San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-02-03
PROTECTION FOR WOOL.
An Important Meeting with thIt
Object Held In Turner Hall.


Object Held In Turner Hall.
Last night mass meeting was held
10 Turner hall to protest against any In
reference with the wool tariff. The
meeting was not large but 1t was In
huential, including many OF our promi-
nent citizens interested In the wool
trade, and many delegates In attend
ance upon the Immigration committee.
Col. Frost called the meeting to order
and stated the object OF the meet ting and
gave some interesting figures showing
the extent Of the wool trade, which be
said was threatened by congressional
legislation, and that their business was
to devise means for Its preservation.
Col. ii. b. Andrews was then
nominated as chairman and elect
ed. He thanked the meeting for
the compliment, but asked to be excused
from making q speech. West Texas
was vitality Interested In this question
and he trusted some good means be de-
vised for protection.
The following gentlemen were elected
az vice presidents:
Hon Thomas j Devine. Bexar; Charles
Schreiner. Kerr; Col 4 II Cunningham,
Bexar; w A Williamson, Kimball; VIM l.
Black, MenArd; Gen 9 w Russ. Bexar;
Hon II Burney, Kerr; Judge I M
Psschal, Medina; w p Caruthers, Nue.
ees; Z A Alice, Webb; DR. Amos Graves,
Bexar; N o Green, Bexar; Casper Real.
Richards, NJ. dina; Capt James Speed,
Frio; Col J l. haynes, Webb, P II Went
worth, Jr., KimbaIl; Judge J A Bennett,
Maverick.
MIR. r. r. Claridge WAS then elected
secretary.
The Hon. Columbus Epson was In
vited TO address the meeting and escort
ed to the platform for that purpose, but
he excused himself on the ground that
he was suffering from asthma which pre-
vented him speaking.
Mr., George Paschal was called upon
and responded; he analysed the question
from protection standpoint and
showed the injury that free tradeism or
low tariff would do this section. He con-
cluded by saying, "look before you leap
into this vortex against the woolmen."
He knew that peculiarly subtle srgu-
ments had been used to them, such as
you are paying 81 for a hat that you
ought to get for 80 cents, and S. for
blankets you ought to get for So 80.
When wool was being raised at a loss
1t made very little difference whether
oiounOto WohO ioi
would not have penny to buy them
with.
Captain Black, OF Menard county,
showed the cost Of sheep raising here
and 10 Australia, to prove that, under
circumstances, 1t was impossible for the
Texas sheepmen to compete with those
Of Australia, and offered the following
resolutions:
whereas, 1t has been recommended
to remove the tariff on wool; and
whereas, Wool producing 10 one OF
the most important branches OF industry
In west Texas, and is the only "cash
crop" that our section Of country has to
sustain the mercantile interests; and
whereas, 1t has been the experience
OF all countries that without some d.
veIsity Of cash resources 1t 10 impossible
to develop, to any great extent, the CON-
meroial and general Interests OF COM
munity; therefore
Resolved, That our delegates In con-
gress be urged to do all In their power
to sustain the wool Industry.
Resolved, That the reduction OF the
tariff on wool In 1888 was severe blow
to that industry, causing panic among
those engaged In 1t, and has resulted In
checking Its development to an alarming
degree, and unless proper protection is
afforded 1t must decline still more.
Resolved, That by the restoration OF
the tariff OF 1867, the wool industry will
be revived and In very few years the
production will exceed the demand Of
our mills, and prizes will naturally de-
cline under the law Of supply and de-
mand," as In all other articles.
Resolved, That the wool and cattle
Industries are the only ones that can