Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-12
TALKS WITH
LEGISLATORS.
Material Prosperity Of the State
Clearly Set Forth.
PEACE AND PLENTY ABOUND

People Have Something Wore SUBJ
s,antiai Than Politics to I'm
gage Their Attention.
while like political NE and while
the intoxicution that follows the pur-
suit Of II IL rather pleasing 10 me-
said prominent member N The i.cgla-
iaturc last evening. yet Il Nv not all
there IL IN life by any manner 81
means" When he got through talking
the "Ncwa" man entirely agreed with
him 20 far M the matter was appllca-
bic TO the people u Utah.
lie called attention 10 the prosperity
they were now enjoying. lie pointed out
how they had been abundnntly blessed
In basket and store during the last rca-
son. how the s1li had produced UMPIRE
ccdcntcd crops. how granarics were
almost groanlng beneath their weight;
how a ready cash market was within
easy access. how the mines we're Swing
up the precious metals. how vast sums
Of money from other states were being
sent here for Investment In them aud
how the live stock interests Of the
State were thriving ~ never before IN
this connection reference was made 70
the fact that these Interests were per.
hnpa more nuiu1fouHly fcpfrhehtcl
than IN any pre- puH legislature anu
IN this connection also u seems that
the livestock business II about TO re-
seivr considerable attention In leg
irlatlye way.
NEBEKER's LIVESTOCK INTER-
EsTs.
The President of the Senate. Mr.
Ncbckcr Of lllch. ~ q stock man In all
that the term implies, dcyotinH his
whole time and attention 10 sheep aud
cattle raising. lie has recently become
largely Interested IN the cattle huHl-
ness IN thu southern part ~ the state
an we'll 40 IN the district which he rep
rcsenta politically IN the Legislature.
lie n heavy purchaser, feeder ANA
shipper and Il considered an excellent
judge IN that line ~ business among
the cattle men ~ Utah. There was
time when he engaged IN cattle raising
entirely 10 the exclusion NJ sheep rails
ing That was when he talked strongly
against the Republican protective idea.
Nov he says. ~ thorc must b. tar
m on wool the people ~ the wcu;
might NJ well get part ~ H." Iut
he never forfcts ~ ndd by way ~ re-
fnindcr that he rtill believes that the
principle Of protection II wrong ANA
should not obtain IN this country"
n Il said that Mr.. Nebokcr n rapid
~ adding 10 HE worldly wealth by en-
EaTinr In N" sheen business aud that
he viii make an effort Ia become the
owner ~ several more bands ~ them
na well ~ 20 secure vast tracts ~ land
upon which they may rrnEe while nro-
ducinF wool and mutton Tor him, While
y Il probably true that he II doing we'll
IN this particular " 4 also pleasing 10
note the fact that tho reports which
rorf" from other stock growers ~ his
part OF the State are roporta ~ pros
rcrlty and contcniment.
PROSPERITY or PRICE.
Hon. n. q. Miller. member u tho
House from Carbon county. who rcp.
resented the people of that srctlon In
the State fcnnte thrre years ago, rayu
that hln constituents have enjoyed n
very substantial wave ~ prosperity
during the past season. and that they
nrc htill enjoying a. Tho liNontnek
business " the principal and most prof
itnhl" occupation ~ the people Tho
county II not good ono Tor horses
though a large number Of them Rro
raised.
INFESTED nv MOUNTAIN LIONS.
''rhe county w." he says. "nllcd with
WASHES. dern rrNlnNH. and mountain
rofgeu. and n Infested with mountain
Hons. fo many ~ these VoracinuH ami.
mails nre there that We do not brand
norr thnn about - per cont 81 our
colts They prey parlicularly upon
young hono.iie 10. They nlHp have "a
fondncna FOR calves but de- not nm d,
many ~ these OIL they do colts. n D.
a singular fact that cow viii protect
hcr young much more vigorously than
VIII q mare, Besides ihla horses soem
10 Inherit a timldliy NJ fear na 10 ami.
tally"
HOW TO GET RIp or THEM.
'rherc ia one way Ia got nd ~ ther,
animals and one way only.-nnd TINT
" 10 oncr good substantial houutv
10 the settlers Tor their slaughter. 'rhr
people cannot we'll AFFORD the insn. IN
addition To losing about 20 tor cent M
our colts we lose probably % per cont
or ON calves though u ~ dinicult IN
make an eNnct estimate IN this last
cafe. Then the loss 10 tho uhcop indus-
Try n very great hY rrlHnu nf Tho num-
efonH Wild animals that prey upun a..
such nH c0yoteH, wildcats. lynx. boar
ana mountain lions The livestock mon
lin fact the livestock nnrncintinn ~
ltnh ana the WeHi-lrr interesting
themselves In the matter Just what
action they viii take do not k1nW but
the probabilities are n measure win b.
Introduced into the Legislature Offering
bounty for the destruction ~ the ami.
mails named"
PRICE ~ SHEEP CENTER
Speaking ~ the sheen husinrss Nj
Miller said; Carbon county b. mst
becoming "a sheep crnter with pric.
the county seat, nH tho pivotal point.
About nfty thousand sheen were Hhnrn
there tho last year and tho urusrrotH
arr Tint hundred thousand viii b.
clipped AZ the same place this year
am Informed that tho RIO orlando
western railway company " urepar-
Ing TO care for that number. The wool
business ~ Ashley valley also comes
here and amounts 10 almost ns much ns
that ~ carbon county II ~ a fnyoite
point Tor eastern wOolhuyora In tho
early spring and the summer season.
direct" ''
now THE PEOPLE PROSPER.
According 10 Mr. Miner nearly an
the people of his cction nre prnsper-
Gus Most ~ the farmers nre stock
rnlsera- There nrc hardly any who DO
not own bunch NJ cattle or who are
net Interested In q sheen herd or have
band ~ horses An NJ these have been
nrohlthhle the last year. particularly
Ior ne Two Former Wheat ana oats
are the PRINCIPAL crnn cereals thourh
n little corn N raised Alfalfa grows
N great abundance. For instance. Mr..
Miller says h. raised about two hun.
hred tons ~ II nn thlrty-tyyo acres of
Ground The fruit cron CONSISTING
mainly ~ npples, peaches. aud plums
was heavy ana ~ GOOD quality.