Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-02-07 | Page 13 | Speaker Sees Market Grow for Livestock

SPEAKER SEES MARKET GROW FOR LIVESTOCK 41 n Call for Utah Product Product- Increasing U. U S. S i j Agent Says 1 Demand for Utah-grown Utah livestock livestock livestock live live- stock is increasing because the tho In in-i in states have havea a way two market for their product I L. L B. B M Mann nn of Washington D. D C C. marketing mar marketing specialist for the tire ive division of the farm credit administration administration ad ad- ministration told Jives livestock tack growers' growers from four tour western states attending I the ann annual al stockholders' stockholders meeting o of I the Producers' Producers Livestock Marketing Marketing Market Market- ing association Friday afternoon at atI I the Hotel Utah I This Intermountain range terri terri-j tory ory said Mr Mann is the prin prin-j cipal breeding ground for fine cattIe cat i tie and sheep which are now going going to all the foremost markets of the thet United States I Utah is advantageously situated as far as markets for tor Its livestock products are concerned said Mr Mn Mann This section has an excel lent market along the Pacific co coast t. t and into the and east cut The possibilities for tor the industry inthe in inthe inthe the territory are unlimited un un- un- un limited Corn Com Belt Demand Mr Mann said California does not produce enough sheep or cattle to care for the present de demand and so it must come to this territory to buy He added that this section still has a demand from the corn corn- belt states and the east A AHe He pointed out the need for tor a cooperative livestock marketing association association as as- and its its' future possibilities possibilities' for serving this section 1 Livestock conditions are arc greatly improved and the heavy snows inthe inthe hithe in hi the west Insure an excellent year he ho said Prices are going to bo be good he added The meeting which opened at 2 p. p m in was in charge of S. S M M. Jorgensen Jorgensen Jorgensen Jor- Jor gensen of S Salina lina association president dent Growers attended from the following states Utah Utan southern Idaho Nevada and southwestern Wyoming The session was open to all aU those those- Interested in the indus d stry s- s try Mr Jorgensen outlined th the fu functions of the association and its accomplishments accomplishments accomplishments ac ac- since it opened Ma May 1935 He said it was affiliated with the National Livestock Marketing association which has 22 agencies in the principal marketing centers center of tile the nation Growth Gro Is Described Growth of the cooperative livestock livestock livestock live live- stock movement since the first on one was organized in Omaha in 1917 was told by L H H Jacob secretary secretary- manager in his annual report He said there are now 51 asso associations associations in the United States oper ope operating aUng on 37 principal central cantral mar mar- The volume of livestock handled han han- dIed he reported h has UJ increased from head in iii 1918 to in 1934 His Hi association which has its headquarters in Salt Lake Lak City has handled about head of livestock from May 1935 to January January January Jan Jan- uary 1 1936 s Mr Jacob pointed to the fact tact that the association is recognized in this territory as the tho main factor In raising and m maintaining prices He added that the organization is in infine fine financial condition Election of 15 is members to th board of directors increasing its ts membership by six was scheduled schedule for late afternoon The men w WI win be chosen from 15 districts Officers will be named by the directors at ata ata a later session Fr Friday day