Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-20
GAMERS MOBILIZATION SEASON
One OF the Days Best Cartoons.
BY FREDERIC J. HAskIN.

contained acids which had a chemical
erect on tin injurious TO the rood.
"'d not precisely wholesome for m.
consumer Then IL was discovered that
pE giving the can an inside coatin1 mr.
i'cnuerinG. baked into the tin from
which J, was made or sprayed inside
inc finished can. the quality and puritv
or the food were preserved w.u
these enamel-lined containers and ~
can WIN the plain top crinped On
without the use OF soldier arc pre,,
improvements over the old varieties
We latest combinations Of maximum
cHlclenc% and minimum price still fan
10 satisfy the laboratory chemists, rho
are now engaged in working ont an
even better product
Resides experimenting with the con.
tanner. the laboratory makes rnany
scientific tests of the foodstuns Of
icrins occasional suggestions 10 the
Gamers as TO how they might improy.
Their output - packer finds ,h,t
Il Quantity Of his recently canned IA.
m"'ocS ar" Tor some reason spelling.
ne ships case to the laboratory
when makes chemical ANALYSIS 81
the product. within ;wentvrour
hours the Gamer receives an explana
ton Of the difficulty ard the scientitc
remedy
=, the San Francisco Fair last wear
the laboratory chemists who were there
III charge OF the Gamers cXhibi. ,ycr.
amazed ~ the enormous individual in
'creSt displayed by visitors in the can
hlhG industry Women. who wc,e
themselves experts in canning spiced
iruit and making jcllies. wanted TO
nhow exactly how IL was done In the
factories. and the men were Interested
IN how the crops were harvested and
also the salmon packing
Magnitude or the Indu.try.
i"e canning Industry, before the
war: appropriated :l57. 100000 an
nua'IS' suPriN!nS one case OF two
dozen cans each to every three nrrson.
IN the country. There we're over 3 oon
FACTORIES. employing nearly 10000 uco.
pie. In the actual work Of canning. and
annually producing 100000 cases or
tomatoes II. 900 900 cases OF corr ana
about 5000, 600 cases of meas Thnsa
figures do not cover the canning ne
meat which is part Of the mea,-pack.
Ing industry
Nh'!c an embargo has been placed
on on most American canned goods by the
european nations involved In the wa
thereby closing a large and profitable
market To the American Gamers the
consumption has Increased in this coun-
Try. and AN entirely new market has
opened up in China and Japan France
ana italy. which are the only other
great canncrs OF tho world hay,
ceased exporting this commodity since
thc war. England and Germany have
small canning industries which supnlv
"a part OF the home demand and which
go in for combinations a g yet unknown
TO the American trade. such az mixed
corn and tomatoes. a combination OF
parsnips, carrots and onion. and mixed
peaches. pears and apricots. Preserved
oranges and canned grape lcaves are
also considered great delicacics in
Europe. and In almost every case the
fruits are heavily spiccd.
While it is not likely that canned
grape leaves will ever achieve any
brilliant success with the American
palate. canned goods in general are
becoming increasingly popular The
use Of machinery which eliminates all
hand labor, and the National Gamers
Laboratory in close utilization with the
government. have done much toward
dispcllinS the pers;sting prejudice, and
canned goods on the American daily
menu are here to stay