Milford chronicle., 1918-09-06
HARRINGTON. @POTATO KING,7
GIVES WASHINGTON A JOLT

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produce direct to the consumer at
Wholesale prices, fades into insignifi-
cance when compared to the shock
/ he administered to the Food Admin
istration officials at Washington few
DAYS ago when he asked them to give
him more sugar than is allotted to the
entire State of California. Mr.. Har-
rington. who is president and manag-
er Of the H. Ridgely Harrington Ap-
pie Products Company, now one OF
Central Delaware's most thriving IN
dustries. went down to Washington
several weeks ago and asked that ms
plant be allowed to have one mllllon
pounds of sugar in order that 1t may
run to its full capacity turning out
iellies and kindred products for the
soldier boys and American consum-
ers.
zone million pounds" they ex-
claimed. why Delaware is only al
lotted 100000 pounds a month. Do
you want it all 2"
Mr.. Harrington then explained Just
what his plant is doing, pointing out
that sugar is allowed to housewives
to preserve fruits, and that his plant
is really doing the same thing that
the housewives are doing, on great
" magnified scale. He explained
that the Jelly manufactured in this
plant is sold for IA cents pound, and
that it can take the place OF butter
which costs from so TO so cents
pound. A large percentage OF ms
output will also go to provide sweets
for the Sammies in the trenches
He was told to return to Dover ana
make a careful estimate OF the exact
quantity of sugar that would De re-
0uired to run his plant to full cap
acity. He did so, and a snort time
later he returned to Washington with
a request that was even more start
ling than the first had been, for this
time he asked for two million and a
half pounds of sugar, more than the
allotment for the entire State OF Cal
ifornia. which is 100000 pounds and
he presented the figures to show that
he actually needed that vast amount
. of sugar to supply his plant. And
every pound of it would be used to
turn his fruit into pure, wholesome
iellv without one iota Of adulterant
in it Mr.. Harrington expects to get
that sugar.
Where Mr.. Harrington formerly
talked in expectations, he now talks
in results achieved. His plant at the
nresent time is working day and night
and he is already contemplating addl-
tions and improvements. during the
summer season, or the fruit season,
from July l to January l, the plant
- works day and night extracting the
= mice from various kinds of fruits and
berries. which is stored away in hVe-
gallon cans. From January to July
e This iuice will be utilized to make
the finished product, pure fruit Jelly q.
The body of the jelly will be MADE
from the apple juice and will be flaw
ored with the juices of other fruits D..
At the present time Mr.. Harrington S
warehouses contain approximately
3OO. 600 gallons of apple juice and TO-
t 600 gallons of peach juice and ms
), plant is working every day, increasing
e that amount by thousands OF gaiions'
d Bv the first of January ne wall nave
at least 100000 gallons OF juice on
t hand. and with the 2,5OO,OOO pouuIs
o of sugar to be added, It can Leau-
ilv be seen that the output OF tne
niant when figured out in small Jelly
glasses or pounds, Will pc enoIl ~ -l',
enough to keep General Pershlng
INV going for quite while and still
Lave Come to spare for home use.
Mr. Harrington has engaged two
of the best cooks in the country t'
make the Jelly, and that which tney
nave already turned out has won mgr
nraise from all who have seen an1
tested il. Most of the bought Jellle'
when turned upside down, Will rul
ont of the glass, but glass OF MT
lg Harrington's jelly can be turned VI
and nounded on the bottom, withou
at hardly shaking the jelly. It is har'
and firm. and when turned out Oh TN
c. ieiIv mold it holds its shape Just lik,
tbe ielly that mother used to make.
IN Sergeant Guy Empey, in his ramou
r bnoL cover the Top" mentions TN
fact that the soldier boys stand great
es " in need Of sweets, especially pur'
fruit iellies. and Mr.. Harrington /
taking it upon himself to see tnal I'M
need is filed, or at least that Uncl
ar sam can secure enough pure Jelly Z
satisfy thousands Of hungry soluie
bovs He is also cooperating VII
the government in another way
the tons of peach stones that are eX
90 tracted from the fruit are supplied {
of the government to be used IN MAXIM
ve gas masks for the soldiers.
,r. At the present time, Wnlle hanulln
m quite a few apples, Mr.. Harrington
X | nlant is Kept eALFeueAy Jus
~ he grape supply. The market 70
lss fruits m and grapes occasiened by thi
nd nIant can be more readily appreciate
20 when It is explained that last year
In cranes sold at $40 a ton, and this yea
~ MIR. Harrington started buying theI
NJ at at s45 a ten, and is now paying $50
n He is also able ~ use Gull apples an
= soft peaches, that otherwise %oul
ra have been a loss to the growers, q
m m if would not have paid them to handi
~ ns He paid 40 cents a basket for sol
" neacbes. thereby enabling the grow
al ers to reaMze a profit on them as we
20 az their prime fruit. The rrult
Nj crushed to extract the juice, SO tnS
a. a. soft peaches can be used as effectiYei
as the sounder KIND. ,r.,vto
At the present time Mr.. Harringto .,
i is equipping building for a Tlnesa ,ine 4
4 nlant which will enable him to use a
i, NE apples he can secure, ana as sl
as i refuse from the fruit is fed to the hoee
ieo ,s an Ms garm, he is conducting th
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