The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-08-26

portntun ~ animals fresh from
che Jungle And this number. Of course. does not
Include such immense foreign animal firms rs the
tIngcnbacks II Ia paying business ~ indeed.
are all businesses where the demand exceeds the
supply The demand Tor Wild beasts Is far greater
yhan the supply. and a. consequence prices are
xo0d and the dealers men Of wealth The extent
of this demand may be- appreciated when one con
aidora that most Of the great cities In tho United
statoa have geological parka or mcnngcries and
that the animals are constantly being purchased
by them. Then there private collectors and
circuscs and the like. that are ever ready to pay
she highest prices for desirable animals. The ant
NAL dealer who could secure and bring To this
s,ountry three or four gorlllas would mako small
fortune nut no dealer has ever succeeded In do
ans this, The gorillaa die In a few weeks In cap
sivity. they could not 1tand an ocean trip for "A
fiAy
A rusty old German liner lumbors nolsy into
Quarantine, aud then lies motioncss the tide
An oincer. with broad. red. bewhiskered face.
ainnds at the head OF the companion ladder, and
ne smiles a peculiar smile. aa husky screaming
alulation rises from hollow. The animals are got
sing hungry" he explains. you know We have
several hundred Of them on the tween decks
Vast TO see them? All right" In another minute
probably the most competent animal man In the
world ~ ut our side. lie IL not trainer, or even
a tanner. he Il more lie Is "a sort OF animal COOK
and his special business IA the personal manage
incnt of wild animal tours Ho receives them
Mons tigers leopards elephants. everything else
at Hamburg whore they have been brought
fresh from their native wids. and not only super
antcnda their shipment aboard n vessel bound Tor
New York but he sails with Thorn to mako sure
shat they arrive safely and In good health Anu
ne sure that II the tigor gets on ON MS dlet ana
needs "A nice fresh live rabbit To tone up his syS'
TEN. this man will be aware OF the fact almost
before the tiger sand, ergo. nice hig Jumping
bunny IA FaCtincpd In accordance with the pre-
.-spts Of Wild beast matcrin medlcn Then. too.
one can never tell Just when the big boa IL go
tng TO rouse from his last gorge, when he does
ne wants toothsome young goat, ana he wants
q quick II is a part NJ the animal mans duties
10 anticipate the boa's appetite with all possible
expedition
lie Is n quiet, unnssumng man, with stoop
shoulders and bushy whlskers. and he leads the
WY To the tween decks without n word. Per
maps the uninitated may believe that tour
through the animal section OF n treishtcarryihs
vessel IL an unimprossyr experience. Well, let
them Try 1t and scc' This can be said NJ the out
~et-it ~ somewhat different from menngorle
u means something TO come into close proximity
10 "A hundred and odd Wild animals that have beer
iruthlessy matched from their lairs In Africa OF
Asda, or elsewhere, and clappcd into little barred
u,u1ca. not as large as dry goods cases; slammed
An ana out Of dark holes IN the vessels OF sevora
sens ON the way to Hamburg then finally place.
IN the siygnn tween decks Of "A German hooker
The swinging cross seas OF the North Auanu,
nave not improved their tempers, or their nery
cons Rystcms and the visitor Ht Quarantine Il
quickly Impressed with that fact The hoWls an'
-Whtnrs aud the banks cease abruptly as the stran
GER, enter. For they bring the smell OF land an'
rhe Eroni beasts snin inquirlngly and hungrily
mo.
The cages lined 10th sides ot the gloomy space
with O. little pRssagcway between tho boxes. Per
mans ulR passaguWay was three feet wide no
more INV cages wore piled two and sometime
thrvc deep In the bottom cage, for instance
would be- % tiger. I'm the next above smaller AM
.uul say. leopard or a lynx and above that
parrot. or a bunch of uuerkats. Think OF a.
5thr,c.foot pussagtwuy with ferocous animals
.urrtghrg along for lOO feet ON all sides Tai
about nightmares Tho reporters hair sunono
out like so many pieces Of wire, and he wisho
most igryauuy that ho had not come. II was NOR
agreeable he felt, To see these animals In m'
naEerio where the cages are ample and the bar
AN inch thick
Better keep In tho middle OF the aisle" say
conc 1f the animal men, these fellows sometime
reach ont for you
Words such as these, OF course, hardly tondo
10 reasmre
Il really was too dark TO much on
caught a view OF the cages stretching away
gloomy perspective until lost In the darkness.