The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-09-05
Children Cry for Pitchers Castorla.
THELADIES' CANNERY.


mention, ani one about which re-
porter might write strongly without
fear Of folio wing the fate of Ananlas,
it is the Ladies' Cannery, Of Winns'
boro. In grove near the residence
ST Capt. II. A. Ga;llard, On his preml-
ses, the building where the goods are
hacked is situated in pleasant shady
and retired spot. 1t was ''our mans"
first visit to the place, and after looking
around he felt that he had seen some
thing deserving of special mention.
Mrs. II. A Gaillard is president, mana
ger, superintendent and in fact runs
the business.
The manner of preparing the vege'
table f.r canning will doubtless inte-
rest many of our readers, so we will
give freely description ofthe process,
First in the matter is large boiler
set in brick, the water in the boiler
being brought from the branch, a
distance of about Is feet, by means OF
an ejector or steam pump as it might
be called. The steam in the boiler is
kept about fifty pounds pressure.
From this boiler-lhere is :: pipe which
eupties into a large link vessel; the
tomatoes are let down in this boiling
water by means of a wire cloth vessel.
When steamed enough for the pea.lng
to come off they are pulled up by a
rope aid wheel This is the first sep
concerning tomatoes. THY are then
emp,ied into large fiat trough; on
either side of whichis sitting on two
long benches lot OF pretty girls who
commence at once to pick out q quantity
and the pealipg and culling commences.
The pealings and refused parts are
pushed down this sloping trough and
emptied into a vessel at the lower end.
This vessel is emptiei into cattle
troughs about one hundred yards
away where the we'll groomed COWS
seem to relish them. The tomatoes
after being pes'ed and culled are taken
10 another table and are mixed (when
icSirm) with okra, which has gone
through the steaming process also III
wooden barrel. The ckra is chopped
up but the tomatoes are put in The
ca, whole as they commlnd a better
price when whole. After the cans are
fill, d they are wiped off and tin plate
pu over the hoe. The soldering iron
is at once apple and the can is sealed
uo A small punch hole is left in the
center of the end of the can in order
that the air may be driven out by the
action of hot water into which the
cans are submerged half their depth.
When the air is driven out through
the small hole it is closed with solder
and then the cans are let down into
another vessel of boiling water and re-
main given time by the clock. The
whole lot are at once lifted into another
| framed b:sket and are hoisted up
stairs to be labeled The entire lifting
is done with crane and derrick, and
very small girl will raise them easily.
Everything goes on with military
exactness, AMI each one shows that she
knows what to do and when to DO it.
We asked Mrs Gaillard if they went
to work about s o'clock. She replied,
at 8 o'clock, not about
The pluck Of each and every one OF
our fair y.ung ladies is commendablc
the would nut the men of Winnsooro
to shame to see how unreseryidly they
Law hold and work with will. A
man would ask for machine at once
in fact, our reporter was inventins
machines in his MUD while these busy
hands were doing the work. But this
this is the way, Woman goes ahead
and does piece Of work while man
is hurting an easy way TO do it.
The goods manufactured BY our
lad:"s command as good prices as any