The Alaska daily empire., 1921-09-28
MACH|N|ST HAS SMALL CANNERy
 OUTFIT BUILT
E. D. Clark Makes New h. ventions at His Willough-
 by Avenue Shop.

A one-line cannery outfit, from salmon header to retOrts, so com pact that it can be installed and op- erated on 20x4Gfoot scow, yet cap able of canning 200 cases of salmon day, has been built by k. D. Clark, a machinist and blacksmith of this city, and has been declared very practical by many cannery men who have looked at it.
 Mir. Clark, who has been a black smith and machinist all of his life, has for the past 10 years been in timately associated with salmon can ming machinery in the capacity as canneries and the machinery built by him embodies features that are pat entable and are in many cases i'm prOvements over those now in use
 The present outfit was made by Mr Clark at the Forsythe blacksmith show on Willoughby Avenue. He has operated the shop this year for the owner. All the blacksmith and machinery work was done by him personally on the premises and can be seen there under working condi- tions
 MT. Clark said yesterday that it i3 very probable that company will be formed to manufacture the ma chinery in Juneau with the aim of equipping small canneries from head CT to retort He claims that it is possible to manufacture here more cheaply than in the States and that Juneau is the natural supply point for the furnishing of cannery, gas boat and other machinery. He bui | the one he has now on display for his own use, but has received so many inquiries about it and so man. cannerymen have approved of it that t is almost sure thing that more will be built
 New Features
 l Starting at the salmon header, the little outfit is very complete. The header is an invention of MT. Clark It works by foot power and is so shaped that it follows the coundour Of the neck. After the fish is head ed, it is in place for filming.
 The hand fish cutter is an inven. tion of NE Clark's also. One mo. tion cuts the fish into the desired sizes and dumps the pieces. This piece of machinery has many fea .ures that can be recognized as big improvements by cannery men. I The next piece of machinery is the hand clincher for putting the tops on sanitary cans. This is compact little machine that works smoothly and well. From the clincher the cans go to the exhaust box and double seamer. The exhaust box is IS feet long and the cans are in it four min utes. The double seamer that is al the end of the steam box is apablc or handling l6 cans minute In thls seamer new feature is the fact that none of the cans need be handled by hand The exhaust box is made in such a way that it is easily accessible at all times and it is not P"o"spic ioi NduS tO Jam while III if Each can is delivered to the seamer by motion of foot treadle tha. operates a rachet arrangement. The steam holes are so arranged that as each can moves up it is directly o;er the live steam jet
 The cooking is done in two TO. torts each capable of cooking l3 cases Of salmon at time. They are 2ix3S upright retorts and the one new feature of them is the swing. ing top that is handled with little effort
 Coming Business
 II Is conceded by many people that the cannery business in Alaska in the future will be done by smal, outfits on scows or boats that are easily transported from one fishios ground 10 another It is claimed mat this little hand outfit is Very practicable for just for that purpose. Very little power is necessary to on crate it as the only power is that used on the double seamer.
 ! Among those who have been inte.