Arizona republican., 1912-06-09
S.R. '. OLIVES INV|ESS
 ARE TIE BEST
Some Interesting Facts Re garding Phoenix Industry Which Has Made Won derful Strides Within the Last Few Years

At numerous times during the past few years prominent men from out side the state, while visiting Phoenix have become very enthusiastic about one ol the industries that k bound to be one of the best under the Roosevelt projoct-the growing oi olives and the manufacture of the same into catable products
 The recent visit of Mir r A. Grady. a prominent man of san Diego. and q man who has traveled a great deal ana has studied the fruit question. brought out some pertinent facts re- garding the suprcmely superior quail ity of the Salt river valley olive over that of anything grown anywhere els- in the world The pioneer olive growers and manufacturers in the Salt river valley are the Munger Brothers company. manufacturers of the "Olivette" brands
 This company has just recently completed a first class factory on South Central avenue. which iS one Of the manufacturing plants Of which the city of Phoenix is proud and one winch bids fair to be of inestimahle value to the valley. not alone for its manufacturing of olives, but it is in- tended to utilize the factory for the canning of other fruits grown in the valley
 4 recent visit to their factory brought out the following facts in conversation with C. P Munger, the president and general manager:
 That Arizona. especially the Salt river valley is receiving national ad- vertising is shown by the record of the distribution of manufactured products grown by us our OliVettc brand of ripe olives and olive oil.
 shipments are made to twenty states over 100 cities and goods sold from oyer BOO stores amounting to over Go,oOo pieces all labeled Grown
 in Salt River Valley Arizona, under irrigation from Roosevelt dam
 The Arizona olive is fast becoming q well known article throughout the United States orders being received for over three times the amount pro duced
 "A well cared for olive grove is q source of yearly income equaling any thing in the valley. and is legacy for your great great grandchildren.
 Our company began business in 1903 Our first picking plant was composed of two tubs made from q barrel cut in halves and our irst olive oil was milled with an old hand press In 1908 we were incorporated fer $1OO. 900. of which $50,0oo was paid up.
 The business has increased over 800 per cent in the past five years h., from 300 to 800 per cent over the present returns by an addition to our factory and by doubling our Vats so as to be able to handle the entire crop of the valley.
 "Up to 1911 we had our plant on 1 our ranch north of the city, but find | ing it expensive manufacturing in the country. we built our new factory on South Central avenue, installing 1 the latest un to date machinery, 35O-ton pressure hydraulic press to make olive oil and Max Ans seamcr l machine to seal sanitary cans to be used to pack our ripe olives. which does away with using acid and sol dering.
 Ripe olives are the big thing in the olive industry, as there is d grow ! InG demand LOT luelll, IdSl'i bii'Nii tiAN increase in the amount of production.
 What can't be canned as ripe olives are used to make the oil Ripe olives are successfully grown only in Cali fornia and Arizona and cannot be inn norted as olives in the foreign coun- tries countries are subject to diseased and scale that render them unfit for piclling as ripe olives. and can only be used as green olives or for oil There is virgin field all through the United States for marketing the ripe olive.
 Ripe olives as a food are practi- lcallv unknown, yet California with
 probably 1O0,OOO acres cannot at the present time pack enough to any where near meet the demand.
 .'The Salt river valley has an ideal climate and soil for the olive as the
 tree natures and begins bearing much earlier than in California, bear ling more regular and heavier crops. also the fruit natures from five to lsix weeks ahead of California; here
 we have no disease or scale. In iCalifornia they are bothered with soft scale and black smut, and the olives