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Show -it in for Tin: n.i:i:! .1 rMh F.irl.in l In' SI iirl.il in trfeten filj In Hi.' tinl ill Jnsiist. A canuini; factory for P.rijdiam C'ily is now assured. The Box Klder Canning and racking Co. has keen organized and ollicers elected. elec-ted. There are over 100 stnek-i stnek-i holders, mostly farmers and fruit I growers, in the organization, their individual amounts varying from i 23. to 25l. The capital stock ! is placed at If .r0,(H!(, divided into, 2,01 10 shares f 23 each. The old machine shop east of lown, the water power and two half aero lots, have heen purchased of the Pi. C. II. & M. Association for $l,o(IO, and here (lie business will he cnnilue'c.l. It is expected thai j nothing hut tomatoes, beans and corn will be canned this year. The stockholders alone have al- ready guaranteed thirty acres of tomatoes to feed the factory. They will average twenty tons to the acre. This will net the farmers about $200 j per acre. The expectations are that the capacity and range of the cannery can-nery will be greatly enlarged next year, that all kinds of fruits, cucumbers, cucum-bers, peas, etc.. etc., will be handled. Marshall Tildon of l'rovo will put in the machinery and superintend super-intend the canning department, lie is said to be thoroughly acquainted ac-quainted with the entire business, a perfect master of his trade. It is expected that the machinery machin-ery will be in motion by the latter part of July. LIST OF OFFICERS. C. YV. Knudsen, Pres. and Mgr.; K. A. Box, Vice-Pros.; O. Peterson, Sec. and Treas. Directors: C. V . Ivnudson, E. A. Box, X. J. Nelson, Win, lloisley, L. T. Peiree, J. P. t lsen and ( ). Petersen. j |