The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-04-26
The Wool Growers of Pennsylva-
MIA, Ohio and West Virginia
in Council.
The Tariff on Wool-How to Shear
Wash and Sell.
INTERESTING DISCUSSIONS
IReported Loy. u.e Intelltgmcer.l

Reported for The JnteLliOeTcer.l
THE Convention of the Wool Grow
crs of Western Pennsylvania, Eastern
Ohio and West Virginia, met mt one
o'clock yesterday afternoon at Kilgore
Hall in the city of Steubenville. Some
thing over n hundred persons were
present-all practical wool growers
and some the most extensive in the
three States rcpresented-and very
intelligent and substantial looking
body of men.
Jonathan Berry, of Jefferson county,
Ohio, called the Convention to order,
and read the call for the Convention,
issued by himself, james Archer, OF
Brooke county, w. Va, and G.. d. KAN
insky, of Rush Run, Ohio, who were
appointed committee for the purpose
by the Wool Growers Association OF
West Virginia, which met in this city
on the 18th of March last. He thought
the Convention should at once effect n
permanent organization and upon his
nomination, Thomas Sweeney, Esq, OF
this city, who is President of the West
Virginia Wool Growers Association,
was chosen President, James b. Jami-
son, of Harrison county, Ohio, Lewis
Applegate, of Brooke county, w. Va,
and VIM. Berry, of Pa, Vice Presi-
dents and G. Y. Mckee, of Pa, and G..
NJ. HOgg, of Harrison county, Ohio,
Secretaries.
Mr. Sweeney on taking the chair, said
that although it was common for chair
men to make speeches on such occa-
sions, yet the meeting was for business
ruther than speeches. lie rendered his
thanks for the honor conferred and eN-
pressed qualification to see the interest
manifested in this important branch OF
wealth and industry in this country.
He urged them to adopt the advice
Inv "a rlnFUVInnn
having delivered a discourse OH the eff
cacy of faith was accoSted by gentle
man who asked him if he should be
beset by certain bully las he feared
lie mighty whether faith would carry
him through. The reply was that in
such IL case, he should 'show his faith
by his works." He eNhorted the con-
vention TO have faith i'll obtaining jus
tice for the wool growers interest, and
show their faith by their works, and
they would succeed.
james G. Freeman, of Hancock, NOM
. mated the following gentlemen and
they were appointed by the Convention
Il Committee on BUSINESS:
Col. S. D. Harris, of Cleveland, o.,
editor of the Ohio F'dTmer); Maj. Saml
Mcfarland, of Washington Co. Pa;
Mai. William Lee, of Pa; Gen. w. l..
Crawford, of Hancock Co., w. Va, and
]. NJ. Estep, Esq, of Cadiz, Ohio.
Col. TCpOTIeNl luG lOllO"luR "
be the order OF business:
LIST. Tariff Duties on wool.
I'd. Best methods of putting up wool,
and best mode of marketing it.
Sd. Wool Growers AssOCiationS-how
to make them most effective and use
fol.
Upon the first topic Maj. Mcfarland,
on behalf of the committee, offered the
following:
RESOLUTIONS RESPECTING TARIFF DU-
TIES on WOOL.
The committee appointed to prepare
business for this convention beg leave
to report as follows:
WHEREAS, 1t is n well settled principle In
the science of political economy that the
consumption OF IA country should he the
production OF that country; and
WHEREAS, 1t has been the general policy
OF our Federal Government ever since its or
ganization, for the purpose OF securing mn
tIOnal wealth rs well ms national independ-
ence, TO extend It's fostering care and en-
industry In developing the resources of the
country, by levying II sufficient tariff on for
cisn mPOrtations 10 protect domestic labor
labor; and
WHEREAS. Under this policy vast wool
growing interest extending over very
large proportion OF the United States,
has grown up and not only become part OF
the national wealth, but in some States and
in many districts of other States, wool is al.
ready the staple commodity; and
W FROM the fnCt That wool for
several years has been lower i'll price. and
since the close OF the war has been reduced
IN value more than any other agricultural
product. and 1t Is abundnntly manifest that
the tariff ON imported wool is inadequate to
produce the desired result OF securing the
production in our own country of a utiicient
amount OF wool to supply It's consumption:
but on the contrary unless the tariff be very
materially increased this great branch Of
American industry must and Will anguish,
and soon be abandoned, which would neceS-
SarIly produce an inCalculable calamity lot
only upon those engaged in this branch OF
business, but also upon all classes OF the
community and the country generally: and
WHEREAS, Further, although the true in
tereSts OF wool growers and of the manu-
fncturers OF wool are reciprocal, yet from n
mistaken, short-SiGhted policy, In order to Sc
cure present gain the manufacturers, be-
united effort succeeded in having the tariff on
wool so shaped rs partially 10 be merely
Resolved, That while we do not object to
any amount OF tnrtn manufacturers may de-
mand and Congress may think proper to
grant for their encouragement and protec-
ton, this Convention respectfully reoneSt
Congress TO extend to the wool growing in
tereSt OF the country such protection AS will
not only encourage wool growers to continue
their business. but as will secure at an early
period the production in our country OF n
sufficient amount of wool to supply ali it's de-
mands, and thus aid in securing national
wealth as well rs national Independence
which are so essential at all times and eSDeci-
ally OF such vast importance in time OF war
Resolved, That on all imported wool, I'M
WtSlel, III SOlnpeLluOTl Win the wool
produced in this country, n duty OF twelve
cents per pound he levied, on washed wool
double that amount and ON secured wool
three times that amount, and ten per cent
Resoiued, That the Senators and :Represen-
tatives in Congress from Pennsylvania, Ohio
and West Virginia, States represented in this
Convention, be respectfully and earnestly re-
quested to use their influence to secure the
object contemplated in the foregoing resolu-
ton.
Joseph Sharon, of Harrison county,
o., said there had been an agreement
between a joint committee in New
York representing the wool growing
and manufacturing interests of the
United States, by which IA certain tariff
was recommended to the Ways and
Mems Committee of Congress. He de
sired to know if that basis was modified
by these resolutions.
Col. Harris said he was in possession
of papers showing the basis on which
the joint Committee had agreed to re-
port to Congress, but the information
came to him in such a way that he did