El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-02
ChiLeandOther
Hot StN0FOr
Local GrOcerS

la4LOEula cans Llb CarlOaQA OF
Mexican chile a year and finds a
ready market for It In that state and
in FL Paso. Arizona and New Mexico.
The Industry originated In the Rio
Grande valley at Las Cruces. but was
not pushed and California has taken
It over. Theo. Rouault, ST., Of Las
Cruces. was the pioneer in canning
chile for the market. but failed TO
make a success Of Il and Californians
then took IL up and made 1t a go
Twelve hundred people are en-
ployed in the canning OF the crop
alone, and they put it away in six
weeks time
70 the growers Of the CROP mostly
japanese and 100000 green pep
pers are put up in tins and disposed
OF during a season
Most OF the canning is done BY
Mexican girls and they make from
SIS to $40 a week at the work.
One Firms Big business.
One California firm alone sold 81
900 cases Of the canned chile last year
and expects to sell more this year.
In preparing II for market, all the
chile is skinned and has the seeds
and core removed. It is dry roasted
or boiled in oil TO remove the outer
coating or skin, the oil boiling proc
the most expensive It is said 10
leave more Of the flavor in the pep
per and to ruin fewer OF the pods
than the dry roasting process. Both
processes blister the outer skin so
that II can be peeled Off The peel
ing IS done by hand. then the green
pods are placed in cans by hand, the
tops put on but not sealed, and II is
then cooked by steam and sealed for
the market
These facts regarding an Industry
little known here, but which might
be made a big FL Paso Industry, were
furnished to FL Paso grocery jobbers
and statesmen at a dinner in Hotel
Sheldon Saturday evening by c J.
("Te1-D Walden, secretary OF the
Royal Packing company, OF Los An
geles- his firm is the biggest packer
OF chile in the world He came to e
Paso at the invitation OF c s Nasits,
Dan White and others, and the dinner
was in his honor Part OF the menu
consisted Of peppers and pimientos
from his packery.
A telegram was sent Louis Cole.
president Of the packing company,
thanking him for the dinner and as
serting that his chile ought to make
him eligible for the presidency OF
Mexico or mayoralty Of Yuma
Plenty OF aHot Stuff
At the dinner Saturday night Dan
II Jackson was POSTMASTER, they
said but the title should have been /
postmaster, for the former district l
Judge did most OF the speaking and
the cuticle from the guests
without any boiling OILS the dry roast ]
process was used extensively, how
ever The oratorical feast was as
warm as the chile served on the din
ner menu.
Everybody got a dig OF some sort |
Among the things the roast
master said that are pubIishabIe.
was that John Grant bought
stock in the TularOsa oil well BE-
cause he had been told that IL
was to spout whisky.
He said George Franklin had in /
eorpOrated his grocery company in /
order 10 get some real business men /
IN with him, and commended Frank /
in as q man who Is more prompt /
With his bills than any man I know /
N E Paso-I mean in sending them 4
Tut; not in paying them"
Introducing James A Dick, he 4
poke Of him as a jobber and said /
Obber was the most correct name he /
lad ever heard applied TO a wholesale /
More Personalities
He said he knew Leo Gale when he
irst came 10 FL Paso and that Leo's
ame was Galesky, but as district
udEe ] allowed him to change 1t and
e has been a success ever since"
The speaker referred to the scrip
II a. 1lAAl u AAE 4A4NAA6 u the
money changers from the temple, and
aid Of E II. Hurd. las a money
hanger Heard was q former bank
p he was a success, but they drove
i'm out and TO work and he has been
Torking-the people-ever since"
The speaker. at one time. when sew
raj OF the diners appeared about to
cave, exclaimed: Never mind hur-
ying, gentlemen Buck Elfers Is not
oming down here tonight; he may be
repairing some complaints, but they
Won't be served until Monday" fEl-
ers is the assistant United States
istrict attorney, whose duty Il IS to
rosecuts profiteering)
G. A. Martin was introduced with
he usual Jacllsonian roast. and, after
pologizing for not being In the class
nth the postmaster. who, as a dis
riot Judge, had been described as
one OF the best vaudeville enter
ainers on the bench, said he wanted
0 say a good word for the grocers ]
nd IN doing SO, he believed be was i
he only person in FL Paso who !
rould-
The commendatory word he had for .
he grocers was on tbs appropriate
ess Of the honors they had extended
D the postmaster. who, by helping
D drive booze out Of the city, had :
aused TO be built up here q wonder
u Industry for the grocers In the
anon extract traffic.
Punch was served and a negro or
1estra rendered music. A girl from :
le majestic also entertained with
lme songs
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