The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-03-16

are handling your affairs. Business
over the country generally is not as
good as we hoped to see it, and while
there is a slight improvement, it is
not sufficiently marked to affect the
situation. The great trouble with
the country at present Is the lack Of
employment for the working men.
and We cannot expect them to be
put to work until the sentiment of
the country is changed and people
feel better over things. 1t is of the
utmost Importance that all producers
line up in one direction, to the end
that unnecessary agitation through
out the country be stopped, and give
the big business of the country an
opportunity to work out some OF its
problems. AS we have stated be-
fore in our letters, there have been
so many laws passed, so many COM
missions appointed and so many re
ports to make out that the big cor
porations, such as the railroads, the
steel corporations and others hardly
know which way to turn on account
of these limitations; and their rev.
enue has been so curtailed by state
and federal interference that many
of the best of them are unable to
make fixed charges, and this Is i'm
mediately reflected in the amount Of
labor they employ, and we get 1t
through the decreased prices in our
product for an idle workman is
poor beef buyer.
To illustrate the change in senti.
ment towards the railroads in some
states, we have noticed the petitions
of some of the smaller towns in the
direction of allowing the railroads in
states like Illinois to increase their
passenger fare from 2 cents to IL
cents per mile. We are very selfish
in our position about these things,
and we believe that the way to bene-
fit our industry is to help these peo-
pie who are adversely affected by
present conditions, and we would
like to see large attendance Of
stockmen at the coming conventions
of the Texas Cattle Raisers Associa.
ton, at San Antonio; the National
Live Stock Association, in San Fran.
cisco on March "a, and the other
state conventions later In the sea
son, in Wyoming, Montana. and else
where and liberal resolutions passed
to the end that the sto.kmen lend
their aid toward lettering conditions
for these big interests.
Again referring to the cattle bust
ness, the receipts Of cattle at the five
big markets for this year were about
six thousand ahead OF last year
This increase is practically all in
Kansas City. Had there been a nor.
NAL movement of cattle to market
the receipts would have shown de-
CItdbe. "a lot VI SdtIic "SiO ioiSSu
in, out of Iowa and Illinois that will
| be reflected In future business. Fur
thermore, even II the receipts this
year are more than last year, 1t must
be remembered that for the same
period in 1914 the receipts were very
much less than in the year 1913,
and in 1913 they we're less than in
1912, and so on, So that these 1915
receipts mean nothing So far as &C.
tual supply In the country is con-
cerned.
Regardless OF foot and mouth dis.
ease, the war, and every other thing
that we have, we believe the cattle
business is the best business today
In the United States. 1t has the best
foundation and, for the number. the
most sensible and fairest class Of
men, and everything is going to
come out all right, In spite Of the
little haze that hangs over things
just now.
No doubt the Denver market will
be benefited to a certain extent by
present conditions because 1t is the
center of clean district, and a great
many more heads OF live stock will
come here this year than heretofore,
on account of the possible adverse
conditions at markets further east.
Our companies will be glad to see
this business in Denver, and we have
practically unlimited means to take
care of any first class live stock pro-
position that is presented to us, and
we welcome new customers, and will
give them the very best attention
and high grade service.
The very latest information about
the foot and mouth disease In Kansas
| which esDecially interests western