CANNING PLANT BEGINS OPERATION NEXT WEEK
The Commissioner’s Court and the City Council in joint
session, Thursday morning made resolutions providing for the establishment
of a relief canning plant at Hamilton immediately. Plants are already in
operation at Hico and Carlton and it was felt necessary by Court and
Council to provide similar facilities to serve the people of this end of
the county. Due to the drought the preservation of food is assuming an
important part not only in the relief program but with the individual
farmer. The average farmer does not have the money to buy cans at this
time and is forced to lose his surplus food. Under the relief canning
program the farmer furnishes the produce; the canning plant furnishes the
equipment, cans, and labor. For services rendered the canning plant
retains 50 percent of the vegetables canned and makes only a nominal
charge of 1/2¢ per can returned to the customer. This charge covers fuel,
seasoning, soaps and other miscellaneous expenses.
Willie E. Collins, local engineer is in charge of all
canning operations in Hamilton county. He advises the News that a building
will be moved in from the State Park and relocated just east of the old
City Hall now occupied by the Relief Department. Equipment will be
installed over the weekend and the plant will be ready to operate at 6 a.
m. Wednesday morning. All people desiring to have products canned should
make arrangements the day before so there will be no delay in the
preparation of the product for canning. Orders will be taken by phone
until Wednesday, thereafter the Hamilton Canning Plant. [That
is all of the article.]
he Hamilton County News, Vol. IV, Number
11--Section One
Historical and Trading Expansion Issue
W. F. Billingslea, Editor-Publisher
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June 29, 1934
