East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-19
WHAT PACKING PLANT WILL Do FOR
INLAND EMPIRE

the city will learn, as others have
learned. that it is mostly in his pock
ct to bring his livestock 10 marke
rather than to dress his cattle, hogs
veal and sheep at home, pay express
age, and perhaps then not find ready
sale and lose money because the car.
casses won't keep and some are
worthless, besides being a menace tC
the health of a city. They can bring
their hogs. sheep and calves alive tc
market If they haven't a carload
and live close enough, they can bring
/ them alive in a wagon.
IF not enough, but from the neigh
bors or make up joint car and ship
| them in. They will be sure of a
prompt sale and cash remittance II
| the stock is good if not, it has some
value. and they will learn, as others
have. that it pays to grow better
ones"
Mr.. Colt said the Pacific coast, and
particularly Oregon and the north
west, have a distinct advantage over
the rest of the entire North American
country. This Is the newest section
and for that reason the advantages
of the experiences of. all the rest OF
the country which has developed dur
ing the last three centuries. BY right
of climate and natural advantages,
there is no part of the United States
which can compare with it.
What, then" he said, must be the
result? With past experience to
build from and a wonderful domain
to work with, civilization must sure
.-ly be at its best in the next genera
ton, in this land of destiny. There
are enormous industries and lines OF
work which have bright futures, but
none have a brighter prospect than
the great livestock industry.
eve have the example of the mid
die western plains, which only gen.
Grafton ago were ranged from the
borders north to Canada by great
herds Of long-horned, 'cat-hammered'
creatures which they called cattle.
Civilization demanded something
better. eternally called for a higher
standard and development. The
ranchman learned that if he was to
get AS much money for his product
as his neighbor who was a progressive
man. he must put as good or better
product on the market. The expert
ment paid. He realized more for his
cattle because they were better than
the ordinary, and civilization wanted
the best.
''The packer was willing to pay more
for better quality because they proved
the cheapest to him in the end and
the easiest to. sell, and besides these
two great advantages. the good quail
ity pleased his trade, for the trade
wanted something better, and so you
see he not only made friend of the
rancher, to whom he paid better
price. but he made a friend Of the
consumer. who was well satisfied and
willing to pay for quality, and like
wise made money for himself.
1.-THE same Is true of the humble
hog. They used to say down in Mis-
souri, when was a boy that it didn't
nav to keep 'hawgs' that could't beat
a 'nigger' running. In those days the
hogs ranged the woods and depended
for their existence on roots. Perhaps
once every year the owners would
have 'drive'-and Of all the looking
animals which were the result Of this
drive. you would probably guess
hogs the last. Long legged, long
shouted. high backed, coarse bristles'
and about as wide as the back of ones
hand. This is not an exaggeration'
"Well it Is the same old story. To-
day Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Ne
braska. Iowa and Illinois, and even
Texas. produce better and more hogs
than any other section Of the world
and the 'razorback,' or Indians as
we used to call them, are things OF
the past. Why? Because it paid to
make them better. Sheep have al
most a like history"
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