The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-04-21

city. but Mr.. Wood is figuring on putting
mp vegetables and small fruits at the
start providing he can be assured that /
sufficient quantity of such vegetables as
can be handled by that means Will b.
grown in the valley. rhat the, can be
grown there is no question, and OF a quail
ity such rs Few canneries in the bus'ness
can secure. If the effort is made bN those
owning land Ii he is certain that such
vegetables as tomatoes. peas. hears and
sweet corr will be grove by land ownets
in this neighbOrhood in quantities that
will keep II Cannery in steady operation
during the crop season. Mr. Wood is pre-
praed 10 put up IA building. install :ne
necessiry machinery and go TO it. 1t
would not be his name IA, the start to in
stall a large plant, but it would be OF suiii-
cient capacity to han6le all the cannibie
truck itat niig,t be delivered This Is
to be the initiatory step toward u large
cannery when ,he orchards now being
planted come into bearing. Land owners
look favocablv upon this proposition. nd
are wilint to plant out look after gath
er and deliver such vegetables as are &C.
sired. should confer with Mr.. Wood 3t
the earliest possible date and conv ace
him that the mateia! can and will D"
produced if he will agree to handle it.
Those who understand the fecurdity OF
the sol. and have seen what can be pro
duced with care and cultivation IN this
vicinity feel convinced that there is
enough land already occupied to Weld an
ample supply of such vegetables as can
DE- utilized to keep a cannery of consider
apie capacity running day and night
Last year tons of the choicest tomatoes
ana other garden truck vert to waste in
IA nunrer OF gardens in this vicinity be-
cause the yield was far beyond the local
demand. and even in this instance ,niy
comparatively few acres in The ag.re-
gate were devoted to garden products. Ii
Il concentrated effort is made to grow
vegetables, Mr.. Wood need lave no hesi-
fancy N carrying out his project There
will be plenty Of raw material to work
up.
1t is Il proposition that should enlist tn,
suppors and encouragement OF every small
ana large land owner in this part OF the
valley. a cannery would give a market
that the producer around here has never
enjoyed Properly cared for vegetable
garden even at a low price for the prod
ucts. can I've made as profitable AS the av-
eraae orchard, If the market is at hant.
for all that can be produced. As an in
stance. we are informed Of a rancher OF
the river who sold $3.50 worth OF tora-
toes last wear from a quarter of an acre
and about as many tomatoes went 10
waste as We're sold. This gives some ioc;,
of the income enc could derive from a
few acres. if. as above stated there was
a sure market. Why, a canncry would
be a blessing beyond measure to the
small tract holders of the valley Ii
would insure them an income whicn is
now uncertain, until such time as theii
orchards would come in bearing II would
tide over a long hiatus during which ii
IS all outlay to the orchard maker, and
no remuneration, and brighter a rather
gloomy situation for man who has in
vested his all ana banks on the future Tor
a reward. 1t is too good to pass up, and
every owner of land should join in ule-
ing Mr.. Wood to carry out his scheme
during the season of 1911