The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-26
OLD-TIME TURKEY DRIVE PASSES
WITH THE MARCH OF PROGRESS

You who we're 10 drive country
ward each late autumn iu the season
Nhen-as poets put in-ttc frost NaE
on the pumpkin and the fodder IN
the shock tor tho sake 81 watching the
turkey drives FroN lu numbers on al-
most all the longer turnplkes enter
ing your particular town. Wiil this
year search Ia vain Tor the SIGHT. dear
TO you since childhood. Tor the repuf-
81 turkey trust and the railway
have arranged for the shipping in 90
the turkers long ago by rail. and that
n" poultry train b" NOT DELAYED tho
farmers Who supply the trust will
have the turkeys Grated or Gagged at
the depot siding or else az the little
nag station when the limited goes
through. and IN will Doc a. easy 20 put
hundred turkers aboard ar 10 is 20
load the trunks OF Roosa Bros com
mercial traveller.
All OF which H. sending the price of
turkeys up. Of course Former years
In the Christmas season farmer
boys had little 10 do out on the farm
and were glad OF the lark OF driving
the turkeys in" for the sake Of the
visit to town which o. gave them.
Today the man who goes ahead aud
plans II all Is paid "A neat salary. the
stationery and mailing required rep
Tesents money. both in stamps and
help TO address. the railways make a
profit and the dealers can Tell con
sumers that inasmuch as these tur-
keys came all the way from Jackson
or Somerset. or so on. they are justi-
fed In the exorbitant prices asked
For example. Cincinnati and Louis
Vile are the cntrcpofs for the vast
turkey belt of the midland. and Yet
the cheapest you can buy turkeys
wholesale In either city Is u cents "a
pound. An average turkey viii re-
tail In these cities. therefore. az -
cents the pound. which "a the price
that the fashionable Avondale gro
Ger in the Queen city asks early in
November
These turkeys are. Of course dros-
scd and range from eight pounds up.
\ year or So ago two great depart
m"nt stores in the Queen city threat
rned 20 corner the sale OF turkeys TO
the poorer folk by advertising them
o. Il cents the pound. retail but.
Eroccrs tell MS the pure food laws
stepped In to show that these were
cold storage fowl and not IN 10 cat.
Lovers Of country life. however.
view with regret the passing OF the
turkey flocks. Already In midsummer
when the turkey nedglinES had been
hatched and the little ones had passed
their most tickiish season. when the
young fowl were ION the hoof.' As the
buyers call b. and farmer knew
how many Of the older birds ne would
be- willing to market that season. the
buyer came out the pike
Nor did he chance II finding the far
mer at home. Two weeks ahead he
sent a notice. on gay letter head
that could not fail to take his atten.
tiun that on such and such a date he
would drive out TO the farmland the
farmers wife knew there would be- a
box 81 city candy for her. and the
children wondered II there would be
gum drops or licorice sticks and the
hired man. who would unhitch and
water his horse. already saw himself
smoking the city cigars the turkey
man always passed about or be
cent Father am invitation to meet him
90 the Flvc-Mile house. OF course
father must take two of the BOYS az
least 10 consult as 10 prices. and. iu-
,identally. 90 drink the good Wine the
turkey buyer Would order sample
the cigars. and. finally. accept tho
trinket for their wives he gave each
good customer willy fellows. .u-
decd. were those turkey buyers They
ia TO he. for competition was keen
md you had 10 see to if that the man
would sol, you ardiu next year
The up-hot Of these meetings was
trit Farmer Rcrdirs had today so.
i0d-so many turkeys he would De- will
Inc 10 soil. come November. uroyid.
ne thar not less than so.aud $50 much
,ts paid He reserved tho right 90
ieU 20 any other party who would ok
',cd this price Dos -oand en- much.
end. as result. tho turkey buyer
s1- forced 20 give the farmer what