The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-10
HELP FOR POULTRY EXHIBITS.

In the early part of the Legislative
session, the promoters of the poultry
industry in the State had bill intro
duced, which was designed to give a
little aid TO the exhibits of poultry, in
the way of helping out on prizes. The
bill sought TO appropriate $4,000 for
this purpose. This amount, equally dl-
vided between two years, was 10 be ex'
pended in prizes, and was designed to
ease tie burden on few of the ad-
vanced poultry raisers of this State
who, for thirty-five years, have given
prizes such as ribbons, diplomas, cups,
and medals, as certifications of the pro
duction, of good poultry stock. These
few have had to hire halls, get out
printing matter, secure a Judge from
the East at cost of $3.50 to 5000 per
exhibit, and generally TO carry the bur
den in labor and pay the expense of ad.
vanong the poultry industry in Utah,
This cost has all come out of the pock-
cts of few of the enterprising, lead
ing men In the industry, and helped at
times by those who had nothing to
gain, no birds TO exhibit, but yet who
felt public-spirited duty to foster the
breeding of better fowls than the mon
grels which are to be seen on every
farm.
The bill expressly provides that not
one dollar of the appropriation Will go
for any other purpose than as stated;
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exhibits. The only paid officer in the
Utah Poultry association is the sccre-
tary, who receives the sum of fifty dol
lars per annum, This the poultry as
sociation pays, as well AS all other ex-
pcnses in connection with the advance.
mcnt of the poultry industry and the
annual exhibits that are made.
The Legislature has recognized from
time to time all the other interests OF
the State, and continues to do SO. Yet
here is an industry Of greater and more
vital interest to the poor man than any
other in the State.
1t is reckoned that poultry products
TO the amount of about Sl,250,000 were
chiefly from Kansas, Iowa, and Mis-
souri. The latter State has Just given
the poultry raisers there $4,000 to en-
courage this industry. The money will
return 10 the people, for not dollar
goes ont to any other State
1t is urged by the active men in the
Poultry association that, with the aid of
this money, the Utah hen will increase
from sxty-egg producer per annum to
i two- hundred. egg producer and, instead
u eggs selling for sixty cents per dozen,
they will be placed on the poor man s
table for less than half that money.
The Tribune feels the Justice of the
plea made by the poultry men of Utah,
ture to vote this small sum for the
fostering and promotion of the poultry
industry, which is, in fact, of surpris-
ing Importance to the people Of this
State; an Importance seldom recog.
nized, but easily demonstrated to any
one who will make an investigation of
the subject, The Legislature is about
10 adjourn, but the appropriation bill
is still under it's preliminary considcra.
ton, and ii will be quite possible to in
sert this item in it, We are satisfied
that the profits from such appropriation
would be far and away out Of proper.
tion in returns made, beyond those had
from almost any other appropriation
that could be named