The Bismarck tribune., 1929-02-02


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THE GROWING FUR INDUSTRY
Attention being given bounties for predatory animal
slaughter by the Legislature touches upon the matter OF
the disappearing American frs That t. the wild frs
The United States used to export the bulk Of the
worlds supplies Of fur It now imports twice as much
fur raises And Of what Is produced here at home
. large portion comes from fur farms.
FOR with the extinction Of many frbearing AMI
ah Americans turned to propagation Of the sup
plies by raising the bearers farms One Of the largest
farms in the country is in the Minnesota lake region
Another new has been established at Lodge Grass
Montana
And at the same time the despsed jack rabbit has be-
come valuable fur animal His skin while any price
would seem high in comparison with the time when he
was hunted down by the acre and exterminated as .
pest commands relatively high price, at that and
good income Is made by his hunters. who now kill for
the pet At the time. the common muskrat
whose akin used to bring q dime and then a quarter
now commands as high as IS.
This Il IN epochal situation in the ndustry-one OF
the oldest existing branches Of commerce In the world
In fact the Bank Of England and the Hudsons Bay Fur
company are the oldest continuous corporations in exist
ence today Is indicative Of the tenacity Of the fur
business and that tenacity is based on demand.
eo with demand continuing. 1t is natural that, with
the disappearance Of many furbearing wild animals or
their depletion to the stage where trapping In the wild
state no longer pays should turn to the propagation
Of the various types Of animals valued for their peltS
one Of the great investing businesses Of the country
in development.
Fox breeding and muskrats the two leading lines
OF fur farming. 30 far The fox Is animal that re-
ques lot Of patience and watchulness to breed sue
cessfuly In confinement, he Is killer Of his mate and
offspring unless the breeder knows how to circumvent
that tendency. The wired compounds also have to be
rhadr he nnt in
neted wire curved in and buried deep under the bed Of
the the skins bring such high prices that the
venture highly profitable when 1t is carried
cessfully. Many amateur quits about the time he
has learned by costly troubles and losses just what to
avoid Then Is the time to keep for the experience
Is what makes success.
In the last three or four years. muskrat breeding for
frs come up prospective industry OF vast poss
bties These animals prolific breeders the
of their breeding running high 50 rats to one e-
male In . year, though that Is exceptional.
usrat fur has vogue Of It's adaptability to
initiate other furs. such sable. seal. marten BY
clever cutting and dyeng almost fur can be produced
from the original muskrat pelt
Tr statisticians figure that not more than three
women out Of hx.dred have fur coats And fur pro-
ucers and fur garment makers proceed on the very EVIL
dent fact that the other % would like to have fur coats
also There Is therefore, very big field for this In
dustry.
In fact II Bismarck had 1ur industry located nere
that H. treating the pelts and making them into gar
ments It would have very profitable industry. ac-
cording to who know the fur business. St. Louis
now has world fur market. result Of the business
developing the pioneer days. when intrepid trappers
nom there. many Of them Frenchmen who gave their
names to various places throughout the northwest,
hraved the Indians the wds and the terrors Of winter
t. gather the peltry wealth Of the wilderness
Farming muskrats Is not business that can be es-
tabltshed anywhere It requires marshland with clean
wing water deep 1t cannot freeze to the bottom In
winter and there must be abundance OF wild food as
Wild celery and the like That Is why Minnesota has one
oe the biggest muskrat fur farms Of its inland
lakes The locale y ideal. for the muslrat Is clean
feeder and the water there Is clear and fed by bottom
springs while Wild feed IS abundant.
Thus frrs have become business altogether instead Of
snort and romance and business combined the case
used to be- Trapped and hunted relentlessy most Of
the Wild Life has shared the fate Of the buffalo, Hunting
except IN such states have restocked has become the
pleasure Of the few where used to be the sport for the
many The game preserve furnishes those seasonal
tastes Of game meats, Just the fur farm has to
- the source Of fur
POLITICAL EQUALITY
At last the political equality o6 the sexes has been de-
tzmned definitely and eoncluvsy now henceforth and
1osevsEm0e. sees that The ladies are not only as
nchlo ~ males but 1ust = weak and errng They
re Capable of matshng mans sinful nature in political
ines and vicksdnss and must take the consequences
beSogs ths Law without sex = : mitigating circum-
itanee
4 has ben % dsctdsd by the courts In number Of
ea1M Nhsre sladys Politicians havs been convicted Of
Eing WITH - sot0 4 the sovereign pecple. Of Of
ng t1aok tun1G and hayo hem seut % Prison The