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Show Feeding Indsutry Being Boosted Here Plans are being made and will most j ligely be carried out to make Gunnison Gun-nison Valley one of the largest stock feeding centers in the state. The alfalfa meal mill, which lias been idle for a number of years, according accord-ing to plans, is to be remodeled and enlarged and the feed yards adjoin-ing adjoin-ing are to be expanded to enable the handling of several thousand sheep and cattle. P. A. Delmue, one of the leading stockmen of the state and who conducts con-ducts a large feeding station at Riv-erton, Riv-erton, was here last week looking over the possibilities of establishing a place far feeding stock. He made ' a thorough investigation of the conditions con-ditions and after he had visited several sev-eral sections of the valley, he unhesitatingly unhes-itatingly pronounced it the most ideal point in the western country. The ideal climatic conditions, the large amount of hay and grain and other feeds, that can be raised and with the sugar factory in close proximity, makes every thing ideal for feeding successfully. There can be no better conditions all through, Mr. Delume stated. For Everything is so favxorable and the opportunity so great that if the scheme sch-eme is once started Gunnison Valley can become famed. It is possible to build up the feeding industry on a gigantic scale and conservative es-timetes es-timetes are that as many as 40.000 head of cattle and sheep can be fed from the products of ihe valley. TJhe market, too, is close ,and this item alone is one of the important matters that will help to advance the industry The bumper crop of alfolfa hay, the grain and other feeds which are better bet-ter this year than for some time, will play an important part in establish, ing the industry here. Shortly a mass meeting of the stockmen and others who would become be-come interested in building up the feeding business here, is to be held the latter part of next week. At this time definite action will be taken and it is thought that arrangements can be completed to start the new enterprise enter-prise this fall with several thousand head of stock. |