The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-29

Eighteen young girls, representing
 members of the girls canning clubs from
 several counties in Alabama, spent Sat
 urday night in the city en route home
 from Auburn. where they have been att
 tending a short course of study in the do-
 mestic arts and canning club work. They
 were chaperoned by Miss Nellie Tap pan, associate state agent of domestic
 science, employed by the federal govern ment; Mrs. Ash of St. Clair, Miss Bank ston of Etowah county, and Miss Han- sard This is Etowah county's fourth year in canning club work. It is the ban ner club of the county in the enterprise. Jefferson county is growing, though this is only her second effort as a matter of record. MT. w. S. Brown tells us he has
 sold in this county alone IS canning out fits and between 45 and 50,0OO cans. This indicates a spread of a prolific industry, and a real disposition that our people live
 at home.
 The spirit of help yourself lives among the girls as well as the boys in Ala bama The Birmingham Fertilizer com pany, the Jefferson Fertilizer company
 and the Grassell Chem cal company of- fered three prizes of $15 each to the cluos in this county, and the prizes were won by Miss Della Hudson of Kinmbrill, for best record in workmanship; Miss Bonnie Vann of Trusville for greatest variety of canned products, and Miss Era Spruiell of Leeds won third prize. The competition was close in all the clubs. The three young ladies defrayed their own expenses to Auburn, which was the amount of $l5 each, besides there were four other girls | from this county in the class. Jefferson county clubs are directed by Miss Zennie V. Rosser who is circulating among the people throughout the year. At this sea- | son in the interest of preserving and dur | ing the other periods instructing in cook | ing classes.
 There are 19 counties in Alabama un- der direct supervision of the industrial department at Auburn, this is no ex- | pertinent; it is a real remedy for the cost
 of living, substantial methods oe training l Alabama to fed herself. under the direc- | tion of Mr l.. A. Duncan, government | industrial agent stationed at Auburn. | These young girls, for none of them are beyond their teens, in their own
 words, had the time of their life.' They l lived in the dormitory of the college,
 had the evenings in pleasure, attending
 lectures at night. Besides cooking and
 canning they were taught sewing and
 alarming, 80 you can realize the young
 womanhood of Alabama making ready | for useful lives.
 l Suppose every one of the 67 counties | in the state put up much as 50,00O
 cans of foodstuff, multiplied would place | stock of 335,00 cans. Suppose they were sold at cents can, and that is
 about the price al the rate of, by the dozen cans, $26S.o .oo0. This is not an inn possible estimate. and although products | could be marketed in proportion. This enterprise seems insignificant when
 women work it. but see the possibilities
 of Alabama canning factories, and the | boil weeyil will not be such a ruler in l finances, such a terror to the breadwi.1-
 ners. As it is, he marches over the i farmer and names the price of cotton. l Of course the farmer is slave to cot
 ton-its calls the dollar every time-and as | no other commodity does, but prove t