The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-11-10
HALF MILLION GALLONS
VINEGAR TURNED LOOSE
County is Dry But Cider and Vinegar
Can Be Had at Middleton.
(speeial to Caldwell Tribune.l

Especial to Caldwell Tribune.)
Middleton, Nov. 9.-The seasons
run at the Middleton cider and vinegar
factory will easily reach half million
gallons The Middleton Fruit Pro-
ducts Co. is at present one of the bus
lest institutions along the line of the
Boise & Interurban and Idaho North
ern railroads. Most of these $4,000
gallons of cider will be converted into
vinegar The demand for pure cider
vinegar is very great, as can be realiz-
ed when it is known that the United
States consumes 10 times more vine
gar than is made into pure cider vine
gar.
The Middleton Fruit Products com
pany has also made this year as fol-
lows: Five tons of plums into plum
butter, 600 gallons of apple butter, 500
gallons of cider syrup, 100 gallons Of
apple jelly, 500 gallons pickles.
This factory has 10 tons or 10000
pounds of cabbage which will be made
into kraut.
The past week has been the busiest
week of the season at the factory, 800
barrels of cider having been made
Late Saturday afternoon there were
nine big wagon loads of apples in line
at one time, waiting their turn to un-
load the apples at the factory, to be
pressed into cider, and later converted
into vinegar.
1t is expected to press out 500 bar
rels of cider at this busy factory the
coming week.
c. J, Ham is the proprietor and
manager of the Middleton Fruit Prod
ucts company. Mr.. Ham is man of
large experience in this line of bus
mess. He said he already has a mar
ket for all the products made by this
factory. This is the first year this
factory has been in operation.
1t is evident the plant will need be
enlarged next year to be able to han
die the fruit products, which are in
such large demand. This factory is
proving to be of great benefit to Mid
dleton, as it furnishes good market
for many products grown by the
ranchers in this vicinity.
Middleton Brevities.
The electric Transforming station at
Middleton is being pushed to compile
ton. 1t is expected to have this sta
ton completed in about IL days, at
which time Middleton's stores and res
licences will be lighted with the magic
fluid. This will prove an important
event in Middleton's history.
H. B. Homer is making some sub
stantial Improvements to his residence
just west of town, in the shape of a
new kitchen, bed room, bay window
and cellar.
w. Lewis is building a pretty six
room house on his ranch a mile east
of town.
Messrs. Fotte & Long, our enter
prising real estate dealers report a
very good business in real estate. They
anticipate a most prosperous year.
P. A. Watkins was a business visitor
at Caldwell this week.
Cashier Paynter is authority for the
statement that business is about to
pick up. He is thoroughly convinced
that quiet times are at an end. Mr..
Paynter is one of the brightest young
men of the county and his view is
worthy of serious consideration. His
banking connections would also give
him a title to decent consideration.
A. ]. Breshears, one of our level
headed men and ex-commissioner of
Canyon county, takes a hopeful view.
He is thoroughly convinced that moth
ing can keep Middleton in the back
ground.
Miss Zoe Long was a Caldwell visi-
tor Tuesday.