The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-07-19

without the pit. They are not crushed
or mangled.
All Done Without BobbIe
After being pitted the cherries run
down "a copper trough into waiting
cans. They are paced on belts and
conveyed to the weigher where the
proper amount for each can is ad-
iusted and then the cans are sent on
TO a point where the syrup, or hot
water is added. The next move in
the process is to send them thru
veritable steam chest where the fruit
is heated for s minutes. This heat
ing causes a vacuum to be formed
when the caps are sealed down auto
matically by a double seam. The
double seam is the latest method OF
Gaping cans and it does away
with the necessity of using solder of
any sort Thus doing away with any
possibility OF lead or ptomaine poison
ing from such source.
After being capped the cans are
placed in a big steel cage and are
taken again thru steaming process
in large round chests When sufEic-
iently cooked they are sent TO the
cooling vat by the aid of a derrick
and are then sent to the storasa
rooms.
Every Move Well Timed
Every move in the process is well
timed and is executed without fric-
tion or delay There are no false
motions or waste OF time.
Practically the same system with,
Of course a few variations is used in
the canning of tomatoes. apples. md
the vegetables but the same seiendiic
precision is used always.
An interesting point is the can con
veyor which brings the cans from
their storage room down into the can
ming section without human aii of
any kind. An endless steel belt. well
arranged does the trick and does it
well.
Work Night and Day.
When the season comes on fun
blast the Round Crest Company will
be working three shifts of eight hours
each In other words it viii be busy
night and day. The company is III
stalling it's own electrical plant and
will generate its own Juice for light.
and electrically operated machinery.
, a big steam plant. however. will fur
nish the biggest per cent of the power
, and will keep the electric generator
going.
Mr. Percy H Troutman is the eS-
ecutive head of the company and from
him radiates all the activities of the
various branches. He even supervises
the wholesale fruit and produce de
partment which is known as The
Round Crest Fruit Company Mr.. Lou
Troutman is in active charge in this
department and handles it well.
Mr. John Il. Marvin, an expert can
merry man. has full charge of the pro-
cessing and manufacturing and to
him goes the credit of the high stand
ard of the product put out Mr.. r. c.
Bacon is the assistant superintendent
and has charge of the mechanical end.
The smooth working OF every func-
tion OF the machinery lies directl:f in
his hands and the fact that all is run
ming without hitch. despite the new
ness of it all tesiiies to his ability.
Many Fruits and Vegetables.
The company is canning in their
order the following vegetables and
fruits: Spinach. rhubarb. gooseber-
ries. cherries, string beans. tomatoes.
pumpkins and apples,
The spinach, rhubarb and gooseher-
ries are now out of the way The
other items viii keep the plant busy
untn near the close of the year.
The new plant has a capacity of two
carloads of apples day. A total ca
pacity to take care OF the crop from
200 acres of tomatoes and the same
acreage of string beans. 1t can also
take care of so acres of pumpkins.
An the produce available in this vi
cinity can be taken care CT by this
concern. In fact the capacity and the
demand will be SO great that it will
be necessary to ship In great deal
from the outside. In any event. at
times at least one hundred people viii
BE- employed BY the concern.