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I c i F t v r. r r iv Y l. l t 1 G i ir S Yv i A y Ary r D i t 3 O y yr q 1 Y r t 4 y w Y A s' s f ll r Y r. r f 4 f J w f 94 y Nr a Ac Ui i usual usua Growth and Rapid Ik- Ik A 4 Z a 4 fr L LUn Un rin Sin i in in S Sales l s Each Each Yea Year Yearb I t 1 2 1 14 b 1 tk ake ke e This Market Popular CF r CHIN HIN the thc past few years the thc live stock industry of the intermountain has advanced with remarkable strides With this advance Salt guilt lt Lake City has kept lively pace until today it is considered one real live stock markets of the western e country would be but fa fair r to attribute much of the rejuvenation of tho ho Inthe into In- In in- in to the establishment of the tits first open live stock market in tho the country at the Salt Lake Union Stock yards where stocks stock s g s are arc able to find an active and adequate as well as reliable home for his product ith the first conception of the on original origin nn 1 plan to establish a n market mardet t Lake City until the tentative plans became a happy reality too credit cannot bo be given to the small group of sighted far-sighted business id ld stockmen who saw sav to it that every phase of the advancement wasa wasn was wasa n a a a manner that would assure the future of the enterprise These ere ere Tho Thomas ns Austin M. M f. f K Parsons E. E C. C Parsons Fred J. J Leonard ich and C. C H. H Stewart all of high business standing and widely ini in- in 1 i in in the proper p progress gress of the live lie stock industry ith the commencement of construction on tho the now yards in the spring 3 j an au agitation was instituted to secure for Salt SnIt Lake Jake City one of or orge je ge e eastern packers packers and and thanks to an energetic campaign on the part t Lake commercial and banking interests interests during during that summer the they y Packing Co looked over oer the ground for locating a large packing where o here there would be 30 a steady stream tream of live stock live toC stoc to keep the elDad elDa d and arid at the tho sane same time bo be so situated as to give tho best outlet ir dr products to far eastern and western markets and tho the same sarno fall lr upon the location location adjoining tho the stockyards in North Salt Lake bring about increased production of fed live stock particularly the operation co-operation of the Utah Agricultural college a campaign acted ted throughout the state and in various sections Boys and Girls' Girls bs organized organized and and sir sL carloads of choice thoroughbred sows were im- im from Kansas and Nebraska and distributed to the boys and girls E actual cost of the animal at shipping points sal cal bankers financed their club members by taking notes As k a aI I result of this first campaign and a later campaign a last year put on by the federal food rood a administrator in connection with the Utah Agricultural college college col col- col lege hog bog n production in Utah has shown shorn a no remarkable increase but the thc demand throughout the year even now exceeds the supply s Today C th the m rot for tor livo tock stock to k Is ill j f In I r rot ret l only being supported by th the Cir Ctr I company but Eby such representative tive U loc local l a as Papworth t- t Son Sonn Co McMillan c Sons SOM Co Block Jc h Gu Gus Guss as w well wall as 5 sl 81 sis cc t wt and nd o eastern order buyers tho yards yn-ds were first t complete It was Wal thought t the they would prove c t Qu to nil all nela ne 3 for Cor at to IO loist I two year year- but tho promoters had tot sot anticipated tol wholly the hoarty hearty reception reMIt recep tion that would bo ho o I accorded eJ n 1 rl m ot Even E before the tho packing pf plant li lad Wil d boon bo j l J o In operation It H. w W I a wry y to Increase th city capacity of or ort tin t yards jr at t least per cen cent In or order order or or- der cr to properly handle tho the business that coming conning to them Spirit of Co operation Co-operation Tho ho wide range of ot activity and the broad scope of ot co operation co-operation that hn boon been extended to tho Vcrs Vcr's of 0 tho will t always reflect credit to tho the men who have hl havethe tho the administration f lion of ot the market atthe at- at the tho Salt SnIt ko Union Stock yards ards Tho The former prejudices and lack o of confidence dence among tho the small producers for tor forthe forthe the operators of ot live 11 stock markets markets-a a condition that In tho the past reacted