Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-20
ErerybOdy's Column

tBy Tulsa County FarmerD
while YOU are building your beau-
/ tfGl city with an enerEl that Is
amazing, even In this age OF colossal
Enterprise. YOU nrc overlooking an
industry which is one o. vital con.
Germ TO every man. woman and child
/ in your community.
Tho many OF our enterprises are
/ now profitable, they are compnr-
atiNely transient and cannot he de-
pended upon for the future prosper.
ity OF great city which Tulsa is
destined TO become
You have frequently mi infested a
desire 10 attract stable forms nf bug
intss that will give solid founda.
ton for your development md Bs.
sure yoH against disasteF when the
great wealth which Is now pouring
IL Ia your Golfers shall begin 10 wlne
The induftry which / wish to bring
to your attention IL one that will
serve all future generations ns well
as the present II would Ne not only
pronta bic investment or capital.
but one which the humblest citizen
would welcome as lessenlng h.s bur
den OF expense.
II would be one OF the surest
means OF developing the aKri cultural
resources Of the surrounding coun-
try, without which no city can long
flourish.
why should practically every
mouthful of meat which YOU eat
be sent yol from Kansas CITY. whtn !
Oklahoma. with its rich alfalfa Ia nHs |
its abundant forage crops its rich !
prass lands is an ideal cattle coun- |
uy7
why should the 'horsn nds nnd |
tens OF thousands OF cattle fatteued |
in Usage county be loaded on cars |
and sent 10 that city. slaughtered |
and shipped back rCa n before YOU /
can scarcely buy pound? n yol /,
would cs,R hlish a SOCK market and /
packing plant IN Tulsa nni fix a
fair price 10 producer and consumer.
It would keep within this Vicinity !,
many thousands of do'inrs that every
ore Of your citizens = helping 10 pay
tribute TO the meat trust. II would Z
be building a foundation on rrces-
Kity, which II the only reol basis OF 4
intrinsic wealth.
Perhaps there Ia rot nov enough |
stock In this rort OF the state IN !
f. slify the undertat ne But ~
started on = raiher small plane and /
a market nsspred that the small deal
er could ds-snd on. :. would 7Jtma
late the industry anil the I've stock
would soon he forthcoming The
high nr'ces maid for cattle is simply /
9 re NJ the false rrports circulated by II
The packers TO Justify their i'm nal Il
profiteering methods
Fancy prices for cattle are NOT
rrid the fnrne~ or even price SUI.
rcient 10 pav Tor feed has not been
realized ire last two or three wears
on rare occas'o~s. a high priC" ~
maid for few herd that thov ad
vertise an over thr "OuNtrv. hut thav
e@v nothing ~ the r-sat ma 'p-ltv
that res m TIE market below the
cost 81 nrotu-'ion.
Lost SeutsUh her 'Ncrs was hreak
~ the Missouri r''e~ mo- e's The
same 90 tnere nlwsvs e. ',rt rs soon
ne tho cattle are read" 'or rnartc'.
hut th"~e wee urusuHilv t'0w and
low s1ipg trr'0g tho uHv IAN ard
winter. ore farrrs- took MS cattle
10 one ~ 'hs "f--ro's 0rd fOr one
cor. iaad 4 q NO. -e""' - IN offer rud
had to sriu Hncl 20 hiS fo--, ~nI ths
last 81 December we still feeding
them 900 trv.
Anotha- farrCr Who owrs % Five
: l.,o-yraas fr-ni Ices 'hpr hr-'rsi
~ lee from ,SErsas Ci'r. WIS Nl1fer.
,r~ caf'In th.i vs-c -e0fv ~" mH--
tsi H. 90. f,'l hu, co-i1 rot M torr-
~ TN"v we're good grade shor
ho-n c1''le
Some ~ those 'n--,a-e 80" crow ~
90 ss-s wit e'a-v ~snr To-. low p-'co z
ra'tis ard hi-r nr'ca feed. gN"sturt-
w. v.dsrtu- fre r~ra.n. ur'' oun
o., one 'bov 7~s fp-rs' 90 of Ifa-
.rcss p-arfi-nNv 80 'ra r-sH'
. r--,- n-s t7,s hor 'c r'rs" ore ---
- rnt oul' frn-, rt0.re h.' f~0rl
-t,aes.'.. vor 0''r7 rr-- 'ha-o 90"
r-tv r.cN r-p- ca- a''o -. 20 rlts'
-. ..t- u-ae- r~psa.f ra-S .'.oHET
q. ra--uso 80 ~er-..fe- -a,7 rr e--
4. -h''o-t VA. 70 - food. 're f-,-
-.ssio, w. ----ater' 'Hpt fNe
?. -.a,.- 70 So --o-..~e- --F - % 90
rarded as a Stacker 4, he dares 20