7 - _ we , . oo — = ‘ - a - a —— 1 — , a mem ae “d oe poe = & o — _— 4 oT, oy - No. 154 MORGAN CANNING - — —7 ~ e l be aed ¢ EB P,P a ad Pr PE ee 2053 eas wes ad COMPANY Was founded in 1904 by James BE. Anderson and James Pingree. 1912 Jemes E. Anderson and his brother Joseph became sole owners. Each year continued to be more successful than the previous and is 2910, thirty thousand cases of “Those Good Peas,” os they were labeled, were packed. The factory contimued to grow and hed to be enlarged often to meet the needs. By 1916 = new plant was built which produc ed up to 1,200 cases of peas per day. Misfortune struck in 1926 when James died and just three short months later Joseph died. I 1930 the Morgen Canning Company was deeded to Utah fF Corporation and in 1935 to California Packing Morgan plant discontinued then and canned the saverkraut. facilities were In 1956 converted kraut to cannin a large Gistribution and storage center. The building has sold several times and presentiy (1999) the historic sandstone building houses Morgan Valley Metals L.L.C., a metal fabrication Company. : . “* «* » panned ed “Sq > \* ——s — 7 See ee ae k "