The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-09-13

90 the National Capital THIS Week
with costs FOR labor. range and
feed mounting 90 more than $50 per
cent Of normal. and with labor scarce
and unsatisfactory. intcrmountain live
stockmon are preparing vigorous
protest 10 the food authorities and
the war industries board ~ Washing
ton. n. g.. through 7. J. HaHcnbarth,
chairman Ut tho meat division. aRri-
cultural committee. food administra-
ton. Ilagcnbarth will leave Salt
Lake City not later than today Fri.
day. and will rcmHin In Washington
probably three months with other
members OF the meat division, consid-
ering problems concerning wool and
meat ~ serious condition has been
created BY increases In the price of
cottonsocd meal. hay and othcr
feeds" says HaRcnbarth. "and some
remedies must be found. NJ the meat
and wooimen are operating under n
fixed price. based on costs prevailing
In 1917" r. w. Mcclure. secretary Of
tho National wooiKrowcrs' associa-
ton. left for Denver. Colo. last sat
urday IN confer with Colorado WOOL
men and will cooperate with Hagen.
barth In gathering data for consider
alton by the authorities at Washing
ton.
Hans High Meal charge.
4 cannot understand" says Hagen
harth. why tho price Of cottonaced
meal should have advanced u IL
true the cotton crop this HenHon VIII
he about ~ 600. 900 bales ~ about T..
600. 900 bales short ~ the expected
harvest. hut I cannot see why the
seed mills should be handed an In
creased price for meal just because
the cottongrowcrH are suffering q
short crop. The cottongrowcr viii
not profit by any such Increase
The cattle and shcopmen ~ the
Wet have created a market Tor meal
made from cottonHccd. without the
trade OF the meat and wool business
this material would be n drug ON tho
hands of producers Hay has gone
out of sight. too. hut the raise was
more a. be expected. We do not re-
sent any legitimate charge hut the
situation now has becomc 20 serious
AZ ca threaten the Gripping 1T great
industry. believe some way will no
found to avoid the necessity of cur
failing the production Of wool and
meat
The price of cottons-cd meal has
Increased 100 per cent over pre-wRr
rates and ~ now costing live stock.
men between feventy-fivc and seven
ty-eight dollars ton laid down nj
feeding stations. The Increase during
the last year has been nearly 10 per
cent.
Two iIundryd Prr Cent.
The cost ~ feeding live stock has
Increased NJ much as 900 per cent
and the average Increase win show
more than $50 per cent The wool
and meat men have voluntarily ac-
ceptcd government restrictions AZ 60
price. and some method ~ protecting
them should be evolved. The wool
men accepted nrice of 80 per cent
less than the prevailing market at the
time of the price fixing. The costs 81
production have Increased since then
To such an extent as o. make an en-
tire rcadjuHtment necessary. II was
the understanding nc the time ~
price fixing that fair profit would
be allowed.
"Aa the price ~ wool H. fixed
through agreement with the govern
mcnt the rate cannot Increase. Costs
will have to come down or We shall
face decreased production The pub
lie viii not pay higher prices for wool
and meat. ana the only alternative
for live stockmen. II they cannot force
lower costs, N 90 ship their animals &C.
market ana 40 out ~ business.
1T now costs about five dollars an
animal Co feed sheep during the year.
This cost alone viii absorb the value
OF the wool clip and all other eN-
penses. such as labor. interest sup
plies and profit, must come out ~ the
lamb crop. The situation was had
enough before. hut now We face big
Increase In feed and freight The In
dustry simply won't he able On stand
Il. The investment In land and eaulp-
ment II now equal Co that IN live
stock and other costs have risen In
proportion"
The Labor situation.
Regarding the labor situation In tho
ranges. lIagonharth says. Unless
live stock workers are placed In an
essential class. We shall have 10 en-
pioy practically an women herders
and range riders next year Many of
our mon are ~ draft age. The women
In the range country are ready % aid.
and wherever they have worked they
have proved themselves capable. a
method viii have 20 be- devised ~
that the work will conform 10 con-
ventions, There II now much neccs-
sary roughness about Il. Properly or
ganized, II would prove a pleasant oc-
cupation for women who love the out
doors, We are still troubled with the
floater class OF men and have worked
out system Of bonuses which are
given "a employees who stay with one
outfit an entire season. II h the only
method We can think % that will hold
mon on the job through the Landing
season"
WoOlgrowcrs Protesting.