The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1912-02-15

RECORD MADE
BY CANNERY
FIRST NINE MONTHS OF CTR
RENT FISCAL YEAR BREAKS
ALL REc0RDs.

Since the present management took
hold, matters have been moving very
satisfactorily for the Round Crest
Canning Factory. Canon city's largest
industry. The first year, ending may
/. 1911. wrought with almost unsnr-
mountabie difficulties was closed with
very satisfactory net result. This
once for all settled the question In the
minds OF the members OF the director
ate as to whether or not the canning
Industry at Canon City could be made
financial success. and plans were q
once made for the vigorous pushing
OF the eompanys interests along al
lines. Some of the results obtained
In the first nine months OF the present
fiscal year ending February /. 1872.
arc TO say the least interesting
Through the courtesy OF Mr.. P H.
Troutman our reporter was able TO
obtain the following figures:
The company thus far has handled
one hundred and forty-ihree cars OF
boxed apples. one hundred and twenty
three of which came from the Canon
City district. The balance elsewhere
The one great bugbear OF the boxsi
apple shipper reflections have been
almost entirely done away with in the
case of the shipment from this com
pany and their recismaSions were out
down to minimum This Is due 10
The eomrsny insiatirs upon more
perfect pack. the results OF which haze
meant greater net returns to the fruit
growers as well as surer profit to tie
company handling the apples.
They also handled three hundred
and three cars Of bulk apples one
hundred and forty OF which passed
through the canning factory and we-e
either ground into cider. canned. or
went into the process OF making Jams.
jellles. apple butter. ct eeiera. The
balance OF the bulk cars were mostly
shipped into Kansas. Oklahoma and
Texas points. shipped both from the
main Office and branch Offices
throughout the different sections Q;
the state.
The one hundred and forty cars Of
bulk apples. which in cash means
twelve thousand dollars TO the fruit
growers. that passed through the fac
tory. would have been very nearly
total loss had there been no ins,itu-
tion to handle that grade of apples.
Besides these four hundred and forty
six cars OF apples handled by the
Round Crest. the company thus far
have handled twesty -four cars of veg
etables such as potatoes. onions. cab
bage. ct cetra. They have so far
shipped out one hundred and one cars
OF finished canned goods which will
represent approximately sixty-fv per
cent of the years output. They have
shipped IN ffty-two cars OF cans.
shocks. glassware. sugar. fresh fruit.
etc. making n total of six hundr a
and twenty-tree cars Of goods
handled in and cut by this con-
cern In nine months. This is a most
remarkable record and is the greatest
record that hns ever been made by
Canon City concern.
The handling of fruit by this corr
pany. although OF very great import
ance. is but of slight value to the
Canon City people in comparison to
the great Importance and almost unes-
Unable value OF it's payroll. which IN
the last nine months has been over
thirty-fve thousand dollars. distribute
ed among moro than two hundred peo-
pie.
Another great asset to the commun-
ity from the canning factory being To-
GATED here and ono not so often real