The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-06-30
GENERAL CONDITIONS.

GENERAL CONDITIONS.
The American Live Stock and Loan company sums up
conditions in part as follows
There are many things we could speak about at
this tme that it is difficult to select those to which we
should give the most attention. however, far above any
thing else at this time according to opinion is the
transportation question: and what may take place during
this fall when feel the congestion that will follow the
troop and material movement This one feature of
transportation overshadows all Others and everyone
should Immediately give this matter his most careful at
ton and, if possible, anticipate his needs We mean,
those who buy their cotton seed CAKE coal supply
buy necessary lumber wire fence posts should by
all means do So rather than wait until fall when grain
COAL live stock, fruit and other products are moving in
great quantities. for stated it will be during that period
that the movement will also be active and congestion
will be sure to follow
In considering this transportation natter it is proper
Tor us to touch on the proposed railway rate increase
matter You may have thought much about this but
may around this fall that you will not be able to
get your cattle to market ship in your cotton seed
cake simply because the railways may break down under
the load that will to them The for this may
be shown by the fact that the past income for the carriers
based normal traffic at present rates. suffici
ent to give them surplus earnings go into
improvements and extensions hence your predcament
When this rate question first up, at went
record favorng five per cent increase We are now
that this not enough and believe ten per cent
on live stock fair figure The average rate live stock
to market from the western country is about 33 cents per
hundred pounds ten per cent would 1868 cents
on $4,000 pounds, the increase would be 1912, say
away by some "hot air. artist from East of the River
about this question: but remember that this 33 cents may
mean the difference to ourselves of proper convenences
and reasonable transportation the destruction of
business, for there is dependent the rail
way than the cattle That we have right to
speak this question witnessed by the fact that during
the month of May just past paid the freight charges
on $4,000 head of cattle that we were delivering or
enough meat animals when they ready for market to
feed 10000 soldiers for year So it is not the theory
OF an economist that advancing, but deduction
made possible by the years of actual experience in affairs
that than the explosions of sinister politicians
who feel that to retain their jobs they must
tnualy bait the railways other things that big
to the ordinary mind.
In regard to finances in this country and general bust
ness believe that for the next two three years
era business will be under great pressure will be ire
mendously active and that will have good tines in
business. careful study of the situation indicates that
the vast sums OF being provided by the
through its bond issue will be spent largely home and
will circulate through our business channels. Naturally
this will be accompanied by intense activity and the en-
pyment of labor to its fullest capacitv followed by strong
demand for food products and wearing material Prob
ably the imports of gold will decrease of the
war credits that have been created in this country for
the Allies and may lose quite bit of gold Japan or
other countries that supplying the Allies but this
does not seem like serious Interest rates will
probably stiffen somewhat, but for legitimate business
there will be plenty of and the one feature that
should be given careful consideration is the liability of
people to initiate their undertakings in way that might
afterwards hurt
In regard to the supplies of live stock there has been
great deal of hvser about the shortage of beef There
is no such thing in the United States For proof the SUD-
plies of cattle at the seven bio markets in the United States
to date half million head more than in 1916 and
1916 was of the bic in receipts This does not
indicate shortage and while there less hogs still