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The Lakeland Evening Telegram
Lakeland, Polk County, Florida
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Plant City's cannery, run by H. A. Shaver of Pikeville, Tenn., ends a highly successful season, shipping over 20 cars (400,000 cans) of beans, tomatoes, and more. Weekly payrolls of $700–$1,000 boosted the local economy, with planters selling overripe produce. Shaver will return in November for citrus.
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Plant City, July 11.—Over 20 cars of canned goods, consisting of 400,000 cans of beans, tomatoes and other products, have been shipped out of Plant City during the past few weeks, and with the close of the season H. A. Shaver, of Pikeville, Tenn., has shipped his machinery back to Pikeville, where he operates similar enterprises during the late summer.
While operating in Plant City, the weekly pay rolls were $700 to $1,000 and the community in general was benefitted, as the planters sold much overripe produce to the canning company. Mr. Shaver announces he will return in November and bring his machinery with him to get there in the height of the citrus season.
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Plant City
Event Date
July 11
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over 20 cars of canned goods consisting of 400,000 cans shipped; weekly pay rolls $700 to $1,000; community benefitted by sales of overripe produce; machinery shipped back to pikeville, tenn.; plans to return in november for citrus season
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Cannery operated by H. A. Shaver of Pikeville, Tenn., closes most successful season in Plant City after shipping canned beans, tomatoes, and other products; operates similar enterprises in Pikeville during late summer