The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-03
BEARS, PoRCUPINEs, SCHOOLS
Representative John Parry Discusses
Southern Utah Topics.

Southern Utah Topics.
To the Editor of The Herald:
Cedar City, Jan. 1.-The events of the
season have INDICATED my attitude on
the wild game bounty bill in the last
legislature
My observations OF the last summer
in regard to the depredatiOns of bears
in our mountains has only impressed
me more than ever with the necessity
OF such a law. The stocknen OF the
south are obliged to drive their cattle
into the mountains as soon as tha snow
disappears on the SiGehilIS long before
they are able to move onto thESr dairy
ranches. 1t is then that Mr.. Brain gets
in his deadly work, while the cattle
are poor and weak. l am informed
that there were quite a number killed
at the head of Coal Creek canyon in
the months of June and July of last
year.
The pOrcupine, another pest, ought to
be added to the list and numbered
among the beasts that should be ex-
terminated, for three reasons: First,
it destroys a vast amount of young
forest trees, by climbing near the top
and stripping the bark all around, thus
ending the growth and destroying hun
dreds of trees that otherwise would be-
come useful Tor lumber: second, it is
one of the worst pests to the farmers
and destroys more grain than any
other animal of its size in the country;
third, il can put more points into an
other animals nose than all other
brutes combined. ! have seen ca tile
with a matt Of quilts in their mouths
and noses that made them objects of
pity.
Having said Sc much on this subject
beg to say that | am believer in and
an advocate of q bounty on wild beasts.
BIGGER GAME.
The big game that has Occupied the
major portion of my time since my re-
turn home, in common with q number
of others, has been the Southern
Branch Normal school. as You are
aware that CEDAR CIR f-~E
fortune to secure what some are
pleased to term the WINNIE ei- assn,
1t IS an institution ii which the people
OF Cedar already feel a just pride We
received telegram on the 18th OF last
Nay announcing the decision of the
commissioners on location, and on the
24Sh inst we went at it hammer ana
tong5 The people were in earnest, and
earnestntss brings forth work money
and other means. The resul. was that
temporary quarters We're ready for the
commencement OF the regular school
year.
We are pleased to say there is "a fair
attendance CT students from Iron and
Washington counties, ana we hope that
all the good people OF the south viii
show their appreciation Of the boon. il
beIng the first and the only recognition
the south has ever received. The at
tendance IS not what it ought to be-
We attribute as che of the chief rea-
sons for this condition a rumor that
reached your city and was published
N the three leading dailies to the eff
feet that there would be no normal
school IN the south this year and that
no building could be had and that the
people OF Cedar proposed to experiment
Tor year, and If their wild dreams
We're not realized that they would lust
throw up the sponge and Jockey the
state. But it seems they have partaken
TO some extent of the elements of their.
iron mountains. a very large pei. cent
OF them responded to every REQUIRE
ment, with cash, -four, beef and mate
rial Of every kind and wiling hands to
roll the ball along.
The committee has been increased TO
five, and they have let contracts to diff
ferent parties TO make $50 600 brick and
considerable lumber for the erection of
the permanent building We are en-
gagged now in getting the necessary
material, while the weather is suitable.
ready to commence in February or
March Of this year
We feel that there has been b11t one |
mistake made in relation to this whole
matter. The work of the commission |
was o. (. The peoples promises were !
made in good faith, as their work has !
proven, the location is the most cen
tral, but the one false rurnor has Sc
riously detracted from the present |
school year. We are proud of our
school and the teachers that the board |
of regents have sent US, and we feel as
sured that they will make a record of
which the university viii be proud.