Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-17

fields of endeavor They cast their
eyes TO the Rocky mountains and
Great American Desert where. strug-
Cling maufuliy, away from the haunts
OF men, contending against the adverse
conditions of uncivilizatIon, oftenfimes
away from the railroads and cities
they have built up In silence and soli-
tude one of the strongest and stablest
industries OF the western half of the
American continent.
mo tribute too great can be paid
to the early pioneers In the wool busi-
ness Those brave men who blazed
the trail for the civilization which fol-
lowed. have made possible the dis
covery Of our mines, and are primar-
lily responsible for our present agricul-
tural development which is the pride
OF the nation.
I'm the beautiful valleys of the i'm
termountain country the energetic
farmer first attempted agriculture In
the raising of alfalfa and other hay
and grain. his only market being at
forded, IN those early days, by the
nockmasters who purchased his prod
nets In order to insure safety for their
nocks during the winter months. ON
this humble foundation has since been
erected our magnificent agricultural
structure. producing its thousands of
tons OF grain, vegetables. sugar, fruits
and canned products.
SPENT AT HOME.
THE sheep mems money has been
spent at home--no dividends have been
sent arboad. his balance has swelled
your bank statements his surplus has
erected your buildings and beautIfied
your cities. The great Salt Lake val
ley Is the center geographically. of
that tremendous grazing area ex-
tending beyond the eastern slope of
Canada on the north, and southerly
to sunny Mexico.
THAT this city has profited financi-
ally, socially, intellectually, from its
connection with the wool industry.
facts amply justify. Some of our best
citizens have been and are shepherds
Wyoming has given you Cosgrlff, No.
BILE and Savage: Idaho has given you
Mrs. Fred Oswald and j. D. Wood:
Nevada has given you Mrs Bonne-
mort and w. $. Mccormick, and in
Utah you have such stalwarts as Rice,
Moyle, Saunders, Knollin Hanauer,
and Sharp. and the list could be In
definitely extended. Nor has the
nockmasters' influence been felt and
services rendered locally only; he has
ioceupiebAthei state national stages
Idaho has its Gov Gooding; Montana
has its Senator Power; New Mexico
has its Gov Otero: Nevada has It's
Senator Nixon, and Wyoming it's SEN
ator Warren
Those engaged in other lines of en-
deavor should not at this time cast
envious eyes upon the wool men be-
cause of their present prosperity.
They should remember that there have
been many lean years to set up against
the present fat ones; they must re.
member that wool has been the last
of the staples to respond to the magic
touch or the wand of prosperity. They
must remember the years OF travail
and hanging on with the last remain
ing strength in their finger tips through
which they have gone, and an times
not so far distant.
LESSON LEARNED.
Like others Of our fellows, as time
went by, We have learned. In the
olden days II was not uncommon 20 see
the western mutton products consist
OF three four and FIVE year old weth-
ers, too young to die and too tough
to eat Today, 30 per cent OF the To-
tai mutton products of the west
ern states is marketed in the share
OF milk fat lambs, young and tooth
some and cheap. In the past wool
has been sent to market not with a
view TO quality but rather thinking of
quantity the honest shepherd being
in a hurry, seldom took time TO re-
move the foreign substances. and II
was not an uncommon thing 10 find
sagebrush, or other choice natural
specimens, lime rock, or even common
dirt tangled UP with their heeces.
Today, knowing that It pays best.
he sends his goods TO market clean, we'll
grown. honestly packed and sometimes
properly graded, so that his product
may enter the mills direct He even
goes so far as TO conscientlously de-
duct four pounds tare for Sucking and
Irvine from each bag OF wool, notwith
standing that the sack has cost him in
the neighborhood Of a half dollar.
II is no uncommon thing today, to
md on our western ranges, Hampshire
Cotswolds, and Shropshires imported
from old England, and Dorsets and
Chevlots from Scotland, and Ramboul-
let's from France--the former breeds I'm
order that our mutton ana the latter I'm
order that our wool may be longer.
INSTRUCTIVE GATHERINGS.
IAN these improvements at the pres
ent day have been brought about from.
the lessons taught by experience and
our chief teacher has been such gath
erings as this through the mutual ex-
change u Ideas and experiences we
have mutually learned, and prohted
But over and above all Is the fact that
from actual and visual observation we
~
display what can be done IN the way OF
producing both quality and quantity OF
flesh and wool. We have learned al
the shows In Chicago, Kansas city, st.
Joe and Denver, ana now we are being
taught by object lessons az home, and
we hope that IN time the fat and ina
shows annually held In this splendid
city shall be second To none.
However after all this has been said
ana done, the greatest era IN the live.
stock business has Just begun. The
future holds much for us to do and
many problems loom up that must be
met aud solved. our woods must not
only be graded at home but they must
likewise be secured, spun into yarn. ana
woven into cloth. Today we shin the
raw material 10 eastern states, tomor-
row 20 be shipped back To us as finished
products, me consumer paying the
freight and prolits both ways. We feel
lhAt the area Tor which this city is The
distributing point win In time consume
an the wool grown within II. our mnt-
ton Is shipped eastward 10 be fattened
and returned 10 US for CONSUMPTION
under the same conditions Your farm
ers In SAT- Lake valley can fatten our
feeders, ana your packers can properly
care for and distribute the carcass. All
these things have been done elsewhere
ana you can do them here.
II should not require strong argu-
ments 10 convince the energetic peo.
pie OF Salt Lake that the development
which ! have heretofore outlined Is not
only possible and feasible but that IN
this favored section II WIN come TO
pass.
FUTURE OUTLOOK,