Show SOURCES OF PROFIT THE settlers of this mountain region are only beginning to utilize the sources of ef wealth within their reach the agriculturists of the territory will see evidence of the truth of this statement in a communication which appears elsewhere in this issue from IN N L N 11 in which the profits of tree planting are partially set forth the results of the experiments in this line which have been tried in the town of benjamin ajamin Be utah county should stimulate the farmers throughout this whole region to plant trees timber is a crop easily planted requiring little or no care other than to be supplied with water during the dry season and yields enormous profits in view ot of the late and heavy rise in the price of wooden building material and the scarcity of timber of all kinds in this region I 1 the industry of timber culture will certainly become moie moi e and more important and profitable and ane farmer who has a few acres of gewing trees will find that he possesses the source beurce of a very satisfactory revenue bee culture is another source of profit to families either in our towns or farming districts no ao wages have to be paid to these diligent dil igni little workers they require comparatively little care or attention the results considered they are a cause of no expense worth speaking ot of and yet produce an excellent health giving article of food which when put up in suitable shape is always marke marketable taule at figures that are remunerative when compared with the amount of capital invested in the industry and the labor laboi devoted to it A oetter system ot of put ting up the honey and of marketing it 16 than has hitherto prevailed in chister this territory is seeded needed with improved methods in tilts this regard beekeeping bee keeping might become a much more extensive and profitable table industry than it now is another important food supply and oile that is as yet in an embryo tic state in our community is unquestionably the rate of mortality among children in this abi climate during the heated term would du bt greatly lessened oy by the consumption coB cou of less meat and more fish according to the statistics so often reiterated by the advocates of this industry and which are doubtless approximately correct the cost of fish can be made very much less than tha u of beef among the other sources of wealth within the easy reach of the masses of our population are sericulture with its light ud nd pleasant employment tor for children a ad ladies fruit raising which ip ift most parts of this territory can be made quite profitable especially with proper organization for disposing of the crop and poultry raising for which the facilities offered by this section are scarcely surpassed anywhere to make any of these industries profitable ro persistent and we well dire directed eted e effort ort rather than capital is required indeed the poor man may engage in either of them with the assurance that perseverance will insure him a fair return our people certainly are not making the most of the resources that lie within their reach |