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Show I PLEDGES GIVEN TO PLANT FIFTY ACRES By far the largest co-operative war garden ever undertaken in the west has been started by the 600 employees of the Auerbach company, who have pledged themselves to plant not less than fifty acres of war gardens, in practically every section of the city. While the movement is in a sense an individual or, in that the employees will work independently of each 6ther to a large extent, it is, nevertheless, a co-operative movement. Every member mem-ber has an interest which 'is centered, to a certain extent, by the offer of the proprietors to give five cash prizes, one of $50, a second of $25 and three of $10 each, in addition to a number of special prizes, for the best war gardens gar-dens of the employees, of the company. In addition, the management has announced an-nounced that plans are under way whereby the company would care for all canning and preserving of fruits and vegetables grown by its employees. Something of the interest that is being be-ing taken in the movement was 6hown yesterday when the 600 employees listened lis-tened to a short address on the need of the war gardens this year. This talk was made by a representative of the waterworks department, on behalf of Commissioner Neslen, who was unable un-able to attend.. By a united vote the employees pledged their support to the garden movement and announced they would do all in their power to aid the food supply from the hack yards and vacant lots of the city. It was announced at the meeting that five of the girls would plant half an acre of land; the employees of the delivery department guaranteed not less than seven acres, and others were as enthusiastic. |