Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-04-21

canned goods being placed annoying position OF
having to canned commodity that cleaner
than the original product As result the National
Gamers laboratory established in Washington
which, acting cooperation with the bureau of chem
istry of department of agriculture, to mako
experiments tests toward the highest possible stand
ard of canned goods.
At present experiments being made toward per-
fectng canned goods contadner, which is inn
factor in the preservation of the food AT
time the Gamers lost good deal Of money by reason
fruits vegetables which they
put up such cherries, plums berries, pumpkin ana
hominy contained acids which chemical effect
tin injurious goods and not precisely wholesome
Then 1t discovered that by giving
inside coating acquering baked into the
tin from which it made sprayed inside the fin
the quality purity of the food pre-
While these enamellined containers and the
can with the plain top crmped on without the use or
solder great improvements the old varieties
the latest combinations of maximum efficiency and
price still fail satisfy laboratory
lists. who engaged in working out better
product
Besides experimenting with the container
atory makes many scientific tests Of the Of
ferng occasional suggestions to the TO how
they might improve their output Ii packer finds
that quantity of his recently canned tomatoes for
spelling, ne ships to the laboratory
which makes chemical analysis Of the product Within
twenty-four hours the receives explanation
Of the difficulty and scientific remedy.
At the Francisco fair last year the laboratory
chemists there charge Of part of cane
exhibits amazed at the individual
interest displayed visitors in the canning industry.
Women who themselves experts in canning spced
fruit and making jees, wanted to know exactly ID
done in the factories and the interested
in how the were harvested and also the salmon
packing. --,
The canning industry, before the appropriated
s157,000,00o annually supplying Of
to every three in the country There
three thousand factories, employing nearly
ninety thousand people in the actual work Of canning
and annually producing fourteen million OF
million Of peas. These figures do
canning OF meat. which is a part the packing
industry.
While a. embargo has peen placed on most American
canned goods by nations involved in the
thereby closing large and profitable market to the
American canners the consumption has increased in
this country and entirely market has opened
up China Japan. and Italy, which the
porting this commodity since the England and
small canning industries which supply
of the home demand and which in for combina
lions as yet unknown American trade, such
tomatoes combining parsnip, carrots
onions and mixed and apricots Pre-
served oranges and canned leaves also
sidered great decacdes in and in almost
the fruits are heavily .spiced
While likely that canned grape leaves will
achieve brilliant with the American
palate goods in general becoming increas-
ingy popular The of machinery which eliminates
all hand labor and National Gamers laboratory in
close affation with the government have done much
toward dispeing the perssting prejudice, and canned
goods the American daily menu are here to stay