Smyrna times., 1929-02-27
n|NERs ENTHUSIASTIC FORA
IIFV mr. GPEA GANNERY, SMYRNA
VEAL & SONS, INC, WOULD
'. = ?, n MODERN $4,000 FACTORY
G.ient Support is Pledged For
ZINC '. Crops-Meeting at Smyrna
SIo" o"ars House Largely Attended

ing D Crops Meeting at Smyrna
Oo o"era House Largely Attended
4. Of the largest and most en-
q, .;sstic meetings Of farmers held in
~-ns ] recently took place in the
,ma Oepra House yesterday morn
Z Then the project of building and
,,firr a corn, pea and string bean
I'M was discussed and before the
'4i1p adjourned there was almost
\ aeTes pledged on the part of
.rra farmers to assure such an in
.T locating in our midst. There
hundred or more farmers pres
which was considered most graf
~ owing to the condition Of the
Tads which probably kept many
u attending who no doubt, would
4 been at the meeting. Edward
TaTs. president Of the National
Il of Smyrna, who sponsored such
,dustry locating at Smyrna, call
~ meeting to order and introduc-
I'M A. v. Neal, vice-president and
|-,rager Of the w. H. Neal & Sons,
|-rDOrated, Of Hurlock, Nd, who
Ia lis brother, Mr.. S. o. Neal,
|,,urer came at the invitation Of
|rma farmers to present their
rOsition. This splendid, high-class
Eress concern, who already operate
IN or eight packing houses on the
tern Shore Of Maryland, offer to
| ~ 70 Smyrna and build $4,000 |
10000 corn factory this year, if
\ can get the pledge Of farmers To
N 500 Oh 900 acres Stokes Ever
|z Sugar corn. The site selected
~ strip Of land owned BY Ralph
/ suuance, that comes to point at
| Intersection Of the Smyrna-C Clay
Boulevard with the Kenton-Bom- I
Hook Road. Being ideally situat-
ang a concrete road with the
Ena Branch Railway az a siding,
factory would BE- convenient for
tina, Clayton, Kenton, Cheswold
Enes to reach the factory over
b roads. The factory is to be sub
HiaIy built and equipped with the
Rt modern machinery. This year
\ propose packing corn only, but :
4 year if all goes well, they will J
4 peas and string beans. These
Ee products will keep the factory !,
ng every year from about the first !
h in June until frost. The plant !
lregularly employ about so people, I
home labor preferred, with addi- !
made to this force as the growth I
l5ness demands. w. H. Neal & I
Z lncg declared thru their repre- {
-l1Tes at the meeting yesterday in 4
gna that while they operated to-
Z anneries in their chain Of activ-
they would not can tomatoes in "
s1a Or run in opposition to the 4
ra Hoffecker Canning Company, I, 3
,1as DID and established tomato I
NJ house. The proposition was q
Z outlined BY Mr. Neal, the i i
alT and the chief spokesman Of I, I
a4oration, who was enthusiast I,
'aceived BY the farmers Of this q
-9 Others who made remarks Il
I ". A. y. Neal, vice-president Of st st
Aal Corporation, and Mr.. Gordon 4 Z
aAnan Of Frederick, who prob
VII be put in management Of the y
smyrna corn factory when it is q
: lhese three were followed BY Il
l' v. Price, +. B. Arnold, Ned y
van Walter 7. Massey, Herman y
I and others. A majority Of the llg -
EA present pledged what acre n
aey could spare this year to get =. r.
N?ea started and representa- ii'
q the W. H. Neal & Sons. Inc.
away feeling encouraged over II
reception in Smyrna.
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