The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-03-11

STATE Wool GROWERS MEETING
The State Wool Growers Association
met at the Grant House.in this city, on
Tuesday, according to adjournment.
The President being unable to attend,
Mr.. J. B. Kelly, of Ohio county, was
called to the chair.
Report of the Treasurer was received,
The Chair appointed the following
Committee on Resolutions: Messrs.
C. II. Beall, J. G. Gist, G. G. Orr and
Samuel'Archer.
On motion the present officers were
reelected for the ensuing year, viz:
President, Hon. Thos. Sweeney; Secre-
tary, ]. c. Palmer; Treasurer, Thomas
Buchanan; Members of Executive
Committee of National Association,
Messrs. - Davis and Samuel Archer.
Committee on Resolutions reported
as follows:
RESOLVED, That we are opposed to any
treaty with Canada or any other coun-
try, looking to the admission of wool
and woolens on any other conditions
than under the present tariff, and we
desire that it remain for the present as
1t now is in force.
ReSOLUed, That we heartily endorse
the resolutions passed by the New
York Wool Growers Association, and
We would especially commend to the
attention of our Legislators and officers
of the Government the I'd, Sd, 4th and
9th resolutions.
RcSOLUed, That we respectfully pro-
test against the making of any treaty
or other arrangement by which the
trade and commerce between our
country and the British Provinces
shall be placed on any other or differ
ent basis than it is with all other ma
tions and Provinces.
Resolved, That while we are ready
and willing to bear our just proportion
Of the taxes made necessary by the late
rebellion, we insist that the production
of our farmers be entitled to protection
against foreign competition equally
with the production of the manufac-
turers of the various articles that are
consumed in the country, and that
it would be manifestIy unjust to force
us to purchase all that we consume,
not produced on our farms, at the en-
HANGED prices created by the high price
| OF labor, and the taxes laid by the Gov
eminent on such articles of con sump-
ton, and at the same time take from
US our present protection as provided
| in our tariff laws.
ReSOLvcd, That the enhanced cost OF
| farm productions, created by the debts
of the country, is in nowise less than is
| the enhanced cost of manufactured ar
| ticles; and we can no more submit to
Weld our markets to the untaxed pro-
ductions of the British Provinces. than
can the manufacturers of cloths, iron
or any other commodity.
RESOLVED, That we, as farmers, are
entirely unwilling TO be traded off in
any other treaty that has tor its object
the promotion of commercial or other
| interests, at our expense. Neither will
the financial condition of the country
Justify the deducting from the national
revenues the duties now paid on British
Colonial productions, nor are our
financial affairs, as farmers, SO pros
nervous as to justify the building up OF
these provinces into a great and rich
nation at our expense"
On motion of DR.. Gist, the report OF
he Committee was received, and after
some remarks, was adopted unani-
mous!y.
The following resolution was unani-
mously passed:
RESOLVED, That we sympathize with
our worthy President, Mr.. Thos. Swee-
ney, in his protracted illness, and as
sure him of our earnest wishes for his
speedy restoration to health.
On motion of Mr.. Beall, the Secreta.
ry was instructed to furnish the city
papers copies of the proceedings of this
meeting for publica ton, and requesting
all other papers friendly to our inter
ests to copy.
On motion, it was agreed that ouI
next annual meeting be held in the city
OF Wheeling on the second Tuesday o.
February, 1870.
On motion, adjourned.
]. b. KELLY, President.
SAMUEL ARCHER, tSec'y.