The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-29

railroad service which we have suffered.
is this progress?
Then: again. our friend. the packer. has
fallen in the way of error. Ia the scien-
tific development of his branch of the in
dustry and economical marketing of his
wares the packer stands unique and
alone; he has converted the waste OF the
slaughtered animal into gold. he like the
railroad has been a great force in the up
We presume 1ust 10 prove that after all
he Is but human. the packer sometimes
orTS-nals takess. perhaps, of the head and
not the heart. but none the less expensive
to others. Has he established the two
daN market whereby the surplus ship
ment OF one day is used TO bear the price
of supplies Of the next? Others. moro
competent, viii answer. The packer
claims he wants q steady market led By
STEADY supplies. Market manipulationS.
such as have been practical in the past,
are not conducive to steadiness- Is il a
stuff is bought TO kill and not to fcedg
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ing ana feeding OF flrSt-cldss animals? Is
thIS progress?
Our government the greatest institution
in history. has too. made miStakeS-sius
OF omission and neglect, primarily due,
perhaps. 10 our inaCtiOn. Though millions
are annually expended for the benefit of
agricultural and commercial interests the
live stock industry has received Scanty
recognition We arc not afraid of pater-
rection g scientific live stock advance
ment is carried ON to a less extent in our
own so-caIIed paternaI government than
in any other civilized country Is this
progress?
Other mistakes have been made which
may not be charged to any specific inter
est CT branch of the business. For in
stance. our method of marketing is un-
scientific and crude Often neither time
nor place of shipment is considered, the
result being excessive or unequal diStri
button of Supplies on the various mar
Rets- We ship. some railroads make
rates. by instinct" This evil results
from ignorance on the part of the shipper.
ton for his guidance at hand. and ships
when he gets ready and where his instinct
may determine At certain seasons or the
year the great cry car shortage goes
up. While I do not believe that the rail-
roads withhold these cars from philan-
thropic motives, Vet. in my judgment. my
friends. were they available at the times
ana in the quantities the shippers order
them every freight engine in the country
would be busy hauling live stock stock
able 10 kin or sell orr stuff the markets
demoralzed and many of us bankrupted.
The shortage of cars compeiS US to make
a fairly even distribution of our ship
maintain comparatively STEADY supplies
and prices We do from force of circum-
stances that which We should do from
choice; chance. not science guides us.
From what has heretofore been said, l
hope that ] viii not be classed among the
hopeful signs for our industry. He who
loves US tells us of Our faults; our virtues
viii take care OF themselves. But in this
age OF progress and science arc we keep
ing pace2 Is there nothing wrong2 l will
quote you a few lines written TO me by "A
prominent New Mexico cattleman:
The truth of the matter is that, and
guess you know as well as | DO, if not
better. the western COW man is somet thing
like an Old poor COW that has been hazed
around in the roundup and finally gets
off TO herself and is on the prod. She
makes a run at everything that comes her
way, knowing neither friend nor foe. We
have had such a devil of a rough deal
these last few years that we begin to
doubt the honesty and good intentions of
every one. il may not be the packers. it
not be the sheepmet! or even the railroads.
but some way every mans hand seems TO
( be- against Us these days" When level
headed men feel this way. all IS not right
The remedy for most of our troubles is
in our hands, and by this mean proper
organization OF each and every livestock
interest and organization so big so
broad. so solid. so impartial that criti-
cism will be disarmed and honor and
have heard it said that this idea is Wis
iOnary, or Utopian- Have we then reached
a point in this industry beyond which we
cannot so? Is the millennium uDcn Us?
Is abuse of or attack upon an allied in
dEstry the only method of correcting bad
conditions? You can catch Ines Win
vinegar. or court a girl with the big
stick. The age of the club and stone
hatchet has given way to the age of rea-
son and arbitration
The livestock Industry is like :hc woven
cloth; the producer forms the warp. the
ests become the WooI ana nellher can
exist without the other. weak or de-
fective spot anywhere Injuries the whole
fabric.
A famous orator has declared. 'All gov
eminent. indeed every human benefit and
enjoyment. every virtue and every pru-
dent act is founded on compromise and
barter" BY a thorough organization OF
every national livestock interest we col
lectively gain much and singly lose moth
ing that we now have If the wool grower
believes the rates on his product too
high. he does not lose the privilege of
earring that contention TO the highest
cert IN the land or 10 have Legislation
enacted that viii make a fair adjustment
possible Nor does the cattleman COM
nit himself to a Deaceable condoncment
Z OF bad railroad service or excessive rates,
nor are the railroads irrevccably bound TO
haul forever for nothing private refricer-
atOr ears for the packer, nor will the pack
. @ be compelled TO pay corn feo prices fvr
seeona-class hides stuffed with sage
/ am optimistic enough to feel thar
many Of ctr differences being founded on
ignorance of true conditions and lack OF
understanding one another. can DC settled
or regulated by such an organization. BY
this plan we can at least determine clear
/ ~ the lines of demarcatiOn betN cen III,
and il fight we must. ascertain precisely
what we are fighting about. Friction is
Z
prejudice are the twin menaces 20 pro
gress. Let US dispel the one and forego
the other.
In this beginning Of the brightest CEN
fury OF All the ages. opportunity presents
itself TO us here. and now. in no uncer-
tain manner. We have a noble work to
perform for the livestock industry. both
today and forever more. Our foreign ex-
port trade must be expanded and restric-
| Tons imposed upon our canned goods by
Germany France and other European
governments removed or modified This
expanded trade means dollars 10 US all.
We must uphold the hands of the presi-
dent in the great work Of adjusting the
range problem. The fearful power hello
by corpora tons must be regulated: it
VIII save us and il will save them The
power 10 confiscate property either d.
rectly or Indirectly belongs to the gov
eminent alone, and then only in certain
contingencies. Yet this power is pos
sessed by railroad and other corporations.
II IS but a step from such "A condition to
socialism or even anarchy EARLY and
provident fear IS the mother of safety"
The Interstate commerce commission must
DC given broader powers or an Interstate
commerce court created. of equal dignity
with the United States supreme court.
Such action. in the long run will Drove