Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-08-05


The National Wool Growers Fair commenced
yesterday morning most auspciously, exceeding
the expectations, large as they were, of the origin
ators, MeSsrs. GOoDALE Il Co. Tho amount Of
wool on exhibition and for sale is about CSC 900
lbs. This immense quantity is slowed in the ware
rooms Of Messrs Goodale Co., on Bank street,
in store rooms No. 50 Leonard street, and in the
old Centre street theater The largest lot is ex,
posed for sale at tho latter place. The exhibition
is very fine. The large room is filled with the
various lots, labeled and numbered, and all ar
ranged in the most convenient and artistic manner
The galleries, which extend on threo sides of the
room, are likewise filed with assorted lots. There
are in all 07 assorted lots, which average thous-
ands Of pounds each many containing from L, 600
to 10000 pounds. Besides those g. lots thore are
80 or 90 fancy clips which are on exhibition and
sale. This wool is the product of the several
States of Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Wiscou-
sin, Iowa, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania
and Ohio In Ohio nearly every county is rep,
resented This wool is of excellent quality the
greater portion of it being Of fine to very fine
| qualities.
The attendance upon the Fair was large yester.
day morning, the exhibition attracting many citi.
zens as well as strangers who had come especially
to attend the Fair
The business Of the Fair commenced at 2 p. M
by the gathering of the Wool Growers at the Aca
deny Of Music, to organize and transact genera
business. The meeting organized by the appoint
meuI or HARVEY BALpwIN, Of Hudson, President
and e. N. ABBEY, of Cleveland, Secretary
The following resolutions were then read by tn
Secretary for discussion and disposition:
Whereas, the State of Ohio is recognized as be
ing ut the present time the leading State Of th
Union iD the production Of Wool. And, tDheredS
a necessity seems to exist for a more perfect an,
cheaper method Of converting the same into mo
ney, and as 1t is probable such desirable en
may be attained by concert Of action by Woo
Growers therefore
ReSOlued, That we the Wool Growers, in con
ventiou at Cleveland, this 4th day Of August, A
d. 1859, do hereby form ourselves into an Asso
citation, that by united action we may bring som
influence to bear whereby the growth Of wool ma.
be encouraged, the quality improved, and mean
devised to market the same in the cheapest an
best manner
{ Resoiped, That to distinguish the Association
from others of like or similar character, we adop
the name Of the "0hio Wool Grower. Associa
| ton"
|
appoint Committee of three persons to prepaT
and report a code Of Bylaws for the goyernmeI
. OF the Association.
These resolutions were freely discussed by thos
present Hon. Hiram Griswold, being presen
made few remarks in relation to the importanC
. and permanency of such Fairs and Association
- There was no reason why they should not be pei
mauent. 1t is for the Wool Grower to undersIan
that to him belongs the benefits Of the system
wool growing and manufacturing. There is l
a reason why the woods of the West should go bel
d ging at the East for a market, If we have COZ
cert Of action, such as We should have, 1t wi
prove to be Of the greatest benefit to the wool pr
y ducing community. Why should not that pOrtiC
. of wool growing portion fthe west that is be-
4 represented, establish an agency in this city
any other central point, at which the capital repr
Is sented here should be associated and placed
N responsible hands Should this be done, Il
I, wool growers would reap immediate and in
portant fruits from the arrangement, fer
S having this associated capital, advances might
y made upon wool consigned for sale, lie beliey
there was public spirit enough, and business tale
/ enough, and wealth and influence enough to CO
!, !, centrate means by which tho producer can o
tain a temporary loan, so that he need not be 0
g ligod to sell OF all his clip in two, three or 70
te months after shearing time, but could furnish
supply to meet the demand. Il was gre
ny matter of regret that so much Of the profits of
u producer was eaten up in the foreign markets, Al
any system which should do away with this ID
the most completely should receive the support
= every Wool Grower
:" The preamble aud resolutions we're lopted
- a unanimous vote.
The President appointed MesIs Grissell'
- Co.. aud WetmOre and Wallace Of Sunni
Co., as the Committee on By>Laws,
The Committee on Awards then presented
following report This Committee consisted
on VIM. D.. Coolidge, of Boston, jesse Eddy, Of
." River, Mass and Alphouse More, Of Eaton, N.
all being intimately connected with manuiaet
ing, and gentlemen Of unquostioned ability to (
eide with accurate judgment upon tho quality
wools brought to their notice.
CLEVELAND, August 4, 1859
=. To he President and Members Of he w
W. Gr0t0er's C0RDeHiiOR at CleDelaRd
ND GENrLEMEN The undersigned having bO
IN requested 10 act as judges Of the several kinds
he qualities Of Wool submitted for Premiums at
led Fair held this day, have attended to that duty
sa- submit the following
We would remark, gentlemen, that where
many lots have been presented to us, all eYinc
the great care which the growers have bestov
upon their offerings, II has been no easy task
decide upon the two best of each, but after cart
Investigation, and taking into view the cOndit
aud adoption Of each lot for It's respective d
. We