The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-03-16
Wool Growers Meeting I'm Hancock
County.
COURT HOUSE, HANCOCK CoUSrS,
WEST VA, March 10th, 1866.

Pursuant to previous notice quite a
large number of the farmers ana wool
growers of Hancock county convened
this day at the Court House, in New
meeting by the selection of Samuel
Archer as temporary President, and
Daniel Donehoo as temporary Secre-
tary.
The President on taking the chair
stated briefly the object of the meeting to
be the formation ofa permanent County
Organization of Farmers and WOOL
Growers to act i'll concert with similar
County, State and National Organiza-
tions, having in view the promotion
and protection of the great farming and
wool growing interests of our country,
On motion of General w. l.. Craw-
ford COMMITTEES on theplan of perma-
nent Organization, was appointed by
the President, viz Gen. w. u. Craw-
ford, John Gardner, Geo. johnson, Jo-
seph w. Allison and Alex. Morrow.
| EsqS.
mittee on Resolutions was appointed
by the President, viz: David Pugh,
George Johnson, George w. Campbell,
General Crawford, James l.. Freeman
and Daniel Donehoo.
During the absence of these Commit
tees a general exchange of views touch
ing the objects and aims of the meeting
was INDUCED until the Committee on
plan of organization appeared, and
through their chairman, General Craw-
ford made their report, which consisted
of "a constitution and bye laws, after
the reading of which, was carefully con-
aidered and discussed by the members,
and on motion of d. Pugh, were unant-
mously adopted.
The Committee on Resolutions having
completed their labors made the follow
ing report, viz:
WHEREAS, The official statistics of our
country shows that the amount of encourage
ment received by the American farmer and
wool grower from the present legislation OF
Congress In competing In the production OF
certain great and indispensable neceSSarieS OF
life with the peasantIy OF other countries,
ing One-fOurth what they cost in our country,
and where the climate renders artificial win
ter feed for sheep, as well as shelters, y inad-
showing the truth of this we ind that by our
present taTifft the fiueSt MeStiza and other fine
wools Imported into the United States, ito n
sufficient extent to render them Of tmpor-
tancel pay duty of only six cents per pound;
Therefore, -,
and REPRESENTATIVES in Congress asking a
specific duty of l5 cents per h., and an
ddrdIOrem duty OF ten per cent on all hne
woods; and a specific duty OF six cents, and dt
udIOrent of 10 ten per .cenIum on ali coarse
wools except Donskoi wool, which shall be
admitted at duty OF three cents specific per
Resoired, That the President of this associa-
ton do appoint a committee OF five members
of this association, whose duty shall be to cor
respond with the Senators and Represen-
tatfves in Congress from this Stale, setting
forth therein the requests OF this association
that tn ey would use their whole influence to
prevent the re-enactment of the "reciprociLy
treaty" with Canada, especially so much
thereof as permits the importation Into our
country OF wool, wooIens, live stock and
grain, TO the very great injury OF ourinterests
rs wool glOwerS ana farmers.
Which report was unanimously adopt
ed. On motion Q committee of eight,
Allison, jr., and six others, were APP
pointed 10 solicit additional members
and receive the initiation fees.
On motion of George Baxter,
Resolred, That the call for State Wool
Growers Associntion as contained in certain
resolutions adopted ut "a meeting of the wool
growers of Brooke and Hancock counties,
held at the Court House in Wellsburg, March
81. 1866, meets with the hearty approval OF
this association. - -
The Association now proceeded to the
election of permanent officers for the
ensuing year, which resulted as follows:
President, Gen. w. L. Crawford; Vice
Presidents, for Grant Township, George
johnson and George Newell; for Poe
Township, David Pugh and Alexander
Chapman and John NJ. Wylie; for But
Ter Township, Samuel Archer and Geo.
w. Campbell. Secretary, Daniel Done
hoo. Treasurer; David 8. Nicholson.
The President appointed the follow
ing committee under the second resolu-
tion, as reported by the Committee on
Resolutions, viz: Samuel Archer,
Daniel Donehoo, George Baxter, BENZ.
Griffith and d. s. Nicholson.
On motion of Samuel Archer, the fol-
lowing resolution was unanimously
adopted:
ResoEred, That this association is favorable
to, and DO recommend the erection OF woolen
factories In West Virginia. t
David s. Nicholson presented the
following resolution, which was unani-
mously adopted:
Re diced, That the board of supervisors of
this county be requested TO asses q license
upon the owners of dogs within this county
under the provisions OF the act Of assembly,
passed October 2lst, 1863
The proceedings bf this meeting were
ordered to be published in the Wheel
ing INTELLIGENcBR and Wellsburg
Herald, with the request that other
newspapers favorable to the objects of
the association copy the same.
VIM. j.. CRAWFORD, Pres't.
DANIEL DoNEHoo, Sec'y.
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