Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 63, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 January 1909 — CANNERS WANT ALL PEAS ALIKE [ARTICLE]

CANNERS WANT ALL PEAS ALIKE

Find Tomatoes of Indiana Are the Very Best HOPE TO RAISE STANDARD Packers to Endeavor to Put Stop to Practices by Jobbers That Are Detrimental to the Trade—Association Which Had Only Thirty Will be Joined by Seventy-Five Who Attended Sessions Indianapolis—Many Sections Represented.

Indianapolis, Jan. B.—The newly «N ganlzed Indiana Canners’ association is trying to make all peas look alike. There has been too great a variation among the canned goods turned out by the different packers of vegetables and fruits in Indiana —as in all other states —and the new Indiana association is making ,an effort to establish standards which its members will be urged to maintain in packing. In order to reach these standards, the products of over eighty different canners over the country have been weighed and inspected, and from that inspection a careful grading has been outlined. It was found in this analysis that the Indiana tomatoes were superior to those of all other states—a confirmation of the estimate placed on them by the dealers. But It was found that often the Indiana canners were falling below the proper standard on peas, corn and in some other lines. It is hoped not only to raise the standard of Indiana canned goods by this method, but by thus raising it and grading the output, to put a stop tc practices by jobbers that are detrimental to Indiana packers. The meetings were very largely attended, and there was great interest in the discussions and analyses which were puyely.of a technical character. The membership was only thirty up tc this meeting, but more than seventy five packers were at the sessions, and will join the association. C. W. McReynolds of Kokomo is president of the association, Charles Latcham of Wabash is vice president, F. F. Wiley of Edinburg treasurer, and J. F. Schuler of Crothersville secretary. McReynolds, Latcham, Schuler and L. F. Dutton of Indianapolis and W. R. Mercer of Peru constitute the executive board.