The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-02-11
STAY WITH 1bE .
Vt1fgLE BUSINESS

the pen of Terry Miller well known
Shofthorn breeder. and recently ap.
peared In the Denver Record-stockman
have been asked many times wl,at t
l. I.thought Of the future of the register
ed ShOrthorn business. So many peO-
pie have expressed their opinions on
the subject. who to me seem wrong In
their ideas. that am going to try to
nut before the readers Of this paper n
slightly different viewpoint. I realize
that what 1 shall endeavor to do has
been attempted many times; hut my
business demands that study these
questions from all points of debate.
notions and beliefs, especially from
the point Of the breeders hest judg-
ment. or the range mans faith In the
money making prospect Of his herd.
Cattle men ask II the registered cit-
tie business is not in very bad wny.
and II the various breeders are going
to remain in the business II 1t cOntln-
ucs ar 1t Is Mt present. reply by ask
ing OF any man is going to discontinue
the business that has interested him
anywhere from five to fifty years. just
because the market is not booming. 'e-
cause help is hard to gct-even In
these days Of the 'wncmployed'-or le-
cause freight rates are high
These are days Of more or less dis
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but any one Of MS who have lived long
enough to watch the outcome Of money
panics. or the rise and fall Of empires
know that there Is bound to he re-
n man who has been in successful
business that wns established nearly
scventy-five years ngo. that Inst Xear
their orders came In by the basketful
hut this year they were trying tn
scoop them mp by the teaspoonfnl.
In no line Of business is work as
easy az 1t has been in the past few
years. nor are the returns as crafty
ing; but are men who are in the hank.
ing business. the drygootls. hardware
riS.ry. or general merchandise b,,Si
ness. In fact men In any or all kinds Of
industry. going out Of business, per
haps giving mp a livelong occupation
because Of the every day market flue.
tuxtions or other unpleasan cor'i
tion? Or II they were discouraged AMI
gave ur. what change would they
make!
man must work: he must have
some continual interest in order to
keep young: and to keep pace with the
times. No man wants to fold his hands
nul ray hc is thru. Therefore he has
chance Of travelling three ways: he
must either continue In tho business
which perhaps older members of the
family have started for him. or which
lie has chosen for himself; he must
drift or he must decide to take up
something new.
II he arrives at the last crOssrOad
why not take up the breeding Of reg
isteretl .ai'!c'
This Ia not nn article on the breed
ing ln,slnc>. VS. T.. rang. business ,ri:
an argument for the breeding Of fine
animals. say this for the man who
In interested In that particular line
he must devote his entire time and en-.
ergy to the development Of his cattle
to the hest Of his ability and that not
snly requires study: concentrntion.
contact with nil sorts Qf conditions Of
mentor 1t IL a tremendously broad
eping business-but II demands much
time ont Of doors. and thoughtful care
pf dumb brutcs who are dependent up
on him for all that they are or may
become.
For the man himself there are Mt
least three impo. tant sides to the G'irs
tiom. the health question. the ethical
question They overlap each other. and
while a man may not grow enormous
" wealthy by going into the breeding
business. he may develop something
more important his health. or his
character. hut II he does 70 into 1t.
he must stick with H. whether the
market liz up or down. for no business
can always he at the top notch. and
all men who nre continually hunting
for gst.richqufck schemes. are losers
In the end.
: II pays to stick. ns 1t pays to aivcr-
tine. A man may sell out II lie will
when prices arc reached. Int he seldom
docs tNcaus4, he thinks there will bC