Great Falls tribune., 1888-03-24
JUDITH WOOL MEN.
THEY MEET AT LEWlsToWN AND
PASS RESOLUTIONS.
A Good Abundance and an Interesting
Mestin Want the Spring Term OF
court Observation-Disclosures
Prices, ETC.,

O0uSt Postponed-D1scuss1hg
Prices, Etc.,
A meeting Of the Judith Wool Growers
association. was held at Lewstown, Fer
gus county, on the 10th inst, for the pur-
bose Of taking action in regard to the pro
posed tariff legislation. President 3. A
Huson and secretary David Hilger, as
well ass q number of others were present
and an interesting meeting was held.
a THE RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions were adopted
and the one in regard to the tariff was
telegraphed to Delegate Toole:
The Judith Wool Growers association
representing one quarter million sheep,
unanimously passed the following.pream
BILE and resolutions
WHEREAS, Believing that the passage
of the Mills tariff, bill would be
runious to the wool industry of the United
States, and especially detrimental 10 tne
wool growers Of Montana, whose entlre
capital il Invested in sheep, and ranch
fixtures which could not be utilized for
any other purposes,
REsoLvHD, That we urgently ask our
delegate ia Congress, Hon. Joseph K.
Toole, to- use every honorable effort to
defeat any legislation whose object has
the lowering Of the present tariff on wool,
and we a4i Congress too, that the sched-
ule 81 dufiSs agreed upon by the repre-
sentatiye1S * the wool growers and woolen
manufacturers at Washington, on January
IA may be enacted into a law, and we
urgently request Congress to Immediately
pass a iointsresolution correcting the pre-
sent erroneous classifcations Of worsteds
by directing that they be classed as wool
en- cloths.
BE n REsoLvED, That we request the
Hon. Thomas G. Bach, Judge Of the
Fourth judicial District, that as far as is
in his power to change the time for hold
ing the spring term Of court in Fergus
county, f0I the reason that a large por-
tion Of the tax payers in this county are
engaged IN sheep raising, and consequent
ly any dFeft Of jurors would contain the
names ofai1any wool growers who would
be uttarIY unable to leave their sheep
during I'M lambing season without great
loss to tlhHInselves financially, and we re-
speetfully suggest that the time be
changed to some time in April.
a DIsCUssING THE MATTER.
+ W. y. chamberlain made an address in
which he produced an array of figures
tending to show the effect Of the tariff re-
duction Of 1888 whioh-three years, up to
and Including 1SS7-decreased the pro-
duct 100000 pounds. Mr.. Chamber
lain also showed the wonderful increase
in foreign importations after the tariff re-
duction w 1867 and of 1888. In four
years after the former the importations
reached 1sO,8ss,95o lbs.; in three years
after the latter reduction, importations
amounted to 872 O69,sO5. He also showed
the great increase in the Australian and
South American wool product, showing
those countries to be dangerous rivals Of
America in wool growing, especially SO
as they ysenn grow wool at far less cost.
Dave ilger, who is always ready to
express le opinions on wool PROPOSE |
ton, 1[2d to get an expression as to |
ab6lt} Ia figure wool could be sold to
plAce Business on good footing-to |
mike paying business. He thought |
1t might be done at Is cents pound for /
wool Mr.. Hilger thought that the rate
1
law iii this Territory as it is in many of |
the states. Wool growers were paying
Ganormous rates for money. He said that |
yvCQl growers should exert themselves to |
pyDcure the passage Of a usury law. Mr.. |
Htlger Incidentally referred to the prices
which wool growers had to pay for their
supplies, frequently paying two or three
timSg me original cost Of an article. He
though it was time they got their sup
pl1eS Nj little cheaper. He thought by |
united effort and cooperation this object
could be obtained.
vi. Ernest Busch thought it would be
"a fuit Tor those engaged in sheep rails
int shares to realize anything at a fig
0x8 Sss than 20 cts per pound.
N [E.F ~. A. Huson said he had heard men
i1lk about making money at 16 cents
t5Qnd, but in this country wool growers
h14tO figure on blizZards as we'll as twins
tiilatriplets. There was no such thing as
Hn0 lbeses." Wool growers have to go to
3 sexpense to carry on the industry.
IhSfE were losses with the best kind Of
nnx cement
~ E3C M. Cook thought that while wool
IN had to pay from 10 to "a cts. per
S4Dr money he could not make
18th wool less than 20 cts. per
At this rate, with mutton weth-
from $3.50 to $2.75, he thought
|3. ~ would pay.
||ly Chandler could not agree in
n beensaid He did not believe
,41!lf law. He thought that money
x44 what it would bring, like any
SSMlI Meets were also discussed and
I'LL 1Mn ny manifested by all present.