Show sericulture the following interesting article on the above subject from born the pen of brother D graves of provo is worthy a careful perusal can sericulture be made a success my answer is yes with proper attention given it and means judiciously expended president brigham young repeatedly said the air was full of silk and he spent considerable means to advance the interests of that industry in utah his views were for the people in this territory to make a success of it in the year 1858 1856 he sent to france and obtained mulberry seed which he distributed some to wm C staines myself and others he had acres himself planted and built a about three miles from salt lake city and some trees were grown he also employed a man for two years to attend to it but he made a failure of ik it after which he employed M ber and he tried it for the same length of time with no better results utah county has always done her share sham to forward this industry and is still willing to do her part in such a laudable enterprise and has at different times subscribed from the various wards over six si hundred dollars to wai maids dathe the furtherance of the same viz in purchasing cocoons raised in this county and over two hundred for the emigrating of a spitalfields Spital nelds fields weaver besides buying reels and a silk loom and various things suitable for the business this county has woven dress goods handkerchiefs handkerchief etc and we now have a number of pou ds da of reeled silk on hand for the making of similar articles and I 1 am satisfied sericulture it if properly taken hold of would be a benefit to the community furthermore my proposition is if the authorities deem it proper for five thousand dollars to be raised by five hundred shares at ten doctors iolas per share to be equally divided between the various stakes capable of raising the silk worm and I 1 can vouch for utah county taking her part from information received from the department at washington the amounts needed for machinery for a filature or reeling establishment is as follows steam engine 1600 spindles and stretcher 1500 buildings etc 1000 to commence labor 1000 total a I 1 would like to make this industry a success as an it was put upon me by president young I 1 received fifteen now varieties of mulberry trees from milan milad italy from the department of agriculture with a request to furnish them with an account of the adaptability of silk raising in this territory as there was a bill before congress to establish experiment stations in the different state s sand and territories with an appropriation of prior to which I 1 received a pamphlet with a circular from the patentees and offering machinery for the preparing of silk for weaving and when the legislature met I 1 subsisted sub misted them to governor west who took quite an interest iu in them and recommended that an appropriation be made no N 0 greater enterprise can be made an and old in this territory and no other country to is equal for silk raising as proven roven in the centennial exhibition gur our exhibits were faid aid to be of the estand finest textures texture but lacked the lustre which Is accounted for both by want of skill and machinery but at the territorial pair fair in 1881 there were specimens of silk cloth exhibited by paul hettler Bc reeled by an italian lady named mrs cardon which was unsurpassed for strength and lustre I 1 speak knowingly for I 1 have searched and read widely upon the subject entering into details where retea ke aches arches could be made we can raise all the cocoons necessary in this territory but people get discouraged because we lark lack means to buy them in it is for lat lack k of machinery that we are cramped for the working in of them up and not for labor I 1 I 1 wrote to the department informing it what I 1 was about to do when secretary rusk busk sent me word I 1 had bad better stop until the bill before congress was passed as it was the intention to give 1 per pound for reeled silk also a bounty on cocoons I 1 believe it Js is generally known through the territory how 1 have incessantly labored with my pen and practical labor too and have traveled and lectured in three fourths of the settlements tle ments in this cause without scarce ly any assistance I 1 have made myself acquainted with many valuable particulars having taken great and untiring interest in it ever since prep ident young told me it was my mission |