The Indianapolis journal., 1885-01-30
THE STATE WOOL GROWERS.
The Restoration of the Wool Tariff Favored
"A Plea for Better Dog Laws.

The annual meeting of the Indiana Wool grow.
ers Association began yesterday afternoon.
President c. T. Nixcn, of Greenfield, being alb
sent by reason of illness. Fielding Beeer, of In
dianapolis was called to the chair, with T. J.
Farquhar, OF Winchester, secretary A COM
mittee consisting of S. w DUNCAN, Franklin, j.
b. HAIRLESS, Knightstown; Nixon Henley, Mon
rovia; ]. j. Farquhar, Winchester; G. A. Allen,
indianapolis, and NJ Levering Lafayette was
chosen to draft bill for dog law to present to
the Legislature.
Robert Mitchell, Princeton, and Charles How
land, indianapolis, were chosen to wait upon the
Governor, and invite him to address the associa-
tion this forenoon.
3 W. DUNCAN read paper on "Cotswod
sheep; their origin, together with their adaptation
to the wants of the sheep raisers of Indiana"
He showed that the Cotswold has an ancient or
igin or history. 1t is said to have been
introduced in England from Spain
by Eleanora, Queen of Henry II.
of England iu twelfth century. Although there
is nothing more than tradition to support this,
yet there is some corroboration of it in the fact
that in Spain there has long existed, and is now,
breed of coarse, longwooled sheep not unlike
the original Cotswold in some respects. 1t is
known, however, that in fifty years after this
early date, the wool of Cotswold sheep was
source of material wealth, and they were justly
guarded by law. Three centuries after this in
1867, permission was granted by the English
King Edward Nv, as royal favor, to export
some of these sheep to Spain. They were orig
lnally very coarse animals with thick, heavy
feeces, well adapted to this home upon the bleak,
exposed Cotswold hills So valuable and staple
breed could not long remain without i'm
proyamsnt N4thpA''v Tie .;;. sweet nutritious
herbage of the limestone soil covering these
hills favored this improvement and as the past
ures become inclosed and agriculture improved
in character the f1ocks improved with it. When
the leicesters became the most popular sheep of
England it was made to assist in improving the
Cotswolds 1t gave to the breed better quail
ty and smoothness while it did not lesson its
natural hardness of constitution. This breed
has become so common in the United States and
has been bred so extensively without fresh i'm
portations Of new blood that it may we'll be
adopted as a native sheep. Many excellent f1ocks
are now selfsustaining and under their American
nativity lose nothing of their original excel
lence.
The paper was discussed at considerable
length Messrs. Darnall, Rowland, Nelson, Dun
gan. Farquhar, Goodwin. Cling Henley, Remy,
Robe Wiley, Tomlinson, Quick, Conkle, Con-
ner, Smiley, Aikman and others taking part in
the discussion.
Mr. Mitchell, of Princeton, moved that COM
mittee be appointed to draft apetition to be sent
to Indianas senators and representatives in
Congress. asking as woolgrowers, the restora
tion of the tariff on WOOL Charles Rowland, of
Indianapolis, said he opposed any such course.
He was opposed to pleading the baby act; did
not believe this country needed any protection
and that it could compete with any country in
the world Mr.. Mitchell said to carry hundred
pounds from some places in the West to the
seaboard, freightage of thirty-three cents was
charged That hundred pounds made the
sea voyage to England at six cents it could
be taken for less. England is not the
market for our wool anyway The wool-grower
in the United States cannot compete with the
South American. Here lands are worth from $50
to 500 an acre, and labor from seventyfve
cents to ST day; in South America labor was
almost nothing. and thousands upon thousands
of acres Of sheep1ands were to be bad at from
one cent to one and half cents an acre--about
as cheap as air in this country.
The motion carried, only Mr. Rowland voting
in the negative. Messrs. Mitchell Wilson and
Tomlinson were chosen as the committee
discussion of the dog law and its insutficiency
given. Mr.. Mitchell gave testimony to the eff
cheney of the brd-dog as o sheep killer, and
gave graphic description OF sum-
mary vengeance meted out to two noble
specimens OF the tribe IN Gibson county. L. f.
Darnell said he had recently spoken to Senator
Willard, the foremost champion Of the present
pernicious dog law. II spoke to him." said Mr.
Darnell, 'of the urgent need Of an effective dog
law. He said he wouldn't do anything / then
told him he did not stand very we'll now with
the sheep-raisers of Indiana, and their influence
would be exerted against him, when he said to
Newell don't care to say what he did say.'
Mr.. Howland-''He consigned them didn't
he?"
Mr.. Darnell-"Yes, that's just what he did
do"
A gentleman here murmured that he under
stood that Senator Willard is sportsman. that
is he is a frog-shooter and perhaps had dog
Messrs. DUNCAN, Herkless and Nelson were
appointed committee on programme.
The meeting then adjourned to meet at 8
o'clock this morning.