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Show SIITHFIELD PU ' GUNNERY OPENS 'Plant Owned By Morgan Men Said to Be Largest in Country. The country's largest pea canning factory, located nt Smlthfield. Utah, owned by James and Joseph Anderson of Morgan, opened this morning for operation. The plant complete cost $3.r.0.000. The building is three stories high, constructed of reinforced concrete, equipped with every modern facility. i Sanitation 1b the chief motto of the j new plant, the peas not being handled by hand at any time from the time they enter the plant until they are in the enns ready for shipment The entire work In done by machine. Kight vlner stations acting as sub-collectlng sub-collectlng stations tor the large plant arc located at WellflvUle, Hyrum, MillvIHe, Providence, Greenville. Hyde I Park and Mack. At these stations the peas arc taken from the pod and later hipped on special aarj o-r the Ctah- ldabo Central lo the factory Prom the time the peas enter the factory until they are canned, sealed and ready for shipment, the time requited re-quited Is but four hours, for the entire en-tire work. . The growing of peas In Cache Valley Val-ley is a new crop, but one which promises prom-ises to le a leader, according to information in-formation received lure The output for the factory this season Is estimated estimat-ed at 150 cars. The average crop of peas is from 1 und 1-2 to 4 tons per acre, It is said 4 |