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1868 October 28 Letter to the Bishops of Sanpete County

Title

1868 October 28 Letter to the Bishops of Sanpete County

Description

Grain and flour should be sold now as the prices will fall once the railroad reaches Salt Lake.

Type

Correspondence

Sender

CWS

Recipient

Bishops of Sanpete County

Date

1868 October 28

Location

Salt Lake City
Sanpete County

Subject

Business Matters

 

Salt Lake City U.T.
Oct 28 1868.

Bishops of Sanpete Co.

Dear Brethren:

I am informed that the farmers in the settlements having surplus grain, are refusing to sell to the brethren needing it, expecting to get higher prices for it, than at present rule the market.

This course is a very unwise one, for as soon as the railroad gets nearer, there must be a decided fall in the price of grain and flour. I have no idea the present prices can be much longer sustained. I therefore deem it wise for the brethren to sell the grain and flour they do not need for their families, to those working on the railroad, and to such as need it, before the prices fall.

Your Brother in the Gospel,
Brigham Young

<A copy of this letter was sent to all the Bishops as far North as Cache valley and south as Sanpete.
CWS>