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Show Spriiigvillc's Rodeo Ranch Helps Publicize The City Springville can boast many interesting features, scenic, industrial, artistic and entertaining with which very few cities of it s size can compare. And now comes something entirely different which not only is a means of providing a substantial substan-tial payroll to the community but publicizes the city in a rather unique manner. Located just west of the city on the Carl Alleman property is the Circle M. Ranch which is stocked with a herd of thoroughbreds, the like of which can be found only in a few places. There are at least 120 head of the best strain of Rodeo stock in the state including Brahma bulls, roping calves and bucking horse3 roaming the ranch which is fast being built up to accomodate its Increased population. Since the stock was purchased early this season, many new corrals, chutes and separation pens have been constructed. The ranch employs in the neighborhood neigh-borhood of 25 people, many steady and others during the rodeo shows which are given in all parts of the state. There are clowns, pickup pick-up men, judges and flankers together to-gether with other show personnel and workmen. The Brahma bulls for the rodeo shows were purchased in Florida, while other animals have been secured from outstanding rodeo stock throughout the west. When winter comes and the snow falls on the west fields, the rodeo stock will have to be moved (Continued on Page 2) Springville's Rodeo Ranch Helps Publicize The City (Continued from Page 1) south, that is providing they are not performing, Frank Morgan, manager of Rodeo company said Wednesday, it is possible the rodeo shows will be held in Las Vegas, Nev., Frontier Days during dur-ing the winder season. However, the Brahma bulls will have to seek a warmer climate than Is usually found in Utah. The horse3 when not in showa, will be kept in the Uintah basin. I Looking over the herd of wild animals, it would seem quite a job to get them loaded and transported trans-ported to the site of a rodeo show But this is one of the simplest jobs, Mr. Morgan said. The animals become be-come accustomed to traveling and are easily loaded into the huge trucks provided for their transportation. trans-portation. Brahma bulls are strange animals ani-mals in many aspects. If they are alone in a pen or corral, they will fight but in a herd, they are comparatively com-paratively tame, Mr. Morgan pointed out. It is no trick at all to enter a corral full of Brahma bulls but it is' a dangerous thing to go into an enclosure where one is alone. The entire lot of rodeo stock can be loaded and placed on the site of the show within one day and the same time is required in getting it back home Mr. Morgan said. Everything is organized and each one knows hia particular job so that everything runs along smoothly as a rule. After a show, the animals walk very calmly out of the truck to pasture. Rodeo life is exciting. There is something doing every minute and the unexpected can happen in any ahow. The Morgan Rodeo Company of which Frank Jr., is in partnership with his father, haa presented shows already this season in many places in the state Including Richfield, Rich-field, Springville, Eureka, Ogden, Wasatch County, Heber, and Salt Lake County, Murray, celebrations. celebra-tions. Next year, the bookings are expected to be considerably more and ns time goes on, more stock will be added to the already large herd with plans to make tho present pre-sent company not only a big one but one of the best In the country |