Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1871-01-12
RURAL s DOMESTIC.
Woos.ErOWiu. in Tire United
STATES.

| and WOollen fabrlcSj at InulanapoAS
Ind, Ms. j. c. Stevens, President OF
the Ohio Wool Association
spoke SIS follows:
Since The most remote periods,
wool had been the first and principal
material employed BY man for his
clothing. Sheep hushandry has al
ways been, and must continue to be
one of the most essential as well rs
the highest type OF agricultural EN-.
ployment, furnishing as it does both
food and clothing and 1t the same
time preserving the original fertility
and productivaness OF the soil. which
is entirely unlik the growing of the
cereals, tobacco or cotton, which con
stantly dcteriorate, and without an
expensive application o! proper fer
tilizcrs will eventually exhaust the
same. The meat of the sheep is OF
the very best quality as food for man,
while the fiber. or wool, affords ma
tcrial for clothing quite equal in
beauty, and far surprising either in
respect of durability or comfort, the
products of silk or cotton. a pur-
suit furnishing employment for SO
many people, ard demonstrating, as.
our agricultural journals, and the
great display Of textile fabrics here
on exhibition attest, the tremendous
progress we are making in the mate
rial sciences, Is certainly encourag
,,,g 80 4.
While wool growing is carried on
to a considerable extent in this ccun-
try, it is SUSCEPTIBLE of being vastly
increased and protitably extended
over large eNpanse of territory ~
ing west and south of US, where the
climate and cheapness of soil render
it peculiarly fitted for profitable sheep
husbandry. With our constantly in
creasing population there should be
4 correspondingly increased pgodnc-
ton of wool, which should equal the
wants of the American people in
times of desolating war, as we'll rs
in times of profound peace. A coun-
try like ours, vast in extent and va
riety Of resources, should be placed
beyond the dependence of other
countries for the supply Of the nee
cssaries of life.
This may be accomplished by that
wise system of legislation foreshad-
owed by the fathers OF our Republic |
8 = All history de-
the fact that the states
man or ruler that has done most to !
develop, encourage and protect the
interests of the indu itr.a.
has invariably been the
most renowned.
In these United states, and par
ticularly in the Southwest and North
west, the entire extent OF the great
Mississippi Valley, where wool grow
ing may be SO protitably extended in
all of the varieties Of sheep, and
where wool may be grown equal to
the best produced OH the globe, and
where all the material that enters in.
to the manufacture OF the same ex-
lists in such abundance, would it not
be wise political economy to encour-
age home production: ~ 20 uoin-
we relieve ourselves Of those hcay.
burdens that are weighing down SO
heavily on the shoulders of our in
dustrial population, the paying of
freight, commissions, etc, upon the
raw material We export and Il like
duty upon ths same thing imported,
but in 4 different shape.
Whenever You see q prosperous |,
town or city, in that
community the agriculturists are in
q like prosperous condition, afford
ing as it must reliable home mar
ket for their wool, mutton, beefpork,
grain, and vegetables, and ut the
same time giving employment to
vast numbers that otherwise would
be idle aad dead weights on society.
The wool growers of the United
States should supply our manula,
turers with all Of the varieties II
wool in request, but this is expect
ing very IN a Of them, unassisted
by proper legislation, under our sys-
tenn of intellectual and social culture,
high taxes, the support Of schools
and churches, high priced labor and
real estate, to compete with the
cheap woods of South Am-li.a,
South Africa, Australia, or other
countries, where wool can be grown
for from eight to fifteen cents per
pound under their system Of pauper
labor, and the accumulated capital of
Europe seeking investment at a very
low rate Of interest.
And the manufacturers ought to
supply our people with all the goods
Of the best quality necessary for
home consumption. And, lastly, as
the interest Of the wool growers and
manufacturers are identical, and the
chief corner stones that underlie our
varied system OF industry, it is desi-
rablc that they rally to the defense
OF each others rights whenever as
sailed.