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Show HEADQUARTERS HERE.. That is oxccllent news conveyed in The Tribune yesterdny morning which tolls of tho establishment in Salt Lake City of the headquarters of tho branch of the U. S. Departmont of Agrutulture for eleven Wcstorn States. Salt Lake City la tho natural metropolis of a vast rogion of country extending from the Rocky Mountain rango on the east to tho Siorra Nevadas on tha wost, with boundaries north and south co-extensive with tho boundaries of the Unitod States. All this immonso rogion naturally na-turally centers in Salt Lake, and tho railroad ccntrality is also here. From nil this region tho main arteries of commorco center iu Salt Lake, and from here shipment can be made swiftly swift-ly direct to overy part of this vast rogion. Undonbtcdly it is this fact, well known and easily seen by the examination of any map of the Unitod States, that impels the Secrotary of Agriculture to designate Salt Lake City as tho headquarters head-quarters for the branch of the Dairy Section of the Bureau of Animal Industry. In-dustry. The area to bo ombracod in tho activities of this branch centering in Salt Lako City will include Utah, Tdaho, Oregon, Washington, California, Nevada, Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, North Dakota, and South Dakota. It should also includo Now Mexico and Arizona; for the round-up of this region, re-gion, of which Salt Lako is tho center, is incomplete without the latter two States. And now thai our communication communica-tion with them is easy and rapid, there is no reason why the' shoud not be included within tho area, centering in this city for tho operations of this section sec-tion of tho bureau. The work of this bureau is supervisory super-visory and instructive. It takes notice of the- need of standardizing tho work on tho best possible, models, and instructing in-structing those ongagod in tho output of -dairy products as to tho best mcth--ods of obtaining thfcir results, the bost way to put up their products, and the bost" way of marketing them. Tho officers of-ficers of this bureau stationod horo will impart Information to farmers, stockrnisero, and dairymen as to the .best and most advanced methods of getting results in thoir business. This information is sent out direct to all who ask it, and is. imparted without the inquiry by the traveling agonts of the bureau. The best breeds of stock, the construction of tho best modeled barns, of silos, and other appurtenances connected with these industries, is given giv-en to every one at need. It is to bo hoped that tho doparl-motn doparl-motn will put tip suitable buildings hero for its headquarters, and will mako its work and its instruction profitable prof-itable to every producer within tho immense region allotted to it for its active work. WAR ABOUT TO END. It appears from a cablegram dated at Paris that negotiations -for the end of tho war between Italy and Turkey aro about concluded, so that peace may be said reasonably to be in sight. According Ac-cording to the dispatch, the terms of peace include the agreement by Turkey Tur-key that Italy has actually occupied Tripoli and that occupation will bo recognized. So that, according to this, Italy will obtain tho prime object of hor military campaign so far a3 Turkey Tur-key is concerned. Italy will retain Tripoli, but has yet to conquer tho native tribes. This may take a long time, but it "will not involve such serious se-rious fighting as would be involved by tho continuance of tho war with Turkey at least nominally furnishing the regular force and the military science sci-ence and supplies. Tho money indemnity that Italy is reported to have agreed lo pay to Turkey Tur-key is very hoavjf, amounting to upwards up-wards of $100,000,000. It will bo difficult dif-ficult to sec, however, from the financial fi-nancial standpoint, how Italy can obtain ob-tain any advantage in Tripoli that will pay for an investment like that. If we add to that sum which Italy is reported to be engaging herself to pay to Turkey tho cost of the war up this timo, tho seizure of Tripoli, considered con-sidered merely from a money standpoint, stand-point, must be considered a bad investment. invest-ment. But then, thcro is' the glory of Italian expansion, the prestige of wresting from the decaying empire of the Ottomans, a very largo province which has wonderful possibilities. A number of tho other nations have cast longing eyes upon Cyrcnaica, which Italy now obtains also, as well as Tripoli Tri-poli proper. Tho proposed retention by Turkey of a Mediterranean port at one of the extremities of Libya with a strip of territory allowing communication with the Arabs in tho interior, is certain to lead to tronblo, and doubtless it is more for tho purpose of making trouble that Turkey stipulates for this retention than for anv other reason; for it La difficult to lUUlwaUud TV'hal advantage a port and a strip allowing allow-ing communication with the Arabs of the interior will bo to Turkey unless it is simply for the purpose of mischief. mis-chief. ! As nothing is said about tho islands in the Aegean that Italy has seized during the progress of the war, it, is probnblo that Italy will retain them, in which case a very great and substantial sub-stantial advantage will accrue to Italy besides hor retention of Tripoli. ' The probability is that; the final an- j nouucoinent of the terms of the treaty will make some modifications iu these preliminary reports, but the mniii I thing is that the war is presently to end, and this will be welcome news to tho world. I i |