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Show Sheep Not a "Necessary Evil." Springdale, Feb. 15, 1897. Editor Union Have all the wise men of the earth been struck with insanity? What is the matter with them? I have heard read today hvthe Deseret Weekly that some one had introduced intro-duced a bill in our Legislature comparing com-paring the sheep industry to the saloons as a - necessary evil, and asking that a,' Jicense- be placed on the sheep industry equal to that on the saloon. Now, Mr. Editor, any man who will introduce or foster such a bill ought to be spotted and known by the public, and never receive another vote from a sensible person. The saloons are unnecessary evils and are destructive .to . humanity, while the sheep industry, if an evil at all,' is because of mismanagement, and all that is . necessary is wholesome laws and those laws put in force. How could . wc be comfortably clothed in the winter season without the wool that the sheep produce? Besides, mutton is one of the most healthy flesh foods that exist. Again, the large amounts of money that are paid out by those owning sheep to bona fide settlers is more or less distributed among the people of our State. Can we afford to have the sheep industry ranked( with that death-dealing death-dealing and woe-producing evil and money-grabbing, corrupting element called a "necessary evil?" The sheep industry is indispensable, while if there was not a saloon in existence the world would be better off for that fact. 1. BlInd Man's Burr.! |
