The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-31


year or two a half dozen and more ar
tistic shops These have but little
shop trade" but from an early hour
each morning their wagons through
fashionable sections deliver cream,
milk and eggs fresh from great dairies
up the river. the products OF world
famed herds and poultry yards. In
each Of these wagons is a smartly
dressed buttons" a delivery boy that
seems. from his immaculate uniform,
like a private servant. says a New York
paper.
Though cream and milk-in immacu-
late jars-oonstltute the large part Of
the business of these dairles daily de-
liveries Of butter and eggs are also an
important branch. The egg are packed
In dainty paper boxes. each In com
partment By itself. and are carefully
stamped with the poultry yards name.
which Is a guarantee Of their absolute
excellence The dairies are selling such
Eggs nowadays At IS cents a dozen. or
louble the ordinary price Tor "strictly
resi-" eggs In New York today, and In
'ome places they are sold for even more
than that The diaries have this en-
1rmous advantage eggs are
bought because Of the stamp upon
hem. and the price makes little differ
anco to their customers. In most cases
hey would be purchased Just the same
the price was raised 100 per cent.
An interesting fact abou, this Is that
AZ the same shops precisely the same
eggs and be purchased. without the
stamp and without the careful packing
In dainty boxes. sor as low az 30 cents
? dozen. even These. OF course, are not
guaranteed" but. az n matter Of fact.
they are just as good. The distinction
the diaries make Is that these un-
stamped eggs are for kitchen use. and
the stamped ones for the table. There
are any number Of orders upon the
books Of these shops for a dozen or
eighteen stamped eggs to be sent TO
residences each morning Of the year.
That old proverb. eggs are eggs.
is not correct according TO modern ideas,
One eggs. IL is certain. can quite differ
from another In point OF excellence
The poultry yards which are owned BY
these dairies find Il no small task 10
keep their product up TO their standard
To do this they have TO pay the most
careful attention TO their fowls, feedinl
b them a special diet and keeping then
healthy by the best known scientlhcs
J methods. These precautions entail NJ
small amount OF extra work. and guar
/ anteed eggs" therefore have quite ma
D turally an increased market value
{ With butter Il is the same. The dit
} ference In price between every-da,
, hrst-class butter and the products o.
/ the famous dairies that have a name
! behind them is even greater than Il 4
In the case Of eggs. Thirty-hve TO fort,
cents a pound is a goodly price for mos
people to pay. and yet there are hun
D ireds Of families that submit with grea
cheeriulncss to a charge Of from sl.2l
10 si75 per pound. OF course few O
the dairies get up 10 this top figure, bu
Il nevertheless 10 an established price
Tor some people.
Fancy butter like this is beautiful q
look al. Its rich. soft color Is enhance
e. by the carefully. exQuisitely made pat
into which II Is nodded and the artistic
stamp which adorns Il. This stamp q
the mark o. the farm. and guarantees
its quality better than a thousand an
davits could. a iavorite method OF put
ting Il up Is In square pound molds, di
vided BY depressed lines into four small
cakes. each Weighing a quarter Of
pound. and each bearing the stamp o
the farm. Each quarter pound o.
pound az the case may be. Is delivere,
In handsome pastebOard box especial
~ made for IL.
These dairy shops Ia town are htte'
up In the most elaborate way. Pur'
white and gold constitute their deoora
ton. and they are kept as spotless as
new pin. Floors, ceiling and walls ar
Usually tiled a clear periec; white, N
long counters are polished marble, an'
the ratings and fittings are Of III
brightest brass.