Show VAl VALUE n 0 f UV LIVESTOCK 10 KILLED Of Dy T TRAINS AIN Rail and Food Administrations Launch Movement Movement- to Cut Loss by hy Campaign of Education in State OADS in Utah in 1917 RAILROADS paid out in claims for livestock killed on their rights if U way according to figures tabulated by the United States railroad administration This This' is the information contained In aletter a aletter letter to the tho state council of defense from Grosvenor B. B Clarkson director 1 of the council of national defense urging the cooperation of ot Utah defense de defense defense de- de councils in a campaign of the I United States a railroad and food a ad administration administration ad- ad r estor f I ministration ra l to lessen the losses s s of livestock on railroad rights of or way I Heavy calls for meat products willbe will willbe be made upon the United States for some time to come and this fact tact I makes the conservation of livestock i resources especially Important now Mr Ir Clarkson points out Utah on the basis of figures given out by the railroad administration Is one of the fifteen states not yet t touched in which losses of livestock on railroad rights of way vay are serious enough to warrant such a campaign Mr Clarkson declares de declares de- de clares IRREPARABLE LOSSES The needless killing of livestock and especially young livestock cannot be bo measured In financial terms the food values which are arc destroyed constitute constitute constitute con con- irreparable losses Mr Clarkson Clark- Clark Clarkson Clarkson son sets forth ln In addition the presence of livestock on railroad rights of way Is a source of danger The conditions finally out of which such losses come and which permit the indiscriminate straying of animals animals animals ani ani- mals are inconsistent with the development development development de de- and maintenance of the high grades of stock essential to agricultural progress The purpose of 1 the campaign is not primarily to cut down the claims made upon railroads I but is in behalf of public good 1 PLAN OF CAMPAIGN I IThe The plan of campaign provides for fora I a conference between the state council council council coun coun- cil of defense and representatives of I the carriers operating within the state and the arran arranging ing with the appropriate r regional lonal director of the railroad administration for the necessary necessary necessary I sary authority to be given to tho the carriers covering their participation I The conference will appoint a I standing committee of three members I to act with the defense council as a permanent advisory board The chairman of the committee will reside In Salt Lake Pledge cards will be sent to stock raisers with letters appealing on patriotic patriotic patriotic pa pa- grounds for cooperation obligatory obligatory obligatory obliga obliga- tory on the signatory during the continuance con- con conI I of of postwar emergency to keep his stock away from railroad tracks and to urge others to do the same The carriers will be c expected to ten fence ee all their ri rights of way where this has not already been done to organize their section men in the promotion of this work to caution trainmen against the reckless killing of stock and generally to promote its in all possible ways i I |