| Show Fairview Production to point where the of cans million nearly produced plants Manti-Ephraim produce During this time other vegetables were added which the canning season longer Items canned were peas and carrots diced beets diced carrots celery made peas sauerkraut beans mid increased vegetables Sweet 1940 from corn with July to processed for was some added sacked the cases Seed for and to 40 000 September and salad peas planting soup Manti and green plant in extending the were grown also during the season October and November About 1943 Hunt Food Incorporated obtained the controlling interest in the two plants and the name was changed to Hunt Food Industries The last year the Ephraim and Manti plants operated as canning plants was 1953 They were used as warehouse storage for canned goods and both plants were filled with goods canned in California and continued In were in 1960 1938 there 10 000 the peas was in this cans in The financial farmers many farmers of water and canneries they were too the and much The canning next morning frozen went for dis One day there black--all trouble finally frost processed lost of are As one until The downhill all their industry in all plant after hard Utah work hurt and employees but weather conditions lack other drawbacks made this come to an end memories during peas fields closing Utah wassevere of the great The Fond Northern still many as with 360 many people who worked were at the employed there year Source Personal Personal Garbe September 1989 Beginning to Frank -Memories Manti of Ada Eliason Glen Bailey Senior the 0ld Citizen Pea by by author author News Letter Cannery End These 1947 36 with with interview interview Our Fathers Daughters 100 of Utah Pioneers |
