Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-01-21
CANNERY PLANT
TAKEN over BY
new VALLEY co.
Rio Crande Valley Canning
Company Purchases Ben
nett Cannery at 0lmito and
Will Enlarge Plant

The canning plant AZ Olmii". owned
hy j. 4. Eenneff. an.l operairl hy Mr..
l'ennctt for the past three NelfS. ha@
been taken over hs the III" GRAND. Nal
ley Canning toupans. a new orgaui-
zation whirh proposes I" crcci several
plants in the Valley. The Dimita can
merry will he enlarged immc,iisicl, and ia
readiness a. take care "f The Spring
vegetable crop II the lower part of th,.
Valley
Plans are now being made hy = 4.
Graham. who has hcen promoting. the
cooperative sannrry plans uf thc COM
pany. aud those connected with tie com
pany. % start ~ immediate campaign I'M
secure the chanting II m increased
acreage of vegetables. especially ionla
toes, In the san I;enit" Los lrcsnr~.
blnito and NJ Iarlin districts ,iii> spring
Meetings will be- called Z" present tie
proposition to The farmers aud assure
sufficient acreage to operate The eanmers
fo .maximum capacity
viii Increase Capacity.
The canners ~ present has cap
aciiy of i2ui0 canS per das hat this
viii be Increased 10 iot#N. the plant To
operate 10 hours per day during ihe ~ra-
>.n. These who have made careful.
inspection ~ the plant report thar sf
i equipped with excellent narhnerN
and that the cost Of remodrling y and
installing the additional machinery nrr-
eS~ary ~ increase The capacity IA ai
least 10000. wcnld ~ small item.
y The s,lmiio plant viii ~ one ~ the
small units the company expects ~ cstah-
liSli ia the Valley AIR d.raham stated.
The company expects ia establish a
large plant al some central painf and
four or five small plants al other points
and shipping Sfafi"as which will make
il possible for every Valley community fr
profit through the canning industry The
remodelins ~ this plant will be- rons-
pletesl in time fo take care nf ihe ~,,fins
vegetable crop. and ue hope 10 have the
large eannery. whish viii be err.ard ~
ssne other luaini reaslt ~ operate hy
ih. last of the year. A. soon rs this
H. done we expect ~ Be able NJ son-
iirfhe The erection 81 the smaller nnii~.
Of which the olnliio plant will hr rn~.
viii Register Trade Mark
4 prize ~ Sel j. offered a. the Valley
resident for u trade mark 80 name sni
the eomrany'~ prndnrf~ ami this trade
mark will b- registered and used On aii
The cans pat oui Is The company
Announcement WAS also made hy the
company that a contract had been cloSsd
for thirty ears of canned inmatnss. and
that additional cont ractS are assured Il
the company can supply them Ia al
diii"n 10 Tomatoes. The ca,nery will al~n
ean beans and peas in Sueh quantities
n can he secured. This will he taken
up m the ia.efings to be- held ia ~.
varous communities and ac. nrair data
secured on the amount "s zach kind ~
vegetable that can he nr"ss.
During the three years Mr. l,enneit
has operated the plant ne has found XII
very profitable and The Agin.ln~ brand
IL Tomatoes have found ready ~ale IN
the Valley markets. However. ~ al
tempt has been made to expand the in
du>try hut the first move ~ The new
company will he L. treble the plant \
capacity and endeasor I" interest the
farmers in supply ing il with sufficient
vegetables to keep il operating 10 car-
aeiiy during the season.
Everything nsn~l have ii~ beginning. =
MIR. Graham Sarl. ami | teirve thi.
plant VIII be the beginning 81 q sltafn Oi
canning plants thar viii give the Valley
n prominent place ia the canning in-
sIn~try. In the northern states. wi-rs.
the farmers so not ftr~sr~S hnli the nd
vanfase~ of soil ami climate that We have
here. They find TIE Industry vrr, profit
able. and there IL ~ reason rhy thc
Valley farmer eannut find u profitable
also This company IL really a cu-op-
cruIise concern. and. III ,nur-r N wiil
rnheavor IL serve IL Stockholders first.
hnf ~. believe II vii ror BE- many months
before mast ~ the farmer who expect
60 ptofii through ihe canning plants viii
have financial interest IN Tie pantS.
II We get srffiisslt vegetables To aS-
sure the e9paeiiy operation of The D'nito
plant. ! believe tie formers viii iearu
that this industry viii ospn ~ frr them
new source IL revenue hat ha~ been
t.,a.tf. Ally ttnftit.4 ia the G.if..s.