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Show CACtlJC UUUK11SK, HYKUM. UTAH South Oaclie Courier Prospects Bright for Better Horses . Published Evers Friday atHyrum J. Utah. WAHlEN. Publisher. A. ClADl STAILESBlSCOAItrl 13th Annual Timpanogas Hike Provo, July 7. The Thirteenth Annual Timpanogos Hike will .take place this year on July 18 and 19, according to adpouhcerpents. that have been broadcasted .throughiihe ' ccJmmit; yTKjs west by utbe hiSe Withu?9tfOH greatest hike 't ' J .tllO state of Utah, Timpanogos Roberts declares. He bases his! declaration upon inquiries that have already come from various parts :of the United States outside of of Utah. The committee offers the following suggestions: Those wishing to take the hike should arrange to reach Provo at a reasonably early hour Friday the 18th, if they come by train, in order that they may have no difficulty in obtaining transportation to Aspen Grove, the point from which the hike will be taken. The expense of the hike may be accurately figured in advance. If will cost the hiker comes by rail, Kim his railroad fare plus truck fare to the grove, which will be about $1.75, plus 25 cents to be paid into an expense fund, plus his food which may be purchased on the ground at The hiker , practically Provo prices. should carry what dishes he needs with him, as' well as his bedding. Of course, if the hiker drives his own car he may come to Aspen Grove At.any.h.qur befoje sundown, tyhe Program wrH b$ given at the Grove on the evening of July 18. The Hike has become a state outing and promises to become even wider in significance. th'ii 4flrt1;-hisfcbry'':of.rtte- t -- I it Both farln and city are demanding more and better horses, according to Agricultural Foundation. Despite the 15,281, 2i)o automobiles and trucks in the United' States, there are 18,2(33,000 head of, horses ahd mules on farms today and 2,300,000 horses pulling loads in city streets. The coming of the auto and trucks reduced the equine workers in cities by 2,000,000 between 1910 and 1920, a reduction of 39 per cent But during the last three years there has been a decided trend in the opposite direction. Between 1910 .and 1920 the horse population on farms decreased 10 per cent. On January 1, 1924, there was 18,263,000 horses, compared with 21,555,-00six' yearsbefore. This was the smallest number since" 1905. Still, 97 per cent of all field work is done by horses and mules. Around 1915, under the influence of stimulated warproductibri and replacement by mechanical 'power, horse prices began to, decline. By January of this year average values per head were the lowest sincq 1903. Mule prices, unlike horses, advanced during the war, reaching their peak in 1920. In 1923 there was a third more horses and mules sold than during the previous year. Good mares and stallions are scarce. During the" war horse breeding languished. The number of colts produced failed to keep pace with the losses by death. Between 1910 and 1920 horse and mule colts combined decreased 22 per cent. The largest percentage of the horse population Is old. Low prices will continue to discourage horse and mule production and cause still further decrease in the population until the average price turns upward. Unless breeding operations are increased, demand will soon be greater than the supply. How soon the market turning point will be reached for the rank and file of horses is uncertain. Prices have already improved for the better than medium grades. The constantly Increasing demand along with the limited supply is indicative that the turning point Is not far off. , ;the Sears-Roebiic- ' k , , 0 -- WHY IT PAYS TO PRODUCE FOWLS OF QUALITY Telephone Toll Messages Now Free From Federal Tax f I 'HE federal taxes laid on telephone toll messages - by the Revenue Act of 1921 have been removed by the Revenue Act of 1924, which was enacted on June 2, and became effective as regards these taxes on July 2. Under the act of 1921, the taxes imposed on telephone messages were as follows : On a telephone message for which the charge was more than fourteen cents and not more than fifty cents a tax of 5 cents On a telephone message , for which the charge was more than fifty cents, a tax of 10 cents y These taxes were highest in proportion to the charge for service for toll messages over moderate distances, d the tax in some cases amounting to of the toll charge. one-thir- We have adequate facilities to care for any increased use of the toll lines which may result from the removal of these taxes. big-Bon- fire The Mountain States Telephone Telegraph Company One Policy Statistics of Railroad