Milford chronicle., 1930-12-19
The Tomato Industry

been for the last few years hardl
: breaking even in the raising Of to
. matoes for the home canneries.
I Several years ago J.. the tomat
crop was q sure money maker 70
q the farmers who grew them, but O
! late years the price has been s.
: small that the tillers of the sol
have been unable to grow the frui
! at q profit.
There must be q reason for thi
great slump in the tomato market
We are. told that the main reason i!
the flooding of our markets will
canned tomatoes or tomato products
which are packed in foreign coun
tries, and with the cheap labor ex-
isting there they are able to pay
the present tariff and then under.
sell our home cannerles, which are
run with higher priced labor.
This situation, effects the farmers
seriously, who otherwise would re-
ceive a fair. profit on his crop of to-
matoes; it also effects both the can
ner and the laborer-the Gamer
cannot pay the farmer a living price
neither can he pay his laborers a
fair compensation on account of the
influx of foreign tomatoes which
constantly Keeps our markets glut-
ted Some say that cheap tomatoes
are good for the working man, but
fail to say that unless he has work,
he will be unable to buy them if
they are ever so cheap. ,.e
/ The canning industry of the Uni
! ted States is immense and should be
/ protected to that degree that will
enable our packers to pay their
/ growers and laborers fair wages
and make a profit for themselves.
This is one way to- help the farm
ers. -.<t.'.
The constant shipment of foreign
packed goods to this country is 60
ing to put our Gamers out Of busi-
ness and should be stopped.
3. Whatever profit there may be in
the canning business should remain
in the hands of citizens of the Uni
ted States, and not to be sent across
the sea to swell the bank accounts
of the Gamers of Italy or any other
foreign country which may be en-
gagged in the packing tomatoes
which by the low tariff existing may
become competitor with our home
packed goods.
The Tri-State Packers Assoeia-
ton will ask an increase in the du-
ties of fifty to sixty per cent which
should be granted if it will take
that much to keep out foreign pack
ed goods.
Senators Hastings and Townsend
also Congressman Houston are all |
land owners and should know the |
needs of the farmers and should |
work for their relief and from what
the writer knows about the three
men, he is satisfied they will do so.
Christmas Tree
The large Christmas tree recently
erected by w. w. Houseman near
the Ellendale NJ. E. Church is a
thing of beauty. When lighted, show
ing the different colored bulbs it
makes scene worth going far to
see. .t.,.-.
We. understand that Mr.. House
man. gave the tree, furnished the
bulbs and the current sufficient to
keep them lighted, and presented
all to the church free of cost. The
church people of the town should
feel very grateful toward Mr.. House
man for his most gorgeous. gift.
Price, Of Turkeys
The low price of turkeys (like
many other things the farmer has
to selD are at the present time,
yielding no profit, beyond the cost
Of raising them, and perhaps not
quite that much.
The depression in business, and
The unemployment of labor has
much to do with the low prices pre-
7ailing while the farmers have been
facing hard times for quite awhile
yet they have the satisfaction to
know that they can raise sufficient
o eat and sell enough to secure gro J.,
,eries and something to wear
while many thousands of their fell
ow beings are walking the streets
If the different cities begging for
ood.
Let us hope when the good times
which are sure to GOMEZ are again :
With us, labor will again be en- :
,loyed, and the price of turkeys and =
'ther things which the. farmers /,
aise will again bring profitable :,
'rices; until both the poultry and :
irt farmers feel that they again .
i've on the right side of Easy street. q
ire d
The Glendale Firemen were call
d out early Tuesday morning to go =
0 Oakley and subdue chimney fire =
yhich threatened to be dangerous. !
he boys arrived ON time and sue
eeded in extinguishing the blaze
efore it had done very much harm.
lex
Col. D. H. Reed improves very
lowly; not able as yet to rest his
eight on the foot that was hurt.
ave enjoys having his friends
-op in.
Joseph E, Reed who has been sick
" many months, doesn't seem to
approve very much, if any. Joe is a
atient sufferer. He is blessed with
devoted wife who seems to antic-
'ate every wish of his.
Greensbury Benson, one of our
.rmers, has been sick for. several
eeks with a complication of dis
Uses. The last report was that he
as somewhat improved.
erSOnal
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