Saturday, July 20, 2019

Quebec Home Demonstration Club Opens First Community Cannery in Transylvania County, July 1919

From the Brevard News, July 18, 1919

First Community Cannery in County

On last Friday night a meeting of the Quebec Home Demonstration Club took place at Quebec. The meeting was conducted by Mr. Lawrence and Miss Cassidy for the purpose of establishing a community cannery under the auspices of the club. The enterprise is to be started at once. The present scheme contemplates only local canning this year with a daily capacity of about 1,000 cans, but it is being planned with a view to expanding in the near future into a complete commercial cannery with a daily capacity of not less than 5,000 cans. The plans and specifications have been prepared by Miss Lula Cassidy, County Home Demonstration Agent, assisted by Mr. C.D. Matthews of the State Department of Agriculture.


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