The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-12-19
OUTLOOK FOR
1886 BRIGHTER
FOR CANNERY
Grass Pack this Year Double
that of 1884; Tomato Crop
and Pack is Flop; New
Spinach Machinery

Christmas greetings and an eX-
preston Of appreciation to growers
and the general public for support
during the past year were voiced
today by officers Of Kennewick's
own canning company which this
fall concluded its second year Of
operation.
while 1885 was nothing to boast
about as far as the local cannery is
concerned, Il showed a marked i'm
provement over the first year Of OPP
erations when very heavy losses
were sustained" it was pointed out.
The cannery this year erected a
new. $8,50000 building, acquired q
warehouse which was altered and
improved for cannery use and pur-
chased much new equipment. Over
twice as much asparagus was pack
ed this year as in 1894 when the
plant was leased to the Santa Cruz
Packing company.
Asparagus packed here was grown
by approximately 400 growers liv-
ing within a radius Of 40 miles Of
Kennewick. Much of 1t came from
growers organizations.
Growers delivering asparagus to.
the cannery were not forced TO wait
fer their money until the end Of
tie season, but were paid in cash at
stated periods. ..a. o.
The tomato pack did not amount
to much, not because of any fault
at the cannery but because Of UNI
usual heavy blight which nearly
wiped out the valley crop. Kenne-
wick tomatoes are of as good q
quality as any grown in the state
and it is hoped that the crop in
1896 viii prove more profitable to
growers. u...
The cannery invested in addition
al Equipment for packing spinach
this year, but before spinach was
ready to cut the district was hit by
hard freeze. It was another hard
blow to the company and TO the
growers, but al hope such an event
will not reoccur again.
Asparagus packed by the Kenne-
wick plant goes to all parts Of the
Northwest and south to California.
Kennewick grass" is considered b. :
the trade as superior to California
green asparagus.
Kennewick tomatoes are also
looked upon favorably.
The cannery looks forward to an
even larger asparagus pack in 1896.
as well as a large tomato and spin
ach pack.
The Kennewick Canning Com
pany, Inc. is owned by local people
and promises TO be one of the city's-
largest payroll builders next year.
Stockholders are as follows:
A. A. Anderson, A. T. Belair, F. f.
Beste, A. f. Brown, e. H. Behrman,
DR.. II. j. Capell, II. F. Cleland, Joe
Carrick, B. j. Campbell, f. ". Car
penter, Richmond Implement
Co., John Erickson, S. e. Erickson,
Farmers Exchange, Terrell Trans
fer, Gascoigne g. Fyfe, Harlan g.
Gibson, w. S. Hulet, M. r. Hall,
Ideal Cleaners, John Dover Lbr.
Co., Arthur Joda, Mrs. Caroline
Kitten, Kennewick Flour Mills Co.,
G. S. Knowles, Walter Knowles, b.
Lloyd estate, e. @. Lape, Harry Love,
E. s. Mcdonald, j. p. Martin, M.
g. G. Sweet Shop, Gus Neuman, Nell
son g. Dam, H. E. Oliver, Elmer d.
Olson, B. B. p bowman, j. @. Pratt,
Roundup Grocery Co., r. e. Reed,
Paul Spreen, Tony Shotz, Herman
Schmidt, DR.. L. q. Spaulding, j. n.
Turner, Twin City Creamery Co.,
Twin City Motor Co., T'um-A-Lum
Lumber Co., z. G. Smith, Glenn Utz.
Vibber Clifford Drug Co.. visger
Drug Co., Washington Hardware
Co., ". M. Ward. DIR. A. II Wagner