Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1910-07-10 | Page 9 | Canning Factory Starts

CANNING FACTORY STARTS BIB Special to The Brigham City July 9 The BrIgham City Canning company commenced op operations operations orations yesterday esterday and is now busy canning apricots The company expects expect a heavy run on this fruit this season owing to the tho heavy crop The apricots this year are very small which Is due to the trees being so 80 heavily loaded that the fruit have hae a chance to spread out Hundreds of ot bushels are arc being put up ui every day and the run on this fruit this year will wUi be a record breaker Tho The company has abandoned the Idea of canning cherries and other berries according to Manager J L Pierce as the local people cannot com compete compete pete peto with the California products In Inthe inthe the thc way of or small fruits Mr Pierce stated that the tho reason for this Is the fact that California producers use a pound sugar while here can canners canners canners ners are compelled to pay po more than 61 6 cents cent centA A run on tomatoes in the fall Is looked for