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Show Tomato Contracts Much Sought After i The tomato canning industry' of the state launched their drive for acreage during the past week and what a scramble resulted. Utah county canners and growers have taken a very lively interest in this drive. The Pleasant Grove Canning company have weathered through the depression of low prices and served the growers from year to year- and for this reason seem to have the edge over the new concern.-, coming into this field this season The local plant has enabled growers to raise money for taxes and yearly bills when other industries have failed to take the chance. The Pleasant Pleas-ant Grove Canning company have been able to pay employees- and growers 100 per cent throughout the entire depression. Tomato plants are all planted in the Moapa district and some in California and will be ready for planting by May loth. At this early date it is hard to predict just how much water will be available to produce pro-duce the tomatoes. Tomato factories at Geneva, Provo, Springville and Spanish Fork are all desireous of securing contracts this season. With all of these factories operating Utah county should be able to ship canned tomatoes all over the United States and if enough acreage is planted the labor problem! will be relieved to some extent. |