Show A PAYROLL A IL AR OLL FOR BRIGHAM CITY poultry industry offers big returns demand exceeds production the poultry industry as an asset to Drig brigham hlin city was discussed by a number ot of local business men and citizens at a meeting held at the commercial club saturday night the meeting was called by E W dunn who in an opening address stated buted its purpose and after giving facts acts and figures in the growth ot of some ot of the larger enterprises of the country entered into a discussion ot of the poultry industry as an asset to brigham city mr dunn said he had called the meeting tor for the purpose ot of getting the sentiment ot of those present on the matter and to bring before them some as to what had already been done and what may be accomplished it this industry was given an impetus in this community jesse W hoopes one of the leading poultry men ot of this section was present and was asked to give some information tor mation on the poultry industry mr hoopes said that in 1922 benjamin brown now president of the utah poultry producers association and others conceived the idea that the poultry industry should be built up in this state as utah at that time was shipping in thousands of dollars worth of 0 poultry products prior to the of the utah poultry producers cooperative association utah was importing poultry and poultry products for its own consumption from surrounding states in 1922 tour four or rive five men in the southern part of the state including benjamin brown clyde edmonds alburtus and harry metzger saw an opportunity tor for the development of this industry in our state that year the total output was 10 carloads in march the following year the present utah poultry producers cooperative association was organized and its growth may be conceived from the following figures in 1923 the output was carloads in 1921 1924 cars in 1925 cars and this year the association will ship out approximately carloads during this short period of time the demand tor for the utah products has grown datil today utah eggs top the markets both in new york and in california notwithstanding the magnitude of the industry in petaluma Pet aluma the speaker said that while supt bupt C H skidmore was in new york recently he noticed in one of the large markets there that the utah milk white egg was selling tor for per dozen in competition with eggs from other eastern sections which were listed at and lower mr hoopes termed the egg a manufactured article with the hen the plant ile he stressed the importance of care in feeding cleanliness of 0 the coops and system and regularity in every detail in discussing the profits of the business the speaker said that last year the poultry industry brought into the state between tour four and five million dollars dollar in draper spanish fork and other towns of the state the producers are reaping immense profits from poultry raising these communities have gone into the business on a large scale and are arb making it pay one of the leading producers at draper has 1000 chickens which netted him last year or an average of each A flock of 1000 chickens at this rate will net the owner or nearly per month A number of our local poultry men who are giving proper attention to this industry are obtaining wonderful results there is absolutely no danger of an over production according to men of 0 authority on this matter and the greater the production the better the market and the price last year forty one billion eggs were shipped into this country from china and the scandinavian countries new york alone uses five car loads ot of eggs per day the demand Is unlimited leading poultry authorities both in utah and elsewhere say that brigham and vicinity Is especially r adapted tor for poultry raising conditions here are ideal and our season Is ten days longer than any other section with the exception ot of st george other speakers at the meeting saturday night were john D peters mayor hervin bunderson nels jenson J E halverson IL L fishburn W E davis john W peters and W T davis dails realizing the wonderful opportunity tor for the growth and development ot of been set act on this industry a move has foot under the direction ot of the commercial club to run an auto caravan excursion in the near future to draper it Is a anticipated that fully men will take advantage ot of the opportunity 1 to visit draper and inspect the various plants in that section in this industry lies on opportunity tor for many young men both married and single to engage in a business which it if properly taken care of will make them independent and self belt sup porting with our wonderful climate our dry soil conditions long summer season pure water etc brigham city stands out as one ot of the best sections in the country for or poultry raising as a profitable industry if you are interested te in this work by all means go with the club members and poultry producers to draper ana an d in the meantime visit the plants of our successful local producers and get an insight into the possibilities of 0 this industry and furthermore it take a college education to successfully operate erate poultry business bul ness but it does re milre system regularity and perser yeran terance |