The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-11-28
Provision Merchants Find Bust
ness Now Rushing.
The Local Supply Of Turkeys and the
Trimmings.
GebbIsrs aud the Ram srs-Turkeys That
Are Fall OF Atm osphere- Hearts
That VIII Be GIaddsned and
etomnchs Filled.

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that time.
"Why ?" was the query put to him.
"Good many reasons" he replied,
shut the principal one is haven't got
one myself"
The judgment OF the speaker had
been warped somewhat by his yearning
for turkey and the trimmings, as trip
around the wholesale stores, both on
Main street and Los Ang eles street dis
closed.
Without making any invidious com.
parsons the commission men who deal
in Than ksgiving things, from turkeys to
walnuts, said that there was an increase
In that line from last year from 10 to 20
per cent.
"What will be the gross consu mption
OF turkey in Los Angeles this Thanks
giving2" was asked of one beaming
gentleman, who mad the grace TO stop in
filling orders long enough to converse
about 1t.
THAT is pretty hard to say" he said,
''except as to ourselves. We will handle
from 800 to 900.
"Givs me an idea Of the number that
will give up the ghost in the city"
ut will easily reach 8000," said the
commission man while half dozen
clerks were clsmoring for him. land l
should cay it will be nearer 10000"
Great Scott! Just think of it. The
iat breasts of over 9999 big, and, may
hap. little gobblers. will contribute to
the genial expressions of content which
will rise upon the grateful air OF Thanks
giving afternoon.
Upon being asked II he had had much
trouble in making q collection, not tax.
ing up one. the commission man said
that never before had the grand army Of
turkeys been reinforced in such small
companies.
Every rancher's wife from Gar.
vanza to Escondido," he said, "has had
this event in mind from early spring.
Her May-day vision was obecured by
she desire to get dozen or 30 gobblers
ON the market. From near and far the
mail has brought ne offers of little
bands. and if our Office had been filed
with boys they could have revslled in
dreams of millions OF slices of white
meat"
"How about the demand?"
"As I told you, we have had no
trouble in taking care OF all that were
offered. and if l do say it myself, we
have given good prices. l have heard
of some instances in which ranchers
have refused to sell at this time. hoping
to secure better price later on. but we
have given q good price, and l think
Los Angeles commission men generally
have done &c."
"How IL the demand for other poul-
try In comparison with former years ?"
ut has really seemed to me as If
chickens and ducks were about as popu.
lar - the proverbial turkey. or chick
ems the city will consume on Thursday
many Thousand, it 10 hard to say how
many-ducks, of course, not go many"
rs the supply all right in sill lines ?"
"Amply so. There is no need to fear
q turkey famine. although, L think, we
will live up to the stock on hand pretty
close, because of the holding back Of
many people who expected to get more
money for their turkeys than they have
been offered"
IN THE TERRITORIES.
Quite q different proposition was
struck when commission man on
Main street was tackled. His talk was
about Thanksgiving day, all right
enough. but it was the day as observed
in the territories:
"You ought to see the shipments of
apples we have been making to Arizona
and New Mexico" he raid.
"For Thanksgiving
"Of course. Apples and walnuts,
almonds, olives, dried fruits of all kinds,
figs, raisins. Well, you know the big
list OF this section"
Much OF an increase over last ysar ?''
"A big per cent. l can't tell you the
exact amount. We sent one shipment
today to Colorado. The fruits and arti-
Cles mentioned are all for the Thanks.
giving trade. We have shipped to many
points in Arizona, but New Mexico we
have never touched before"
FIVE CENTS CHANCE.
Some of the turkey schemes around
the city are corkers. The milk O!
human kindness seems to have all been
squeezed out of some of the Thanksgiy.
ing propositions. The moral agricul.
turists are out in force, and display
much ingenuity.
Under the guise of Food for the Or
phans" one man offers to give away
turkeys-with string to them. 1t ia
needless to say that the orphans do not
even get the string.
There is scheme in one place where
people pay 30 much for O chance in a
rattle. 1t the owner OF chance happens
to be phenomenally lucky, he gets out
with turkey for which he has paid a
fair market price; but if he has the
average LUCY of the every day man, he
will hate Thanksgiving turkey and trust
tnat next year the president will be u
nshlng and forget to name the day.
Perhaps the funnieet of all the devi-
Gus methods concocted to take advant-
age OF the warm cookies that invade the
hearts OF the great majority, is the
blowing up of gobblers with wind to
make them look fat and hearty. There
were several ouch instances observed in
she rounds yesterday. 1t is q process
winch requires some dexterity, but as
wind ls cheap, an infinite deal OF troubl Q
can be taken by the enterprising shop
keeper. and he will still have his cent
Per cent.
WHERE HEARTS EXPAND.
1t is delightful feeling to get away
rom the sharp practices that have
Drept into the observance of Thanksgiy.
Ing on the part OF some people into the
realm OF home and the places where
thought 10 given to making other souls
happy. There are many such places,
and the little folks come in for a pleas
ant share of all this thong htfulness.
Today in thousands of homes in the
city there will be preparations more or
less elaborate for tomorrow, in which
the filing of little stoniachs to uncom-