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Show FAT CATTLE FOR KANSAS MARKET. S. A. Higbcc Departed Wednesday With Throe Cars of Choico Stuff Vrom'-SoinJcTtU Company. " Lnst Wednesday S. A. Higboo started start-ed to Lund to load three cars of fnt beef cattle that wcro started on the day previous. The cattlo aro the properly of tho Southern Utah Commission Com-mission Company, composd of Messrs. S. A. Higbce, S. J. Fostor and E. M. Corry, who aro just "breaking into," this class of just "breaking into" this class of business. They havo a reserve of about three cars more of stuff that they arc feeding for the markot, and which will be liberated a little later. Mr. Higbee stutod to The Record before his doparturo that, this shipment ship-ment represented some of the choicest beef stuff thnt could bd collected llv souther Utah, and that Hid. shipment was being made largely to test out tho problem of marketing. Careful records will be preserved as to shrinkage, shrink-age, etc., and it will be determined whether it is more profitable to sell to local buyers or ship direct to the markets. Mr. Higbee will accompany tho shipment in person and superintend the sale of the animals. Ho will bo accompnnicd ns far as Kansas City by A. B. Utlcy, the lpcal plumber, who will spend the holidays with his family at Springfield, Missouri, and may spend the wlntor thero. |