The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-06
/ ANiMUR is
LOOKING UP
SHEEP

JaDan as a nation OF meat eat
ers. Will conquer the world In com
nercial pursuits, and the younger gen.
Grafton of Japanese have dropped the
old bonds OF Buddhism the religion
of their fathers. which prevented
them from eating meat. according to
DR. Issa Tanlmura, graduate OF Yale
university In the class of 1891, recipi-
ent OF the honorary degree of doctor
of laws from Dickinson college, and
representative Of the japanese govern
ment. who journeyed all the way from
Nippon to attend the National Con-
vention OF the Wool Growers associa-
:ion. being held in ogden
Dr. Tanimura, who is the guest OF
the Ogden delegation, Will deliver one
OF the most important addresses OF the
convention. in which he VIII urge
American sheepmen to Immediately
tako advantage of the great demand
for wool and mutton In Japan. He
says that the japanese prefer TO deal
with the people of this country but
that the American sheepmen must
get busy II they want to control the
mutton and wool trade OF Japan be-
lore the energetic Australians get
firm focthold
Speaks Good English.
DR.. Tanimuras mission Is OF vital
importance, especially to the western
sheepmen He is thoroughly convers-
ant with conditions in this country
and knows more about some of the in"
stitutions OF the United States than
most Americans. He was educated
here, and speaks with a perfect Eng
lsh accent This is his fourth trip
10 America since he graduated from
Yale In 1891 He arrived in America
December J, last. and has spent his
time since then in getting In touch
with the shcepmen OF the northwest
He was received with great honor in
Vancouver, b. c.. and Portland. ore
After the Wool Growers convention,
DR.. Tanimura Will so on to Denver,
where he will attend the livestock
show He will then visit President
Hadley, of Yale University, and Presl-
dent Reed. OF Dickinson college, after
which he will make a thorough study
OF the sheep industry in the United
States and Canada He will complete
his studies in Europe taking in Switz-
erland for the study OF goats, and
visiting Scotland TO study sheep rails
ing methods.
Great Chance for Business,
Millions Of dollars await enterprls
ing American sheepmen who VIII I'M
port fine sheep into Japan and start
great nocks. said Dr. Tanimura.
The people OF Japan. as whole
are not educated TO sheep and goat
raising" said the noted Nipponese eN
pert "and therein they differ from the
Chinese and Koreans. who are well
yersod in the animal industries. The
causes are old and deeply rooted In
the life of the ancient race, The ia
panese have not been meat eaters
since the introduction of Buddhism
| The Koreans and Chinese have never
been deferred from meat eating 10y
their religion. MS have the japanese
Religion and Meat Eating.
But conditions are swiftly chang
| ING in Japan Our nation is awaken
ed. We stand today in the foremost
| ranks OF the powers lighting for com
| mcrcial and military supremacy. Oul
people are spreading over the lace o
| the globe. We find it our natona
| policy to make meat caters out o
| our people. Hitherto We have lVet
! on rice and fish Such a diet, We
| find. is not conducive to the cultYa
ton of that hardy, aggressive, com
batlvc character necessary Tor th'
making and sustaining of worlC
/ power,
There is no reason why the United
| States and Japan should not be broth