Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-04
LARGE AND STRICTLY MODERN
CANNING FACTORY JUST
COMPLETED.
RESULT OF COMMERCIAL
ACTIVITY
Detailed Description Of Big Plant, Ca
pacity and How II Was Secured
Viii Can Corn Exclusively This Sea-
son at Least - Oven 1000 Acres
Pianted-Mueh Help Required.

Special to Times-Republican.
Hampton, Aug. 4.-For many years
it has been realized by citizens of this
city that one of the greatest needs of
the place, in order to bring to the
knowledge Of the people Of the state
generally, the Importance and enter
prise of Hampton, was a really big fac
tory Of some kind-one that would fur
nish employment to those laborers who
heretofore have been unable to find 1t
here and nave sought 1t elsewhere, and,
in addition, would be sending out its
product to all parts Of he country and
would in that manner also advertise
the city of Hampton. Besides this, a
desire has been prevalent that a desir-
able class of laboring people might be
induced to Jake up their residence
among us, provided sufficient employ
ment could be furnished them. A good
beginning has been made toward the
accomplishment of all these desires.
Early in the present year a beginning
was made looking to the establishment
here of a large and modern canning
plant, and the buildings for the hous-
ing of the same have been completed,
and the machinery is nearly all In
stalled.
Commercial Association Lauded.
A large amount Of the credit for the
bringing to Hampton Of this factory
should be given to the members Of the
Hampton Commercial Association. Last
February h association was success
full in getting Messrs. C. NJ. Kelley and
n. B. Ellis, both Of Waverly, interested
in the matter. The capitalization was
placed at $50, 900, $4,000 Of which was
furnished by the o named parties,
and the balance was furnished by
about twenty-five representative busi-
81 men of this city, among them be-
ing George A Robins0n N. A. Inaes,
G. F. Beed,C L. Beed.- j. II. Hutchfhs.
o. r. Myers. D. c. Wolf. Casper Wolf.
r. NJ. Harrison, Frank Kratochvil, j.
w. Cummings, e. NJ. Funk, s. j.
Schlesinger, E. S. Patterson. G.. D.. Pat
terson, g. NJ. Spencer, w. F. Nolte. N.
c.. F. Roemer, d. w. Mott, Jr., w. L..
Robinson. and r. ]. b. Robinson.
One Of the conditions under which
undertake the project here was that
- SAek S44o0AN 0S-
cure pledges from the nearby farmers
Of an aggregate Of 1000 acres of sweet
corn. A committee was Immediately
appointed, and, in a short time, the
acreage had been secuted. Attic
Hampton capitalists are known to be
conservative in their investments in
new enterprises. it should be said to
their credit that less han WE hours
were consumed In the disposal Of the
$4,000 of stock. They felt SURE 1t was
a winning proposition.
Three and one-half acres OF land
was purchased OF James H. Beed at
the intersection OF Reeve street and
the Great Western right-of-way, and
ground was broken for the foundation
April 10. The work OF the contractor
was finished in less than ninety days,
a record that will stand here for a long
time for rapid work.
Buildings arc Substantial.
The main building is constructed Of
brick with cement concrete founda-
lions, and covers a ground area Of 140
feet square. In front Of this building
and entirely disconnected from it, is
the office structure, also Of brick. 20x40
and two stories In height. This build
ing Is fitted with all ~conveniences for
the office help, and has a safety vault
in one corner for the books and rec
ords. and is we'll lighted by a window Of
strongly reinforced glass.
In b southeast corner Of the main
structure is what Us known as the pro-
cess room, l0x60 feet. This part Of the
plant Is three stories in height, and,
to this Is the cooking room
to the west. 40x1e0 feet, n story. The
north part Of the building is divided
into a storage room 100 feet square.
and to the east are the boiler and en-
CINE rooms, 40xs0 feet.
The husking shed is a wooden struc-
ture 44x154 feet, and one story high. A
dumping system Of the latest and most
improved style will be installed in
front of the husking shed where h
corn will be weighed and conveyed to
the shed by carriers. and, after being
husked, 1t will be taken by an elevator
to the top Of h process OF manu-
featuring room. The husks are thrown
onto an endless carrier and are con-
veyed automatically to the rear OF n
shed and elevated to q height OF about
twenty feet M dropped in a pile or
onto wagons. In the process room the
corn is run thru cutting machines.
OIL Which, are AllokaiSAs SA1S ~
remove it from the cob. The cobs are
conveyed to a large hopper under which
wagons may be driven and tho cobs
dumped int them.
E-cm the cutting machines The corn
flows by gravity to the floor below
where # passers thru the silkers and
Is prepared for the cookers and mixers
tho ground floor. A battery OF
twelve of these are arranged n a row
nearly 100 feet long extending to the
west. Here 1t gets Nhe first exhaust
from steam and goes thence to the fill
The cans will be banded auto
maticaily on chain conveyors. First
they 60 to the capper where the can is
scaled and inspected, and are after
wards placed in retorts and cooked
ready for the storehouse.
The power plant consists OF two
steam boilers, each Of 100 horse power.
ia an engine OF ninety horse power dn
a room adjoining the fire room. Ample
room ds provided for more boilers and
engines should they be needed. Coal
will be handled direct from the a to
the fre rsom.
The chimney. which IS Of brick.
reaches a height above tbs floors OF
feet and has an even NJ
diameter OF forty-six inches. The
first twenty feet Of 1t Is seventeen
inches thick. the next thirty-fve feet is