\"ThebasisofStandardEggwasnotonlyamonopolyofallthehensintheUnitedStates,butamachinecalledaSeparator,fortellingtheageandstateofaneggbymeansofimmersioninwater。Perfectlygoodeggssankfastandpassedoutthroughonedistributor;fairlyniceeggsdidnotreachthebottom,andweredrawnoffthroughanothersluice,andsoon。
Thissavedthewagesoftheeggtwirlers,whosemethodofcandlingeggs,asitwascalled,wasfarlessrapidthantheSeparator。AndwhenI
learnedthatonehouseinSt。Louisalonetwirled50,000eggsinaday,thepossibleprofitsoftheEggTrustbecamecleartome。ButtheywerenotsocleartoEthel。Shesaidthatyoucouldnotmonopolisehens。Thattheywouldalwaysbelayingeggsandputtingitinthepowerofcompetitorstohatchthembyincubators。NordidshehaveconfidenceinthePasteurisedFeeder。\'Evenifyougettheparentstoadoptit,\'shesaid,\'youcannotgetthechildren。IftheydonotlikethetasteofthemilkasitcomesoutofthebottlethroughtheFeeder,theywillsimplynottakeit。\'\"
\"\'Well,\'Ianswered,\'oldMrs。Beverlyisholdingontohers。\'\"
\"WhenIsaidthis,Ethelsatwithhermouthtight。Thensheopeneditandsaid:\'Ihatethatwoman。\'\"