Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-09-11
CACHE VALLEY FARMERS.
A Suggestion How 10 Improve in Their
Finances.
Pointed Remarks ON the Cash Basis
OF Doing Business, and Absp.
doning use -"
sMiruFIELD. Cache Co., Utah,
Sept. 10, 1896.

To the Editor.
In my last communication 10 the
NEWS | wrote on music. While at
Logan had the pleasure OF listening
to that popular body OF singers-the
Logan tabernacle choir-ani being
favorAbIy impressed At tho time, this
prompted me 10 pen the Item on music.
Since the saiI article was written 1
have learned that that worthy and
talented leader, Prof. Alex Lewis, has
resigned the position rs conductor OF
that famous choir. My Informant told
me, however, that he did not think the
members OF the choir would accept his
resignation. I, Tor one, sincerely
hoped that they would not accept hi.
resignation, and that they, each ana
all, could Induce tho professor 10 con-
tlnue, anu should there DO auy OBJ
stacles In the way, use their beet efforts
10 have The sans removed. The roslg-
nation Of Brotner Lewis, It seemed to
me, would mean tho disbanding OF
tho whole Organization. Logan city
ranuoi afiord this, neither can the
county, NJ II would DO impossible
almost to count the loss tnoy
would sustain.
am tolJ that the organization hos
been under the present leadership Tor
over % years. The whole Stale T.,
more or lose, Indebted 10 thls faithful
man, aud. Will say, faithful com.
psnions, for their pluck In continually
bringing before the public music be.
hitting the high standard and reputa-
ton Of the Lattor.day Saints as \
people. Theto are others also through.
out the blAto VINO arc equally dcssfv-
ING In this, but when woslop 10 think,
q quarter OF q century Ia q long time
tor musical organisation t. continue
under tho same management.
l will now change the subject II
was not my purpose 10 write, at this
time, upon this subject, but 20 mething
has prompted me 10 do 10. Smith nsld,
In connection with balance Of Cache
Valley, IL very busy with their hsrv.
sst. And bountiiul harvest they
have, TO bs sure. True, tue ptoduot
OF the soil briggs but little IN dollars
and cents, but We must not count II
altogether Ia this way. A 6O.aofe
tam today IL not OF much value In
United States money, but the land
Tor all this Ia very valu.
able 10 Its owner. This latter
view we must take OF II and not tue
fret. There arc hundreds Of thousands
throughout the United States who
would today oe very grateful did they
own n lew acres OF suon land rs 10
found In Cache Valley.
While the lanu IL Glowing W M
I a IA
poverty amoug the people. "rhurc "
"a great biz screw LOOSE somewhere"
10 II Tor tho wsnt Of silver M well a.
tho GOLD? Let the people decide this
matter TOT GOOD this coming election.
Cache Valley iarmsrs, In my
opinion, are making n mistake. II 10
| IN ths raising OF 20 much gTaiu-loo
much grain and not near enough
stock, cattle ana sheep. They have
enough horses but not sufficient stock.
In Summer they have the nnost Kind
/ Of range Ia these mountains for stock.
Thousands could DO hord,d In the
mountains during the gu INNER teason,
but few stock are found here bclo z.
ing 10 Cache Valley eopie. Sheeu
arc brought here from southern psri,
VI the slato to gfsze during summt I
months. Thus, the brst resources the
people have here are carried away and
made use OF by people frem other parlf.
Am correct Ia this2
They have practical farmers here In
Cache, ana why do they not thko adj
vantage u all this Ia a mystery 10 mt.
There are Intelligent farmers here Ia
Smithneld. Bishop Terrell Of Smith.
field II known to be- "up TO dAte0 as a
farmer, ami why do not such men take
tue Lad and stock up with more cattle
and sheep, instead Of this grain m
much OF II. Your lands will wear Out.
aud the first thing you will know your
land will not produce but half crop, OF
one.thifd even, ana but few stock 10
fail back on. Hence, let tho people 40
more In the stock business. Let thtm
to the best, for thoy arc about a. ohea p
/, k,tpas the suluU KIND and much
easier marketed.
IL 10 10 their credit that they have ~
many creameries aud ohtese factories
~ they have. This 10 step In the
right direction. And bs IL known 10
all people that the product turned out
by these factories IL second 10 none In
the United States. know whereof
speak when | say this, for l have
,ampled their goods. "Pfoof OF tue
pudding Ia In eating" am not In the
creamery business, but l want TO speak
n good WORD for the deserving ones.
Now with all the resources and Ad.
vantages that the people have here,
lind that II is not as easy TO live here
NIB Ia the sou,he part OF the Sat I,
Dixie, for Instance. The laboring man
eau get olong easier down there tnan
here. Just 90 with farmers. NOD
more money In circulation there thau
here. This may sound out OF place, but
let the doubtful one investigate n. |
have. In Cache they have mediu ~
Of exchange called scrip. This alone IN
= great LUXURY 10 sue com munity. Cache
county, 1 undaTslsnd, has never been
rid Of ,his scrip. People are tied up
with II.
Some will argue that scrip OF
something Of the sort ~ necessary
during scarcity OF money. Money, In
the past, has not always been scarce, but
Caone people tell mo that money has
always beon scarce here. 1t 10 all on
account OF this scrip. IL In convenient
sometimes 10 mske nm exchange oi
product, but you carry this system TO
an extreme and you will flnd yourself
| lied nm You gauJl nav nff Vour untps