| Show canned in in 1923 building 1915 Labor the In Manti soon followed withfrom both Manti and Ephraim canning plant was used in canneries 1924 the first peas were canned in Manti with Wren Peterson son of Peterson as the plant super-intendent and Charles Bessey as assistant In 1925 Erastus Jensen father of Gail Jensen and Ada Eliason was the first Manti man to be superintendent of the Manti plant with Mr Bessey as assistant About 20 000 cases of peas were canned that first year The two plants were known as Ephraim Sanitary Canning Company Plants Manti and Ephraim Frank Garbe was plant one of the was manager early of both plants was then transferred to finally discontinued While office was Eliason for the the plants maintained serving her work campaign superintendents as the under above the field men peas to nounced them the night hay by were the if ripe get jected peas went see to was pitch or Manti long tedious When the they were ready When farmers worked the cannery peas truck on Sometimes would not Peas were to the viners to the conveyor from the vines taken in boxes be and the they too hauled where belts After to the cannery and and being where pro hard be to into re and wagon were where the far by horse they ripen were worked old the tested fast hour that to peas Ada during years from began fields head an after process peas was with cents Cannery farmer the separated the the the fork peas were 35 and it Ephraim paid into enough so storage for canning rack was until management of Manti 1955 which amountto many long hours She worked for the office for 15 Canning to one the 1947 to plant Bank She moving with the office to plant had been erected planting Tremonton were clerk from of thrown the vined peas the they were inspected and the canning process was completed Workers sat on benches by long conveyor belts and removed by hand any pieces of weed pods or peas that were too old One lady said she was paid 17 cents an hour for this work but she was glad for the work 98 |
