The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-01

being done by the International Dry
Farming congress and gave the Utah
dry farmers some valuable advice con-
corning their industry. DIR. Stewart,
who is chemist, addressed the farm
ers on some meteorological phases Of
their business and President Blood OF
the Millers' association brought the
! dry farmers 1.-THE MilIers' Message to
the Grain Growers.'' He urged cooper
| alton between the millers and the
| farmers, and declared that while some
| OF the farmers were inclined ut times
| to look upon the miller as their en-
envy, that such was not the case. He
said the success Of the miller depended
| upon the success of the farmer.
Mr.. Farrell and Mr. Webster gave
some Of their experiences in dry farm
ing. Mr.. Farrell is manager OF one of
| the largest dry farms in the United
States, situated near Logan.
Resource Survey.
DIR. e. G. Peterson Of the extension
division of the Agricultural college re-
lated to the convention the plans they
had pursued in making survey of the
resources of the state. He offered the
league the use Of the information al
ready acquired by the college and their
assistance in securing data
F. W. Reynolds OF the University Of
Utah was the leader in short discus
sion of the same subject, and j, II.
Walker, principal of the Pleasant
Grove high school, gave an interesting
five-minute talk on the results accom-
plished in his community as result Of
a scientific survey.
DR.. 7. B. Beatty, secretary Of the
state board of health, rendered an in
teresting address on Sanitation and
the Prevention of Disease.' In open
ing the subject, DR.. Beatty said that
it was not a sentimental question for
discussion by old ladies Of both sexes
He commended the "clean town" con-
test proposed at yesterdays meeting,
but suggested that the plans include
of town that greet the eye of the
passerby, but of the portions that
breed disease and which arc usually
covered and soquestered. As an in"
stance Of this he told how Havana,
Cuba, one of the most beautiful cities
IN the world, was cleaned up internally
by the United States authorities, with
the result that the death rate was cut
in half.
Look to Health.
DR.. Beatty called attention TO the
fact that notwithstanding the birth
rate In Utah is higher than anywhere
else in the world, its death rate of chill
dren under l year of age is very high,
and that thousand children die year,
ly before reaching year Of age. OF
these, rs per cent die OF preventable
diseases. He said the government en-
ploys many experts and spends large
sums of money each year investigating
the cause Of disease among cattle and
pigs, but SO far never cent for an
investigation Of the cause OF death
among young children.
Continuing, the doctor said that
about 1900 persons die In Utah each
year, and Of this number at least 1900
die Of preventable diseases He urged
the institution Of a swat~the-f fly"
campaign and the elimination Of refuse
piles and other breeding places Of this
pest. BE deplored the fact that it was
necessary to offer prize to get people
to save their own lives, but assured
the league of the support Of the state
board Of health toward any plan that
would clean up the state and reduce
the death rate In preventable diseases,