| Show PEA CANNING fACTORY f j. j AROUSES ENTHUSIASM Is Pronounced the tie Redeeming Industry I of the Future Much enthusiasm was at a meeting of farmers and aud business businessmen men which was held beld at the Commercial Commercial Commer Commer- cial club rooms Sunday afternoon to hoar hear the th report of the committee which had been sent to Io 1 Morgan an to In In- In Investigate the pea canning industry The committeemen who had been the tho most skeptical w were re ardent advocates of the tho Industry and even oven the tho most conservative gave a report which convInced convinced con con- convinced vinced those In attendance that peas will be bo the redeeming crop of this community community This view was taken t I because of of he the price which it was rei re- re j i sported the Morgan county farmers are arc receiving for their peas as there has never been any doubt that the c crop can be bo successfully raised in inthis inthis this county One reason for lor the tho favorable prospect prospects prospects pros pros- of the tho industry is the tho fact that under present farming conditions p there I is almost invariably a shortage e of water the latter part of the growing season of crops that are now being cultivated although there is 18 an abundance of water for irrigation in Inthe inthe the tho spring Peas it was said will enable the farmers to use this early water and the tho crop will be ready for harvesting before the water supply Islow is low Another argument advanced in favor of the crop is that it does not nott t exhaust the tho fertility of the soil The Tho committeemen reported that i they had been reliably informed that the Morgan county farmers are receiving receiving re re- from Crom 60 to per acre for their peas Those who were least enthusiastic en- en were willing to base their estimate at 40 per acre and still dill 1 maintain that peas would be a profitable profitable profitable profit profit- able crop for this community I Tho The members of the committee were w re F. F II 0 O. and Charles Johanson These with I D. D W V were appointed to raise raise funds funds for the erection of the canning factory t I |
