Show I 0 I F I I II I i IW WHAT'S WRONG WITH BUSINESS ANSWER The People In It I Write Writ GEORGE G fORGE Sl lAy NY 8 c W w. w t m n Division m kory ory Str Str Strut l So Son Sa fron l o 2 Calif f h d 1925 t EAR TAGS FOR LIVESTOCK STARTED WITH PRIZE RAM IN HOTEL LOBBY I Almost twenty years ago one of the Mountain West's Vests leading sheep breeders breed breed- ers Eugene Patrick was on ott his way ay to Boise Idaho from Jim ranch at Muldoon He stopped at a ranch en route roure to look over his old stomping grounds Here he met a man plowing I He casually introduced himself and the I stopped his work and said funn funny I turned up this tag tat JessI less Jess than two hours ago It Ie was an aluminum aluminum alum alum- I mum m marking ta tag that thu had been buried for over 31 years and had identified one of the sheep from Patricks Patrick's original herd Theres There's quite quire a story behind the tag itself and Patricks Patrick's discovery of the use of th these se ta tags s. s It started d durin during a livestock convention convention convention con con- held in th the Kenyon Kenron Hotel in Silt Salt Lake City in January of 1901 Mr Patrick at that dut time was a well known breeder of Lincoln sheep heep He was then living liin at Ontario Canada of 10 fi C 73 STE As dose close to your business as cas your telephone Need a rubber stomp stamp a stencil some price markers a name nome plate or any anyone one of the thousands of office aids and marking devices devices devices de de- de- de vices carried by Salt Lake Stamp A quick telephone call will bring you prompt courteous courteous courteous cour cour- service Write Wr or telephone for your copy of 01 our complete now catalog If you dont don't find what you want there ask us about our custom service which specializes specializes in order made marking devices devies for industries business and government agencies throughout the nation af k f I 43 WEST THIRD SO SALT LAKE CITY UTAH I This must mus have been quite quie a convention convention con con- because who venton John Sparks Spark later of Nevada also had hadI was as governor go eror aso I his famous Hereford bull Alax Ala in a crate in the die barroom barrom of the die Kenyon Hotel Mr Patrick also kept one of his imported Lincoln rams ras in iii an oak crate in in the thc parlor of the Kenyon Kenon This prize Lincoln ram rm of Mr Patricks Patrick's was wa the first frt to sell el in America America America Amer Amer- ica for lor and WAS purchased d by George of Provo Utah Later of the monc money was spent in buying tickets to vote voe Beckstead the most popular stockman at the convention This clinched the te election ceccon for Beckstead While at the die convention Mr Patrick Patrick Pat Pat- rick rc met a representative of Salt Lake Stamp Company who convinced him of cf c the merits of the then new aluminum ear car tags The Te big argument in or fa was that it could be used in a lamb s sear sear sear W. W use ear without causing lapping cars ears it was wa Ji lightweight htwe hr rustproof and durable Mr lr Patrick thought little more about abut th these e tags ras at the time and following the convention convention con on- he formed a partnership with wilh F. F R f Gooding Goodin at Sho hone who later became governor and senator from horn Idaho They purchased 1000 purebred Lincoln ewes in Canada nada and moved into which hith is now the site of Gooding Going Idaho When hen the train ar arrived arrived ar- ar a. a lambing had al already already at- at rived late in in February ready begun Temporary quarters were ere ere quickly set up for lambing lambin right on the site where the ci city of Gooding Goodin now no stands i Within un 24 hours hour everything was ready except the ear car tags A hast sty haty telegram was Dispatched to Salt Lake Stamp Company with wih an order for 1000 of the thc new aluminum ear car t tags s sIn In the early eary fall fal in August after the lambs were weaned wc thc they were run rUD on Patrick had a new homestead which Mr taken up adjoining the old Joe oe B. ranch One On of the lambs running on on- this homestead lost los ta tag No 80 1 wh which ch apparently was wa plowed under later lter in inthe inthe inthe in in- the season During November of 1901 Mr Mr- Ir Patrick and Mr Gooding relinquished the homestead From an any information information- that hat can be b gained goine since that thu time the he field fed was wa apparently not plowed again until 1932 1931 on the cr very da day that Mr Patrick happened to be passing passin through on the die wa way to Bise Boise the die da day on which which- the he tag tag tag- again turned tre up after being bin buried 31 years reas The ta tag is h in perfect pre shape shap today toay and can cn be easily read and identified This tag is just jus one example of the rhe quality of the products of the durability durability durability dur dur- ability and aDd fine workmanship of specialized sp marking devices produced by Salt Sal Lake kc Stamp craftsmen at your our it Mark Place headquarters headquarter 43 West est estI Third South in Salt Lake City I PAID rAID ADVERTISEMENT |