, 1866-02-22
CHICAGO. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY p. 1866.

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or The National Association Of Wool Manufacturers
unlimited the following propositions to ,he snb-
Committee OF the National Wool Growers Asso-
cioIiuu:
1ss. A provision to be inserted In the tariff ls~
sequiring a'1 wnols known as metz wools, Mestza
s 10 e sos
ilsr wools fraudulenfay inroiccd, nom being ad-
sI1on slso to BE- inserted q lie absence of treaty
supulatious for t1ade and commetoe wilh Canada,
thataI Canadian woods shall be subjected to duty
a. The present duties On wuols, Including the
per ccnt; the duties on woolcn and worstcd goods,
eni malci!al, 10 be raised ~ per cent.
The aboTc propositions were deemed snldmlssible
BY the ultcomu,ttlse Of the National Wool urow-
en- Association, and they In response submitted YER
Isl. a provision to be inserted In tho tariff law
requiring all unMashed woods, now known a. Mes
jected to duty Of not lees thsn ~ cents per pound,
and 10 per cent adras0rtn: ss1a pyoytson to 1c 80
wored to cectually prevent tbosc woods o. sim
The higher rates OF duty 10 remain as they now are
I'd. All other woola be+.de those snose named
competing with American woola to be ascertalned,
and The thrift On them To be propoftdonately ad-
ID. Woo1s, the growth OF Canada, 10 be subject
an. All Woois which do not compete with Amesi-
can woels 10 be subjected 10 such dulles as Con
errss shau consider necessary for rc,cnue p1lr-
9TH. Foreign cioths, manufactured from the class
Ut mools embraced In the frst ana second Of these
propositions, 10 be subjected 10 dulles which viii
u2ent With the American grower. The propositions
et The tNo commllees were 80 wide apart that no
cubrt was made to reconcile them.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
-. nS.1 r
In the chair. The Chairman ssased that the Com
1ittee on Resolutions were mol yet ready to report,
ts hoped the time Of the Convention roctd be
Mr. Parsons stated that as this association would
Tome syerem Of DIE membership would be adopted,
Nj: Amfdep, oi nsniy, fala fe lad been a=ked
| the question whether wool growing pays. He pro-
rte1!ed nt come length, and very clearly, to s6o"
eorn ot apy other craln At the present time tie
railroad and Other chasccs exceeded The salaa OF
the grain skipped During the past three years be
tound hla profits Ut one hundred and twenty to one
| compared "ib the profits Of shipping grain. This
MIS- The difference bis experience bad demonstrated
o. ade tho follow
WuEnEAs, The wool growing interest Of thc
cu'tIcs seriously afecting is prosperity, md in
iact threatening It's ran, the nHpoas state Wool
| Growers Associadonsadopt the following fesolu"
Ifsoletd.s That # is the duty Of our Couss.s-
men 10 zee Tint We hare sufficient protection
| against The low price OF foreign wool raised in
tbcep IL unnecesEasy, semiclsilized labor being
cheap, and where wool can bc grown Tor from TO
| = cents per pound.
4rcc,Ac duty Of Is cents per pound on MI nnyashcf
Ton., and 30 cents per pound on all Washed wool.
| Rtso*retL. That the shoddy and WOODEN rags I'M. T.
hkh
ieast cqua. uncs With wool, they taHc the place
Of wool 70 The detrtncnt OF the clothet-wcarane
Exsoired! That With proper protection The wool
growers and manufacturers Of int En'ttd S,ates
CAP grow all e1ales aud manufacture every quality
E:9as peersa Tso # ,D9 Necessary h..
change he made fn tho nanner Of marketing ou1
WOOL 30 as TO give the =roN err fome voice in f1na
S Dds ne o es as C a. q
houtee whose only interest In the matter is 10 &c,
thcr commission and rcsquls.tc*, and who hare
season much lower for Rold thsn .,,r ~. nm us,
st o.. -.r-.,.ea In gold are Increased ). least *
Resotce1,' 1hat nc uscc upon the WOOL grower:
Of Illinois to form county societies n every toRnt,
andto hold frequent meeting., that the5 and tn.
sentiment whereby manufacturers will hnd 1t ntc
rs Try 10 eome 10 n. 10 buy our wool ~ they dit
'''''' '''0 " 7. FAssErr, Chairman.
Tho preamble and hrst resolution were adopted
| Without debate. The second resolution e1cttet
considerable debate, in which Mcssrs. Miner, p:
sons. Noble. Mcdonnell md others took part. 1ht
diversity o' opinion was upon tho AMOUNT Of dus,
would grant while Ill claimed that the figures wer'
higher thao wsis demanded 1y s9aa! an sa s5ae
ri ro.o7au uu,!es, ard insisted on specific dntie
uuuer adl circumstances.
