The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-12-06
$4,000 TURKEYS TROT TOGETHER
AN ARMY OF FOWLS MARCH
THROUGH STREETS OF cUERo.
Governor and Staff Head Parade.
Never Before in History Has Such
Scene Been Enacted.
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Cuero, Tex.-Fifteen thousand tur-
keys trotting through the thrOng-
lined streets OF Cuero Tuesday morn
ing to the tune of "Everybody'S Dom
It." as that now-favOrite rag was
played by three bands, was a sight
that is a treat of lifetime, and is
perhaps the first real turkey trot'
that was ever had in the history OF
The world. Led by Governor Col
quit and mis- staff in gold-bespangled
uniforms, and automobiles carrying
beautifully dressed ladies, the mass OIL
,strutting, gobbIing fowls were driven
through the principal streets OF the
city and ended their line OF march at
the packing house, where slaughter
for Thanksgiving dinners awaited
them. The crowd which lined the
streets is conservatiyely estimated at
from 10000 to 10000.
People from all parts of Southwest
Texas were attracted to CueTo by the
novel celebration and by the great
number of turkeys that they would
see in one bunch.
1t was, indeed, a majestic sight, a
line of turkeys nearly a mile ia
length, herded in by men armed with
long lashes with which they whipped
back into line the birds inclined to
stray. The turkeys apparently en-
joyed the ceremony, little knowing
that they were being driven to slaugh'
ter, and their struttins and sobDhns
| but added dignity to the occasion
Never before in the history or bird
dom was the favorite Thanksgiving
meat paid such homage and escorted
with such ceremony to the place OF
slaughter
The orderly line Of turkeys con
| tanned birds of all kinds. sizes and de
scriptions. There were small turkeys
and large turkeys; bronze turkeys
white turkeys and brown turkeys;
slim turkeys and fat turkeys; COB
bling turkeys and silent, morose tur
keys; turkeys of every variety known
to man. What a picture was pre-
sented. The chief executive OF the
great State of Texas, with his stat
of militiamen in glittering uniforms
of gold lace and braid, with solemnlt,
heading line of $4,000 majestic fowls
strutting and trotting to the tune O
"Everybody's Doin' It.
The line of march was as follows
Third United States cavalry band
from Fort Sam Houston; Chief Mar
| shall M. D. Bennett and Aides j. Il
Dubose and e. A. Tully, mounted; au
tomobiles carrying city council ant
county officers; three automobiles
carrying governors staff and recep
ton committee, one automobile bear
ing Governor Colquitt and Lleutenan
Governor A. B. Davidson; automobiles
carrying ladies of governors part!
and ladies of reception committee
decorated float of Isaac Egg & Sons
owners of the drove Of S,115 turkeys
$4,000 turkeys in one drove; Cuer'
Boy Scouts; Cuero Campfire Girls
Cuero fire department; forty dec
Grated floats; a long line of automo
biles bearing many distinguished visl
tors from other cities; other vehicles
and people on foot.
For his drove of turkeys, 8,1l'
strong, Isaac Egg & Sons of Meyers
vile received a check Of 100000 from
the packing company which pur
chased them This is said to be tn
largest purchase of turkeys from
man who had raised them ever mad
| in Cuero and. as far as known, tn
largest single amount ever paid a
any time anywhere. Thus Cuer
claims the worlds record for the larg
est sale of turkeys raised On On
farm.