The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-08-23

Bay and at one time its activities ex-
tended as far westward as the Pacific.
1t eXerted great power and had the
lights of governing and making war.
In 1869 its authority was transferred
by act of parliament to the crown,
and its territories were incorporated
in the Dominion of Canada, where its
trade in furs is still very large.
The trade in furs conducted by citi-
zens of the United States has been
extensive, but it has been in a great
er degree the result of individual en-
terprise rather than of the manage
ment of gigantic corporations. So, in
order to appreciate the position of the
fur farmer of this state today and to
glance through the veil of tomorrow,
it is necessary to understand some
thing of the fur industry of the past.
This state in the early development
/ Of the country was a natural haven
for most of the fur bearing animals.
1t wasn't long until the superiority of
the Montana furs spread to the four
corners of the earth. It was then
that the slaughter of our fur bearing
animals began. And today the wild
fur bearer Of this state is practically
thing of the past. However, Mon
tana will again in the near future take
its place among the states as a real
fur producer. Fur farms are being
established throughout the state and
all are we'll on the road to success.
The success of silver fox farming
in Montana in so far as climatic con-
ditions are concerned is assured. All
that is necessary to succeed in this
new enterprise is to have faith in the
reproductive power of nature; to
start with the very best foundation
stock available and to have your heart
and soul in the work.
Having always in mind the develop
ment Of the super fox, I shall not go
into detail how through selective mat
ing, sanitation, etc, how this super
fox can be produced, that subject will
be taken up by men more capable to
DO SO than / The success or failure
of every man depends on his applica-
ton to his particular line of work. His
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upon whether he likes his daily task
or not. Is his heart in his work? To
you fur farmers, is your heart in
your work? Do you greet each day
as an opportunity to do something
useful around the fur farm Do you
make your morning rounds to see if
all your animals are in proper con-
dition, and that sanitation prevails
everywhere?
There should be keen satisfaction
to al of us to see that nothing is left
undone, to the end that success will
crown our efforts. IF you are one of
those unfortunate people for whom
each rising sun ushers in another "a
hours Of tedious routine; if you do
not have the interest Of your animals
at heart; if you think that because
you have invested 81, 900 for pair of |
foxes all you have to do is to wait |
and watch the dollars roll in, then
you are doomed to failure and the |
quicker you go broke the better for
you have no business in fur farming. |
There is story told Of a travellers |
experience in Europe. He entered the
city of Rheims when the great cathed-
raj was being built. A stranger in
the country, he approached stone
cutter and asked him what he was do
ing The laborer stopped his chipping
for moment and sighed, "I'm work.
ing hard" he said, "from early morn J
till night I swing this hammer and
guide my chisel, tits hard and tedious
Job and the wages are poor" Pass
ing to the next workman the traveller
asked the same question, "what are
you doing?" The second cutter, too,
stopped work. "I'm making these
stones square," he said. "They come
TO me all shapes and sizes and it is
my job to make them all trim and
rue. The work is monotonous and I'm
firing of it." Approaching a third
workman the stranger asked him,
''what are you doing?" Hardly
hesitating in the steady raising of his
arm, this man answered, 81 am
yonder church.
Which mans heart was in the work
Which man had the feeling of salts
faction of good job well done?
Which man enioyed life? Not the 4