in this city
COupara'Sogf: the extent to which
re aware 5nsiness of Thorndike &
i caI'l-lp crown. The Rockland firm
ln nas g cSain Of five factories, which
pF aa3 g,vag steady employment
see Pe5n Ia atout 200 persons, utilizing
b. Prq t.otories outside of Rockland are
The laCs3 5ao wholly on apples. At
pM f'.'l'' 5-ra Is canning rs cases
}ro9ss VI W5..o.mv's Mills rs cases, at
bg ...a. and at Camden 80 cases.
lni'97 ,.s .ao iso tory is working on both
FPIes '-.e kr5x. Lincoln and Waldo
'OF .@''s rysI upon for grand
punt .zpeeted to reach Is, 900
BIZ. l''. .1.s season. Thorndike &
F-o" "a. apyies at the rate of so
u lr hounds, taking all varie-
FH.' saa.fs This yields the farm
lss '-+ seaJs 3 barrel. and he dis
a'''' his f9u without the worry of
b. and amng. to say nothing of
FcSlDs n-hts and wondering what
| fg ey ,-sr sd b. by the time his fruit
b l'L@ The price paid for winter
Fael's sf,I- a barrel. A barrel Of
Pp', ",S ICES about half case of the
r. jt When the apple-canning
Fn.7- ennis here viii have been paid
r. .rasrs by this firm alone about
sg ly ,1.a labor IN the factories stands
~. --,s-s about the same amount.
Z! irr, 4aa an especially good season
l ~, ,arrag of blueberrie S, which
~ 5.-..anv abundant last summer.
| t' .~G- la7 Iborndike & Hix took in
- 5r1 .Ie-aalf OF the berries. A
msgv Uersons are just awakening
| tts fact that it is we'll worth their
I np.. Ire humble BURBERRY. Not
JUS @d's. from Rockland is one man
f. h., Sid -aough of them in the past
f. Years ta pay for snug little farm
f,nsr,g 7a, cost him $1,000. That's
ktsttfIff can accomplish. Blueberries
| M Thorn Ike & Hix factories were
f,g6' IL the rate of four cents pound,
IN IS equivalent to about six cents
Ergasts The burberry pack amounts
| 510o cases Of gallon cans and 1000
fss what are known as Number
ng. and The drouth conspired to make
saa ear for squashes, but never
bless many tons Of them have gone
i h neatly labelled cans and will be
.rsfrrea .ato pies in many parts of
c9airy Farmers who furnish
(nss.ss tor -he Thorndike & Hix fac
rps ban. u. the acre, and are paid for
In 1g3lct al the rate of 81 per ton.
Em-firs have been much more plenti-
| this season. Farmers have been paid
I them 'Ha rate of SIS per ton. The
Essh lad amounts to 1000 cases of
klors cans ami 100 cases of 3-pound
hsssas1 tsr canning CLANS lasts from
b. -u f June lst. The firm pays
cents far 'ns CLAIMS which it receives
Em Iuaaagen and Deer Isle, and
EgaJ3gg amounting to five cents a
Ae Scarcity of the bivalves has
hesitate 40 advance in the wholesale
Rt at d. pate # 20 cents a case.
Qtber varieties Of canned goods which
sr The T1ova!ike & Hix label and
ich are Ma- alactured in that firms
ai&,OIles are baked Deans, Shelled
ans, ETC., and clam chowder. The
ID Coin brand with Seal Island addi-
laa fer Iamsl has acquired fame and
Elarltg he markets of New Eng
and within a comparatively short
fehas begun siege of the New York
gmarsets
The past 4s4I has been the hest one in
Gaming business that Thorndike &
hay experienced since they estab-
bed that branch Of their business 20
prs ago, and fl seems highly probable
FtltTi' have further enlargement as
gces On
ht mar who has charge of this de-
tnen Is j L, Stevens, who has a
l1aga PRACTICAL knowledge of the in
tf and tspIays d personal interest
4aUtg SO the growth of the bust