The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-14
HARTF0RD'S NEW PLANT IS READY
 FOR EvAP DRAFTING
Capital Is First City to Adopt This Method of
 Preserving Foodstuffs

Hartford, Aug. 14.-The building at
 No 625 Asylum street, formerly the night-school building, has undergone very complete transformation. It is
 now the home of the dehydrating
 plant of the Hartford chamber of
 commerce. and is operated by the chamb Der of commerce food supply committee in connection with the n1u- nfcipal committee on food and gar deps. w. c. Holden, vice-principal
 of the Hartford public high school,
 has supervision of the drying, acting for the chamber of commerce com
 mittee, composed of Ralph O. Wells,
 chairman; Samuel Ferguson and Sen
 ator c. c. Hemenway.
 Experimental work shows the
 plant ready for practical operation.
 About ten bushels of string beans have been died and a small quan-
 tip of peas, cabbage and beets, all
 with sufficient success to warrant ! the assumption that the plant isN go- ing to be a very potent force in Hartford's extensive plans for con serving the local food supply. While
 the entire project is problematical as 1 to it's outcome, the work thus far done warrants the conclusion that | success will attend the efforts of the l local food conservators The largest l problem seems to be to acquaint the producers of fruit and vegetables l with the opportunity the plant af- | lords / for preserving their excess | supply of green stuff. In this need ] for publicity the chamber of com | merce committee relies confidently l on the cooperation of the press and the Hartford County league, along l 4V.
 CTS association and other growers. Four Kilns Are Ready.
 Four kilns, with a capacityS ot
 eighty trays, are ready for the prac- l tical demonstration as to what the plant can accomplish. It is expected
 that between three and four tons of evaporated food products can be 1 turned out every two days. It is de-
 sired that all producers, large and small, bring their products to the plant. Each producer will receive Y back his own product. arrangements l being perfected for keeping each al- l lotment separate. Just now vege-
 tables are the more probable prod uct Later on, fruit-apples espe- cially = will be taken care of. A | charge of 10 per cent. is made for 1 evaporating in such instances as the I raw product comes prepared for the
 kilns - that is, peas shelled, beans
 "snapped''' and fruit pealed. For such products as come unprepared ii
 is probable that the committee will
 establish a higher percentage of cost
 but in no case will the charge be
 above 20 per cent.
 l MT Holden is arranging that boys | and girls of the high and grammar l schools will be employed in the l work, a selected list being used tc
 make the choice of help. Everything l about the place is sanitary, orderly | and complete as modern tevaporat' l ing plant can be made-and will be ] kept in this desirable condition.
 Public Invited to See It.
 The public Is invited to inspect ! the plant It is especially desired | that visitors come at time wher
 the drying is in actual progress thai l the operation of the kilns and the | preparation of the raw product: l may be observed. Invitations have 1 been sent to the directors of ths chamber, of comm cree and the prom
 inent market men of the city to set
 the plant in operation.
 l It may not be generally known 1 but Hartford, through the chamber i of commerce and the city authorities 4 is the first community to adopt thi: l system.