The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-26

PAROwAN, Iron County, Oct. 2S.-
The caravansary containing the apos-
ties of silver, Messrs. A ]. Weber and
Sam A. King, and The Heraids spec
ial correspondent, arrived at Parowan
this afternoon. Before leaving Cedar
City 1 interviewed r. w. Heyborne,
the Republican candidate for represent
alive of Iron county in the legisla-
ture. He has no use for Mckinley or
for any of his adherents. Said he:
Il am for free silver: 1 consider it
the paramount issue. L am an indie
pendent Republican. but 1 still believe
in the principles of protection and of
reciprocity"
do you endorse Senator Browns
course?" / asked.
only partly So" was the reply
What part of it do you endorse?"
"Oniy that part in which protection
figures.
'.Then you do not endorse his silver
Tecord?'
L do not. / believe that Frank J.
Cannon's course was the proper one to
pursue"
IF elected, will you vote for Arthur
Brown to succeed himself?"
Il will not
IF he is the nominee of the party
caucus, what then?"
Il will bolt the caucus and go it
alone.'
1 complimented Mr.. Heyborne on his
straightforwardness You are" said
], zone of the few Republican candi-
dates for the legislature 1 have met
that apparently is not afraid to ex-
press his honest convictions"
-That NAV he renliRd Mr.. HeV-
borne, but 1 have my own opinions.
and ] am not afraid to express them"
What will be the result of the cleo
ton in Iron county," 1 asked
1T will go for Bryan by big ma
jority. and / think the Democratic leg
islative ticket will be elected. The Re-
publican majority last year was small,
and this year 1 think it will be wiped
out
Then you will not be disappointed
if you are not elected?"
"Oh, no; l will neither be surprised
nor disappointed. L expect it,
SHEEP THE PARAMOUNT ISSUE.
On the road between Cedar City and
Parowan is Summit, sheep settle
ment. Everything there is sheep. Wool
is the paramount issue. The atmos-
phere is redolent with the odor of
sheep; the houses have a woolly look:
resort of sheep, and the few men and
women TO be seen wear a sheepish air.
As We passed through the town chill
dren could be heard crying, and the
most prominent note in their vocal ex-
ercise was the plaintive bleat of
'ba -a-a-a!' The men and women also
resemble their idols, and, of course,
are for Mckinley first, last and all the
time. Twenty-Five votes will probably
be polled there. The ''band-box gradu-
ates" wanted to crate there, but no
preparations had been made for their
reception or for a meeting place. So
they gave the matter up as a bad job.
AS they drove swiftly out of the town,
an old ram yelled out: Bal b-a-ai''
and the next moment, in the wales, in
the canyons and on the mountain sides
the refrain was taken up. The echoes
of it fingered with Weber and King
until out of sight of the Mckinley
stronghold. Cyclone Weber declares
that he will never eat mutton again.
IRON CoUNTY's CURSE AND RUIN.
Sheep have been the curse and the
ruin of Iron county. Before their ad-
vent into the county the settlers were
heavily interested in cattle and horse
raising. Every settler had a herd, and
on the ranges, amid the sagebrush,
they found suStenance from the wire
which were plentiful enough for the
needs of the animals. Outsiders began
to drive sheep in for pasturage. From
Utah, Willard, Sanpete, Piute and Gar
field counties they came by the tens of
thousands. Behind them they left a
pathway of desolation. The grass was
soon destroyed on the ranges, the few
acres of meadow land were devastated
and the streams which supply the sew
eral towns OF the valleys with water
for domestic purposes were contain
mated, and as a direct result of the
latter outrage, sickness and death have
held, in Cedar City, particularly, high
carnival. Deaths agent. typhoid, has
been active IN Cedar City, and during
my stay there l was informed that
there was more sickness existing there
than at any time in its past history.
Notwithstanding the hard times, the
poor market and the scarcity of money
during the past few years, / am told
that the sheep business has been fairly
profitable Almost every farmer is in
Jerested, either as a Stockholder in a
cooperative concern or as free agent
They, / am told, were virtually forced
into the business because of the en-
croachments on the pasture land of the
county by outsiders. but it has. in the
main. proved profitable to them In
one year the net profit on the invest
H.
which deals in merchandise as well as
IL sheep. was 40 per cent; the average
net profit per year, l am told, is Is per
cent.
isut now these same farmers are in
censed beyond description The sheep
have, as stated, destroyed the ranges
and because CT this destruction cattle
and horses have died by thousands.
Everywhere in the valley and ON the
mountain sides can be seen the glisten-
ing bones of animals which have ner-
ished miserably by starvation during
the winters of the past three years
and it is estimated that $500. 900 would
not reimburse the farmers for the
losses incurred by the sheen curse.
Judging from the temper of the peo-
pie ] am led to believe that the reign
Of the patron animal OF the McKin-
leyites in this county is rapidly com
ing to a close. Not only is public
opinion against them, but starvation
is also rapidly decimating the flocks.
WHEN PAROwAN WAS SETTLED.
The Oldest town in Iron county is
Parowan. The history of its settle
msnt is interesting. In the winter of
1880 Farley p. Pratt and a company
of explorers set out from Salt Lake
City and finally entered this valley.
They christened ii Little salt Lake
valley. because of the salt lakes which
are on its western edge. and decided
that IL should be ,copsecrated IN tba