The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1916-06-02
US. WAR ON PESTS
IS URGED BY MAYS
Utah Congressman Flags Opponents Of Mea-
ure Drawn In Interest Of Products
TELLS of States Work.

was considering agriculture appropriation BILL Congressman
Mays sand
gentleman from South Carolina ever) increasing the
available for use the national forests and public domain in
destroying wolves coyotes and other animals injurious to agr
culture and animal husbandry from $4,000 to $25OOO This
becomes essential since the gentleman from Illinois Mad
den) insisted upon making point of order against the provso
carrying item of S2500 with which TO combat the spread of
rabies among such wild animals.
OBJECTIONS far made to this provision appear be based
upon the theory that the farmer and ockman aided by the
affected should eradicate these predatory animals
should be remembered however that the government and
supervses quantities of the territory of these Western States
public domain together comprise than
half the of the states severely afflicted The
thus virtually providing breeding ground and harbor
refuge for these animals which sally forth and destroy the
live stock of the citizens It is clearly the duty Of the national
do its share in this campaign Of extemna
ton States and the citizens interested and long have
been cooperating in the work.
I'm Utah bounty of from and half to fifteen dollars
each is provided upon Many thousands been
exeminaed but the coyote which regard the most
pcious offender Is most animal He is said to be
gray wolf the and the vousness Of the
combined with the cunning Of the other He is possessed
relentless disposition to kill to destroy far beyond his
quements have personally counted high twenty lambs
flock whose throats had been by single coyote Nc
effort made the flesh of these lambs The
killing accomplished response TO cruel wanton. natura
desire destroy Why should the farmer and the stock raiser BE-
required feed the coyotes owned by the general
and occupying these forest and public domain?
ut interesting TO observe the cunnngness Of the coyote
Of these should when alone discover mother with III
ter of young pigs will cowardy attempt take thu
pigs from the alone will the assistance of
companion in crime One will then approach the mother wh
gives chase He his pursuit until his companion
steals pig this process being repeated until the entire litter
destroyed
Great Damage Inflicted by Only One Lion.
zone mountain lion wi during single year. destroy vau
many times bounty offered for his destruction have
in mountain lair Of family Of these beasts evidence that
of deer had been slain and devoured during the preceding
year Old hunters of the Rocky Mountain region will tell tina
lions
the hunters.
THE these public lands for his stock has tn
right know that the stock will not be destroyed by the animal
harboed and protected by the government The losses to v
stock instances absorb all the profit in utter
y running the stocNman.
The gentlemen who vigorously oppose such appropra
ton who for the most part reside in the great Eastern cities
should realize that this unnatural of supply
be borne by the ultimately The producer be tn
direct and immediate sufferer but the dweers in the great cite
will bear their share of the losses these predatory animals nc
upon supply From this there escape The tota
annual loss is astounding sufficient 10 feed millions of people
One coyote in condition and with his usual attention
business may annually destroy hundred head of sheep Som
ocks will be reduced by oneenh their number in single
md detached flock will often be entirely destroyed
Opponents of the Bill Come In For a Scoring.
strangely shortsghted and for gentlemen to dis
play themselves the gentleman from Massachusetts, walsh
and the gentleman from Illinois adden) have done this de
They and their constituents must look to the great
producing Of the West for their daily supply of this ooe
II is rapidly decreasing While the population is increasing Thi
have disastrous effect the cost of living already
beyond the poor mans attainments.
he gentlemen and others of the great Eastern cities sho
amazing soctude for the treasury when small sum is
posed aid the overworked overburdned and udepad
of es necessities They forget the depleted condition
the treasury the condition Of the taxpayers whom the
periodically shed crocodile tears of grief assumed for politics
effect the forty million dollars appropriated few day
ago by the and harbos bill That to be expende
largely around their cities The Boston gets his share
The Chicago gets his The New York gets his portion
And the Philadelphia gets few millions for the Deawar
river Altogether they extract from the treasury the handsom
total of $40OOO0 to follow the $S0O0O000O already appop
sted upon these projects They believe that essens