Evening journal., 1914-02-07
CANNING SHOW
HAS CLOSED
1t Was the Most Complete Yet
Attempted in Baltimore
AN EDUCATION
TO SEE 1T ALL AGREE

BALTIMORE, Md, Feb. Though
the National Gamers Association
ended It's convention Thursday after
noon and the majority OF the can
ners departed, the big exhibit Of can
ming machinery at the Fifth Regi-
ment ArmOry remained open all day
yesterday and the convention was not
officially at an end until o'clock.
when the armOry doors we're closed
10 visitors.
This exhibit of every kind OF ma
chinery used In every branch Of the
canning trade and In every depart
ment OF canning factory was pro-
nounced the most complete vet at
tempted by the National Association
and carried through. And ]. A. Han
ma, OF Cadiz, Ohio, was the man In
/ charge.
Its purpose was educational in the
highest sense, and the visitor who
cast more than a casual glance over
the hall humming with all kinds Of
machinery In motion, was fascinated,
Interested, and, lefore leaving, knew
! many facts concerning the inner
workings OF how peas and tomatoes,
corn and milk and all other products
or the can were handled almost with
out the touch OF the human hand.
Peas From Vine TO Can.
Some OF the machines had almost
human intelligence. The course OF
the pea was OF particular interest
The first machine Il ran up against
was the viner, which separated pea
and vine; then the huller. with which
went a contrivance that left no biti
OF hull or chafl with the pea; ther
II went through a separator ant
grader. which deposited peas Of diff
ferent sizes In different places; into
the blancher was IT'S next step. ther
into the soRker 70 let Il swell, int
the can, which was Theoretically
sealed, and finally into tho cooker
after which the can was CAREFUL,
inspected for holes. It was ready fol
the market with hardly the touch o
. hand.
Tomatoes and Corn.
How the lordly tomato fares on III
road to the ketchup bottle or the cal
was also fully shown in several exhibits
There were big pulpers resembling rocl
crushcrs and complete mooOi of a 70
mato pulping factory, showing how' IN
tomato is selected. cleaned. pulped
strained, seasoned, put into the bottle
the bottle sealed and placed in a littl
machine. which actually licked the Ia
bells and pasted them on the bottle.
Corn could be followed in the sam
way, and other products Of the field. no
including the COW, for the milk evapora
tors had m entire room--one Of the of
! iers' quarters-to themselves, and wit
moving pictures to illustrate the meth
DDS.
The Crown Cork and Seal Compan
had a large exhibit OF It's machines 4
active use. and the American Ca
Company, the Continental Can Com
: pany the Phelps and several other
= had large exhibits showing how th
II can was prepared for its content
n The Sprague. Monitor and Max Am
: companies, all makers OF canning ms
chinery we're among the many bl
exhibitors.
Entertains Convention Visitors.
William II. Bryan gave a luncheo
at the Baltimore Country Club
2 honor Of several distinguished visitor
attending the Baltimore convention
Among those attending the luncheo
we're s. Il. Taylor, Walter NJ. Glag
ding ana II. L. Sterling, OF Ne
York; George william Bentley. {
Boston, and Charles @. Miller, ,
Philadelphia. After luncheon all too
an automobile ride through the Gree
Spring Valley. The visitors we're er
thusiastic over the beauties OF Bait
more and its suburbs.
}, In the evening Mr.. Taylor gave
J. dinner at the Belvedere to the SAN
: guests. includin- Mr.. Bryan and
Alexis Shriver and Dr. Il. A. Thayei