Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-14
WILL TAKE OVER THE GRANTS
PASS CANNERY.
ADDRESS BY GEO. H. TINKER
Final Organization TO be Effected at
Second Meeting to be Held
Saturday Afternoon.

The Josephine county farmers and
fruit growers are on the right track,
and have started out through coop
Grafton to find profitable markets for
the products of the fertile soil of the
Rogue valley. The meeting held at
the Commercial club rooms Saturday
afternoon was we'll attended, repre-
sentatives being present from all the
districts adjacent to the city, and
the machinery was set in motion
whereby the Grants Pass eannery
will be rehabilitated and ready to
take care of the surplus product of
the farm and the orchard this present
season.
Geo. H. Tinker, manager of the
Benton County Growers association,
which was organized last year under
conditions almost identical with
those now existing in Josephine coun-
ty, was present and outlined the plan
upon which the cannery at Corvallis
had been operated and made to sue
coed. Mr.. Tinker went to Corvallis
a couple of years ago and purchased
a tract near the city. Upon this he
produced a record crop of fruits, but
was suddenly confronted with the
fact that there was no adequate mar
ket for the fresh stuff and no can
merry available to take care of 1t.
Other producers were in the same
predicament and from II came the
agitation for the organization OF a
cooperative cannery company. rms
company operated last season, ana
made acceptable returns to the grow
ers of the produce with which it was
supplied. The first season OF its OPP
Grafton the Corvallis cannery SHIP
ped 2 cars of its producr, and 1t no"
has orders for from 40 to 80 cars OF
the pack that it will put out this sea-
soa The Corvallis cooperative
company had taken over a defunet
cannery much as is the proposition of
the Grants Pass people.
Mr. Tinker had made a thorough
investigation of the local cannery
plant. and estimated that through the
expenditure of $4,000 for new ma
ehinery and for needed repairs it
would be up-to-date in every partlc-
ular and adequate for the demands
Of the community for several years
to come He was we'll pleased with
the buildings and the equipment
stating that it was in every way su-
perior to the institution which the
Corvallis growers had taken over ana
nut into successful operation, ana
he foresaw only success for the can
merry here upon the cooperative
basis.
The market for the canned product
he said was unlimited, and the prices
Maid had been good, and the result
had been heavy planting OF many
fruits. berries and vegetables TINS
wear so that the output would De
largely increased over last season
The prices quoted by Mr.. Tinker as
having been paid for produce at the
cannery last season were as follows
Ioganberries. "a cents per pouno'
biackberries, 3 cents; raspberrles'
conts. eooseberries, cents; Gull ap-
nlas 80 per ton; pears, $40 per tom
string beans. 1-2 to 2 IL cents per
mound: prunes, $40 per ton, etc. ms
wear with better organization and an
increased output the prices were eX-
peeted to be even better Mr. TinS-
er said that in his own case ne hau
had better net returns from the culI
apples taken to the cannery thar
from the choice product boxed anc
shipped.
Following the intelligent AM
comprehensive statement made D.
Mr.. Tinker regarding the operation
o. the cooperative cannery ana
quiz in which a great number Q
those present INDUCED and brougr