against ng tho the small producer producer has has been greatly diminished b by the campaign camp of or education and operation co-operation that has been boon carried on among tho growers In tho spring of 0 1 1918 18 the Salt Lako Union Stock yards Instituted what hat was waa wasn wasa n a new departure In this section of ot tho country b by placing at tho the disposal of or ortho tho the growers ors a n field agent who devoted his time limo to tho assistance of growers In producing and maintaining n a higher grade grado of or stock This position position position tion was wan In tho the hands of or E. E W. W Stephens Stephens Ste Sto- and nd through his efforts tho the small growers as well volt as ns Atho Atha largo ones have been ablo able to secure the tho advice of or an expert on live 11 stoc stock and without cost to them In conn connection with the work of or the field the field agent meetings meetings meet meet- ings hold held I throughout the entire state In order to stimulate the tho production production production tion o of pork Every part of ot tho the state was visited and with tho happy cooperation co cooperation cooperation co- co operation of or the coun county ty a agricultural agents of the A Agricultural college colloso the results achieved In were won won- No little loss to the tho grower of or hogs hoSs occurred In former years for tor the reason reason reason rea rea- son that he failed to market his product product product prod prod- at nt a Limo Omo when tho price was waa highest In otho other words tho the m market has been swamped with hogs s during tho four months commencing October 1 and ending January 31 when tho the price for pork was at Its lowest During DurIng During Dur Dur- ing tho the three months prec preceding Octo- Octo o. o I t. t 1 1 b t 1 1 I r. r trio lUU vr-nu vr has u a U ways J D u eon inu to v highest st and tho the number of or hogs marketed marketed marketed mar mar- tho the lowest An effort has hn been mado by tho the men back of or tho the Salt Sail Lake Jakc market to educate educato tho small grower rower to take talo all advantage of ot the hl higher her prices paid In tho the earlier season sea Jea- son and an thereby stabilize st. tho the mac l keL ket et Small Gro Grower r Benefited Another feature of or tho the work undertaken under under- tal taken n b by this company Is that In connection connection connection con con- with tho the co operative plan Ilan of at marketing B By this plan tho the man who hns has but a few tow head of or stock to sell can n secure as good prices as the man with a great many head The benefits of or this Is readily obvious The Tho following table of or ho hog receipts I and tho range of or prices paid here for lor forthe tho the thirteen months ending January Januar 3 31 31 1919 will provo prove of or Interest for the reason reLon that growers may see sec In Just what months It Il has haR heretofore proved n advantageous to market Range Ram e Receipts of or Prices Price January 1918 1315 O 1500 1550 February March 2140 April 2915 1710 May Ira 1710 Juno June 2554 1 Jul July 1760 1775 August 1532 1775 ft HI O September ber 2493 23 1 jO tf 1935 October lS November l December rO 1575 January In 1919 1575 Letter of or Appreciation Realizing ins tho the Importance of op co-op- marketing the Salt Lake Union Unton Stock yards has formulated and put Into execution plans for lor the tho furthering furthering- o of co marketing in ever every section of or tho the country where tho farmer has shown ft n disposition to co- co and work together for tor In Increased increased In in- creased profits and betterment of or tho the live IIvo stock Industry By this plan Illan the small producer has been ablo to make mako man many dollars that would have havo otherwise otherwise other other- wise not havo have boon been his In evidence o o of the splendid results attained by 11 this method loiters letters of or appreciation have been received ell b by Manager Iana cr J J. 