The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-28
GOOD RESOLUTIONS
ADopTED nY rnE WOOL eRowARs,
And Stock RrsOdsrS Association of thIl
COupts-Thsy want ths Wool TAEiR of
1861 Restored and Propose Voting for
Mon who will Labor to that End.

Last Saturday afternoon a very inter.
esting meeting Of the Ohio County Wool
Growers Association was held at Clinton
school house. Mr.. John Baird, the Presi.
dent, presided, ard the Secretary, Mr.,
John ], Jacob, was in his place,
The frat business Of importance pre-
scented for consideration was the follow
ing preamble and resolutions, offered by
Mr., Abram McColloch;
WHEREAS, The industry OF wool growing
has been crippled 70 such an extent that
the growing OF wool has been carried on
at great loss to the tloCkmsster, as the
actual cost to him is at least IS cents per
pound, while the average selling price has
been but 30 cents, and while the depTe-
citation in the price Of sheep has been per-
haps In greater ratio, the surplus raised
has utterly failed to make up the loss on
the wool, thereby prostrating the whole
wool interest OF the country, and deCreas.
ing the aoCks to such an extent that wool
growing will no longer be considered OF
material importance; and
WHEREAS, II is our firm conviction
that in the main 1t ia owing to the reduC-
ton Of the tariff passed in 1867 and in
operation up to 1855, and the substitution
and operation Of the present tariff, enacted
in 1883, coupled with the fact that wool
growers have suffered from the under
valuation Of foreign woods which we hope
to see speedily remediei, aud
WHEREAS, There exists agreat ienQuality
between the tariff on wool and manu-
iattured WOODEN goods (Which is more
than double the amount Of protection on
wool and while the producers OF the raw
material number more than million
persons, consumers OF the manufactured
goods, protected to an extent which nearly
prohibits the importation OF foreign goods,
while the pitiiul protection vouChRgfed
TO them on their raw material compels
them to produce 1t at q loss, Is an injustice
that cannot much longer be borne, and
WHEREAS, We further believe that a
great wrong Is being perpetrated on the
wool growers and general stock breeders
Of the States by allowing the Far West
ranChmen to monopoliz9 the public do
main without any compensation 10 the
Government for the use Of It's land, nor
the payment oil any taxes on their tloCks
and nerde, thereby placing the legitimate
wool growers and stock breeders at great
disadvantage in competing with them in
the production oil wool ana stock Of differ
ent kinds; therefore be it
RssOlCEl, BY this association, that we
again earnestly petition Congress to give
US relief:
First-In the restoration OF the tariff Of
1867 or its equivalent, (Which barely made
wool growinga paying bdsiness) and save
TO the country one Of its greatest Indus
tries.
Second-That while we have no desire
to see the tariff reduced on manufactured
goods, we do demand that the tariff on
wool be increased 30 that 1t will be on an
equality with the protection enjoyed by
the manufactured goods
Third-That we are thankful for the
efforts being made by those in authority
to secure proper valuation on foreign
woods and bring to justice the wool i'm
Porters who have secured under
valuations on wool imported by them.
FGurth-That we further petition Con.
gres4 to place the wool growers and stock
breeders oil the States on an equal footing
with English capitalists aud Western
rancnmen by prohibiting the use Of the
public domain free oil any revenue to the
GoveEnment either In rent Tor Its land or
tax on their stock.
RtsOirSd, That we request OF the Sen2.
tors and Representatives OF West Virginia
In congress, that they use their influence
and yo.es In protecting the interests Of the
wool growers OF West Virginia (who lad
in theft possession, according to the Audi
tor's REPORT for 1884, 0 grand total OF $780,.
1lS}he9l Of sheep, valued for taxation at
81 .265, 800 by increasing the tariff on for
eiRn wool TO what II was prior to tho re.
duc!ion:made In 1883, 80 that wool grow
Ing may be made a profitable industry in
our it'll! MOUNTAIN State.
MtolS4, That we, the members Of this
association, will use our influence to
secure tie nomination Of candidates in
each Of our political parties who are in
favor Of q protective tariff on foreign wool,
that will protect the wool grower and not
for revenue only.
RtSOlped,N That We further pledge our.
selves that Ee'will nos vote for any man
for Congress who will not publicly pledge |
himself II elected, 10 work and vote for u
protective tariff on woolto the extent at |
least OF what Is called tho 1867 tariff or its
nor for any candidates for
tue stath Senate or House OF Delegates
who arg not pronounced proteCtloniBts,
and who will not publicly pledge them.
selves y support nnly such men for Unit
ed States Senator as are known 10 be In |
favor o. restoring the wool tariff Of 1867.
After some discussion tue preamble |