Salt Lake Tribune | 1912-09-26 | Page 2 | Sale of Fruit Jars is Breaking Record

SALE OF FRUIT JARS IS BREAKING RECORD Tha housewives of Utah and Idaho aro preserving fruit on a scalo surpassing all records, according to reports of jobbers dealing In preserving jars. Since January 1 one big jobbing concern con-cern of Salt Lako has sold In carload lots 2,S80,0Q0 Jars, At present the demand is at its height. Last week several carloads, car-loads, each containing 72,000 Jars, wore received In Salt Lako and sold immediately. imme-diately. Dealers report that since tho advent of the paper box packing methods tho breakage of glass Jars In shipment has been reduced from twelve per cent to two per cent loss.