Conrentton Al coneiderable length. r!=adIns an II
dress, Of which the following Is tt1 abstract: Til
rpc.kcr asst gaye history Or Too!,ToWsr: asso
tEr nIslst Of tho ta1c% crirs and tho tariffs 10 b,
laih Affecting every ntercat In the country, IT he
ts9cs ~ ot iii srsys % ws,eh Of the
constituents, and it oIlen happens that Wester'
members Of ConEres representing agricultural IN
ss pastcuIsr manu.aetutine or commercial Interests
but they are no, 70 much to bla1ne; They on:
wait t9 have Y. tel them That re viii which ~ =
she aof moes fTe1sss'e6t. @ Wea ssissttn il Eot on,
determined boring 1nf @s: 6sa
had able Representatives. TO press th.ir interest
nrou thc attention oI Congress. Whom l.ad th
n9sss.tss xss! sF'sd during A'a Ill these ss'x n
between The Wool sfanntactu1ers and Wool Grow
The 9iet OF The who's ter1es Of tbelfrr:olutions wa
thnt he Interests Of the manufacturers and g7o
eeEc reciprocal and mutual. His OWL opinion "a
cheap nenres, and the wool erower desired to &c
It high ra1es for himself lie though: 'he n'ant
actuIrrs had said to one another: There y $oln
20 'he sSe Se& % II naaia
.. Tee trade and therefore opposcd to q =,
xsl onsn,n. as ,IisEst ,arEe th're on,osea ., +
u. therefore w nau.f contllye 10 &c. help or 60
| !hs wall. In this tause connection NJ. noarIma
n se s,t re 81 e. 7ss s e;s
.lerc lacts being collccsed tren the nook1 Of I
Ssse, sauts Il f. I'D. enS M penaa.
D imported in eiz monthe. The only tarG 10
gtort1s have had for th1te seaIs pa
& aee dnty pafd on imported wool N. tis5, 10
4 Figure Up pour nrosecsaon, femembsstnE 1t u
same time thai under an af raloFsm duty T. Is ca
high duty on thsse fine .ools wh'ch came insoco
+ pcsion With ours. lie did not ZEE it The tronb
T. gnSnes s.,! sF for Pc
corr 1wenty-fom cents. lie did not believe In !
ID ralortaa ladd. With specific duties on wool
woea e9ss @efc to sny tSe Dec,or Of nn;p NJ %
n Bueno. Ayres. We wanted specific duty, mi
d lmnm Of not less than ten cents per pound on ft
@ Spld % cpstan aIs ts III he rsest bulk Of fo;cisa,
1t be Nhat ii may, would come in
minimum. Eastern warehouses We
fhe chesppess Of Mesiza wool Is thrown in .
y, fsees. In 0b!o. woo! crowczE, IN many places. b
wool On t!1elf hanos. beeauee Nes1l1a wool could
aet ~ we a[ toa tna, nj ,5i
ID The making Of tarsf upon woo'+ aud ~ooltensi
n. terested tour parties, VIZ: The Government, !
he tbeir third. They do no7 ieel. ai1er esper
tosneoa 1s e much s oDsy 'e s na, en's.as s5s.!es
4- En1th America. He desired to rec mdpu[ac1Dri
established in the West 4 company with cap,
IT. Of SEQ winch shall ersct mills shoas tau eh!
M Dy NIGH" wopld lead many wool growers Of
=. prairie TO market.
=: Al Of the resolutions were then adopted.
discussion arose az 10 tue best manner Of hat
4: lng wool for market, which was PARTICIPATED i9
o6ss sseF 4ns e rtes M rs1;Sns spSs sesasa
AZ Of he speakers being aens in .his hy =
r. Sy os ss1e9
hn tlenen sated that in their opinion the best sh
IN of wishing sheep was to put them on ferry h
mt rods an ii item a~im asbore, the same ope!a,1
being repeated atses they bad stood one hour IN
70, voolsroxRets oi Washington county, Pcnnsyisal
90 xsfhed their theep In this manner, and The vi
i, commanded the hl$nest price in the market.
e: Mr., Miner aad that where funnlur stream col
ed not he obtained. dam OF tank might be co1str1
ter ed ard the sheep pIaced under tic water from
Es spout. This was frequently done and served 60
~ ! purpose.
=. The resolutions passed by the executive CO
ii miifcc Of the Illinois Wool Growers As.octad
I'd were read. and the discussion turned upon OLE
1atinE 10 does n destructive 10 sheep, Mr; Min
claiming that the State Of Illinois lost yearly ER
ii. 600 by the rasages Of 'dorgs.n So long as "pu
nr pier" were sent to the Legislature there would
~. no enaetmcnt upon the subject. lie dss>red to
he I full c1ptcs-lon OF opinions.
he Others followed ID the sumo etatn, and pend
IL the discussion the Convention adiourucd to
Ia | p. II.
fn EFEyISG SESSION.
ur The discussion upon dogs wns resumed br
IKE | McGonneE. Nhc tatt = tax oA dogs Ht &1.19
b. head would yield revenue Of $l5, ,001 Geo 10
country. II wunla b. Of more benefit than rcd
snt Ing the tax on whlskey to 81 % per enllon.
eh 81. Kelley said $4,000 would NOT make good
-, loss oil sheep by dogs, duEng the rast two years
Of Another gentleman bad lost [orty-six sheer
IAN | three years from the same sonrce
per 4pother had 1Ca killed in three nights by
not breed shepherd dogs. The shepherd wien mi
ifr 81,