Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-01-29
w0oG.GRowEgs, STOCK BRksOEKs
OF Ohio County Meet in Convention a
Clinton school House.

chair The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved. After briet re
marks by the President, NJ. Abram McCol-
Ioch offered the following pCeambles amd
resolutions:
WHEREAS, The industry Of wool growing
has been crippled to such an extent thst
the growing Of wool has been carried
on at great loss to the flock master, as the
actual cost to him is at least % cents per
pound, while the average selling p!ice has
been but 80 cents, and while depr, cation
in price of sheep has been perhaps il q
greater ratio the surplus raised has utterly
failed to make up the loss on the wool,
thereby prosIra,iug the whole wool interest
Of the country ard decreasing the docks to
such an eXteit that woo! growing will no
Ion-e. be considered Of material import.
ance; and,
WHEREAS, It is our firm conviction that
iG ,he main il is owing to the reduction OF
the tariff passed in le6T and in operation
up to 1853 and the substitution and Ope-
ration of the present tariff enacted in lSs3,
coupled with the fact thst wool growers
h&ye sa.lered from the differentiation Of
foreign woods, which we hope to see speed
lily remedied; aud
WHEREAS, There exists great Unequal.
ity between the tariff ~ wool and manu-
factqred wooden gocds--which Is more
than double the amount OF protection
on woodland while the producers
Of the raw material, numbering more than
mi lion persons, consumers OF manutac.
lured goods protected TO an extent " hich
nearly prohibits the importation OF foreign
goods, while the pilitu protection vouch.
shiad to them on their raw material com
pela them To produce it al "a loss, is an IN
Justice tbRt cannot much longer be borne
And. whereas, We further believe that q
great wroug is being Ecrpeirated on the
woGl-groTers and general stock breeders
Of the Safes 1y allowing the
lar wsst rarchmrn TO monopoize
the public domain rirhout ahy compensa
ton 10 the government for the use Of is
land, gns The payment Of any taxes on
heir ..yck. and herds, thereby pacin- the
legitimate wool growers and stock breeders
~ sr,gt disadvau'age ia comp"urg with
them in Ia" production Of wool and stock
Of diNrrrn: kiuLs, therefore, be II
Resolved by mis- Association, That We
again earnas;ly pe;iiion Congress 10 give
US relief
First, Ia the re Iora,ion Of the
tariff at ,-GI, CT lis 'quiya.
lsnt, (w'ich barely made wool
growing y,Iiuc 51sir.s sud save 10 the
country one rf is grc.'n,' Industries
Second, That while We have no desire
to zee lLe tariff rrduc d on manufactured
goods. wr drmsad TIM the tariff on wool
be Increased 70 thn' it viii be on an
eqlalit7 with the Tr.itCt:on enjoyed by
the manufactured goods
Third. Thns We are thanhtU! for the tl.
forts BEN. made b7 .h0s" in authority to
secure proper reduction on foreign
wool1 and bring 10 Justice the wool i'm.
por;ers who bgve secured uniervaluations
on wool imported By them.
Fourth, That we further petition Con.
gress 10 place the waoi growers aud stock
breeders oi the States on au equal footing
With the I.ugli-h capitalists Ind Western
ronchmen by prohibiting I'll" use CT the
uabic domain free Of any revenue to the
GoyCrnraut, VIII tlern rcn; for its land or
tav on their stock,
Resolved. That we raqu's; ct the S"nn-
tors yld Representatives ot West Virginia
in Congress, ,I.j Dhay w-r ihur lnhu"""e
and votes in protecting the interests Of the
wool gro.prs OF Wet Virginia
who had in their possession, &C
cor,ling 10 the Auditors report
fer H. I, = Grand total Of Gs0,1lS head Of
sheep, valued for taxation At Sl,2j5 SEQ
By increasing the tariff on l0rrign WOO! to
what il was prior to the reduction made in
1888, 20 that wool growing may be made a
profitable industry in our little Mountain
State.
Resolved, That We, the members OF this
Association, will use our influence 10 se.
cure the nomination Of candidates in each
cf our political parties who are in tavor. OF
a protective tariff on foreign wool that
will protect the wool grower (hnd not for
revenue only.
Resolved, Tha. wc further pledge our
selves that we will not vote for any man
ior Congress who will rot publicly pledge
himself if elected 10 work and vote for a
protective tariff on wool to the extent At
least Cf what is called the -67 tariff, or its
equivalent No- !oT any candidates tor
the State Sens,e or House OF DelHgnte5
who are not pronounced protectioais'G aud
who will no: publicly pIedgn themselves t"
support orly sich men for United States
Senators whG wp buo@n 10 be il favor Of
restoring rha wou. ,aril o! 1861.
Aher some discussion the preambes
aud resolutions were adopted
4. Jaaah moved that the proceedings
he cent 10 'hr papers for publication.
Adopted
\ NJ McCuloch moved to adjourn
5l0r!sd.