Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-12
fine PLANT is ASSURED
AMERICUS BY COMPANY
.CaRRGFy Here Largest One
in State

Costing one hundred thousand dol
lars, fully equipped and modern IN
its every appointment, and with a
capacity of more than three million
cans of fruit or vegetables per season,
is the canning plant which the larg-
est company in the country proposes
building in Americas.
The proposition has already been
duEy considered by representatives
sent from the North to inspect the
! field locally, and Americas meets all
/ their requirements.
And the plant will be in operation,
no doubt, in time to handle the fruit
and vegetable crops produced here
this summer.
Americus, the center of the fruit
section of Georgia, is admirably locat-
ed for such enterprises. Here the larg-
est peach orchards in the world are
found and here, too, vegetables and
berries of every variety desired for
canning are grown.
Every advantage is offered, and with
not one obstacle
Is Pleased With ApericuS.
Mr.. Fred J. Strong, of Buffalo. ana
Mr.. Walter J. Ware, of Dayton, have
been in Americas during the past
two days, and to these gentlemen 1t
will be left to determine the location
of the new canning plant And it is
known already that both are impressed
with the proposition.
Mr. Ware is connected with the
Progress Co, of Dayton, O.,
which owns the thousand acre peach
orchard and farm near Americas, one
of the finest in Georgia.
And he is strongly impressed with
the possibilities offered the canning
industry here
Mr.. Strong represents the United
States Canning Co., of New York state,
which operates now thirteen of the
largest establishments in the coun-
try. They want to establish another
plant and hav determined to bring
this one to the domain of Elberta
And this means that Americas is the
point desired.
Camnery WIN be Large One.
"Our canneries are all large estab-
lishments and constructed in the best
manner possible" said Mr.. Strong.
"Our products are known the world
over. We put up nothing cheap or
shoddy, our aim being to produce the
very best goods, either fruits or veg
etables, that are put in cans
Nor do we ask local assistance
in a financial way" he adde, in re-
ply to a query eve even buy the
land upon which our factories are
built, and all that we ask is the oD-
portunity of doing business in our
line"
Mr. Strong has gone over the farm
of the Ware-Progress Company, near
Americas, and is delighted with it as
place OF location. If his company
decides to build a plant there, as now
seems assured, it will be a great deal
for the fruit growers of Sumter, and
the small farmers as well.
Potatoes, peaches, berries, cucum-
bers, pumpkins, okra, corn, tomatoes
these and other varieties of fruits
and vegetables would be bought for
the cannery
Means a Big Investment.
Mr. Strong estimates that such a
plant as his company would erect
here would cost fully one hundred
thousand dollars, fully equipped with
modern machinery The matter of To-
cation determined, it would require
but a few weeks to have the plant
ready for business
Messrs. Strong and Ware left yester-
day for their homes, fully impressed
with the idea that Americas would
have this summer the largest canning
plant in Georgia