Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-16

quote from railroad statistics furnished
BY the Southern Pacific company from
records In It's Office covering IA period Of
seven years--lS9s to 1908 inclusiye-giv-
ing the tonnage OF cattle shipped by the
said company to points beyond our bor-
der. For seven years named there were
$4,000 tons OF cattle shipped out OF this
state estimating, according 20 fail-
road approximation, III tons 70 the car.
The result Is 10 66S carloads OF cat
ale shipped during me time named. Es-
tInla'ng 20 animals 10 the car we have
3g3,35J cattle shipped for the seven
years. This Is the method Of approx
imatlou used 0y the railroad for deter
mining the number of cattle transport
el by II for that period
BY examining the same table find
that 17l3l tonnage OF cattle we're car
ried from Nevada points 10 points in
other states during the years 1908 and
1904 Adopting the same method of APP
proXimatiOn as above, we ind ZOE car
loads, numbering 1920 animals ex-
ported. AS these cattle were almost all
beef cattle on their way to market.
computation will show that II this sur
plus had been equally divided among
our population. every man, woman and
child In Nevada would have been enti-
tied TO within a smul fraction Of two
beeves each,
sheep SIx to One.
have not been able to get iItorma-
ton even by approximation that would
amount Ia more than guess as to the
number ofsheep shipped to market dur
ing the last year. or the number now
ranging IN the state. ! believe how
ever, that IN numbers shipped and now
held the sheep will exceed that OF the
cattle shipped and held six to one.
The sheep business is controlled ana
manasof by owners who operate on
lines cutie disslmilar, and in so far as
the welfare OF the state Is concegnCd
the difference is as easily distinguished
one from the other. as daylight from
darkness, or good from evil.
The unwelcome or intrudlng classes
are those who come with bands from
other States have no fixed habitation
own no land here. and have no inten-
ton of becoming citizens. but who
come for the purpose of devouring our
substance, eating out our ranges. and
leave desolatlon and destruction be-
hind
This system requires two men, four
or five ponies and about six DOGS to
manage four or five thousand sheep.
They ascend high mountains during
spring and summer. returning In The
fall to the plains below, or TO the
state from which they came to winter
Shearing time comes and the same
round " gone over each year The
wool clips bring in handsome divi-
dend and mutton always bears good
price. They claim To roam the pub
lie domain. but as general rule they
are not particular whether the domain
is public or private II there Is plentj
of feed.
\ Better Glass.
There Ia. however. an honorable dis
tinction TO be made IN favor of another
class of sheep Owners. who have been
consis,nt, enterprisng citizens of the
state. have invested IN lands and i'm
prOVcments have introduced the beet
blood In the country. and have care
fully guarded and kept their ilocks
free from disease This class has de-
servedly prospered Several holdings
I'm the state number from $4,000 to i6,
000 head and no one is envious. for
there Is a well founded BELIEF In the
minds OF our people that wha'rver
profits may accrue. the state will re-
ceiyc the benefit.
Rcvcrting to the breeding and inn
proyemCnt OF cattle. tlpre has prob
ably been a more general advance to-
ward perfection than a. observable In
any other class of livestock. There are
several stock farms In the state which