Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-27
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Ashland May Get Dri-Fresh Plant.

ASM ana May Get Dfl-Fresh Plant.
Editor Tidings: In the month Of
December a most interesting article
appeared in the Portland Daily Jour-
nal, a part of which is given here
with:
There came into existence in May
of last year an apparatus invented by
the w. G. Mcpherson Company of
this city that is destined to work a
revolution in the preparation of all
kinds of fruits, berries and vegetables
for the market and consumption, be
it at home or at the farthermost cor
ner of civilization. The invention is
a fruit, berry and vegetable evapo-
rator, and there is not another like
ii in the world. This is not written
in a spirit of commendation, but as
plain truth, and this truth is that
fruits, berries and vegetables treated
by this new process when moistened
again for consumption are in precise
ly the same condition of freshness as
when first gathered. The Dri-Fresh
Company is the name adopted by the
makers. rlt
May of last year plant was COM
pleted at The Dalles. The location
was decided upon because of the prev
alence of dry weather and sunshine.
Last year the Dri-Fresh Company
successfully evaporated apples, black
berries, loganberries, pears, peaches,
prunes, raspberries, carrots, cherries,
cauliflower, onions, peas, potatoes,
pumpkin, squash, corn. string beans,
rhubarb, and as an experiment. small
shipment Of pineapples received from
the Hawaiian Islands. The same sue
cess attended the evaporation of this
fruit as of all others.
When remoistened and made ready
for consumption the vegetables and
fruits possess the same delicious and
appetizing flavor after evaporation as
they possessed in their original natur-
al state.
In their original state the products
enter the evaporator in the most
healthful condition. They are re-
moved and Immediately placed in san
itary packages, where they remain
without deterioration in flavor or
healthfulness. The quantities of wa
ter paid for by buyers of canned goods
and the added cost of shipments
proves the economy of this process.
This plant at The Dalles cost $685.
600 to erect. The building of one in
Portland is now under construction"
That such an enterprise is well
worth serious consideration by the
growers of this valley is plainly evil
dent.
Miss Evelyn Danford of this city is
in receipt Of letter from Mrs. R. W.
King, whose husband has full super
intendency of the plant at The Dalles.
Mrs. King writes most interestingly
of the success of the Dri-Fresh Com
pany, stating that the Wittenbergs of
Portland, former owners of the Pa
cific Coast Biscuit Company, have
bought out the McPhersons in both
the Dri-Fresh and the Pacific Evap-
orator companies and have put up
100000 for buying green products
and evaporatin expenses for this
year, and that orders are coming in
faster than they can be filled, orders
coming from and shipments having
been made to South America, Hayti,
Cuba, Manila, Hong Kong, Guam and
Alaska. On the day the letter was
written a large order had been re-
ceived from the French and English
governments for potatoes, onions and
carrots, which will take four months
constant running to fill.
Mrs. King enclosed a clever menu,
card Of a Dri-Fresh dinner given at
The Hotel Dalles in February last.
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