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cal Cannery Has
Enjoyed Excellent
Growll^in 3 Years
Pack During This Season Pour Times That Put up in
1923. Manager Koser Sees Limit of 150,006 Cases for
u- Local Plant- Pack This Year Worth $200,000. Pro­
duct is in Demand.
Total pack
cases,
Total pack of fruit and vegetables in 1924—35,000
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Total pack of fruit and vegetables in 1925—75,000
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This is the record of the three year advancement of
the Bagley Canning company’s local plant in Ashland.
The old Ashland Preserving company plant was oper­
ated successfully for many years by C. H. Pierce, well
known business man of this city. However, in ill health,
Mr. Pierce decided several years ago to give up the
venture, and the cannery laid idle for some time.
Then it was taken over by M. C. Lininger, now a
prominent Ashland merchant, and operated in a small,
but profitable way for several years.
During these years of operation, the plant was op­
erated as a co-partnersliip but in 1920, Mr. Lininger de­
cided to cease operations at the plant.
For three years the cannery laid idle, hut in 1923 the
old Ashland Preserving company was reorganized, and
stock in the corporation was sold throughout the city.
That year, approximately $12,000 was spent in building
operations, and the first unit of the present plant was
constructed.
The *plant was operated very successfully that year,
a pack of slightly more than 15,000 cases being turned
out.
In 1924, the Bagley Canning company, which was
already operating a canning plant at Talent, leaded the
property from the Ashland Preserving company, with
an option to buy.
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The Bagley Canning
coni- — ——— —
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pany had been organized in 1916 ulightly more being on the cora-
and had operated since that time puny payroll during the peak of
very aucceeafnlly throughout the the season. —
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lower end of the county, espes-
We purchased fruit
from
daily at Talent, where- a huge growers throughout the Valley,
pear pack was handled
each M far North ae Grants Pase."
year.
Mr. Kooser stated. "We handle
^Although lacking In storage almost every fruit or vegetable I
space, the first year of opera­ grown In the Rogue River Valley j1
tions under the Bagley Canning In an quantity, packing and
company regime was a success. shipping cherrleev blackberries,
The peck that season was double string beams, tomatoes, pears,
the pack of the year before, al­ apples and other ouch fruits and
most 35,000 cases of fruits and vegetables. However, our big
vegetables being packed
and pack Is of pears and tomatoes.
and shipped.
Pears are found here In abun­
Immediately
following the dance, and if we expect to
close of the season of 1924, work reach*our peak of 150,000 cases,
was started on the second unit of we will be forced to concentrate
the plant. At a cost of 14,000, more on pears. However, we
a new warehouse was construct­ have more and better cold stor­
ed. The work was completed this age facilities before we
can
year, Just in time to start the reach that mark. Pears must be
season’s run. All canning equip­ ripened in cold storage, after
ment was moved Into the new being picked green, and the
unit, and the'old space, where facilities necessary
are
not
the canning equipment had here­ available at the present time,65
tofore been operated was used he continued.
as warehouse space.
Blackberries are becoming one
In dollars-end cents, the pack of the mainstays of the local
this year, means to the fruit canning plant, it was stated.'In
growers of Ashland and vicinity addition to packing the berries
approximately 5200,000. This grown by local ' farmers, wild
figure was set by Ralph Koozer, blackberries were harvested this
manager of the plant, who de­ summer in the Applegate coun*
clared that it might run slightly try and pecked here. Slightly
over that. The peck last year more than 100 tone of berries
was worth 5100,000, and the w e r e ‘harvested there thia sum­
pack In 1923 was sold for slight­ mer, and at least that many
ly more than.550,000. Thus a more tons went to waste, simp­
gain of >160,000 haa been shown ly because it wee impossible to
during the three year period secure pickers, Mr. Koozer de­
that the cannery haa been oper­ clared.
ating under the new Ashland
“Wh tried in every way poss­
Preserving company’s and the ible to secure pickers for these
Bagley Canning company’s man­ berriea.. The farmers them■ elves-
agement.
aided us as much as possible,
According to Mr. Koozer, It is for the purchase of the berries
planned this winter and spring, was s, windfall to them, since
to erect a new unit ak the plant. they were realising on a crop
Thus, adequate space will be which required- no
attention,
provided for warehousing and but we were unable to secure
for the canning operations.
workers,** Mr. Kooser explained.
"We cannot expect to continue
Bach year is becoming easier
doubling onr pack from year to to recall the local canning plant
year Indefinitely. There is a product, Mr. Kooser declared.
W h ese, early ,in the nperstldha
be about 160,000 caaee. We will of the company, it was necesary
not reach that mark next year, to recall the pack each year, now
but In 1927,
Iwould not hd it is only necessary to fill the
the least btt surprised to see our orders which are sent in volun­
peck total that amount,’* Mr. tarily.
Kooser declared.
The tomatoe pack finds a
The cannery season extends ready market in Portland, which
from June'to about Christmas, is the natural market for that
or a .period of ebout seven product, It Was stated. This sea­
■entha During that time, almost son,
carloads were shipped
every fruit or vegetable grown in Into Portland.
The H. O Enders wholesale
the Bogue river valley In any
quantity is packed. However, grocery house here also handles
the big run Of he season is * t and immense volume of business
the big run of the season is on in local canned goods.
peers end tomatoes Mr. Koozer
"This year we are going to fall
explained.
short on our pear orders and on
Daring the rush season, more our tomatoe orders. On apples,
'than 160 persons find employ­ however, we are going to he able
ment la the canning plant, and to be able to fill 100 per cent.
la the warehouse. This number
(Centlnued oa Page Seven)
varied throughout the season,
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