The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-13
MARKET FOR UTAH HORSES.
Expectation to Germany Said II
Pay Better Than Anything.

Pay Better Ihun Anything.
From one end of the territory to the
other there are, great. bands of horses
which are practically valueless to their
owners, and the problem which is now
confronting the latter is the best
method of getting rid of the e4uines,
whose occupa ton, like that of Othello,
has practically ceased. In the central
and southern parts of the territory
this excess of range horses is especial
ly noticeable and nothing can be re-
allied on the animals, which year at
ter year sweep away more than they
are worth in the way of taxes and gen
eral expense. There has been some
talk of esta blishing a canning factory
somewhere within easy reach OF the
heavily stocked ranges, but the project
has never come to a head and the do
nestle market for horses is still I'M
discovered. Some people have been
mean enough to suggest that the flesh
of the faithful horse is being even now
sold in the markets of the principal
cities of the territory as beef and veal,
but this the dealers deny with loud
voices. Were it but true that horse
flesh is being found very palatable ty
the meat consuming public of Salt
Lake City, then the problem would be
solved. for the dealers might make
purchases of equines rather than beef
for those people who enjoyed that
kind of meat, which, when choice, is
said to be far superior to the best OF
beef. Those who have eaten thereof
do say that there is nothing in the
meat line that compares in actual
merit with a steak of young horse
However. as there does not seem tc
be any disposition on the part Of the
meat eaters of this territory-unless
thew are doing it unbeknown to them
selves-to make run on horse Hesh,
the owners of the many bands of prac-
tically useless animals which range
the grazing lands of the territory,
must look elsewhere for their mar
kets. The United States consul at
Brunswick Germany, has a suggestion
on this point to offer. That official, in
a state report, makes the statement
that in the larger cities of Germany
the consumption of horse flesh is al
most as great as that of beef or NUT
ton, and throughout the entire CONT
nent of Europe the use of the first
named flesh as food is steadily increas-
ing. Butchers are paying $35 head
for wornout horses, there being a scar
CITY of young animals. Now comes the
important point to the Utah owners
of range horses. If shipped on the hoof
from America, horses are admitted to
Germany at tariff rate of $3.15 per
head, with no questions asked. 1t has
been estimated that the transportation
would not cost more than $40 per head
and this would leave, after taking off
the tariff, s21.25 per head for
the animals sold in the. realm
of Emperor William. 1t is said
that some of the horse owners are
seriously considering the matter
of trying an experimental shipment
across the water. They argue that even
if the expense of handling the animals
should find it's way up to $40 per head
they would still be away ahead of the
game, and then again, if the German
butchers are paying S35 head for old
and useless horses they might make
a better rate for good sound young an.
imals AS it is, the horses on the rang
es of Utah are without value and some
of the owners are even figuring thai
they are to be listed only on the debit
side of the ledger