Evening journal., 1913-10-07
NEWSY DOINCS
OF NEW CASTLE
Farmers Make Veal Scarce
For Better Profit In
Beef
COUNCIL COUNCIL TALKS AGAIN
OF ROAD IMPROVEMENT
Special to THE EvEN1Nc JouRNAI. I

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 we're SO
scarce as they are now. The farmers
n general have ceased to sell calves
and as a consequence veal is scarce
the5 prefer to raise the calves un-
ul they are old enough and biz
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
ner of rumors afoat 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-there are lots of turkeys Tho
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 stubbies In droves
ranging from rs 20 POO The grass
hoppers are also abundant. and the
Wild onion of which the turkey bird
is ravenously fond. is growing luxuri-
ousiy along the fence lines and dot
ting every fallow field Down on the
Eastern Shore grasshoppers and Wild
onions are being transmitted into tur-
key at the rate of about 100000 pcr
day moderate estimate.
Levy Court Commissioner Martin
y. 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 causcway 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 now road is such that
the drainage has no place 10 form
puddles. The improvement has bccn
agitated for years because -of the
large number OF men who work al
the stael plants. These men have TO
wade through the water going and
coming from work.
1t is understood that an offer viii
be made to city Council to build the
Wilmington street TO 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 1t Is said 10 hold
the. fine dust and makes "A smooth
and endurable binder. City Council
has been unable 10 sell tho 100000
street bonds
George Langston requested a notice
TO- be placed In THE EVENING
JOURNAL that while In an out of the
-sway pnFeef 7eteeFdsry' 4le--fsupf "A
bicycle He believes the wheel was
hidden by some one who stole IT,
Late last night IL was learned that
Rodney Willis. son of Charles Willis.
had his bicycle stolen on Sunday
night The bicycle was LETT In an
alley alongside the Willis residence
ard yesterday morning was missing
Following the drill In the Armory
last evening members of Company II.
Organized Militia of Delaware, spent
two hours at a pleasant smoker The
committee announced that following
The drill each Monday evening there
will be a smoker with singing and
recitations.
Charles e. Lancaster has COM
menced the work OF laying con-
crete pavement along the wall of the
1mmanuel Episcopal cemetery.
City Council and the trustees Of the
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. viii attend the meeting