The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-06-03
CANNING FACTORY PROJECTED

CANNING FACT PROJECTED
Company Organized with ca9ital
Stock of 100000 to Establish
Modern, Large-capacity Factory
on New Hermitage Tract oppo-
site DonaIdsonviIle.
The dawn of a new era is break
ing for the truck farmer of Louis
lama. For the tller of Louisiana
SOIL the great problem lis not what to
nroduce on this favored land, but
how to dispose of the product prot
itably and satisfactorily.
The disheartening experience OF
overproduction, with it's train OF at
tendant evils, chiefly the difficulty OF
marketing at good prices, can only pc
avoided by the adoption of the same
measures that have proven success
full in other trucking regions.
In former years, the farmers and
truck growers of central New York
state suffered from the i'll effects
of overproductio1l. I'm Michigan and
other states similar conditions pre-
vailed. During the harvest season
here was a surfeit, while for the
rest of the year vegetables and
fruits could not be had at any
price.
Then as a deliverance from these
trying conditions, came the perfec-
ton of machinery for the scientltle
preservation of fruits and vegetables.
Large canning factories We're estab-
lished, and where formerly waste
md loss had ruled conservation and
profit were in order.
Louisiana has demonstrated con-
elusively that she can produce crops
of every known vegetable and berry,
and manya luscious fruits. A great
part of these crops is NOW wasted
she conditions in the strawberry
growing parishes this season being
representative of the affairs gener-=
Ally in the trucking business. This
waste, this heavy loss, would nave
been effectually prevented had there
oeen a canning factory at hand to.
absorb the surplus production OF
berries at a fair valuation. Straw
berries that could not have been
sold fresh would have been made
into preserves, jams, etc.
Recognizing the pertinence OF the
foregoing facts and intelligently
eekfng to apply the remedy, p.
?. Brady, owner of the New Herrn11- mi
,age'' tract, has formed a company
With a capital Of s10O, 600 for the pur-
pose of establishing a modern, COM
1lete, large-capacity canning factory
1n New Hermitage. "
Losing no time in the execution
of this Important project, the COM
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.any is at the present moment
,utting in order a $20,000 building,
n which will be installed the ma
;hinery necessary for the operation
ST the plant. Within a short period
Of time, the New Hermitage Brand
If vegetables, fruits and berries will
SO On sale in the grocery stores of
his and other states.
The factory building contains over
10000 square feet Of floor space. Il
Is built of concrete and brick, and
beautifully situated for manufacture
ng purposes. A deep well will be
lriven to insure a plentiful supply Of
oure WateF-a vital nslderation in
canning operat: ems.
The bringing-in Of this we'll will
demonstrate that arteslan water can
1e secured in abundant measure ON
New Hermitage. :
In establishing this canning fac
ory Mr.. Brady was largely influencee
~ the enormous yield of fruits and
vegetables ON the demonstration farm
If New Hermitage : which is un.
Ter the superinten endenee OF a farm
Expert. The immense returns on this
arm, both OF plants common and un-
sonlmen to Louisiana, has convinced
the most skeptical that a canning
factory is a necessity.
Particularly evidancfng the pro-
lucting quality Of this land is the
crop of rhubarb--a plant that has
never before been grown M LouEsi-.
ma. A number OF samples of this
taluable vegetable, groWssl on New
Iermitage, are now ON exhibition
1T the office Of the Louisiana De-
Telopment League, These samples
show superier strength, color and
Efbre 10 alty grown i'm Y}nrtIles-Y3