The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-01-05


'freqaently iclieefed. When he closed
calls were madeifor Mr.. Bingham, who,
arrived hereato-day, and also for Shef2
man, but neithertre responded 2 u s5a3.
The Ohio Wool Growers, Conyehtion.
Special dtgpiatct % ts calleinnati Gazette.
Z ,....--' OoLUaIBUs, Jan. 8.
The Wool Growers Association met
this afternoon, with an attendance OF
about two hundred persons-farmer-
like, but intelligent, middle-aged gem
tlemen...--. ;a2is. iltiit -s-.4
M The President, r. NJ. Montgomery, of
Mahoning county, in calling the con-
,vention to order contrasted the warlike
condition of the country at the last am
riual meeting with the present peaceful
and happy state of affpirss ls1dY =,
In order to repair the wastesrof war,
he advised extendip the area Of culti;-l
vated land, Better tiflage, the itnproveS
nfaetare5. stss ana II sspeciaiiy that our own
wool be cultivated at home, and worn
by oura own people, he presented ito.
ltiIe convention "a series of,questions to
be proposed to Il wool growers and
answered foritlie lieinformation of a COM
.mfttee of the National Wool Growers,
Association, appointed g to meet a
for the purpose OF, 81 reporting
what Legislative. action is. needed to
foster this interest Tho Jconventio
voted the fol lowing answers: First,
that the cost Of labor in tile production,
of wool is 81 so per day, Including sub
sistanee. Second, that this sis an in
crease of 100 por cent. lover ten years
since. Third that the cost of producing
merino wool is 75 cents per pound at
the present. rate of expenses. The fol-.
lowing resolutions We're adopted; That
we approve the policy of ter1nin ating
the action of the reciprocity treaty be-
tween the United States and Canada /;
equal that Sssdfddsa &C fddisa t the
turing interests; that the interests of
the-c0nntry require an extension of the
culture of sworsted woods; that the com
,mittee of, the National Manufacturers
Association to meet the LIS. Revenue
Commission he eadyised to recommend
to TINT Commission that a tax be levied
upon pdogs sufficient either to raise a
lconsilerable ifev6nuH for the Govern
of dogs in the country, or both; that
in tho opinion of this Association such
tax should be not less than two dollars
per head on male dogs, and three dol
lars optfemales of the same species.
In the discusSionsef theselresolutions,
j OS. SAAfOJly sOI- -E1uTElSOH .COuuGIy III
gueA the. necessity of prote ectiye duties,
by showing that the Eastern manufac-
turers imported two-thirds of the wool
they consumed, LIpreferring TO buy
abroad and pay tFansp tion' rather
than bay the price at M ihich american
Growers can AFFORD to SOIL 1t. ssqsG
Mr.. Jameson, .of. the same county, In
sisted. that this Convention should der
mand full protective tariff, arguing
that, this great industrial interest re-
duffed fostering SOFAS toIppennp more
extended fields Of employment for labor
and = Is yield revenue t9 help pay the pub
qtSy ut 66ietted To- Sifiiftihg with Eastern
should Be ASKED Of Congress- They
were hostile to the interests of the wool
growers and had iheret ot,lre refused to
aid in promoting their interest. They
had tsentsout agents and idistricted the
State for the purpose of COM ntrollfng the
prics Of wool; and thus prevented com
peti itipn and Kept down. prices. 1t was
| onlYsince the wool growers everywhere
had risen. en- -masse and dawere moving
to obtain Justice
through Congress- that the n1anpfac-
t.turers had become brighter and now
Sought to unite with thema aItwas only,
however, 10 divert and have every thing
their own wuy, us was seen by their
proposition to give the great Westibnt
lone delegate In thecommittee to lay the
matter before the commission. Hewas
in favor of independent action.