Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-04-17
THAT INSPECTION YARD.
Protest Against an Exclusive Location
10 Davis County.

SAIL LAKE CRY,
AYrli ~, 1884

the thfmafka which II bears are clearly
manifest one pfe.tEt Of The mcl,urc
is that al cattle, sleep and swine shall
be brought on the h0of 20 a lace
designated by tho CITY CluncIl the
day before slaughter. for inspection Ug
the appointed veterinarian, and shall
aitorward be Inspected BY him iu the
carcass; and that thia shall apply 10 all
cattle, sheep, or swine intended Tor
slnuguttr within O radius OF seven
miles from thO center ut the city; this
reaches 10 the mountalus ON the EAST,
Eld0ud0 on the wCli, Muttay On the
south aud Davis county on tho north
DuvciuIH show "a scheme 90 have
but que alaughtefhuusr within tbls
radius VI twuuty.eifht mi Irs, aud that
one % he located NJ the Uuiou Stock
Natds, at tho extreme northern limit
aud situated In Davis county.
According 20 uu article published in
q Salt Like paper yt Suurday,thu li.h,
over tile signature Uf "a director 1i tno
Union STOCK yards, % seems that the
stock yards were located huI HartcI Us
they aTv nov, witl "a peculiar purpose
iu view. He Gays ihefo are contracts
with large slauguieuug firms that are
still IN i0tor. tut owing To- nuaLciai
depression they have been tXicndud.
! IL b. also claimed that m 10 tuan four.
] ilithH ui tue stock coming 10 this city
ilr daughter BE- brought by the rail-.
| wayr. Even u THE claim were true,
/ whiCn 70 IL not, that would o. no *.
Cuse ft crushing 0ut the business OF
the other tith anu uuuuCtiug the pub.
lie 10 q giant monopoly.
10 u alleged tuat the accommodations
| were maize ample % relieve the city u
any trouble with the slaurhttfinr bust.
ncrs and a reminder ~ offered that a
large tum OF money wls txpDudoi,
which went 20 Salt lake Woflmo and
that there wuI no demand of % large
] bonus, etc. Let ua usH. There u "a
! IcuuUn before the CITY Council asking
tIAt the Union stock yafda bn tho place
dJsi mated Tor the Inspection Of allstoCk
ilr rlRuKhtcuuE,unu tUnluflug tue tree
uru Of the same 10 the city. This
corlaiuly h asking for more than q
bJuut; 10 iHuFNiug our city government
Tor an exclusive 1ght when would be
o. disregard of tue Interests Of all
0thcfs. Tue granting VI such a psii-
| tiOu would b. worth 90 the cOmuiuo
more than one hundred thousand dol.
lafs bonus. IL would be- cheaper Tor
the city, 30 lar ~ tho people afv c0u-
eurntd, % pay that amount 10 gut
uut VI such Au arrangement. 70 ask
this favor OF the city " askiug a bonus
greater tuan has ever been asked
before.
Its suggested thn, people who have
| carloads Of live stock 10 tvll should not
bu made 10 suiiof because Of some
farmer VINO has a tiugle hog or COW TO
toll. Should the farmer nud poor man
be- made 10 suffer ~ further enrich
some wealthy stock owner That h
what the conspiracy 10 working for.
Those rich rt0ukmun who eau
ship their stock out by rail- and
get better prices viii continue
q ship and thuse who must DIVE u
local markets viii continue 10 drive
unless they arc forced out OF the
markedly q morciless monopoly, which
would make them 10 slaves, The day
Is not Tar distant when the large ranges
will cease 10 yiold the car loads u
stock. These ranges nru being settled
by Inhabitants nud We viii have 10
look 10 AMI encourage the small raiser.
Besides, tho best stock IL invariably
found In the hands Of the small raiser,
aud Instead OF being showed % one siIu
he should be- encouraged. Tho small
raiser must not DO told no IL not
wautej,to lac cannot DO well dispensed
with,
There IL petition Ia the hands OF
the Guy Council sigued by many oi
the butchers and 6tockmon anu prom.
ineut citizens asking Tor more
than one place VI inspection. II
! a "a
other granted, the stock yards will have
secured from the city power 10 dictate
terms 10 the sl0ckmAn, and whe a
the butcher approaches Tor place 10
slaughter no will be- held down under
the thumb OF the governing power Ia
the stock yards az TO terms and nundi.
lions aud regulations and price; for the
company owns all the 800 acres aud
certainly intunds 10 control the same
10 its own advantage In fulfilling those
"exlended cUutTacts.n Then again
the yards being outsile Of the city
limits, are beyond municipal roguiR
lions anu revenue.
II the Strengthening business II KEEP
under control OF the ely aud not giVet
over 10 a monopoly, ii would be- uudel
immediate direction OF tie local bOArl
OF health. 10 could be- also made self
sustaining by making n charge 10 all
the butchers occupying the promisrs
An inspection point could BIO located
south, one southeast uud one north
and all being under tho control of Ia,
city could be- made 10 move on as IA,
city advanced.
The fish Industry and the poultry
business are assuming large proportion
and In need OF legislation No much al
the meat. Now II 10 h reasonable Il
make the inspection OF meat at stock
yards only, u would be iust as reason
able Tor IL arm 20 establish a poultry
yard aud tlsh market six or s0yOn mile
from Town anu then get a law (,
compel all producers ut tho feather
ana duuy tribes 10 ,pkc their ptoductl
flr inspection and give the said firm q
,, boost on 10 fortune, The etlOlls Of the
city fathers should he ~ let OIL benoilli
reach 10 all the people.
I Bal rs thia inspection law II IL 10 mol
to much 10 ask thu CITY Council &,
, nave it 0pefateas iaitlyas possible. III,
people VI Utah are frugal and inuustTi
0usHnd they should mo encouraged anu
helped, not hiuderDi In thciT lawiu
, avocauons. This attempt being mad,
10 On an eastern policy ON the West Ii
unjust and unfair 10 the people. tn,
West hes had enough already Of east
ern misits. THIS uuo should bH given
the 10 by, anu the inIoresta OF al IA,
people DO considered.
nNt TsYruFqrtst,