Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-03-15
wool growers Convention.
ST. CLATRsvILLE. Feb. "a. /


ST.. CLATRsvILLE, Feb %, 1866.
A convention of the wool growers of Bel
mont County was this day held at the
Court House, to take into consid deratiop the
propriety of organizing a Wool Growers
Association, and organised by calling Oliver
Taylor to the Chair and appointing r. s.
Clark Secretary
On motion Of Isaac Welsh, Esq, com.
mttee Of five was appointed to prepare and |
report an order Of business for the conven-
ton.
The following persons were appointed said |
committee: Isaac Welsh, William Arm.
strong. Joseph Close, j. II. Dronnen and
John johnson.
On motion the convention then adjourned
to meet at o'clock, P. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Convention met pursuant to adjournment.
The committee appointed to prepare an
order of business for the convention made
the following report:
Resotued, That we form an organization
to be known as the Belmont County Wool
Growers Association, to be organised by
the election Of one President, sixteen Vice
! Presidents, one Treasurer and two Secre-
tsres also Board of five Directors to act
as an executive committee. The Associa-
tion to meet annually on the second day of
the County Fair, at o'clock, P. M, at st.
Clairsvile, and at such other times and
places as the executive committee may
direct.
Any person may become member of this
Association by subscribing his name to the
rules and regulations, and paving annually
to the Treasurer the sum Of fifty cents.
All officers and committees appointed at
| th;u m, aating IN bolJ tbn;. "a. 80 ,,..;l tha
next annual meeting Of the Association.
/. WELSH, Chairman of Com.
The committee further recommend the
adoption OF the following preamble and
resolution:
WHEREAS, The production of wool in
the United States is less than one-third Of
the amoHnt annually consumed therein, in
manufactured goods foreign and domestic !;
and as the manufacture Of wooden goods in
the country largely exceeds the production
Of wool, thus leaving heavy balance of
the raw material to be imported from abroad
Z by the manufacturer, and paid for, not in
the manufactured articles, but in other
productions of the country, or in cash I;
D while it must be admitted that the country
D is well adapted to the production of wool,
with capacity, if encouraged, at leas,
equal to any possible home demand which
may arise thus leaving the very foroible
impression on the mind that the manufac
9 turer has had better protection from the
n government than the wool grower. And
WHEREAS, 1t is believed that the interest
: not only Of the wool grower but Of the
g manufacturer and the country at large, de
= mand that the wool grower should have pro
W lection equal to that of the manufactures
8 of wooden goods, and that the productior
@ of this great staple should be encouraged
by government until the supply becomes
equal, at least, to the home demand There
Al fore,
IF ResolJed, That it is the opinion Of thi
'e convention that Congress ought to impose
Al specific duty Of fifteen cents per pound Of
n foreign wool, and an additional duty of tel
* per cent. ad valorem and that we do here
in by memoriaze Congress to that effect
a ResotUed, That the late Reciprocit
1t Treaty with Cana Ia was injurious to tn
rs wool interests Of this country, and that it
D: abregation should be perfected and adhere
ID to by the government
G. Which report was received and adopte
ie by the Association.
r On motion the Association proceeded t
a organize by the election of officers for tn
10 onsuing year. When the following officer
at were>electcd.
,e Oliver Taylor, President.
lg VICE PRESIDENTS
~ ~ B. d. Ddngan, Colorain Township.
20 20 David Branson, Flushing
- Thos. Fred, Goshen
20 j. @. Ayers Krkwood
~ ~ Henry Welsh, Mead
~ John NARROW, Pease
=, :, John Johnson, Pultney
- Kobt. Thompson, Richland
% Euclid Scatterday, Smith
, BENZ. Bailey, Somerset
= = Thos. Mccall, Union I"
10 Ezekiel Bundy, Warren
VIM, Armstrong Washington
Alex. Danford, Wayne
L Gillespie Moore. Wheeling
Alex. Mooney, York
SECRETARIES.
j. II. Drennen,
K r.. s. Clark.
IN g. Troll, Treasurer. ......
DR. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Isaac Welsh, Walker Brock, Olive
le Taylor, John Allen, A. q. Ramage.
to The preamble and resolutions presente
by the business committee in favor of pr
s. tecting the wool growers interests wa
he adopted by the Association.
le On motion OF Isaac Welsh, the afor,
rs mentioned preamble and resolutions wer
a ordered to be signed by the President an
10 Secretary Of this Association and forwards
10 to the member Of Congress from this Di
p trict with the request that hei present II
s. same to Congress-.
r On motion, it was ordered that the Or,
i, ceedings of this meeting be signed by th
al President aud Secretary and presented
70 the County papers and Ohio Farmer, wit
IS the request that they publish the same.
On motion, it was ordered that tho. SCI
" retary and Treasurer procure suitabl
i, blank books for keeping the minutes an
'o accounts of this Association.
10 On motion, Resolved. That the Vic
~ n, Presidents be requested to act as commi
u tee to solicit memberships 10 their respeotiy
n. Townships aud report to the Secretary an
n Treasurer.
a On motion the Association adjourned.
~ OLIVER TAYLOR, Prss't.
r 8. CLARK. Sec.
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10 Canadian Criticism ON the
OF Presidents Speech.