Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-21
WORKER IN SOAP |
FACTORY RETURNS
FROM COLLEGE

Kansas City, Kan, Sept. 21.-After.
putting in two months at Bryn- Mawr.
college this summer, Miss Louise
Beauchamp of this city is back at the
@1'g'f.
The previous education. this Kansas
girl had enjoyed halted abruptly at
the eiEhth%zgrade. She then went to
work IN the factory wrapping cakes.
or soap. She continued at 1t several.
years, until she was chosen to go to
Rryn5 Mawr with all expenses paid
This was part Af al experiment,
conducted by the college authorities,
year for the arst tirre1 Eighty some
factory workers in various parts OF
the country we're given scholarships,
and had every advantage ofncollege,
life and education at this we'll known
Pennsylvania institution. Then they
went back to the work they had. left.
"Of course, L didn't get ar eduo4-.
tion In eight weeks-a person couldn't:
be expected to- the Kansas City, girl.
said. But. T. did enjoy it, certainly,
and think /, got n good deal a0ut of
ii. i tried ITO, get all Iscouid.a'
Miss Beauchamp came back fired
with ambition to do something to lend
o. helping hand to her fellow workers
and, better their condition in every
way I'ossible, she says.
How would you set about to do It,,
II you had a free hand?" inquired a
visitor. 49, (.
I'D unionize them" she replied
promptly, land work for better hours,
and better pay" 49,
Miss Beauchamp says she does not,
expect to return to Bryn MaWrsor any
other&collegepfo for further work. She
says that, az sffar asF her plans are
now, she wilF%go yahead with the old.
Job. trying to make som ething more,
out Of 1t, by aid of her summers *
:perience. and trying to help other
girls make their own Jobs better.
SEE LESS ROAD WORK NOW.
Washington, Sept. 21.-Reduction
in freight rates on sand, gravel and
crushed stone, authorized recently by
the Interstate commerce commission
for railroads in the eastern: trunk ter
ritory, come too late to stimulate
building and construction work for
this year." said a statement issued by
the National. Association OF. Sand and
Gravel Producers. III
"Contracts for road work have been
let and sufficient time. 10 not allowed
before cold weather sets In to- start
new. building projects" said the state
ment.
Ihe pest thaC can be nOpeQ IOr@.lS
that the limited reductions which the
carriers are making will prove amin
centive to stimulate the construction
industry for next year"
+ The reduction authorized by the
commission amounts to IL. per cent
and is effective in Pennsylvania, New
Jersey. Delaware, Maryland, Virginia
and West Virginia.
CRANBERRY CROP FALLS OFF
r. Wakefield, Mass, Sept. 2f:4-Bat
iw~eatner mas reduced prospects forth,
cranberry crop in Massachusetts, III
lower than the average for the las
twenty years, ". "A. Sanders, fedora
crop statistician for the New England
district. reported. Against last year,
crop of 100000 barrels and attwenty
year average of 263,0e0 barrels, indi
cations are that there will be ;on1,
2l5 900 barrels in 1821.#Harvestinl
tbegan about September 1.
Improved weather in ,Aroonstocl
county. Maine helped potatoes there
and prospects now are for a crop %
about $4,000, 900 bushels, against Is,
100000 bushels last year, Mr. Sander
said. The entire Maine potato crol
Ichanged. from a prospective ~2i,836,00t
bushels on August / to 24,63s,00'
bushels September. l, due entirely. 7,
gains In Afoostock. Stze9ahd quaht,
are good, ss