Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-01-30
INTRODUCES CANNING
INDUSTRY To GEORGIA
American Canning Corpora
ton Offers New Field for
Diversified Farm Products

A development of the canning indus
try has long been desired by many peo
pie of the state of Georgia In other
sections the canning business has
brought prosperity, and public men have
recognized the fact that a we'll developed
canning system is one of Georgia's most
urgent needs,
Georgia spends millions of dollars per
year for canned goods and the money
goes out of the state and out of circu-
lation so far as Georgia Is concerned.
With a system of putting up canned
goods in the state it will readily be seen
that Georgia farmers will get the money
which is now going outside the state.
The American Canning corporation
has just opened an office in the Empire
building for the purpose of beginning
the development of the canning indus
try for Georgia and the south. A sys-
tenn of small canneries is to be estab-
Hshed throughout this section.
The American Canning corporation is
looking for suitable locations for in
staIling plants all over Georgia. The
experts of the company want to know
what products can be had in various
towns in the state and what are the
general local conditions so as TO be able
to locate plants to the best advantage.
During the first season of the opera
ton of these small plants canning ma
terials will be purchased from the farm
ers and they will be paid cash. 1t is
the plan to receive any satisfactory can
ming materials which the farmers have
to offer. While these materials are be-
ing taken in the growers are to be in
structed in the raising of canning. crops,
the right varieties to plant and just
when to pick and bring the products
to the cannery.
There is an element in the canning
movement for our state which follows
directly in line with the recent extern
sive movement toward living at home,
or producing our food products within
the state. Georgia is an unusually good
section for the raising of canning crops.
The state is now a puyer of canned
goods. With the development OF the
system of canneries proposed under this
organization it is expected that in the
course of time the south will not only
supply it's demand for canned gods, but
will become a surplus producer of goods
for sale to other sections of the country
and of the world.
Another phase of the movement is
the fact that it makes diversification or
crops not only possible but profitable.
AS a means of affording the country
boy and girl employment and cash re-
Enumeration for their work on the farm
the canning system offers wonderful
possibilities. BY raising canning crops
these boys and girls can make more
money at home than they can obtain in
the cities working in the stores, offices,
factories and mills.
To Captain Dan S. Walraven is due
a large measure of the credit of locating
this movement in Atlanta. There mas
been some rivalry among other southern
cities and states to secure the general
offices and later the manufacturing
plants of the American Canning corpor-
alton. Captain Walraven, who was for
some years a member of the Atlanta
city council, and who was for long
time very active on the water board of
the CITY, is always and ever anxious
to see the development of his own state