Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-03-26
Called to the Recent.
ly Enacted Wool Market
Law.
can Become the
Biggest Wool Market in
the State.
Ex-senator Ingalls, Discusses the
Farmers Alliance and Its
PROSPECTS,.
An Important Matter.

Representative LutZ at the last leglsla-
ture, is now law. 1t is probably of as
much local interest as any Of the new
laws. 1t provides that if any city IN the
state shall provide a suitable building
wherein not less than 100000 pounds OF
wool may be stored free of charge from
June u to Aug lst 81. it may direct its
clerk to notify the state commissioner of
agriculture and labor on or before May
1St of the fact that such provision has
been made, stating the regulations estab-
lished by such city, for receiving, storing
and marketing wool and the quantity of
wool which will probably be marketed at
such city in that year. The commissioner
OF agriculture shall thereupon, under aG-
vice with such city or cities, make proc
lamation to tho sheep raisers OF this
state, to the manufacturers of woolen
goods and to the wool buyers of this and
other states, by notices in the newspa-
pers, circulars, and such other means as
he shall deem most effective shat wool
market will be held at such city or cities,
naming the same, stating the beginning
and duration of such market. the provis-
ion of free storage, the quantity of wool
likely to be received, and such other
facts and particulars as he may deem
proper for publication. An annual ap.
preparation OF SlOO0js made to carry out
the provisions of the act.
jamestown is centrally located and if
advantage is taken of the provisions OF
this act the city may easily be made the
biggest wool market ct the state. All
that will be required, on the part of the
city, to receive free advertising as wool
market, Is +h.t free storage facilities for
100000 pounds of wool be provided dur
ing 2l5 months. There are a num-
ber of vacant buildings, suitable for this
purpose which could be secured at a
nominal rental. The opportunity IS
good one and should not be allowed to
pass un,mproved. The establishment OF
good wool market here would be OF
great present and future advantage to
the city and county. 1t would bling
foreign bidders here. Farmers would
come from long distances to market their
wool and do their trading with our
merchants. The money handled would
increase the volume of our banking busi
ness and there would be chance for
some COMMISSIONS t" stick to local mid
die mems fingers. 1t would also be
big thing for the farmers in this vicinity.
1t would give them not only free storage
but make a market for their CLIP at
home, with all the benefits OF free com
petition among bidders.
1t is estimated that there are now 3d..
600 head of sheep in this county. The
wool clip from these will be over 2OO.OOO
pounds. In addition to this, if market
ia established here the surrounding coun-
ties would send their wool here. 1t is
not exaggerating to say that something
like 100000 or 1.OOO,OOO pounds of wool
will be clipped this year in the territory
which would legitimately belong to
Jamestown. That amount of wool is
worth in the neighborhood of $2OO,OOO.
Is the matter worth looking after?
The provisions of the law must be
complied with before May LIST. The
Commercial union might take hold Of
this matter or the city council might
make small appropriation to provide
the free storage facilities required:
Whatever the course, Jamestown should
take action at once.