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I Min Min- from all sections o of tho tiro state from county count agents who who have have havo assisted In the work lh The Salt Lake Union Stock yards Is located about five miles north of or Salt Lake City ju Just t over the tho Davis county lino Tho The yards are arc served nerved b by four tour steam railroads and thoro Is an ex excellent ox- ox highway leading Into tho the yards and pons pens making It readily accessible blo to toOfY very class of ot grower Tho The yards arc aro entirely mUrch covered with concrete so that at no time of tho the year IB is It necessary necessary nee nee- essary for the tho stock to wallow In mull mud The drainage and sewerage system is tho the most most modern modern und and In every ovon pen pon and corral In It a flow low of or pure pur artesian wa wa- ter All An the tho hog hOIr pens are aro covered cO and anda a large larbe part of oC tho the sheep shoop 1 pens C At f In all times tho yards are arc kept j t a Q acl aclan cl clan nn condition and the tho through h shipper I. I MS as the pleasure of or seeing his stock rest and feed In yards that are aro clean I and up to date Modern Unloading Device Devicci Tho The unloading facilities aro are among tUo finest in tho the country They are made of or solid saHli concrete and have o a 4 ton- ton car capacity c. Ono very novel ant and at et tho same sarno time convenient feature of ot tho yards is the tho unloading device devico for foi tho farmer Carmor who drives to tho the yards with his truck or wagon With this device all that is necessary I Is la to drive In tho yard and with a 1 i simple movement move move- mont ment of ot a n. platform presto platform tho stock stockis Is in a n. pen Tho yards ar are aro electric lighted throughout A scale that Is of or tho mo most t. t modern and accurate typo is u ell to welsh weigh tho the stock as thoy they are aro sold Weighing Is dono by a n. disinterested party part who Issues to each party to the transaction an printed automatically-printed weight slip and retains one ono for tor file fila Tho The yards havo have a dally cap capacity acl t of or head of or sheep h head 11 of or cattle cat- cat tle and head of or hogs hoge A total o of head of ot stock can bo be han handles lefi nicely at one ono time limo Tho The fire Ire protection system Installed tho the past year ear has hns bc been n declared by uy Firo Chief Chlo Wm II II H. Bywater to be Le ample and good The system Is fed from a gallon tank that rises In tho air fifty foot feet above the pens and anti andis andIs Is kept full tull at all nil times Annual Annun Stock Show As a means of or an annual stock show Is held each year car The Tho third annual show held last April showed both an Increase in Interest and number of ot exhibitors Since Sinco the tho first show was wae started atthe at tho the opening of the tho market In April 1917 tho the quality and finish of ot the tho fed ted stock particularly cattle has improved Improved improved Im im- proved wonderfully and tho locally killed dressed beef beet la Js now competing In river and western markets with the tho famous feds corn of or Kansas and Nebraska This show still holds the worlds world's record record record rec rec- ord for tho the highest price paid for a carload of oC show shaw lambs at Don any show This record price was 4 42 cents per pound paid at the InS 1018 Intermountain Stock show Asido from Crom tho the many and valuable prizes given sl jn at these stock shows the feature which appeals mostly to the tho farmer Carmer and tho the is 18 the ed educational educational ed- ed value to bo ho derived by at attendance at- at and participation Tho The Salt Sail Lake market draws from tram a avast avast avast vast territory shipments coming from all parts of the state Idaho Nevada Nc Wyoming Wyoming- Montana California and Ore Ore- gon son That tho the future success of or tho yards is assured goes without saying though tho tiro future of or tho the live lIvo stock Industry of or tho the intermountain country Depends much upon tho producer and naturally tho the success of or tho local market rests entirely with them However Howe there Is little doubt that the live stock Industry Industry industry Indus indus- try will be bo a continued thriving thriving- enterprise enter prise for tho the reason that demands were never better botter and the outlook never brighter And best bost of all there thero Is Ie a home homo market where tho the producer can deliver er hl his stock get his money at once and leave hero all the happier for tor having come Tho Tim officers of or the tho concern are Thomas Austin Austn president E E. C. C Parsons Parsons Par Par- sons vice president I Fred red J. J Leonard secretary and J J. J H. H general general gen Sen eral manager The directors are arc Thomas Austin E I E. E G. G Parsons Fred Freel J JLeonard T T Leonard H. H V. W. Salisbury J J. J A. A McNaughton Mc- Mc Naughton aughton J J. Y Y Rich nn and Frank rank Byrne Druc e. e 1 I |