The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-08-01
THEY WILL ORGANIZE.
State Convention TO Be Held at
Great Falls September 3
Next
Montana Expected to Send Dele
gates to the National Meet
ing at Chicago.
Neagher County Growers Outline the Plan
of Csmpaign-The Northwest
to Unlto.

President Burton @. White. OF the Non.
hama Woolgrowers' association. has issued
a call for . meeting of the association as
follows:
"A meeting Of the WoolRrowsrs' assoc'a-
tion of Montana 10 hereby called. to assem-
BILE at Great Falls on the Sd day OF Septem-
Der. 1893. All woolGrowers OF the state at0
earnestly requested 10 be present to con-
slider questions Of the highest importance
relative to the industry In the state. Dele
gates are also to be elected TO attend the
National Association of WooiRrowers 10 90
held in Chicago on Dot. 8. 1893. Do not
make tho mistake Of thinking That you
have not ths time to attend"
Mr., Whites address is Ubst and che SEQ
retary of the association is A. 9. Logan.
Sprinpdale. The woolgrowers OF the state
generally are taking such measures IN
the,r county associations as look
TO concerted action. and 10
the bringing before congress OF suen meas
ures as they believe will result in good to
their business. Fergus and MesSher county
voolcrowers hav ealready held meetings and
adopted resolutions defining their position
Those adopted by the MeaRhsr county SEQ
DLo give a IHlE tApE0bbaoA ~
Of the woolgrowers. n are as follows;
Whereas, The low price of wool n the
s%onseouent depreciation In the markes
value OF sheep and all other property per.
tanning to the wool industry nave resulted
in irreparabls loss TO all wool1rowers' ana
absolute bankruptcy to many. ana
Whereas, The exigencies OF the case de-
mand A vicorcus protest against anv change
In the existing laws that Will AFFECT our
business adversely, and a radical change IN
the manner OF conducting SAID business 20
the end that IL may not be entirely De-
stroysd. Therefore. be it
Resolved, BY the wool growers OF
county in convention assembled.
that our representatives in congress be
earnestly requested 70 use all honorable
means TO prevent any reduction OF the
tariff IN wool. and
Resolved, That if the present depression
we must curtail our expenses or
retire from the business, ana we therefore
ask our employees to bear their percentage
of loss by accepting a scale OF wages COM
uensura ate with the depreciation OF the
value Of our products.
Resolved, That the woolRroweEs OF
Meaeher county believe now rs in the past
that more can be accomplished TO our ad-
vantage by concert of action than by single
convention of all parties interested, to be
called at as early a date as practicable. and
We hereby agree to send delegates to said
convention.
Resolved, That this association instruct
the chairman and secretary thereof to cor
respond with woolgrowers' associations OF
other counties. aud with prominent wool
" in counties where there are no
organized associations, relative to the call
ing of a state convention at an early date.
and that they be authorized to agree with
such associations and wool9rowers upo a
time and place for holding such convention.
The idea Of the MeaRher county people
was to hold the state convention at Helena,
but as the call of the president sets it for
Great Falls, the MesRher people will IN
doubtedly go there. The delegation to the
state convention from Meagher county are
ID. Z. Folsom, Ralph Berry, J.. A. Nc
Naught, w. r. Ford and Martin Grande.
Commodore Power has been in corre-
.spondence with the members of congress
from Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Wyom-
ing and the two Dakotas in regard to OBJ
tanning an expression OF opinion from the
woolgrowers of those states. These states
and Montana will undoubtedly unite in
whatever action the growers may decide
to urge upon congress in regard to the wool
industry.