Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-16

the soil, and the best grass IN IN.
grew IN natural meadows. r ns word
land II required no especlal 'saieied
foresight 10 arrive at the co u.siee Of
that England, Germany MA p't,ssloh)
would sUon be asking us for ~ rance
We would have none to elve re. 1s and
pointed out that England snS MN, and
were already making inqulrles Japan
markets. "es ~ our
rms paper provoked an lnnplr, .,
the department Of agriculture re,: ron
sales OF horses Tor the Enronsss' ing
airy. and the fact that none NJ" oa'' cav.
AT The time, seemed 10 show tVuhd
arguments were founded NOR, s. my
imagination than fact. Tho Upon
war came on, creating a sudda. Spdllsh
ior horses and mules, Then cam 'l h,
war OF the soudan and the trnn 1iJ me
south Africa, and breeders thronsits u
the Middle West and Northwa.t snoV
besieged with orders. Al prsse,, WE
the sound "gunners" and draf,sgss al
sight are engaged by English bns. W
while agents from London A,I,ss's'
and Berlin are picking out eosaI 'Ntlp
saddle horses for export In tbS ~ stl
the country Is being picked ova sOSh
mules, two steamers having ~ lgf
ready chartered to carry eargoes 10 10 ~, ~
Cape. 'ae
one OF the leading eealors u, =,
stock yards, which is the laress, me .Hs
market In the country. has ins ~" e
turned from a tour through Eaa s ,s,
and the continent, and saws 49, s'aIu
Dolh england and Germany he AmerI'
can horse enjoys the greatest ponulsr'
Ivy, France, too, has nowhere N loH,,
for a supply OF reliable mounts b,, -
America. Besides the British 49, "
buyers, he says that agents from o" "s'
many, France and Russia ate nov !.
our markets looking for the bast fhs.
can be had. Other promlnant bo.a'
dealers at the stock yards express sl-.
ilar opinions, and add that the mary,
was never SO healthy and prosperons N
at present indianapolis, Louisville ana
81. Louis, the latter the second Largo,
horse market IN the country send lits
reports. The orders exceed the sunniv
Sales at Chicago are now about 5a'6
per week, and the total for the wear ~ so
| far Is upward OF $1,000, am jncrease =,
about 80 per cent over the dun umSs ~
three years ago. while prices ran9e
from % to 100 per cent higher the lat.
ter for the best coach. cavalry and drsf,
horses. As an indication OF IN. condi'
tons OF the market, one OF the large
dealers here was recently offered y96 6N
| for the pick OF twenty out Of ioi N
100 fine coachers shipped 10 New York
and another was offered $4,000 ION for.
| ty-fye, on the ground. For purposes
OF comparison 1t Is enough TO say tbe
exports In 1890 were but 100 head
while in 1895 we sent abroad $1,000. val.
ued at $4,000, 900.
The important thing now Is for our
dealers TO hold on 10 their best blood.
both In stallion and brood mares, lest
by following the example Of the youth
who killed the hen that laid the golden
eggs, they lose entirely the source OF
wealth and the power to take adyantage
OF the growing demand that seems Ike.
~ TO exist for some years TO come.
Horse raising on the farms 81 Call
fornia has almost ceased Except among
the breeders Of fine horses there aye no
colts or young horses TO be found. Il
was the old case OF the scare about the
horse having come to The end q his
rope.
When canals went through everybody
said good-by, old horse; the canal boat
will take the place Of the freight wagon.
The railroad came and the same thing
was repeated. The bicycle came n and
the farmers all gave up hope. Then the
automobiles gave the horse his final
deathblow in the opinion OF sensational
papers and the faint-heorted breeders,
Now horses are higher and scarcer than
nj any time within two decades and
they are going TO keep on going higher.
The government horse-buyers are
Astonishing all over the Pacific Slope
FOR horses and mules for the PHILIPPINES
and having to pay big prices for ami
mails that are not Of the bes, quality.
In the meantime all Of the horses are
getting older and there are no colts or
Young horses TO take their place