Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-16
Says 1t is a Good Thing and
Should be Pushed Along by the
People Of Salt Lake
CITES RESULTS ELSEWHERE.
Contends That Prosperity Of Western
Cities Depends on Prosperity of
Farmers and StOekmen.

Secretary c. r. Martin OF the Nation
al Livestock association, arrived last
evening from Portland en- route to Den
yer. and registered at the Knutsford.
In subsequent interviews he declared
that Salt Lake people had the oppor-
tunlty OF their lives to get up and do
something In pushing the proposed
packing plant; and II they did not they
were certainly chumps, II Will be the
best thing that ever happened TO tho
city and state, he said, II the scheme
is carried through. one has been es-
tablIshed at Denver, one Is being now
established at Portland and Salt Lake
should be the next TO fall into line. The
movement now started In salt Lake
shall have the active assistance OF the
association Mr. Martin declares, for
Salt Lake Is an ideal location for such
an industry. The contributory terri
tory In very large and when the Moffat
and Los Angeles roads are finished,
the means for adding to the importance
Of local packing interests will be ma
terially Increased,
Mr.. Martin urges that the prosperity
Of every large western city depends on
the prosperity Of the farmers and stock
men, and the building Of a packing
house plant here means a great deal TO
the farmers and stockgrowers Of Utah,
Wyoming, Idaho and Nevada, The
stock raising industry will be greatly
encouraged as growers Will not feel
any longer the burden OF paying 219
cents for freight, when profitable In
dustry can be carried on right at their
own doors Moreover. q better grade
Of meat can be secured,
Mr.. Martin called special attention
TO the fact that Utah Is an excellent
country in which to raise hogs which
can be fattened on Alfalfa wheat and
barley II Is fallacy 10 imagine that
hogs can not be fattened except on
corn, as in England the finest pork is
raised without a pound OF corn In
addition to alfalfa, wheat and barley,
turnips, beets and some kinds Of seeds
viii produce the best kind Of pork.
Three pounds Of wheat will produce a
pound OF pork, which means not less
than a dollar a bushel for the grain.
Mr. Martin also remarked that the
packing trust would not care anything
FOR competition from packing plants To-
Gated on the Missouri river but II does
Atlt lbl NplllNAlAlbl VI AlhilAN lNNuN'b
in the far western centers which would
cut short their supplies. There IL no
question about a market for all the
meat that can be produced west Of
the Rocky Mountains. In addition 10
the mining and other Industries OF this
region, there are the oriental trade
and the Alaskan trade, both OF which
are increasing at a rapid rate
Mr.. Martin says that both sheep and
| cattlemen realize that something mus
be done to settle the range question
| and he II comforting with leading stock.
men with view to settling the ques.
| ton. This win be taken up 10y q
| special commission appointed by Presi.
dent Springer, and which will meet IN
Denver early I'm August Mr.. Martin
does not think the strike at the east
ern packing centers Will last very long,
as the packers cannot afford 10 let thelr
properties lie idle, and the work can
not be handled by inexperienced men,
As to the recent sheep slaughter In
Colorado, Mr. Martin says the troubles
between the sheep and cattlemen have
about subsidized and the locality where
Mr.. Saunders sheep were killed Is about
the only place where any intense feel
ing exists.