The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-27

WOOL NFuNttN "tVttAes
nb.l a call yesterday from Mr.. A. D,
g,kip,, Of Jackson county, W. Va, the
,asp,n who was mainly instrumental
ld5uatiug the call for the late conyen'
s. d Wes; Virginia wool growers al
ht,sburc, aud who is one OF the lead
s,Diits in the movement for the forma'
aofa State Association OF Wool
tses with view 10 giving this i'm
alnt industry a wider and more per
,nea, ioothOld in our State. He had
tsa Spending several days in Brooke
ruity, and Washington county, Pa, and
.t week attended u meeting Of the com.
nit.ee appointed by the. Parkersburg con.
rtaioa 10 drai. an address TO the wool
rOEeB and sheep breeders OF tho State.
Thbc0nnittee consisted OF himself and
NeSn. George Hudson, J. D. Whitman
aal Samuel A. Cockayne. They met
st the home Of Mr.. Hudson, in Brooke
auuty, and parceled out the work OF pre-
4ing said address. Mr.. Hopkins is 10
Ii'e upon the following subject: "Wool'
poEsB aud sheep.breeders' associations
ni heir objects" Mr.. Whitman is tc
t.tas the following topic: "The State OIL
Vs Virginia as g wool.growers' State,
I'd lhe inducements it offers 10 uni,
Fiias wOol,growers." Mr.. Hudson is tc
he iOr his subject this theme, viz;
'6@Ss oil sheep and wool.growing, as
1PEed with other pursuits in West
TFilia, together with the future OF West
tHInia as wOol.growing State" Mr.
Crtiyne is to discuss the following i'm.
rt1lt topic; "rhe importance OF using
atbrel rains" n
AscOnmittee also selected the follow
E1pIS Ior general discussion by the
IabeE Of the association, viz: "The
hAProlabIe method Of managing fine
En'ed, long wOoled and medium wooled
hsP" lIOR.J, C. Gist, Of Brooke, will
Esa The discussion on behalf OF fine
'sld sheep,J W. Stenberger will fol
f'oa behalf Of the long wooled, and A
AHopsias will close on behalf OF medium
Ioasl sheep.
lA' Idea is to accumulate and dispense
nhnsh information as possible on AehalI
tira branch Of the subject, with tht
@f0l awakening the greatest possible
atNsS in the whole matter. All tht
f'aOtS Of the association are expected
eAtldpste in the discussion under eact
-aa alter all the facts In regard To- eacl
inisi are submitted by those appointed
prepare facts and figures concerning
lae ne1t meeting OF the association
AsPiiee in WellSburg, in September
aEe doubt not, from the interest that i
eaea'Iy manifested by the committee
~ lso from the growing interest ii
'@l aud sheep throughout the State, tia
lNl Ue The most important and interest
WOOL growers meeting ever held Ii
'ayirginia.
& Hopkins is very enthusiastic on tn,
SiStOilhis industry. lie has kept
HAaI note OF lis own experience 10
rms %'o the comparative profit oil rails
s,aeep and:other stock, and says tia
1 sea3 4 heavy per cent in favor Of sheep
4'Aas ia'm Of 500 acres In jackson, an,
's'a he Tell heir to 1t it was considere,
'*a The poor farms OF the county, bu
\ slF'leial course Of stock raising, especi
y With sheep, he has brought it u
be one Of the best farms i
-'Sraly, having made it all the tim
"a .si money enough, to the extent OF SO,
's.i 5laoa'and dollars, to add to the stoc
ASoY upmors land. He says that tn
-aeS are Icing converted to shee
.S -ss'''y as their best tcpendeBce ic
t rsa'' lHd he therefore looks forward
,saS' se.s days for the farming class through