The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-17
Committee on Food Pre- paredness Enters Into Contract With Can
 ming Company TO INSTALL CANNING PLANT IN BIRMINGHAM Growers of Garden Truck to Furnish Produce and Company to Provide
 Cans and Labels
 at Cost

The canning committee of the foos preparedness campaign, and the Ala pama Marketing and Canning company have entered into a contract whereby the canning of all surplus fruits and vegetables will be handled in Birming ham on toll basis, making it practical and economical for everyone to can something.
 The contract which was accepted at meeting of the canning committee held yesterday afternoon, is as follows:
 We will install plant in Bir- mingham of sufficient capacity to can all the surplus that may be offered without expense to the com mlttee. We will, under expert supervision, can all products suita- Die for canning, when delivered in lots of not less than five bushels. on toll basis of 25 per cent of the finished product. The grower to furnish the raw material. cans. cases and labels. The Alabama Marketing and Canning company will bear all expense of operating factory, labor, supervision. fuel etc, and will grade, prepare. and can all products and deliver the finished product to the grower at our plant.
 While it is practically imposs- ble to secure cans from the panu 1acturers, We have arranged through our machinery supply company, for a sufficient number of cans to take care of the re- quirements for this purpose
 The present wholesale prices on cans are as follows:
 No. 2 cans, $50 per 1000.
 No. cans, $60 per 1000.
 We will give the growers the benefit of wholesale prices, on all cans that may be used.
 It is estimated that four bushels of tomatoes will pack 100 No. 2 cans. The cost to the grower would be as follows:
 100 No. 2 cans $500 IVV lapeis ............. 20 Four cases containing .... "A
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 One fourth of these 100 cans NOuiu pe icQulTeu LOT the expense of operating the factory, labor etc. This would give the grower 75 No. cans, from four bushels of tomatoes. delivered, at net cost of $5.64.
 We have figured this proposition on practical basis, and will he glad to contribute our services in aiding the city to conserve all sur plus food products. Very truly yours.
 ALABAMA MARKETING AND
 CANNING COMPANY.
 By T. B. TANNER, General Man
 ager.
 With the large number of varie- ties of different vegetables that have been planted in the Birming- ham gardens, it would be imprac- tical for the Alabama Marketing and Canning company to use their standardized commercial label on these products. We will however, provide an attractive stock label for local use.
 This proposition was accepted by the canning committee of the food preparedness campaign at meeting held May 16, 1917.
 W. D. WOOD,
 Chairman Canning Committee. Emmett A. Jones and Joseph B. Babb leaves today for Warrior. where they will address a body of business men at 2 o'clock, in the interest of the food preparedness campaign.
 The executive committee of the food preparedness campaign will meet Fri day morning at the Chamber of Com- merce directors room.
 T. P. Hay, secretary of the food pre- paredness campaign, has received a let ter from c. D. Snow, assistant chief of the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce, wherein he states that he is of the belief that before the pFesnt season is over that there will be suf- fcient supply of cans in this country