Show Z NOW TOO LATE So Some Somo ne time 6 a ago o we proposed propos d the es es establishment of a sustaining self f per perpetual cat and rat rab ranch rauch on the sanpete san ban an- an L. L pete swamp Alas Ala we fear that it is isnow isnow t now too late lace because a m man n in Idaho has adopted the i idea ea aud and is acting on oni 4 i the suggestion tion as aM wilt iH be seen neen from the following circular letter which winch he heis 15 is sending out to td prospective invest invest- o i J ors Dear Sirs Sirs Knowing Knowing that you ar are always interested and open for an Investment in investment investment In- In vestment in a good live business proposition prop I take the liberty of presenting presentIng presenting present- present Ing to you yon what seems to me to b be bethe bethe the most wonderful business and in which you will wilt no doubt take a lively interest and per perhaps aps write me by return return return re re- re- re turn mail how it strikes you The object of this company is t to operate a large cat ranch in or near nea Murphy Ida where e land can be purchased purchased purchased pur pur- chased at a reasonable figure for that tha purpose To start with we we will collect collect collect col col- col- col lect about cats Each cat will wil avera average e twelve kittens a year The skins run Tun from 10 cents for the white ones to 75 cents for tor the pure black This will give us skins a year ear to sell sen at an average price of 30 cents each ach making our revenue 10 10 a day gross A man can skin fifty fifty fifty ty cats per da day for 2 2 It will take men to operate the ranch and therefore the net profits will be about abou per day After the ranch is s in full operation they will be more We will feed the cats on rats and will start a rat ranch next door The I rats multiply mn I four times t mes aa as fast as the cats If we start with rats we will have ave four rats a day for each c cat t from which the skins have been taken giving each rat a fourth of a cat It will thus be seen that the business will be self acting and automa automatic automatic auto auto- ma matic tic all the way through The cats cats' will vill eat the rats and the rats rata will ea eat the cats and we will get the skins |