Wages One System Universal Service ? i The Interstate Commerce Commisits tabulation of wage statistics for 1923 some data that made possible and absolutely, reliable comparisons of official statistics regarding the hours of - work and the. compensation of railway employes in eight years, 1916 to 1923, inclusive. The result of reduction in work- ' ing hours and increases in annual earning is that the average earnings of such employes per hour increased from 27 cents in 1916 to 61L ceiits in 1923, or 126 per cent. Considering 300 days as a working year, the average employe in 1916 worked 10.4 hoars a day, and in 1923 only 8.6 hours a day. The average hours worked per employe in 1916 was 3,148 and in 1923 only sion added to . 2,584. If the average employe had work- ed in 1923 as many hours as in 1916, his total compensation in 1823 would hove been $1,920, or 126 per cent more than in 1916, and $332 more than it actually was in 1923. Since many railway employes apparently believe they were better paid under government control than they have been under private operation and long for a return to former policy, it is interesting to compare the compensation received and the hours worked by them in 1919, the last year of government control, with those of 1923. Average hours worked in 1919, were 2,629 aud average compensation $1,461, or 55i cents an hour. The average hours worked in 1923 were only 2,584 and average compensation $1,585, or 61 cents an hour. , Its the extra pound of flesh on the fowl that cheapens production costs and commands a premium price for the poultryman. According to the Agricultural Foundation the extra pound can be put on for from 5 to 7 cents, which increases the value of each pound to the consumer by making the entire carcass more plump and attractive, so It commands a fancy price over lighter birds. Heavy hens sell from 5 to 11 cents more than light hens. Its true all down the line turkeys, ducks, capons, hens and young frys the extra pound brings the extra dollar. Over a period of three years the New York market shows heavy d milk-fe- d fowls or hens weighing 5 pounds or over to average from 4 to 11 cents averhigher per pound than the light fowls weighing 3 pounds. The age for the month of September shows the heavy fowls to average 9 cents over the light weight, the margin broadening during October and November, reaching its height in December, when the heavy fowls range to 11 cents a pound over the light weights. The average weight of the ordinary fowl as It comes from the farm Is 34 to 4 pounds. The poultryman with the eye for business will add an extrA pound or so and receive the top prices.' The farmer who takes thin, underfleshed poultry to market is beating himSSTf. Sears-Itoebuc- k fresh-kille- five-ye- ar - . PubliG Deserves more dangerous add greater fire hazard as larger and larger crowds attend them every year Before any great; loss of life takes place during a fire panic in one of The last issue of "Safeguarding these parks, it is time to consider America Against Fire contained improved construction methods and striking photographs of adequate fire protection. amusement parks after their destruction by fire at Ocean Park, Cal.; Halls Catarrh Medicine Rockaway, Long Island; Woodside Those who are in a run down condition will notice that Catarrh bothers Park, Philadelphia; Dreamland ruins them much more than when they are in good health. This fact proves that while at Coney Island in May, 1911; Catarrh is a local disease, it is greatly which has burned down influenced by constitutional conditions. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE conthree times since 1911. sists of an Ointment which Quickly Relieves by local application, and the While the total financial waste Internal Medicine, a Tonic, which assists in Improving the General Health. r period from 1918 Sold during the by druggists for over 40 Tears. F, J. Cheney & Co Toledo, Ohio, to 1922 from fire iiT amusement parks involved less than $4,000,000, these resorts suffer so heavily and FOR SALE Household furniso continually from flames that they ture, including Electric range, Reare placed by prudent underwriters frigerator, bedroom suite, rocking in the category of undesirable risks. chairs, dining room furniture, and Most of these amusement places many other things including fruit, are constructed)! highly inflamable bedding and dishes. Phone 1028 material and they are becoming Logan, or call at 171 West, 1st N. ad '-- Protection i All Kinds of so-call- Nan-taska- t, . ; Job Printing Promptly Done at. 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