The Egg Trust (1910)
We will say that the time of the story is a number of years hence. The dealers have formed themselves into a powerful combine, controlling every egg laid on earth. They are in a position to set whatever price they desire on eggs and of course the price has soared to the very topnotch in the food products. The first scene shows a few farmers gathering eggs. The scene is the interior of a hen house. But the real producers of our many palatable omelets do not seem to have received their just dues, as it is a very common, ordinary sort of a hen house and the hens are doing business in the same old-fashioned way. Bui it is the egg trust, the big combine, who are reaping the benefits. The next scene shows a scene in a city street. Three big drayage wagons, labeled "Eggs" and loaded down with eases of the delectable hen fruit are seen moving slowly down the street guarded by United States soldiers. At the storage house another company of soldiers are on hand as the eggs are removed from the wagon and carefully carried into the storage house. A crowd has gathered to watch this interesting sight. Occasionally some one sees an egg and the crowd becomes greatly excited. In the storage house, employees of the trust are seen candling the eggs. Egg cases are stacked up about them, all labeled with the dates when the eggs were gathered. Some date back as far as 1492. Occasionally, when an egg is placed too close to the candle, it explodes. We are next shown the interior of a restaurant. A German waiter is bustling about. On the walls signs read: "Ham and Eggs, $3.25," and "Ham and Eggplant, $.25." A typical Westerner enters, seats himself at a table and orders ham and eggs. The waiter is electrified. He questions the man again. "Yes, yes," says the stranger, "ham and eggs!" "Mein Gott" says the German, "the first order in two years." And he goes to the safe to remove three eggs to fill the gentleman's order. We are next shown the interior of a luxurious banquet hall, in the home of the president of the trust. The assembled guests rise to toast "The Hen, bless her." When the feast is through with, the president conducts his guests to a private room, a sort of sanctuary, where there is an enormous egg on which is perched a white chicken. On the base of the marble pedestal is wrought "O, You Chicken!" The president and his guests enter. The scene is impressive. All gather around and lowering their heads, worship for a moment, and quietly withdraw.
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