Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-12
WOOL GROWERS
Deliberations OF the Second and Last
Day Of the Association at Galveston.
Important Amendment in the By'Lsws-Io
Heet In San Antonio on the First
Tuesday IN June, 1891.

A motion prevailed TO allow A. u. hALlAS Nv
per year for his services as secretary.
The committee appointed TO consider the sus-
gestions set forth by paper submitted by COL
Black. reported as follows:
Mr.. President-Your committee appointed TO
consider the matter referred TO in Mr.. BLACK
address, beg leave to report as follows: 1--WE be-
lieve it would be entirely practicable to es-
tablish a wool exchange in New York
for the purpose Of controlling the wool
product of the United States, and see
No GOOD reason why the plan of arrang-
ing standard grades as suggested cannot De
perfected. Such organization cannot but result
vide uniform rule for packing ana
preparing wool for the market, rs
the needs Of the manufacturer would
require. The information relating 10
supply and demand of product would be OF
great practical benefit, ahording the pur-
chaser correct information TO base the val9e
upon his woods, and with standard grades IN
wool it would be refuted in the mar,
ket demand what class 81 wool
was most ,Pesirable for m al nlnting
growers to produce that character OF wool thaI
was most wanted by our wool manufacturers.
We recommend that the president appoint Mr..
fer with New York. capitalists IN rel
erence to advancing the iue4s
contained in his address, either by smalgamat-
ing the wool trade with the present cotton ex-
change organizations or by establi shing an IN
O'P''-~-e j. D. sTAYNoR, Chra.
JoHE Owens,
w. l.. BLACK.
Committee.
The report was adopted and Col Black ap-
pointed a committee of one, as suggested Tor the
purpose mentioned. A.,
j. NJ. Campbell moved that the next Ineettbg
of the association be held at San Antonio the
first Tuesday in June, 1891: Mr. Camppen
stated in making the motion that IT was
from feelings inimical to Galveston, but he
would
largely attended in that city on account OF us
close proximity to the wool producing section Oh
L, B. Crouch shared the same view, while j.
d. skinner expressed the hope that the assocla-
tion would again meet IN Galveston, ana extenu-
ed an invitation 10 that effect to President haynie
The president said the association appreciated
the Kindness extended by Galveston, nut as
the attendance al the meetings here had oeen
slim he thought il would be good idea to try
the Alamo city, believing the attendance OF
wool growers would be larger.
The motion to meet at san Antonio at the
time specified prevailed.
Mr.. d. o. Murphy was appointed temporary
secretary of the association until the board
provided a permanent one.
. The association then adjourned 10 meet AZ p
m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The association met promptly at the hour
named in the adjournment. President Hayne
stated that the citizens of Galveston had
rendered the association an excursion sea-
ward on the ietty railway, which would
afford all fine view OF the Galveston harbor
improvements, and oil who could avail them
selves of this courtesy should be at the foot of
fremont street at 4 p. m. The invitation was
accepted with thanks.
Mr.. Murphy offered the following amendment
TO the bylaws of the association: Sec "A to be
so amended that the treasurer shallhaye custody
Of the funds and papers belonging to the asso-
citation. He shall deposit the funds in the bank
of San Antonio or such other BANK as the noaIu
of directors may designate, SAID funds TO De de-
posted to the credit of the Wool Growers AS
ISOLATION, subject to draft of the treasurer.
Sec. Is. He shall pay such bills and accounts
az the finance committee shall order.
The amendment was adopted.
resolution was adopted requesting the cat
tlemen to cooperate with the wool men to in
duce the legislatu re TO offer liberal reward for
the destruction of wild animals.
After transacting some important routine bust
ness the association adjourned to meet in San
Antonio on the first Tuesday in June, 1881.
The thanks of the press are heartily extended
to the association, and especially to B. l..
Crouch, for his thoughtful consideration II pro-
viding for their wants.
A. E. Shepard member Of the national asso-
was impossible for him TO be present and re-
quested Mr.: Shepard TO preside The
chairman stated that the first business
in order was the election OF othcers OF
the association for the ensuing year
This resulted in the election of Hon. Columbus
Delano Of Ohio president; Hon. John j. Rich
of Michigan, vice president; David Classell OF
New York, treasurer. On motion, the office OF
secretary was not filled, this being left to the
discretion of the president. The old board OF
w. L. Black, Texas, and John Mcdonald,
Pennsylvania, were reelected,
The association then went into committee OF
the whole and the following from President De-
LAKESIDE, OHIO.
Friend shepard-After consultation we sag
gest the adoption of the following at your meet
ing so rs to cover the case, as 1t now stands be-
fore the finance committee:
whereas the national wool growers have
heard with regret ofthe recent opinion judicially
uttered by Judge Butler of the United States
district court, in Philadelphia, which, il adopt
ed, will inevitably ruin their industry by admit
ting at the low duties prescribed for third class
the woods of foreign nations except full blood
me rino and full blood English legg or combing
woods. This result will enable foreign woods
which have been improved by crosses with
nerino English blood to substantially take
the place Of American clothing woods; therefore,
be it
Resolved, That an amendment to the McKin-
ley bill should be made by the senate, which will
provide substantially that all foreign woods hav-
ing a mixture ofEngliSh blood shall be classified
so as to be subject TO duties imposed upon
class one or two Tools according to the cross
or admixture, and that the secretary of the
treasury be required to remove all samples now
in the custom houses of the United States, for
the purpose of classification OF foIeign woods for
duty, substituting as above stated.
Resolved, also, that paragraph 5S5 be so
amended by striking out the proyiso therein,
out the words ''Russian camel"
This opened up interesting and spirited
discussion of the wool schedule. Finally the
committee retired for private consultation
which lasted fully hour. Returning, they
favorably reported upon the resolutions pro-
posed by President Deano and, with the follow
ing resolutions reported in. connection there
with, they were adopted:
We recommend that any further changes
that may be made in the Mckinley bill shall be
only such will give to the wool-growers of the
United States protection wool as grown by
American hock- masters; that we protest en-
phatically against any law that will allow or
permit wool to be exported in any other than its
natural condition as shorn, except as washed or
secured in unbroken feeces,
Resolved, that we view with alarm the decima-
ton OF live hocks west OF the Mississippi, the
same being prepared for the mutton market in
stead OF being held. The cause Of this reduction
of our hocks is because of the lack of protection
10 the American fOckmssteT. Further, we be-
neve that the passage of the Mckinley bill will
tend 20 check further reductions.
President Delano expressed regret that he and
his associates could not meet with the Rssoca-
tion, but says 1.-THE ezigency of the case de-
mands our presence &C Washington. This demand
is reinforced by the proceedings of the meet
ing Of the Ohio wool growers held in Columbus
on Thursday last viii oh required our immediate
presence in Washington to formulate and pre-.
sent to the finance COMMITTEES OF the senate
amendments not only portsnt, but very nee
essary. We suggest that you strongly endorse
the Mckinley bill. If amended as proposed and
that you declare the interests OF wool growing
will be seriously endangered without such
amendments. Telegraph US at Washington
Immediately what you DO
The resolutions as adopted were wired { o Mr..
Delano Immediately sitter passage.
L II KfrI-natrirk of California said preat die.