Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-06-25
WOOL-GRoWERS.
Annual Session of the Missouri WoO1-Grow-
ers' Association at Sedaiia.

! WOOl-GROWERS.
Annual Session of the Missouri Woo1-Grow'
| ers' Association at Sedaiia.
I SEDALIA, NO., June IL.
The Missouri State Wool growers Assc
citation convened in fifth annual session at
Sicher's Park, this city, day at IL a. m
President NJ. '. Pugley, OF Plattsburg, called
the meeting to order, and Captain j. NJ
/ Sneed delivered the address of welcome, to
which q. ii. Wallace, OF Fayette, responded
in a neat and eloquent style. Secretary L.
L. Leiler, of Independence, read the minutes
| of the last annual session, which were, On
motion, approved and adopted. After the
| enrolment of a number of new members
and the receipt of annual dues from the old
. members present, it was resolved, on mo-
ton of G. III. Wallace, to amend the consti-
| tuition of the association so as to make ell
| gible to full membership all wool-growers
! and dealers in wool resident in the State
! who should apply.
| THE ANNUALADDRESS.
G. FL. Wallace then delivered the OPENING,
| address, in which he dweIt largely upon tt e
| necessity and importance of united action
| upon the part of wool growers and sheep
| breeders to resist the Entertainments of leg
| islation designed to remove from the wool
| growing and sheep raising interests Of Amer
| lea the protection afforded by high tariff.
| He referred to the great decrease in the
| wool industry shown by the report of
| State Auditor Walker. aud asserted a like
| depression had affected every other State as
as hs OF t5s sar %hc
| had allowed an excessive influx OF foreign
wool to overstock and cheaper the market
| below living prices. Hal this state of af-
| fairs wrought like depreciation in wooden
| manufactures it might be claimed as a
| and the only 1esult has been the destruction
| OF the wool grower and the placing of the
| country in the power of the foreign pro-
| Queer. When this mad once been accom-
| plished, how long would these foreign
| dealers cont nue. to serve America at living
| for America to abolish her arms and cannon
| manufactures and depend upon Prussia or
| Russia to supply her war munitions, because
they manufactured them cheaper as 1t was
| to trust them to supply the other necessities
| of America.
| high and low tariff from statistical point,
| he concluded by saying the outlook was not
hopeless, however, The American people,
thank God, are a thinking and a reasoning
people, and when they see that the result
! has been to destroy US, without a benefit to
| the country at large, their sense OF justice
| will demand restoration of the tariff of
| 1857. Upon this question the political par
ties of the country are divi led among them,
shoulder and shoulder against and for pro
| lection, and he who favors protection to the
wool industry and demands of his represen-
| tative in the United States Congress that he
labor and vote for such protection is not,
therefore, either Dem Ocrat ReDuDllCai-,
but a patriot.
ST. LOUIS WOOL MART.
Closing he said: zone word more, and it is
the brightest ray OF hope l can offer the
transportation OF our product to the markets
of the country, the heavy commissions
CHARGED and the many ages demanaea o Win
be received, have crippled us. am glad to
say, through a personal experience all this
is changed The merchants OF st. Louis have
awakened to the fact that their city is nearly
in the center of the wool producing terri
which the wool of the country should be
handled To bring this about they have per
fected such arrangements with the cotton
interest OF the city to give them the finest
warehouses in the world Tor storage, aad the
charges OF these are fixed. Sales are by pub
lie auction and for cash, so that quick re-
turns can be made. The commission is two
and one half per cent. this year, which
amounts to about one fourth that eXacted
by Eastern houses.
lie was followed by the secretary, who ad-
dressed the meeting on the necessity OF more
thorough organization, concluding by say
ing that in tour wears the Missouri Associa.
ton had been only able to secure about $50
members in Il state having $4,000 wool grow
ers and breeders, representing 1858 900 sheep,
of avaIue of $:s.o00Og0. He recommended that
ing the discussion of the suggestion the Con-
vention adjourned to dinner.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
tap. m. the Convention resumed its SEES
sion, and after some informal discussion Mr
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which were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, The National Association OF
Wool Growers, at its recent meeting in st.
Louis, adopted a series OF resolutions where
by it was
Resolred 1. That the wool industry is de-
pressed, and that much of this depression is
due to the unwise legislation of 1883.
=. That the continuation of this legislative
policy will result in the destruction of sheep
husbandry as a common pursuit, and place
this country at the mercy of the foreign pro-
Queer
). That such a system of legislation should
be adopted will foster and develop Amer
lean industries.
t. That duties should be equit ably adjust
ed, admitting articles of necessity and com,
mon use that are not or can not be produced
at home free of duty.
). DeDreciatng the influences ana power
full effort of a foreign organization Tor the
destruction of American Industries and to
give the control of our markets to foreign
ers. and appealing to the patriotism OF the
pc ople to prevent it.
6. Inviting the cooperation of all produ.
GERS and wOrkinglnen for the support or
American institutions ard to secure legisla-
tive action; and,
expr SIS not only the condition and'needs OF
the WOO: industry. but also the necessities
of all American industries; therefore DE IL
Resoired, By this associations; L; Inat we
indorse the said resolutions and adopt them
,. That we invite the people of our State to
a careful reading and study OF the same.
OFFICERS ELECT.
The next order of business being election
President-G. Ii. Wallace, of Fayette.
Vice -President-R. T. McCuily, Lees Sum.
NIT.
secretary-Harry Mccullough, Fayette.
Treasurer-N. H. Gentry, Sedalia.
Mr.. Wallace assumed the Chair, and. after
an appropriate address of thanks for the
honor conferred, proceeded with the regular
business.
St Louis was chosen as the place for the
next annual meeting. which will occur the
first Wednesday in April, 1886.
On motion, the officers elect, eS-Presdent
Eno lev on5
A. j. Chiids were constituted the Executive
Committee for the ensuing year.
After the transaction of some formal bust.
ness the meeting adjourned sine Gle.
MERINO BREEDERS ASSOCIATION.
Immediately after the adjournment of the |
ASSOCIATION the Merno Breeders Association
convened, with President Samuel Jewett of |
indie pendence, in the chair. The minutes of |
the preceding m Getting were read by the Sec
rotary II. V. Pugsiey, and approved. a reso-
luton amending rule three of the by laws, so |
as to admit to the league the State Register |
ing Associations of Vermont Michigan, New |
York, Ohio and Wisconsin was adopted; also |
a resolution reducing the admission fee from |
So to g.
The election of officers resulted as follows. |
President, Samuel Jewett, of Independence;
Vice President, T. T. McCully, of Lees sum |
NIT; Secretary and Treasurer III. V. Pugsley, |
of Plattsturg. Directory-Harry Mccullough, |
of Fayette; Philo d. Jewett Independence; |
D. w. McQuitty, Hughesville; l.. L. Zeller, |
Independence.
The meeting adjourned to meet in st. Louis |
the first Wednesday in April ss6
Ross Browne, the traveller, in de- |
scribing Smyrna, remarks chat he saw |
but one person there who seemed to be |
doing anything, and he was falling from
the top of a house. Bob Mallory, of |