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To-day the farmer is hemmed in by local markets. 

 To-morrow, if Congress acts in behalf of the dehy- 

 drating industry, the farmers' products, when dried 

 at nearby or conveniently located plants can be 

 cheaply delivered to any point in Europe and 

 America and just as cheaply stored for use until 

 needed. 



A truck-load of vegetables and fruits after dehy- 

 dration weighs but a hundred pounds and fills only 

 a single barrel. 



On an order of 26,000,000 pounds of canned or 

 fresh vegetables the United States army must pay 

 transportation charges and the cost of labor in han- 

 dling on 19,500,000 pounds of water. 



§ 22 — SHORTAGE OE TIN 



The price of tin to-day is so high and the cost of 

 glass containers has advanced to such a degree that 

 the manufacturers of canned goods are desperate. 



The American Can Company is taking care of 

 its three-year contracts but is rejecting all overtures 

 from the great mass of buyers of tin containers 

 known as "shoppers." 



The dehydrated fruit and vegetable is independent 

 of tins, cans or glass containers. Paraffined paper 

 containers or paper-lined barrels are all these humble 

 but priceless foods require. 



These are the reasons offered by the canned goods 

 industry in explanation of the tremendous advance 

 in the price of canned goods. 



This shortage in tin cans, plus the necessity of 

 conserving foods now wasted and the vast savings 

 made possible by packing, storing and shipping dry 



