The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-05-20
WHERE'S THAT TARIFF ?
TIE WOOL eRowER., MEETING.
They Dsusnd the Rsstora,ion Of Tho Protection
thatths Tarlirof 1867 Afforded tho Iadu,iry.
The Less lneurrsd BY the Late usdue.iou.
ResolutionI that Speak for Themselves.

: CHICAGO, May l0.-The National Assc
citation Of the Wool Growers Of the Unite'
States, was called to order at 10 o'clocl
this morning, 1874 delegates being present
fifty Of whom were from Ohio, thirty.eigh
from Pennsylvania; twenty.one States an.
Territories were represented. ]. S. Cod
dington, Of Kansas, was elected temporar,
chairman. A Committee on Permanen
Organization was appointed and a recess
taken. 'r5iEt Tl, NNN1Nf'f
The Committee on Permanent Organiza
ton reported Columbus DaIano, OF Ohio,
for President; R. McCully, Of Missouri;
Secretary; and a list Of Vice Presidents
from the wool growing States. The report
was approved. ..s,u,..i g.....# "i.l a,r.
Mr.. Dslano in taking the chair returned
thanks for the honor conferred and sketch.
ed the Importance Of the wool industrysin
the United States, and the necessity Of tho
united action for the protection OF that in.
terest. lie said the development OF wool.
growing began with the passage Of the wool
tariff OF 1867, and the result had been re.
ductlon in the price Of wool to manu-.
facturers. He urged the necessity OF con.
slant work until the restoration OF that
tariff was secured, and politicians brought
to terms. lie urged that the existing dan
ger OF financial ruin was spreading over the
nation, and that tariff for revenue YVES free
trade and was dangerous to the prosperity
Of the country.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The Committee on Resolutions made a
report, which, after speaking Of the iDjus-
tice inflicted by the act Of March, 1883,
went on 10 declare: That by the ceusus
returns Of 1850 there were 100000 flock.
masters, and that there is no State where
this industry is not pursued. Second:
That the product OF wool for the year 1883
reached 100000. 900 pounds, and its value
was more than O.000,C coo, aud that the
value Of mutton resulting from sheep
slaughtered for food was over $50O0OOO0,
Third-That sheep husbandry is an i'm.
portant factor in the prosperity Of other
agricultural pursuits, be- cause Of the utility
OF sheep in fertilizing tire soil, and replen.
ishing exhausted lands 80 that II abandon.
ed or seriously diminished, our entire eys.
tenn Of agriculture will be embarrassed,
our ca; a:ity for production OF meats. bread.
stutis. and other articles required by our
civilization will be seriously diminished,
and our great prosperity IMPAIRED.
We cannot afford, as nation
to endapger the great agricultural
pursuit., which adds each year directly one
hundred and fifty millions of dollars to
the nations wealth, having invested in real
estate not less than five hundred millions
capital, and which contributes indirectly
SO extensively to the nations prosperity.
Fourth-That the act Of 1883, reducing
duties on foreign woole, has seriously in.
jured, land if continued will in the future
diminish, il 1t does not substantially destroy
the production OF wool and sheep in the
United States, and this assertion we pus-
tain by these facts. ''.z q b.,
D. ggo-5 THE LOSS SUSTAINED. .,.
The report then goes on to show that the
clip cf1sS3 caused aloss ofover slOOOO,OOO
to tho wool growers compared with 1852
and predicts much greater lozs for 1854.
1t says the climate and conditions in Aus-
tralia will compel American producers TO
abandon sheep raising for other pursuits.
It is therefore,, aI. -it.-L.
RESOLVED, We will organize eo wool grow.
ers and sheep breeders and cooperate by
means OF onr National association 10 be
aided by State and county associations,
and in this way, and by all other legitimate
methods will do all in our power to restore
the wool tariff Of 1867, or its equivalent on
woods and woolens, and cause to be repeal.
ed the unjust, unwise, and unequal Iegis-
lation Of 1888, reducing the duties on wool
and woolens. 'E',i Iy.!5
Resolved, That in doing this We will,
without reference to former political allilia-
tions, recognize our friends whenever and
wherever wo lind them, and at the polls
will sustain only such men and such
party organizations 81 are in favor Of pro.
tecting, and encouraging, and sustaining
sheep husbandry in these United States by
restoring the wool tariff Of 1867 or its
equivalent. 3:Ii5E N
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