Fergus County argus., 1888-03-15

OTHER MATTERS DISCUSSED.

~ Sp''ai Htt'iHs oi tnc Juuitu- Wobt
Growers Associations was held at Lewis
town. ON March IO:h. 1sss. Meeting was
called to order by the president, Z. A.
Huson. :
The minutes Of last meeting we're read
and approved. On motion the president
appointed a mittee consisting Of Me-srs.
Chandler, HiIger and Cook to draft re-. olu-
tions to present at the evening session oi
the association. Motion made and car.
ret that the Tariff resolution, il adopted,
he forwarded by telegraph to Hon. .Jos. X.
To"le. Delegate in Congress. Meeting then
adjourned To meet at 7:3O p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
Meeting called tn order at 7:3O, p. NJ.
The committee reported the following
resolutions. which were unanimously
adopted;
BE II REsoLvED. That We request the
the Hon. Thomas 4. Bach. Ju.Is,. oi IN.
Fourth judicial District, that as far ns i.
~ his po"cr To change the time for hol.l;u,
the spring term vi Court in Fergus county.
Tor the reason that IL large portion uf TN,
tax payers in this county are engaged in
sheep raising. and set,,IentIy any draft
81 jurors would contain the names uf many
wool growers who would he utterly uuubj,,
To leave their sheep during the Jambin.
season without great loss To themselves,
iinanclaliy, and we respectfully stIyy.rt
that the time be changed to some time in
April.
LEwIsrowS. Mont. March 10. Isss.
Hos. Jos. X. TooLE,
WasuNarox, DC.
The Judith Wool Growers Association.
representing one quarter million sheen.
unanimously passed the following preamb,,
and resolution:
WHEREAS, Believing that the pass,,c os
the Mills tariff bill would be ruino,Is o., the
wool industry Of the United States, and
especially detrimental to the wuplgrowers
oi Montana. whose entire ra pit al il in vested
~ sheep, aud ranch fixtures which could
not he utilized for other purpnsrs,
RESOLVED, That we urgently ask our
Delegate in Congress. Hon. Jos. X. Toolc.
to use every honorable effort to defeat any
legislation whose object has the lowering
oi the present tariff ON wool and we ask
congress too, that the schedule of
duties agreed upon by the repre- sentatives
of the wool growers and wooden manufac.
turers ut Washington, ON January II, may
be enacted into ~ law, and we uryputIv
joint resolution correcting the pr,seut err
roneous classification Of woiste.ls bv
directing that they he classified ,,s woolen
cloths.
The secretary was instructed to forward
II copy Of the resolution in re,a ri to the
time of holding Court to Judge Bach, and
to send the Tariff resolution to Hon. j. X,
Toole, by telegraph, and to forward copies
of s''"'- by mail ~ l.. W. Peek. secrctmry
of the Montan woolsrowers' Association.
Fort Benton, and to the Live Stock Jour.
nal. of Helena.
Moved and carried that each member Of
the association be assessed 81 to cover
cost of sending telegram and other Incl.
F. T.. WRIGHT, Secretary.
sPEEcii.MAKINa.
The meeting WAS devoted largely to I,
discussion ~ the tariff with an occasionni
reference to other matters Of concern to
the industry. There was but very little
lear manifested over the bill before Con.
gress, as it was the general belief that il
would never pass the House. much less
become u law.
Mr.. W. q. Chamberlain was the first
speaker, aud he produced an array Of fig
ures to show the decrease in the wool
product in the United States after the
tariff reduction of 1883, which in thrc
ears-uptoand including ss7 amounted
to forty million pounds. Mr.. Chamberlain
also showed the wonderful increase in
ID, "A .it in a tl,
tion Of 1867 and of 1883. In four Years.
after the .rmer the importi.tiors rcache.l
lS"Gss,35 lbs; in three years after the
latter reduction, importations amounted
to 372, 2,Oj9. sos. lie also showed the great
increase in the Australian and south
American wool product, sliowin. those
countries - be dangerous rivals of Amcric.,
in wool growing especiallys 50 iis they can
grow wool at far less cost.
Mr.. David Ililger was the next speaker
lie wished tn get an expression Of opinion
as to about what figure wool could be sold
AT tn plicc the business ON "A good fuotin.
to make II "a paying business. 1t WAS his
opinion that under the present rates Of
transportation. the cost of labor and
supplies and the heavy rates of interest for
money in the territory, THAT 20 cents u
pound would be u fair price, but with close
weth.rs fetching $3.50 and stock sheep
500, money could he made 1T \ cents !,
pound. Mr.. llilser thought that tn. rate
ol interest on money should lie fixed by
law in this Territory as it is in many of the
states. Wool growers were paying enor-
nous rates ior money. lie thought that
wool growers should exert thcnsalvc, to
procure the passage of II usury law. Mr.
Eilser incdctiily referred to the prices
whici wool growers had to- Ip;,, ior tisir
supplies, frequently paying two or three
tunes the original cost of an article. lie
thought IL waa time they got their supplies
Il little cheaper. lie thought hy united
effort aud cooperation this object could
bc attained.
Mr.. Ernest Busch thought il would bc
ditlicult for those engaged in sheep raising
on shares To- realize anything at a figure
l,ss than poets pr pound.
Mr.. t. y. liuson said he had heard men
talk about making money at Iii cruts :.
pound. bu' in this country wool growers
had ~ figure ON billiards. a. wei a. twins
and tr.i,let>. There Was no such thing as
mo lp>scS.' Wool growers have to 20 To
~ great expense to carry ON the Industry.
Th-rr We're losses with thu liest kind III
maualoment.
Mr.. g. W. Cook thought that whils WOO!
growers had Ia pay from IL - = l cts. per
aHuum for money he cpuld not make
money with wool less than 2o cts. pr
pound. At this rate, with mutton wctli-rs
worth from S2.jo to S2..5, he though the
business woahl pay.
Mr.. L.. l.. Chandler could not agree IN all
ILL L., - auaii sjG.ss. ... ...i"ve in
"a u-ury Law. lie thpu- lat that money was