Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-05-13
Wooden Interests

" lereas, ell Irt- are ut NJ Iliit ny tl4l -''4'
cafes Of free trade to influence Congressiona
legislation to secure the repeal OF serious moih-
cation of our protective tariff laws, and beliey-
ing that the depression in our manufacturing
interest does not, as it is alleged in the arEu-
, ments of the opposition, arise from, nor is the
result Of. our protective tariff, but that It Is
entirely dependent upon 0;ner causes, NANNY
arising from the war; therefore
2 Resolre4, That this Association earnestly pro-
tests against any change ia our present tarIu
laws, aud that We urge upon our members Of
Congress our earnest desire that they leave the
present duties ou woods and wooleus IN full
force.
Oue Of the members from 81. Louis denied
that bis city was for free trade. and said that
they had very strong pr.tectilnist a-soaia-
ton there. The next annual meeting OF the
Association is to be held al st. Luis As
regards the present condition OF the wool
growing interest. the president. George S.
Bowen. in opening the proceedings, re-
marked:
The men who, in the outset, undertook to
build up a western wool Industry, 90 a large
extent 6ver-estim4tei their ability for the work
ana unier -es'lll''yl Tue ,ii.'.,-, ~ Ii
l ry -' or ar ,1ii or ec-v beside Which
;he seasons and storms and unnatural pIstura-'
Of the country i3u93' guns 'H'. ,. -'' a..
eenina,el by dogs. destroyed by disease. or have
died OF starvation THUS, instead Of the sup
plv increasing, It has been decreasing, ana must,
We fear. So continue 10 DO, unless other means
,5,9 nj have rs VET Ieen thought Of TO check the
decline be Immediately aioPtei- Here how
ever, .e, me 7.5, ''y ~, ,,y The same irfs
eaee. which have already sfec-ua,ly ami forever
removed sheep-raising from the east TO the west
ar. s' , al "V'1 IL IL. 'i'-'g 49,. -, W., .r, IN
more distant one still. until it may dad a rest
ing place and home on the vast plains of the
west "ners now ,Hs.i. 'l ,' ii - -
fer to the increased price of land in this and all
our surrounding States, and the Simultaneous
sroTt ne Oh western iI. =, a. -e s9y ,,51r
olss,. remark that during ther4st two years
Larry farming ha. ina.l-'a ana is. Is SUI llIs7 s.
,7.,,i,a- iaIa,-Iy IN the west Farmers in
Iowa, Wisconsin, Missouri aai Illinois are To-
DAY l,'o'lns near 'ayl1 l'-.',' Is, .,,,.
5o,, or c.ttIe. and the pr.ia.t o.; the later. in
the snap Of butter aai cheese Thus it appears
To- ne INST snee P, ana ~o.- 49, .1
faal destination of which is unsettled suI I'M
known.
All the proceedings seemed t. mii'itet
hopeful tone among both the manufacturers
and growers Of wool As To- Mr. Bowen
'dea '-al N'''-SI'"'H- mus ''' ''''
'artn'r west il is M more 'T-e '..' WIZ"
the production 'i wheat "'''H "'- -'-
westward all the time IN just the same way.
We do not here IN The sean '--Il ''.,,'7' give
up the production oil 'r7Al-idi'-- ne E.'"
them every year. but oa7 I'Hi'.'''n mas
increased lar oey'nl our lF''u''''n' ana
hence onr need OF supplies from the west ara
south. In like manner We do not surrender
S'ol-gr'"'ns- 1t 7iiii goes On 10 vermont
New York Pennsylvania and West
Virginia. but wo'len min"'AeiAFe- have
risen to vast Proportions ana Tie demand j.
commensurate. The N3r-""cst Hi- already
discovered that there is really 300 more lr'Al .
80 producing o7eai7-uu- than Wool and .
thousands "i those VINO s''lii'el l's'f ''eep
and rushed into "helt-5r'" WING when The
wool market "A-' o'err,'cAe'' VIII soon 'e
rushing back asnn. A great need VI '1T
domestic wooden manufacturers i- regular
permanent and reliable supply OF American
WOOL adequate . all our own needs ID we
can get thai' lt VIII rival The iAfIH I'D li'
support OF our home industry
,b., no have , S,,.. ,o-.a,, ..,,,o.,