| Show I PROGRESS ss bF OF CAN ERIEs 1 i I T r One Ono of or tho the principal Industries of ot Utah Is packing At the present time there thoro are more than thirty factories engaged in canning In tho the state slate The industry was first started man many years ears ago In a a. sort of at haphazard fashion In which every man who had an any sort of or ofa a 3 tomato or fruit patch attempted to can his product and market it In his Is own wa way This resulted In an Inferior product with much competition among the he packers Of or late however the tho business has been operated on a n. scientific eclen- eclen title basis Individual factories own an and 1 operated by hy the growers have haven tn In n most cases become a n. thing of ot tho the past Tho The farmers are now devoting their energies to raising high class fruit and vegetables and aro arc leaving the canning canning can can- ning part of ot tho the business to men who have havo specialized In it When the first of ot the tho modern canneries canneries canneries can can- was opened tho the operators managed managed man man- aged to market their goods s without much trouble As the business grew the old competitive price cutting returned re returned re- re turned and tho the factory owners were often oHen victimized 1 b by Irresponsible speculators After After- a n. tow few years ears of or this the tho packers got together and reached an agreement under which most of ot tho the canneries arenow are to arenow now operating Thc They first turned their attention to the quality of ot the produce delivered b by tho growers grovers where hero In Inthe tho the old days das fruit of ot assorted quality had been delivered at tho the canneries a high qu quality lt was demanded under the tho agreement of or the growers Arrangements Arrangements Arrange Arrange- ments were made for tor an nn assured supply supply sup sup- ply 11 and tho the farmers were taught the tho value of ot standardizing and their output Then the canners turned their attention to the marketing of ot the product The Thoy arranged for tor a op co-op operated co-operated rated selling plan under which they were Able ablo to obtain more advantageous prices than In former years yearl I Tho The war In Europe provided the opportunity opportunity op op- for tor a golden harvest est for tor the packers under their new new- arrangement At the opening of ot the thc war t the product of ot the Utah canneries had been brought up to the h highest st standard and the canners were In a n. position to compete with tho those o of ot other sections Another feature that has been ben 1 brought Into te e Industry Is specialization special special- At Ephraim and Morgan City there arc are t two o companies which make mako a 1 specialty of at peas In these two factories there la more than a a. million and a quarter Invested In and early carli this year car plans were made for tor further Improvement and expansion Most or of the canneries however make a specialty of ot tomatoes tomato s tho the best product product prod prod- being grown s-rown In the sandy plateau north of or Tho The soil here seems specially adapted to the cultivation cultivation tion of ot this vegetable Last year more than cases calles were packed The pea pack for tor last year was an nn Increase of more than cases I ever er the tho 1913 record Utah canneries do not pack corn a- a ay as athe the climate Is not suitable for tor corn cultivation I Fruits and vegetables including to tomatoes tomatoes to- to matoes peas peaches hes pumpkin squash cherries apricots plums apples pears and berries are on tho list of or the products products products prod prod- put out b by the Utah Utan canneries Peaches Penches lead the fruit list and tho the season season season sea sea- son lasts from the middle of at August until November Pork PorI and beans Is a comparatively new of ot tho the Utah canneries but butI I It t Is said to be equal I In quaIl quality ty to the better bettel known product of ot eastern companies companies com com- Tho The canning of ot beans has haM now noY become a n. staple industry In this state Tho The average payroll is js about The Tho list of ot employees varies aries The smaller establishments employ about thirty men while tho the lar larger or ones keep about bout bus busy during during- the thc season The c canneries havo have paid paid out about fer for raw material annually This has necessitated a strict attention attention attention atten atten- tion to quality and the farmer has been forced to deliver doll his produce entirely free from dirt Utah canneries since tho the first of ot the year have hae spent about on Improvements improvements Im Im- im- im principally tho the installation of ot new machinery and an automatic system of ot handling All of ot the canneries canneries canneries can can- havo have properly responded to the requirements of the tho pure toed food commis commis- I sion slon The state food commission now uses score cards covering a a. wide variety va va- riot of points of ot methods machinery management buildings lights water and sanitation In Ia general Members of ot the commission assert that the tho general conditions In Utah h como come closer to Ideal requirements than those of ot any other state At the tho present time Utah can can- aro using the crimped top for tot their cans This has resulted In a sav sa saving Ing Ins for tor the thc cannery owners and has done awa away with the old fashioned system system SI tem of ot soldering the tops Another feature Is tho the avoidance of ot the use of ot sugar as s much as possible The cant cans cantaro aro are hermetically sealed and tho the consumer con cen- sumer Is 18 permitted to sweeten the contents con conn tents to his taste The railroads have havo of ot late shown a n. friendly spirit toward the canneries anTi anal havo have made mado rates that permit the tho Utah packers to compete on almost equal terms with those of ot th the east At th the present time there thero are aro canneries a av Provo Ephraim Draper Springville Spanish Fork Murray Woods Cross Layton Laton Syracuse Clearfield Morgan n ham Brigham Ogden North Ogden Riverdale Plain City I Uintah West est Weber eber and Riverton RI |
