Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-16

hall.
HON. l.. G. POWERS.
In a eulogstic speech the president
then proceeded to introduce to those as
sembled Hon. L.. G. Powers OF Wash
ington, u. c. When the applause which
greeted his appearance had somewhat
subsidized, Mr. Powers proceeded to de-
liver his address on "Our National
Wealth in Live Stock
Mr.. President and Members Of the Ma
tional Live Stock Association, La
dies and Gentlemen.
Permit me at the outset TO thank you
one and all for your kind invitation
to be present at this your fourth annual
convention. l also ask the privilege OF
thanking your officers and the officers
Of all your associated bodies for the
assistance which they have given 10
those In charge Of the twelfth census
Of the United States. The agitation be-
gun by your organization some years
ago led to the adoption OF a new clas-
sidcation Of domestic animals, which It
Is sincerely hoped will make our ma
tional statistics Of more practical value
to all engaged In the raising and ham
ding OF live stock. The labors Of your
active and efficient secretary have been
collecting the statistics OF animals on
the range. Through his exerttons. ANA
that Of your worthy president, We were
able 70 secure the services OF an efficient
corps of special agents In touch with
the live stock interests Of the great
West. Most Of those agents were ON
GERS or members OF the various state
live stock organizations.
The field work for the census has now
practically closed. and we have begun
The tabulation OF the data obtained,
together with the corresponding data
secured by the regular farm enumera-
tors. The results OF one OF the special
I. investigations relating TO live stock
have been completed and given 10 the
public IN a bulletin Of 100 pages This
bulletin includes the statistics Of live
stock i'm cities and town or as II Is
denominated IN the bulletin Domestic
animals IN barns and Enclosures, not
on farms or ranges" NJ similar stats.
ties have ever been collected or dis
seminated IN this country The labor
of collecting and tahuhtng this infor-
nation was authorized by Congress at
the request Of the officers and members
of your association. The bulletin states
the number Of horses and mules. not
on farms, which are employed In the
service OF man. Il thus affords the
basis for estimating the probable mum
Der Of these animals that can be mar
kete1 I'm the future and the relation Of
the demand for them ~ the existing
supply. The bulletin also presents an
exhibit Of the number Of COWS furnish
ing milk and butter and the number Of
swine to be counted on 20 furnish the
meat supply in addition 10 the similar
animals on the farms and ranges.
In about two months or little more,
the Office hopes % begin TO send out
| bulletins on farms and farm re-
sources, by States These bulletins viii
give the statistics of live stock on the
ranges and on the farms. We also
hope TO complete the bulletins OF
this class before the close
OF this year. or within elgh-
teen months Of the time Of be-
ginning the collection OF the necessary
data This is less than onC-half the
period in which the same work has been
performed in the past,
II Is confidently believed that largely
through the efficient cooperation Of the
live stock interests Of tile great West
! and Southwest more perfect census Of
their industry win be secured this de-
cade than ever before and thus there
/
annual statistics In the future. This
statement is made without casting any
| reflection upon the labors OF those who
collected the statistics Of ten years ago.
! We have built upon the results Of their
! painstaking labor and ought TO accom-
! plish better work II we do not do so. We
have not been as successful as they
were.
The census of domestic animals IN
' cities and towns shows that there are a,
| the present time outside OF the farms
| and ranges 2S33S7l horses; lG2, MS
| mules and l2,S10 asses. The total OF
these three classes OF useful animals in
! cities and towns Is 3,00S 500 This Is less
than one-ffth OF the total number Of
| these animals at the present time on
our farms, and yet our city horses,
mules and asses Outnumber those Of all
the same kind on the farms OF most OF
| the European countries. Austria at the
| last census had on its farms l606, 149
| horses and mules. or only one-tenth OF
those on our farms, and one-half those
| In our cities and towns.
Great Britain had 2WO.300 on its farms.
| This Is one-eighth Of our farm horses,
and only two-thirds Of those In our
cities and towns. The French farm
NniftH HANlNtlfN uttNNfAHNf WUlID llOSe
In the German empire only make a TO,
tai OF i,O3S,4Sj, The latter country has
the largest supply OF farm horses OF
any nation OF Europe, with the eXcep,
ton OF Russia. and yet It's supply Of
such animals Is only fourth that
OF this country.
A moments consideration OF these
figures brings out very forcibly the rea-
son Great Britain purchases horses and |
mules, In the United States. for the
South African war. II also explains
the reason Great Britain finds so much
difficulty in supplying the animals on
which TO mount any large numba OF !
soldiers, To have taken all the horses |
and mules needed in this war from her |
own farms would have so crippled her |
agricultural industries as 10 disturb the |
whole Industrial life OF the nation. II |
would, IN little more than a year, |
have reduced the available work AMI |
mails on the farms to three-fourths of |
their normal number. Before this limit |
could be reached. England would yield |
TO the Boer demands rather than suf- |
fer the resulting calamity that would |
follow the collapse OF her agriculture |
at home. But what England could not |
have done without a revolution on her |
farms, the United States has been able |
10 DO with ease. We have sent. or are |
sending, what will be total |
OF nearly II not quite quarter OF a |
million OF horses and mules and these
shipments have affected our prices to |
only very small degree.
Not only have We been supplying |
Great Britain with war animals. but |
this country has been the market In |
which Germany has secured her war 4
horses and mules for shipment TO Chi. |
ma IL Is cheaper and easier and IL |
causes less economic disturbance 10 her
industries TO purchase them here then
on the farm OF The fatherland. The |
actual and relative number Of our farm
horses explains why these countries IN
such an emergency as the present look
70 the stock growers Of this nation for
means OF transportation.
Permit me In this connection 10 call