The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-21
HOTEL GOSSIP.

What is the preponderance of the SEN
timent IN Butte in regard TO the Senator
clark caseE was query that was pro-
pounded TO Attorney F. ". Bacorn of
Butte at the knutsford last night. The
disciple of Blackstone smiled as he said:
Wen, that is q subject which we all are
doing our best to dodge right in Butte If
you We're there you would be able TO
realize the situation better as il is, as for
me personally, az 1 have friends on both
sides, L would sooner talk about the
hackneyed subject, this spell of fine
weather in Montana is responsible for
quite an epidemic of pneumonia, which
has carried OF several Of our citizens who
have been indiscrete enough to don sum-
mer attire" Bacorn, who is receiver for
the American Mining & Developing COM
pany at Butte, is in this city on legal
business. The next time he comes he
along with him in order 10 traverse
these unearthly blocks" with speed and
dispatch.
when taken into comparison with
other years there is not such a demand
Tor horses as there used to be in the
days gone BY, said o. c. Blackburn, a
big dealer in horses from St Francis
Kan, at the Cullen last night Mr.
Blackburn assigned as a reason for this
state Of affairs the fact that in a great
number OF cases electricity had SUPER
seeded horse power to an extent that per-
haps was not realized by the average
man In speaking upon this subject, he
said: 1t goes without saying that the
trolley cars have to a great extent les
Sened the demand for horses but not only
in that direction can the cause be sought
To anyone who has not been back 70
the large cities Of the east for some
months past, ii would be a revelation to
note the vast number OF automobiles.
motor trucks and delivery wagons that
are now being utilized. Take Wanna
maker 5 for instance; where he used to
HIM r4rsea 10 ct
nard paVemeHts year, he now does not
buy single animal-simpiy because The
firm now uses motor delivery wagons en-
tireiy The other big firms all over Tie
country are following the example, while
automobiles are getting to be quite the
rage with the moneyed men also, until il
begins 10 look as though in years TO come
e horse viii only be encountered in the
museums and geological gardens. The
breeders IN the east fOreSaW this state Of
AFFAIRS some three years ago and, fer the
tlIne being, ceased TO breed horses, as
they claimed that there was no money in
the business. However, they have walked
up again and are once more raising stock
with the result that unless Something
happens horses will be veritabie drug
IN the market. At the present time the
west has the better end Of the deal. and
We norSefneR stand good 10 lose money
TINS season unless we are careful As
the business is at present, after we buy
our STOCK we nave 70 figure on from 81
TO 81 for handling them, by the time
they reach the market and with the
ranchers out here asking s. TO SIS a head
IN carload lots and S. TO $50 on a better
grade OF stock, there is not much Of a
margin to figure on, for it has to be a
mighty good animal to fetch SIS in the
east and your cayUSeS are a dead loss
as one cannot get rid OF them at any
When it was suggested that he might
ma market for plugs with the Brit
lsn government, the horseman smiled and
saio; i 90 net know hew that story to
the erect that there were a dozen buv-
ers IN UIah looking cut for cavalry and
transport horses originated l am sure
II there Is 70 be anything done in that
Urinary surgeon appointed for this state
20 inspect the animals. When this is
zone, then, perhaps, there may be some
osals MADE. Blackburn shipped a couple
u carIoadS OF Nevada horses east a few
days ago.
], p. Gum. who has been in Butte since
last fall came in from Montana with his
WE and family last night and registered
~ the w lker House. II will be recalled
that Gum, after capturing quite a num-
per or prizes on the Salt Palace track
last season, went up TO Butte for the
puapoSe OF aIouslng enthusiasm in bicycle
races, With the result that he managed
70 drop considerable of his winnings i'm
tne venture Last night he said that he
had come back to Zion with the avowed
f-~~S--e-SA VI S1A%5 Oii Lub track again This
season. Gum reports thar thera is =
good opening for a well managed track
In Butte, provided that the right class
OF riders could be obtained. He furrhar
stated that he had been offered the man
agemenr of the projected race track at
ogden. and from present indication there
seemed TO be every prospect of the prof.
ect going through.
W. L. H. Dotson of Minersyille is regis
tered at the Cullen Dotson. wl7e lsst
summer, sold all his sheep, is now serious-
" contemplating going into the same bus
mess again. When seen last night he said
that as soon as the Landing season was
over ne was going TO continue on hIs
way 10 Ioaho 10 buy Upon the subject of
the present stand of the Idaho sbeen
men on the scao question as regards the
expulsion OF the Utah sheen. Dofson baId
tnAt they had no reason for complaint 40
IN MS opinion the Idaho animals had ss
much scso amongst them as the hocIrs
they wanted excluded. The only differ
eEce ne neto that was in evidence between
uhe animals raised and fed IN the two
s5aseS, Was that the Idaho product wa
snsntly larger and produced a better wool
a. resaroS texture, owing 10 the fact that
enef were LED almost entirely upon grass
WINE the otan article had to get out ami
irUsLe II the dirt and sasebrush Tor a
H 1.s, As a consequence the wool was
the Idaho sheep. -
"a man who possesses a prune orchard In
california has a good thing said n ~
simpson OF Rigetown Can ar tho
w SlEer House last us1hf