Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 67, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 November 1911 — BUCKS POULTRY TRUST [ARTICLE]

BUCKS POULTRY TRUST

Mayor of Indianapolis Strikes Straight from Shoulder. Mr. Shank Will See that People of His City Get Thanksgiving Turkeys at Low Prices. Indianapolis. Nov. 24. Mayor Shank has determined that Thanksgiving turkey here shall be within reach of all classes, and he has gone to southern Indiana, where he expects to buy 1,200 to 1,500, which will be sold at cost and the expense of getting them here. He has already arranged with A. L. Long of Fillmore for the sale of 30C turkeys, 700 chickens and 500 pounds of country butter on the market next Tuesday, the turkeys to sell at 17 cent s and the chickens at 10 cents and the butter at 28 cents a pound. The mayor’s purchase of turkeys is expected to arrive also in time for Tuesday market and if not they will be put on sale cu Wednesday, the market to be open all day for the convenience of Thanksgiving buyers. When it became known that the mayor would buck the poultry trust by buying turkeys, letters came pou*it.g from many directions telling him tha£ they would see that he did not lose through his operations.