Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1910-03-18
WILL PUT IN A PLANT
For Picklin& If BUILDING and
Site Is Furnished-Also
Contracts

In answer to a communication sent
by the directors of the Little
Falls Commercial club, Il. Van
Voorhls of the firm of Van Voorhis Il
johnson, a Minneapolis picking con-
cern, came up Wednesday to see what
arrangements could be made for the
erection of q picking station here for the
marketing of the 1910 crop OF cucum-
bers and caullf1ower. The latter product
brings about two cents per pound.
This station would be one of ten to he
maintained by this firm next summer.
It was stated by Mr. Van Voorhls
that on their farm in Wisconsin they
were raising about $50 bushels of
cucumbers to the acre, and that they
averaged about 50 pounds to the
bushel. Thus it can be seen that
there is good money in the raising Of
this product, both by the farmer and
by truck gardeners.
The dill used in picking will bring
about $50 per ton.
During the seven weeks of the sea.
son for this product the station would
employ nine to eleven people.
All the cucum bers bought here would
be salted and dilled at the company's
local station, and then shipped from
here to the consumers.
1t has been suggested that one OF
the warehouses on the old main line
on the east side be purchased for the
use OF the concern.
The matter will come before the
Commercial club Monday evening for
action.
The contract which the company
makes IS as follows:
PICKLE CONTRACT
I do hereby agree with Van Voorhis
Il johnson OF Minneapolis. Hennepin
county. Minnesota. that I will plant,
cultivate, care for and deliver during
the season of 1910, the product of
............acres of cucumber pickles to
them at their factory ut Little Falls,
MINI.
Said cucum bers shall be of three
sizes, viz
1st. Cucumbers of three and one
half inches in length and one and one
half inches in diameter, sound, well
formed and free from nubs and
crooks, one dollar per one hundred
pounds.
End. Cucumbers from three and
four and one half inches in length and
not exceeding 3-4 inches in diameter.
sound, we'll formed and free from nubs
and crooks, sixty cents per one
hundred pound.
8rd. Cucumbers from four and one
half inches up to and including five
and one half inches IN length and not
exceeding two inches in diameter,
nubs and crooks, thirty cents per one
hundred pounds.
Nubs and crooks not over two
inches in diameter will be received at
thirty cents per one hundred pounds.
The three different sizes must be
brought in seperato sacks to the
factory inside of twenty-four hours
from time picked.
In consideration of which, the said
Van Voorhis & johnson agrees to
furnish all seed at cost price to
growers from their Office at the sta
tlons where the pickles are to be
received, and to pay for said pickles as
follows:
August Gath, 1910, for all pickles
received up to and including August
18th; September 81, for all pickles
received up to and including
Septemb Der IA; October 12th, for all
pickles received up to and including
that date, which will be the close OF
the season. Season to close September
30th, or earlier, at the option of Van
Voorhis & johnson providing three
fourths of the growers under similar
contract, have ceased to deliver
pickles.
In consideration of Van Voorhis 4
johnson furnishing. seed at cost price
to the grower, it is hereby understood
and agreed that the grower will
deliver all cucumbers grown by him
during the season of 1910, to Var
Voorhis Il johnson.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF we have
hereunto set our hands and seals.
Accepted.
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VAN VOORHIS & JOHNSON