The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-09-02
A GROWING SUCCESS.

| '"' III ISW Vi'pN NbulN ~ 'Hl'
city, made th.i' first experiment n
canning tomatoes. II was. ii
that time. an experimental work
They were testing The prcsr, vntlv.
powers Of their method. put ms
INTO every can none but the nns1
carefully selected Tomatoes. pre-
pared and packed Will, n view ot
main aiming absolute purity
meeting every equrcmont u
both National and STATE Fur,
Food Laws The results wcr,
very encouraging. The tomatoes
kept apicnl'ly and we're ~ good
he day uaeI as ihry we've whru
packet
The next year they pursued the
same method. but put np larger
quantity. They were then "f
tered nl,On the market They on
dnred all the trials of reiabliahine
y contidcnc" ~ home product.
not wi'hsfanding The fact that
th''r cans were rs attractive ~
appearance and finish as were
those from the oldest established
packers Dealers were doubtful
IT first, tut tinaIIy placed t'IaI N
ders. Many u can found It's way
into the kitchen without The Gus
toner being aware that ,his partl-
cuIarly excellent brand Of to'na
toes was home grown aud home
packed. They simply re-ordered
from the same dealer who sold
them their last very satisfactory
tomatoes
The results Of 1910 established
the success Of the undertaking Of
the firm Of Alexander & Young
The few hundreds Of cans they
put up were all disposed of, and
when the customer was forced to
supply needs with other brands,
the "sonIething missing" was very
apparent. That "somethiug' ia
this: The AttakapaS tomatoes are
gathered in the morning hours, a:
Just the right degree of ripeuess.
and at once sent to the camnery IN
open baskets. There, they are
inspected before they are
sent to the packing tables When
the evening shadows fall, they
aTe sealed in their cans ready for
the consumer. They are never
to long travel IN stlt1ling
~ hot freight Cars, to be jolted
and bruised by rough handling.
Neither are they picked before
they are "just rIpe," in order to
allow for the artificial ripenipg
process which must take place be
tween the field and the distant
canning factory. In most facto
ries, where t ,ey do not grow the
tomatoes they pack, an over-ripe
Or bruised tOiuatO, if discarded,
would be the factOry's loss-in
he Attakapas factory it is the
loss In the former case
i carries with 1t purchase price
and transportation cost. In tho
latter, only "growing' cost. The
closer inspection and more careful
selection IL more apt to obtain in
The factory where there is the
east accumulated costs to the
questioned tomato. These are
,ome of The reasons why the cat
akapas Brand" il just right, and
,ah an excellence peculiarly it's
)wn.
This year, 1911. Alexander 4
Young planted AZ acres in toma-
oes, expecting to put ny ten thou
and cans. With that object in
'iew they put in u new canning
'utfit Of far greater capacity.
L'he results Of their seasons work
re far below their expectations.
The plants withstood the dry
Weather Of the spring very well,
,ut when the rains came it was
90 wet. Then followed the
plague Of mosquitoes, making it
llmost impossible to get pickers
o stay in the field, and many Of
he tomatoes became over-rire-
md were lost--before they could
,e gathered. notwithstanding
hese haDdicaps they will put
apOn the market this year some
I've thousand and three hundred
,ans. The readers attention ia
,alled to the advertisement Of
Y dessrs. Alexander Il Young, ap
.aasssax. In .anx>fla0r aola, mn Of fllin