The Forrest City times., 1913-05-02
Bh. ..Eao ntAR A
 SPEECH BY GIRL
YOUNG LADY ADDRESSES CON- VENTION-TELLS POSSIBLE
 TIES OF GARDEN.
WHAT SHE ACCOMPLISHED
On One-Tenth of an Acre Miss Gala Brandon Made Profit
 of $111.OO.

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 Little Rock.-At the bankers meet ing last week an address was delivered by Miss Gala Hope Brandon, young lady of Searcy, who won the prize of. fered by the state fair for the girl making the best showing from her garden.
 On one-tenth of an acre Miss Bran. don made clear profit of $10545, she planted winter turnips and swelled the aggregate to Sill in addition to her prize money.
 On being introduced by George w Rogers, cashier of the Bank of Com. merce, Miss Brandon began by ex, pressing her pleasure in meeting wit the convention, and said:
 "The banks of Arkansas are the channels through which the business of our great state is done, and the men at the head of these institutions are the true guardians of the accumu- lated wealth of the people. No greet undertaking can be successfully put
 
 sistance. Like Hamilton, you smite the rock of the states res trees and abundant streams of revenue bu 'orth. ! ou touch the dead corpse C. credit and it springs upon it's feet
 We have great state, and 1t is fast taking its place in the first ranks. It has taken long step the last year. and the girls canning clubs are the principal reason for the long stride. These are made possible by the hearty cooperation of the bankers and the business men of our state. They have only been in existence one year in our state, and their influence is already felt in solving the great question of high cost of living.
 See at once the reduction in the price of canned goods in any grocery store where a girls canning club has worked the past year, and ask your wholesale grocer and he will tell you the sales of canned goods have fallen off at least to a noticeable extent. They have turned the eyes of other states to Arkansas. They have shown the possibilities of our state.
 "The possibilities of one acre of ground sound almost unreasonable when cultivated by an intelligent girl. It is not exaggeration to say she can support an entire family with the profits of one acre, while many men on large farms are making a sad failure anw are in debt and crying hard times and ruin. If they had some intelligent canning club girl to boss it for them they might be riding in automobiles instead of standing on street corners running down their state
 "Gentlemen, give the girl of the state practical education. Teach her to do things. A girl with a practical knoweldge in her head, skill in her hands, and health in her body Is her own letter of reference. Mix her with 1000 others and you will find her again. as she will have habit of be- ing at the top. Throw her into des- ert island and she will start some thing. She does not go whining over the country blaming fortune and say ing that she does not have a chance, goes out and does it again and better.
 Girls who can do things, either with their heads or with their hands, are the girls who are wanted and the demand Is greater here and now than it has been at any time since the be- ginning.
 "The drawing room dreamer is past. The girl who puts in most of her time studying the latest recipes for her complexion, has yet to learn that the application of warm dishwater three times per day is the most valuable recipe for hands, and hoe and rake in the garden will produce the most beautiful bloom on the cheek.
 T will mention my work in hopes that it may be an inspiration to others. Last year I had one-tenth of one acre and upon this l planted tomatoes and many other kinds of garden truck. It cost me $6565 to cultivate and buy cans and other things in which to put up my products. I sold from this one tenth of an acre fresh and canned vegetables to the amount of $172.l0, leaving me a profit of $105.45. Dur ing the winter I sold turnips, which brought my total profit up to s111 and some cents I will also say the state fair offered prize of S10 to the girl who made the best showing from her garden. which I won.