The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-01-14
CANNERY IS AN EMMETT
ASSET
Disburses $4,000 in Cash and
Ships Sixteen Carloads
of Canned Goods.


closed its first seasons business sine
the reorganization of the compan.
and few facts have been collects
which are of general interest.
The factory ran Ia days in June
"a days in July, 20 days in August an
continuously from September t.
November 10, when canning ended
1t gave direct employment in the fac
tory during the busiest season (Au
gust and September) to nearly 10'
people and indirectly it gave employ
ment to many more than that mum
ber in picking and hauling fruit fol
the cannery. The factory used q
tons of berries, lis tons of peaches
80 tons of apples and 16 tons of othel
fruits. 1t used 100 tons of tomatoes
and could have used three times a!
many to supply orders in hand.
During the past year the Field Can
ming company has paid out $685. il
wages. To Emmett growers it has
paid S1625 for berries and more thar
$500 for peaches and other fruits
bought, in addition to the output
of the Field ranch in fruit and toma-
toes. 1t has shipped 16 carloads OF
canned goods out of Emmett and has
received four carloads of cans and
two carloads of cases, thus doing its
share toward increasing the business
of the Emmett station. Hardware
stores, repair shops, telephone, power
and telegraph offices, printing offices,
the lumber mill, etc, have all had
some direct business from the cannery
and have therefore been directly in
terested in its warefare.
The canning factory has passed
through the early stages of loss and
Encouragement incident to the estab-
lishment of any new enterprise, and
now begins to attain success; and
while the profits this year have been
close, there has been such ample in
dications of success in the quality of
goods and in the satisfaction of pur-
chasers that everything argues well
for another year.
1t has taken of necessity consider
able capital to accomplish this result,
and in still greater measure than cap
ital it has required confidence in the
and in those directly re-
sponsible for its management. The
First National bank of Emmett has
backed the business and it is the con-
fdence and financial support of the
directors of that bank that have made
it possible to keep the cannery run
ming, and to pay nearly $4,000 in cash
for produce and labor. These gentle
men have proved their foresightedness
and business judgment in deciding
that there was no way in which their
bank could more surely promote the
good of the community than in finan
cial encouragement of an enterprise
which, because it is founded on the
resources of the locality and is es-
tabliShed as a result of them, must
IN its turn build up these same re-
sources and help the entire commun-
ty. All business helps the growth and
prosperity of the town, but business
which draws its raw material from /
his locality, and sells its finished pro-
iuct at distance, is drawing out
side money and throwing it into cir
.ulation here. In this way approx
nately $4,000 (this amount, we re-
does not include the value
# the produce from the Field ranch)
las been turned directly back into
Smmett's business channels, increas-
ng the amount of business done by
he stores of all kinds, and by both
'anks, in year when the hard times
ave been generally felt.
1t is the hope of those interested
n the cannery to lengthen out the
aiming period by increasing the vari-
ty of products canned, thus giving
longer and more continuous period
f employment to ALL There has
een a general appreciation among
he factory employees and among the
rowers of the advantages which the
annery running even in small way
rings to them and many of the
rowers have already loyalty express
d their desire to cooperate in in
reasng the output. Many will put
4 additional berry patches, rasp-
erries and hlackberries, and in
rease their pea and tomato acreage. ,
IS one shrewd grower puts it, "a
ure market few miles from your
oor, beats higher market at :
istance all to shucks, because you