Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1917-05-18
MIMBRES VALLEY CANMERIES
WILL GET ALL CANS NEEDED

! On the call of the Department al
Commerce there came together AT
Washington, May |, representatives
of the tin plate manufacturers ANA
the tin can manufacturers, the Ma
tional Gamer Association and the
National Wholesale Grocer> Asso-
citation, to consider means for con
serving the supply of tin plate and
/ cans so as To insure ample facilities
for the packing of the perlshable
crops of 1917. A. II result OF the
meeting the undersigned were constl-
/ tuted n committee ON can CON erNa-
I tion 10 serve during the season.
\ From information available It
would appear that, while the supply
of TN plate will be sufficient To eEa-
bic can makers to operate their plants
To approximately full capacity .n
the near future, and then for the bal
ance of the wear. the extraordinary
demand since October last tuI cans
for dried beans and peas. homnN,
macaroni, spaghetti and other non
pcrishable foods has prevented the
accumulation of the customary sup
piV of storage cans To care lur the
pcrs liable crops that will presently
be forthcoming. Strenuous measure
of economy must at once be taken ! /
these products are to he secured.
The committee believes the ~uggc--
lion> of the Secretary of Agriculture
and the Secretary of Commerce, a.
outlined IN their circular letter ui
April 9th. should be followed exactly
and that no cans whatever should be
used for the packing of non PERSIA
bile food products or non food pro
duets where such use would divert
\ the supply from the conservation of
peri~hablc fruits and vegetable, for
a period of sixty day, or until such
time ~ there hall be assured a ~uf-
icient can supply to amply care for
the pack of the season.
na~much as large proportion OF
packers, representing probably -
per cent of the total pack of non per
i,hablc foods, have already fully
adopted the suggestions of the see
rrtarle,. and have ceased all opera
lions ON these articles. and. rccog
nIllng that the business men oi the
nitcd States are fully alive To the
necessity for patriotic action under
present conditions, the committee
strongly urges each and every packer
who may not have already followed
the suggestions of the government,
to do 50 at once.
The committee further recon-
mcnd,:
To the iarmer-. That they coop
crate generously with the canners OF
the country in the effort 10 permit no
falling of IN the acreage planted To-
canncry crops, and that they rcrog-
nize fully the vast numbers of the
population of the United State, and
of the world that have become de
pendent on the food supply consery-
ed yearly IN lin containers.
To the lin plate manufacturers
That they give preference to the de
livery of tin plate for containers for
pcrishablc foods, and that they re
traln from shipment Of plate to those
packers making their own cans where
such are likely to he used for the
packing of -pcriShahlc product.
and further, that they discontinue
expectation of Tin plate suitable for
packers cans except rs such may
he designated for military uses.
To can makers; That they with.
hold shipments Of cans until they re-
crlve satisfactory assurance from
customers that consignmcnts will be
used only Tor conserving perishablc
food products of the season.
To Gamers: Whether buying from
can makers or making them for their
own use, that it shall he their patri
"lIr duty, until an accumulation Of Il
sufficient supply Of cans To care for
the pcrI~huble crops shall he appar-
cnt. to abstain completely from pack
ing non-p"ri~hablc tood-.
HENRY BURDEN
tARL l.. ALSBERG
W. +. BURROWS
TllEO. F. WIlITMARSlI
i. |. ANDREWS
f.. T.. PRATT