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The Butler County Canning Company packed locally grown pumpkins, tomatoes, green beans, and corn. This photograph is of Charles Shafor using his horse-and-wagon team to make a delivery; the photograph has been altered to show impossibly large tomatoes being delivered. Canning of green beans was not very successful because the plant's machinery was not designed for it. The Butler County Canning Company was founded in 1912 by William M. Stewart and Austin T. Smith, officers of the Monroe National Bank; Stewart and Smith helped organize the bank in 1905. The Butler County Canning Company became one of the largest such companies in the state. The company packed under its own labels, such as "Pride of Butler," Star of Ohio" and "Vim," as well as that of "Country Club," a Kroger brand. After a reorganization in 1943, the company continued in business until the early 1950s when a big fire destroyed the building.</div>
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