The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-03-31

is pleased TO term their desire of having the
sheep industry regulated 1t is well known
and atfested fact that horses will not range on
the same lands that are occupied by sheep.
therefore, the horsemen would like their just
and equitable proportion of the ranges, based
on Inc proportion of capital invested and on
winch they pay taxes. and upon which they are
certainly entitled TO their proportionate amount
OF protection. According to the governors re-
port 10 the secretary of the interior for 1891,
page 10, there are &. 642 o. invested in horses
IA U Tan territory, against - 400 S66 invested in
sheep. ana these sheep have nearly all the
range Unfortunat ly for the horSemen that
business has not been as profitable as any of
lnen would wish in the last few years. But in
me name OF conscience is il just because that
INDUSTRY is at low ebb for the sheep industry
10 be allowed u starve it 10 death and drive it
out OF the country! Is il not enough for that
business to suffer the low prices without being
deprived OF its range privileges? Or. Faust
p!aceS The amount OF good the horse industry
ulu lhe territory last year at less than $1,000
ana asks the people to go to their doors and
look al the electric cars go by and
SO satisfy themselves that the horses
DAY Is gone. HorSemen will agree thai the
possibilities of electricity are beyond their
comprehension: but they know, as yet, electri
city is not furnishing all the power necessary
Tor the working of our farms; and for the con-
uuctng OF the business in which are engaged
many OF our citizens. DR.. Faust VIII probaoly
acknowledge that electricity is not furnishing
Inc power TO move the sheep wagon, or the
power 10 propel the vehicle on which the sheep
men ride in the discovery of more range to
cestroy, more water to befoul. and more cattle
10 oeprlFe OF their rlghtful occupancy of the
range. The $1,000 in my opinion is a very low
estlnate Tor such services rendered.
THE CATTLEMEN KICK
and ought not according to DR.. Faust. as they
nave brought into this territory less than
SlOOOO last year. Before Dr. Faust wrote that
statement he must have taken an extra ''horn''
COOnprS r.,
atrociouS miStatement OF facts neeoed "gall''
ana nerve" that nothing but sheep dip or
something pertaining to the sheep business
could muse INTO q person.
Let me give you few Of the facts Accord
ing TO the governors report, page a. we find
Inc number OF cattle exported in the year 1871
estimated at 500 head. placing them at S2O
per he ID, which is a low estimate as the cattle
exported consisted of range and fed beef
steers, and range steers designated as feeders,
making total of 100000 SAnd there were
| 5000 worth of hay fed steers exported from
THIS country alone which were not in
Guided IN the governors report, as they
were loaded on the cars in Wyoming
Then there is the butter and cheese as
reported Dy the governor in amount 49, ISL . j.;
ana all the milk consumed, the value OF which
can hardly be estimated. Everybody knows
who Is at all acquainted with the cattle bust
ness, That 1t is al the lowest point that it has
ever been, a reason evidently possessed by DR.
Faust, why The additional burden OF deprivlng
1t of It's rightful proportion of the range should
! be proclaimed as right.
Ii Is not alone sufficient for cattlemen to suf-
fer from that grand ~ principle, reciprocity,
| which gives the people free hides in exchange
Tor Amercan machinery and at the same time
| SlrenuouSIy refuses to give the cattlemen any
article free of duty for which they might eX-
change their beef products But they must be
| compelled to rel1nquish their ranges, on which
they have had the most EQUITABLE right known
! to man, viz, occupancy and possession to
! make it possible for the sheep men to add to
| their Ill gotten gains, when their business is
already protected by tariff. and from The dis
| agreeable ana odlferous nature of the sht ep,
they are able to drive band of horses or herd
| OF cattle from any country more enectually
Than the cowman with his usual help
! While l am on the SUBJECT OF cattle want
TO say that page - OF the governors report
shows that 81 794 81. 90 are invested in cattle in
| Utah, exclusive of S156L 5000 invested in
mich cows or total of s699S, $500 invested
IN cattle and horses that are taxed and accord
ing 10 all sense of justice recognized by all peo
| pie (other than DR.. Faust and sheep mem are
entitled to range privileges and protection
| against 81, 49, S66 90 invested in the sheep in
dustry, with the same rights of protection and
range privileges IL is an evident fact thai
needs no argument only casual observation or
| the part OF any person, who VIII travel through
this territory, and who will
LIFT THE WOOL FROM HIS EYES
10 at least discern the broad light of day. that
| the sheep industry has 80 per cent. or more OF
| the range, yon cannot go to Idaho on the
| north, to Arizona on the south and get out OF
| sight OF sheep, or the nauSeating odor OF theil
| breeding grounds and the sheep should have
| as per proportion of investment, but 80 per cent
of the range.
The farmers kick and ought not. according
to DR.. Faust because the sheep only raise
little dust While passing through the towns in
transit to their summer and winter ranges And
on account of the people of this territory i'm
porting pork pickles, etc, and the farmer pro
! testing against the destructive influences OF the
sheep INDUSTRY, DR.. aust characterizes them
| as the LATEST lot OF individuals that can be
found. l did not know of Dr. Faust herdina
sheep long enough to get tnat disease common
to sheep herders, known as the s'jlggers,' but il
he has not herded sheep he has assoc ated with
| sheep mel this last winter sufficient to give
him at least the symptoms of that disease as
| Is evidenced by his making that unjust and I'm,
WarrantabIe charge. 1t may please the sheer
men 10 call tie farmers lazy, and they can do SC
with about the same propIety as the crow car
call the spotless plumage of the swan black
But, Mr.. Editor facts VIII bear me out in stat
ing that The Utah farmer is the hardest work ed
and the least paid OF any workmen in Utah.
! There is no class that exercises the rigiC
economy as the farmer; there is no C ass
that spends less money tor the Injuries of life
| s1d it does not come with good grace from indi-
| VldualS VINO are uphOlding an industry thai
threatens the lives ofthe farmers families; tad
| threatens the destruction Of his home, to cal
HIM lazy.
sayto the people who crlticse the farmer
SO severely to get out and try it themselves
work the same hours that the farmer does arc
much time they would devote to picking corn
beans, cucumbers, etc. Let them stop a min
ute and figure how many acres of land a farmer
cultlvates 10 pay the taxes under the McHinle,
bill; let them view for moment the stick thai
is under and supporting The load. and see what
| leverage every other industry has ever him
Then they cannot think, stand off and
CALL HIM HARD NAMES,
while he is thus struggling with his burdens
for not picking the pork, beans. peas, etc. tina
Utah now uses.
If You will bear with me for q few moments
longer l shall endeavor TO state why the farme
asks that the sheep industry be regulated tn,
sheep industry STANDS as menace to the live,
OF the farmers family. If DR.. Faus: woulC
travel through this territory and drink water
he would see why the diseases traceable to ami
mai excrement in drinking water are becomiut
alarmingly prevalent in our towns.
Let City Creek canon OF Salt Lake be used a!
canous are used throughout the territory fo
grazing grounds for sheep. Let salt Lake:
pure water be befouled as the waters are be
fouied throughout this territory by sheep. am
u FOWL would go up from your citizens that il
anyone had the audacity TO cali it kick h,
would be looked upon with scorn and righteou,
Indignation.
The sheen industry DESTROYS the value of ON