The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-05-22
1TIE Wool GROWERS.
10 Those InisuEsd IN thal 1adns'ry
ia The Uniled states.
Their Effort TO Protect Their Interests.

aia ts was f-lef - orderat 10 O'clock this
MOI aing, l3i df'ess' be ~ ~ cot. MY
OF whom ~sIs ,m OHIO, tb''.i'eight rom
PsnnsS lyr ala. fwen's ipe - "a
OF Kslsa'. W. cleo d tepptls' che imsn.
A COMMIT o on Is..ag"tlt organisation
WIS apI .'n'-d.
Tho committee on zoe 'lt o.. ,1i..-
ton 3pos,' lambr, l. 80 {, ono,
Tor pr 'ldsnt; X +. MoCr'y OF ~; Q,
l. ON tho VI IS mag ST., ftaI'T ~
Dsisao, il ist,pg 80 cbp'r, I.,urntd
thaufs .os ~ hanrs C9n m !,
, aso, ;Sau. 80 Of he urt.d & st, 'es
seiioa for ibs, w Tost, He IA the 90
Velopmsnt OF he c.hslng {! VOL 6' iSo1
With the ps -'.l a the wool tn'f o. lsoI
aud IA - .ult M II ,'a'' a. iuc,ioa Of the
piles Of wc,l - he msnu . d, : He
,n sIs a. oil thr. ,,rf w,s l:.r /
aud politicians b 1ught TO g." lie
urged the existing dfn-TC hne -s's' Iin
witch ". pending ovSs tho La,loni held
that the ,aiih TOR revenue ives for % Nsie
and ives dangerous 10 the prospaiity OF the
oluntIy.
port, which, a,sr speaking Of The 'ninsUea
inflicted by the sc Of >ngrefl OF March,
less, vent on and declsred:
First That by the CENSUS retp-rs OF 1850
there were ,020 600 flock meaievs, and there
was no state where this industry VIZ no.
pursued.
Second-.That the product Of wool for The
yeer 1888 reached 600 COO % pounds, nnG
its va ne more than $lCOG0,Ceo, resulting
from sheep slaughtered for food, over sto,-
600 600.
Third-Tha. sheep husbandry 10 en- i'm.
4 H. Ntt - al ~.
gricultursl pursuits, because oil the nt'ilty
| OF sheep In il'Zlng the sou sud rtplenish
| Ing the exhausted lands, 50 " abandoned or
seriously diminished, our system OF asri
culture will he embarrassed, our capaclty ioT
the production Of meats, bresdsluns hnd
other articles required by orr civilization,
will be seriously diminissd aud our great
prcsperlty impaired. We cannot afird ~
| . nation to endsneer the great Agricultural
pursuit which adds each year directly SitJ'
900 coo to the pation'a wea!thi having IN
vasted In real estate rot less than S6sJ C0-
600 capital, aud contributes inntscly
20 extensively TO the ra'ion's prosperity:
Fourih-Thst the act OF 1888, reducing
the duties on foreign Nools, has seriously
Injured, and II continued, viii in future
diminish fit does rot substa italy destroy
the production of wool and sheep 10 me
United States, spd this assertion To sustsin
by theee facts.
,hst t6s clip o.! 1883 caused q
loss of over SIG eco to the wool grow
ers compared with 1882 and predicts
n much greater loss tor 1854. IL says the
climate aud conditions in Australia VIII
compel American producers to aosnoen
sheep-raisiug for other pursuits 1t is'
therefore,
PssoIysi, That We will orgGn;zs as wool
gro ers snc shrep breeders, and cooperate
by means OF our nationsl assoca.l p, 70 ne
eided by eiate and county associations,
end 10 this way and Sy GIL
, power to restore the wool tariff oil ls67, or
,ts equivalent on woods pnd woolene, ard
causs 10 be repealed the unjust, unwise
/, snd uneausl legislation Of 1883, reducing
, dutiea on woods and gcolens. 81,
Resolved, That IN doing nv! ,rm we ~ no.
li.icsl ofiia,ions, RECOGNIZES or ifie as
th,m. and az the polls will sustain only
, snch men and such psity organizations As
,, are in favor OF protecting and encouraging
! and sustaining the sheep husbanary 10
thsse Uni.ed s ates by restoring the wool
tariff Of 1867, or It's equivalent
Resolved, That We favor wise s'd com
prehonpivs system of economic LEGISLATOR,
best calculated to foster nna
: develop oil American industries 'h hM
. can be proh!abiy puis u, nav Ky ny
=
give D eli leboIing Gle sses. no. at pieces paua
= The lAhoiirg poor of foreign nat ons, put n
such wages as will secure Euch educational
4 religious and social privileges, end suon
q phvsicsl comforts as ,ree men OF 'nls nee
q nation are entitled 10 and ouent 70 enIny.
: Resolved, That We repudiate the doct, me
y of frec-irace s. a falaci0ps and imprac''ca
l. hi, theory, sust Iiued langley by the money
of forsign CAPT. alists, who desire the con-
frol OF our market tor the aale snG con
: sum piion OF goods produced where iaoor !,
cheap end money abundant; ana we rekstu
as unworthy and OF respeeu Cts v,,
a The theory of those manufactures WIZ
0 claim that raw materia, shall be Tree WINE
:, their fabrics arc prote c.ed; we ask with EN-
:, nha,ie. why labor required TO produce
t WOOL is less orihy OF protection tnan iaooI
,, az the spindle and loom, where the taoricS
Q of wool arc produced?
X Resolved, That the long continued
,. and systematic under.valustton o.
u Imported wool, resulting as 1T
d hoes. In the loss Of much revenue to the
o government, and robbing the Amerio,n
@ wool grower Of the protection sougAt 10 De
= conferred by the tarii, ana WHICH YII NV
y retary OF the treasury declares will con,
d lima under the existing laws, demand and
g should receive the immediate attention OF
d ne platform wes adopted with the ed:
,. dition Of the following words 70 the secone
" resolution: And thar we VII Eot support
any political candidate until 1t or he clearly
has defined its or his position IN favor oil
the restoration of said tariff. :.
% A committee Olive was appointed TO GRAN
q an address to the wool growers OF the
q United States.
g Adjourned till 8 a. m. tomorrow.
: CHICAGO, May 20.-The national mas ,
n m setting OF the wcol-growers OF the United
n States resume at 10 O'Clock this morning.
9 The committee appointed to prepare an
address to the wool-gro wers OF the conn'
:. try submitted the tollowine:
TO the Wool. growers end sheep-Sreeders OF the
d GFNTLEMEN:-At the national convention
v of wool growers and sheep.breeders OF the
It limited States, held in Chicago on the 18th
< Of NAV. 1884, and which was attended by
81 delegates from twenty statee, committee
Is WIS appointed to draw up an address to
+ the wool.erowers OF the country for the
10 nnrpose OF arousing them to proper real
v Izstion of the necessity that exists for i'm.
y mediate action, If they would rescue the
great industry in which they are engaged,
f" rom its present depressed condition ana
d impendipg danger OF still more serious
% nature. the undersigned members OF the
b committee firmly believe that the
4. existipg sad condition Of the inter
Of eat Won represent has been brought
80 about largely, II not altogether, by adverse
d congressional legislation, and that 1t VIII
not again be prosperous until congree!
an all rsyerse tho action OF Its last session and
restore rates OF duty to those which pre-
vailed under the tariff OF 1867; by which fol
ID The first time in the industrial history o.
b, INC couutrv enuitable relations were es.