Evening journal., 1913-10-07
NEWSY DOINCS
OF NEW CASTLE.
Farmers Make Veal Scarce
For Better Profit In
Beef
COUNCIL TALKS AGAIN
OF ROAD IMPROVEMENT
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE, Del, oct ~
George Tobin. Jr., Of Tobin and
Sons, said last night he never re-
membered when calves were so
scarce as they are now. The farmers
IN general have ceased to sell calves.
and as consequence veal is scarce.
They prefer to raise the calves un-
til they are old enough and big
enough to sell for beef There have
been times when Tobin and Sons sold
many veal calves dressed for Will
mington butchers But the scarcity
OF cattle has induced the farmers to
stop selling the calves. Along this
line Mr.. Tobin said there are all man
nor Of rumors ahoat regarding the
price of beef Mr.. Tobin said last
night that he was impressed by an
article in a Baltimore paper. A cor
respondent from one OF the counties
tells the same story about turkeys
which can be told In New Castle coun-
ty-thcrc are lots of turkeys The
writer says that the turkey crop of
that garden land will this year smash
every previous record. These
Thanksgiving and Christmas feast
birds are now chasing the grasshop-
pers across the stubhles In droves
ranging from rs 10 200. The grass
hoppers are also abundant, and the
Wild onion. Of which the turkey bird
is ravenously fond, Is growing luxuri-
ously along the fence lines and dot
ting every fsllow field. Down on the
Eastern Shore grasshoppers and Wild
"A iru Il.I inf
key at the rate of about 100000 per
day moderate estimate
Levy Court Commissioner Martin
r. Smith was congratulated yesterday
by the other members of the Levy
Court upon the manner in which he
had built the Namaan dyke causeway.
The causeway runs a distance OF $50
yards and with the county machine
Mr. Smith built the road and used
glutrine among the binder. The
crown OF the new road is such that
the drainage has no place to form
puddles. The Improvement has been
agitated for years because OF the
large number of men who work at
the steel plants. These men have 70
wade through the water going and
coming from work.
II Is understood that an offer will
be made to City Council to build the
Wilmington street 20 the city limits
and improve Third and Fourth strets
from Chestnut TO Delaware streets
The cost OF the work would be only
$1,000 and the glutrine preparation
Is suggested because II is said to hold
the fine dust and makes a smooth
and endurable binder City Council
has been unable to sell the $4,000
street bonds.
George Langston requested q notice
10 be placed in THE EVENING
JOURNAL that while I'm an out OF the
way place yesterday he found a
bicycle He believes the wheel was
hidden by some one who stole IL.
Late last night Il was learned that
Rodney Willis. son Of Charles Willis,
had his bicycle stolen on Sunday
night. The bicycle was left in an
alley alongside the Willis residence
and yesterday morning was missing
Following the drill In the Armory
last evening members Of Company II.
Organized Militia OF Delaware, spent
Two hours at pleasant smoker. The
committee announced that following
ihe drill each Monday evening there
viii be a smoker. with singing and
recitations
Charles g. Lancaster has conf
menced the work of laying a con
crete pavement along the wall OF the
Emmanuel Episcopal cemetery.
City Council and the trustees Of tho
New Castle Common will meet In
monthly session this evening. Mayor
Richard s. Rodney who WAS recently
elected a member OF the trustees of
the Common. will attend the meeting.