Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-29
Serious Condition Of Affairs In
Idaho and Utah.
SHEEPMEN MAY ENTER SUIT
Thousands OF sheep Awaiting Ship
ment 10 Market Under Heavy Ex-
Pense, aud No Equipment

The livestock situation In Idaho and
Utah is getting serious. although local
railroad men look for It to ease ND
within the next two weeks The trou-
Die which has been more or less pro-
nounced every sall seems to be intens'-
ned this year to greater extent than
heretofore. especially does this hold
good in the case OF sheep shipments
u Is absolutely impossible to get cars.
Commission agents state that this
condition is distinctly fortunate, for
II every grower who wants TO ship
could put his animals on the cars
sleep today in Chicago would drop
down to 81 head.
EFFECT ON WOOL.
Such a request for sheep cars has
Fever before been experienced and thu
lailroad officials are looking forward 10
the next wool season and asking them
selves what will become of the wool
shipments II all the sheep are shipped
oott OF the country for the market os
ne present clamoring for cars would
indicate.
1t is not a case of the railroad live
STOCK, agents hunting for shipments,
lOr the line which has the available
ohrs can get all 1t wants, and more.
TEMPORARY DECKS.
The Oregon Short Line and the Rio
urande Western have both kept the
wires hot clamoring for more eauip.
ment, while Assistant General Traffic
Manager y. Fl. Babcock has issued or
ders TO the operating department 20
EQUIP every available stock car WITH
temporary deck for the business,
hence there Is an air of hustle down
at the local shops
Commercial Agent Downing OF the
Milwaukee Is responsible for the stnta- |
ment that there must be In the neigh |
h0rhood Of $500 carloads OF sheen |
awaiting shipment to the Chicago mas |
ket.
MAY ENTER SUITS.
Among the flockmasters there Is al.
so some talk OF entering suit against |
Tie railroad companies, alleging that |
tney are under great expense daily for
reed, to say nothing OF losses. and they |
nave their sheep ready for shipment
but there are no cars TO transport them
~ the rate the requests are coming
IN II Is said that sheep shipments w1ll
continue into November. At Soda
springs. Rexburg and some other Idah }
points on the Short Line there are said
10 be from 10 to 100 carloads Of
iheep awaiting their turn TO
Dc shipped, while those sheep
u the west end Of the line will still
lave TO await their turn until the
PRESSURE in eastern Idaho Is relieved
II Heber, Cotton and other points on
he Rio Grande there are equally as
arEe shipments under the same con,
ilions. Quite a big percentage of the
hipments are made up OF lambs, and
Is necessary that this class Of ami
nails be rushed through, to the market
nth dispatch to avoid losses.
NEW LAW RESPONSIBLE.
Inquiry as 10 the meaning Of this big
Movement eliclts the solution that the
No-mlle limit law recently put into
ifeet In Idaho Is responsible for the
u exodus of mutton. All the flock
iasteFs there are said 10 be cutting
own their hocks on account OF the
lrtailed grazing privileges that are
ow In order. Indicative OF this
Iovement John MacRae, who has a
ock Of 10000 head in Idaho, proposes
ship 10000 OF them this fall to the
Iarket. All along the line the sheep.
zen are cutting down their ilocks.
WHAT TRAFFIC. MEN SAY. /
When seen In connection with the
ported car famine this morning. AS.
slant General Traffic Manager S. II.
abcock OF the Rio Grande said: ~
mt think that you can call the stu 0
ion car famine exactly. We always {
ok for heavy movements OF sheep al
rs time Of the year | have ordered
mporary double decks put into some p
the cars We are receiving, while we !
I'VE called on our connections for q
ulpment. think that the pressure
III be relieved within a few DAYS"
Acting Traffic Manager T. NJ. Schum-
her, who this morning returned from
e first vacation he has enjoyed while
the railroad service, said: II think
at II Is letting up somewhat. IL Is
G same all over the country: there
not railroad system with enough ci