The diamond drill., 1922-01-27

the cattle men and the ranches OF the /
| lntermountain states. That was In
most serious question 10 which we i
gave earnest consideration before
,ventnring on the project over two
years ago. Obviously, our ability per-
manently to compete with these
western and southwestern cattlemen
goes TO the very heart OF our abili-
tv TO start in the upper peninsula an
Industry which in time will trans
form that uninhabited country Of mil
I lions and millions OF acres into
great beef raising section OF the Uni
ted States.
Here then were some of the facts !
, that made us believe that we can
! Ihoid our own against western com
: petition. The interest in our grazing |
, Hands per steer is comparable TO |
E the tax which the Federal govern
D riaent is now asking per steer on ths
a government grazing lands OF Colo
4 RADIO. Again, while our cattle can not
;. Craze in the open above eight mon
4 this OF the year, there are important
sections in the West where tie con-
n ditions are no better. Where their
! conditions are better In this respect.
), the loss of cattle from sleet, wind,
e exposure, drouth. and the failure OF
:, the grasses is much greater than VIII
II he our losses on our cattle. From
lie the standpoint of water there is no
comparison for we never VIII be con-
fronted with the drouths that are SO
n characteristic OF certain sections OF
n this wstern country. Quite to the
at contrary a pronounced trait or our
es lands Is the beautiful running
is streams and springs within shor'
he distance each OF the other. And ther
Int the matter of transportation is by
ct, all odds in our favor. Two trunk linz
Ter railroads run through our lands go
he ing direcly to Chicago. Under prope
in conditions our cattle can be sent from
nd. our ranch TO that great primar.
Ter market without single stop and II
,ut less than thirty-six hours; thini
The which il utterly impossible Tor an
ng competition that we will ever b
ng confronted with from western ranch
es. This fact meant that our rate I'D
rt- TO Chicago is 32ih cents as against
,g; competing rate from Colorado point
the sS In SO cents Moreover there shoul
tie not be the shrinkage in our cattle I
the market which our competitors ar
ws confronted with.
lrn In Close Touch With Markets
,ur Finally our ability to keep in clos
ace and intimate touch with marke
len conditions is unexcelled. Every arm
ity officer appreciates the signincanc
in ~ tho term mobility and that thin
yes Wa possess in a degree not equale
mt by de generality Of any of our CON
has petitors Specifically this means ina
ady Monday morning we can talk Wit
18th our brokers in Chicago, Tuesday al
lr's ternoon our cattle can be gathere
a from the ranch and loaded on car
red and Thursday morning. II neeessar
they will be in the stock pens
Chicago In other words. our abiii'
Tor 10 keep in close personal touch WI
fol. the market in Chicago. TO get catt
IN cars quickly TO our ranch, and th'
,,,a To shin cattle rapidly into Chicag
sor "a an advantage in our favor VINE
rnr- must count heavily in the long run.
We Stated differently. our ranch Is
In Gated on the inner rim OF that gre
was urinary consuming market OF u
Al United States which has Chicago
mid it's center. In time we VIII doupte
,on. develop outlets for our dressed DC
,Nr I'm the populous towns and cities IN
anne lie within radius OF one .hundr
hicb fifty miles from our ranch What u
the local market cannot take. we can
!. nv WAYS ship and sell in ST. Paul M
anne waukee, or Chicago.
oa,s How did we happen to start u
,reat enterprise? 1t was this way Early
.ams Nav. 1918, the treasurer or
made Ranch Company made trip fr'
ton Ralsam. Michigan. into township
still 80 OF Iron County. Michigan. lot
an- purpose of looking over spruce IAN
with the property OF the Paper Comp'
..ch IN which he was interested. All aic
10 n the tote road he kept noticing
diasu cured timothy hay which apparen
cams had been growing there wild IT
and the time that the pine had been
rro. eed of one-third OF a century a
THE The chance remark of one OF
* on party on that TRIP 'h"t ms
diyi- make a good cattle country snpI
very mented by various articles wh
were then appearing regarding
ct,on establishment of the sheep indus
a for in northern Wisconsin and the up
melv. peninsula in Michigan, further ex
4. we ed the present writer's interest
/. O." the result that in April, 1919 he
I had n call for help 10 Lieutenant On
ium- les II. Schultz OF Durango, coiori
some by education collegeman and ban'
ented but by birth and training, th'
pruce ugh ranchman OF the in'ern'oun'
,rmed country. The following Sep'e"
year Mr. Schultz came to Wisconsin
\ our made a personal inspection OF
and country near the ranch with ia'