Milford chronicle., 1913-11-14
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FACTORY INSPECTOR MESSICK
ADDRESSES TRI- STATE GAMERS
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At the session OF the Tri-State Can
ners Association, which vas held this
month in Wilmington, there were sew
erai facts brought out which are inter
esting. as to the amount of the pack of
tomatoes on this peninsula. as well as
/ the general conditions affecting the can
ming business. Probably one of the in
teresting matters for the public to know
was the matter of sanitation prevailing
among the factories during the working
season. which was the subject Of State
Factory Inspector DR.. William Messick
of Delaware who has been on the job
since his Office was created by the last
legislature.
Over sixty Gamers were present at the
meeting, AMI the universal opinion was
that the law enacted by the last legisla-
ture. which provides for an Inspector and
rigid inspections, is a good one, but there
are a few eanners who are fighting its
enforcement in their own factories. In
his address DR.. Nessiek said
The greatest question concerning the
canneries, was that Of sanitation. and
he quoted an article published by the u.
S. Department of Agriculture concern
ing the erecting of canneries.
Among the evils DR.. Messick spoke Of
was that of the little attention paid to
drainage, and said that in some places,
when be demanded that filth aee1mu-
lated in two or three years, be cleaned
up. the owner or operators would be
rate him.
There are 122 eanneries in the state
and in the discharge of my duties have
been Obliged to cover 8, 900 miles during
the season Just closing and have visited
and inspected during my trips through
out the state every factory or canning
establishment at least once and in some
instances. because of the want of com
pliance with the requirements OF the law,
it has been necessary for me to make
three and sometimes four visits to the
same cannery within few days; when
my duties really called me TO some other
part of the state. "
In speaking Of the law, DR.. Nessick
said he thought it was a good one. and
one that would do much good for the
business and in time would cause the
Gamers to get better prices for their
product.
with all due respect to the men who
are in the business Of canning in the
State / beg to say TO you that there are
o number of establishments that are not
up to the requirement of the law or those
which the government demands and
which YOU. ore and all, will be required
to meet one day and that not long in the
future. To my mind the greatest ques-
ton is as 10 sanitation and | have had
more trouble in trying to enforce this
particular requirement Of the law than
any other. / have gone into factories
and found the operators equipped with
aprons and caps and the supply of san
itary soap and towels sufficient and the
next dav 90 back to the same factory to
find total disregard for the whole thing,
with excuses for the condition that were
simply laughable and yet the Gamer ex-
poets to get as good sum for their out
puts as the man who religiously attends
to these details and which the other man
calls absurd and foolish.
"In a number Of cases l have found
the drainage insufficient. While It was
fairly good in ordinary times, when the
rush season was on 1t was inadequate |
and the worst feature Of 1t was that no at |
tempt was made to remedy the trouble. "
Among the other speakers at the meet |
ing, where DR.. Bigelow, Of the National /
Gamers Association research depart |
ment, Wilmington, and Professor White, |
of the Maryland Agricultural College.
The members of the association held
In the Hotel du Pont and the
condition Of the pack was discussed.
It was said by members that this years
pack would fall short by 5000, 900 cans.
The Delmarvis Peninsula also shows a
decrease, although the upper portion Of
this State produced q good yield