The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-04-07

weight for beef cattle you may be sure they do
not so act from choice said Charles W. Baker sec
rotary of the Chicago Live Stock exchange, in
statement in which he declared that the unprece-
dented high prices of 1910 to date for cattle and
hogs on live stock markets of the United States
have deveoped serious problem to producers, pack
ers and consumers For slaughtering causes
shrinkage which adds approximately 40 per cent to
the live weight prices paid. The advantages which
the large packing concerns have over smaller
GERMS as brought out at Washington last week, Ia
in the quantity Of business they do and their abil
ity to make more from the by-products. such as
tallow oeomargarine hides, horns, hoofs hair etc.
he said. "The farmer and the country live sock
merchants are wiser than they used to be- They
do not rush their stock to market as formerly,
without knowing the conditions there. They keep
in touch with markets all the country. 1t fire.
quenty happens that stock growers in Nebraska will
ship their cattle to Buffalo instead OF Omaha, be-
cause they have discovered that prices higher
in Buffalo. There is only one remedy for present
high prices for live "tock That is, tn Increase the
supply or decrease the demand, or both Of course,
the live stock growers primarily responsible for
the present high prices although they are only
Of several classes who have brought about the con-
ditions. The government figures show that there
has been decrease, large decrease, in the num-
Der of beef cattle and hogs on farms in the United
States. From personal contact with hundreds
live stock buyers and sellers know there has been
such decrease. On the other hand there has buep
steady increase in demand Our people have come
to be more and more eaters Of meat. The answer
is obvious. The live stock raiser isn't the only
to blame, however, nor the consumer who has let
his appetite for the choicer bits Of meat get the bet
ter Of his good judgment Corn is big factor. Sew.
eral years ago there We're only three or four com
mercal uses to which corn could be put. Now there
AfHIon arPc M MAJ hat hoou
increase in the value q corn from As cents to 50
cents" ,.@att$IS, G @sl II Ilt z, S6$
The Commercial club is advocating for Minot
Great White Way, paid weather bureau service,
the cutting down Of the north hill huge light ION
the water tower and other things all of which
important. Now why not include watering
place for the horses that haul the products of
the farmers to this city, and carry away machinery
and merchandise. In January the Independent
cured an expression of the farmer readers
to what they most desired Minot to do for them,
and more than half of them suggested that city
could do nothing which would please them more
than to arrange a convenient place for them to
water their horses We do not believe that the
old fashioned water trough is just the thing, owing
to the likelihood if its contributing to the spread
of disease but it would not cost the city
than a few dollars to arrange faucet or two The
farmers will gladly carry their own buckets. This
would be much handler than leading the trlsty
steeds down to the bank Of the smurmuring Mouse.
We believe that the Commercial club will put the
matter before our worthy city commission il ths
right light, the watering place can be Installed
within a week or two. After this is done. than we
can have plenty Of time to put the big light on
the water tower and arrange for the paid weather
bureau service We depend upon the farmers to
a large extent for our support. let's show that
want a continuance Of their trade n 5"i"
Every man has enough worries to properly pun
ish him. Don't worry him unnecessarily If you
desire to become real missionary, and actually
be good in the world, be polite and fair with those
with whom you come in daily contact and do not
bother them unnecessarily. And this is q pleas.
anter way of living than to be eternally growing
and running your buzz saw. 1t is also fact that
polite, agreeable man is apt to succeed in
life than crouch. Don't imagine that it is your
mission in life to reform the faults Of Others your
real business in life is to reform your faults and
look after your affairs successfully as pos
sible. And you cannot hope to "get along well I'M
less you polite, fair and Industrious instead Of
meddlesome. VIZ.
A learned Illinois college professor is authority
for the startling statement that within five years
there will be general land panic all through the
east; that the high price Of eastern lands cannot
keep up; that land that sells today at from $3.50
to $3.50 an acre, cannot be made to produce even
fair percentage Of profit the exceedingly large
investment. II this statement is true and we have
no reason to doubt 1t, it would that the own.
OF eastern lands would sell while the price is
at top notch, and invest their money In North Dar
kota land. before the increase IN value. which IL