New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-13
OHIO WOOL GROWERS MEET
GOVERNOR M'KINLEY SPEAKS on THE
TARIFF QUESTION.
URGING THAT THE FIGHT AGAINST FREE WOOL
DE KEPT UP-JUDGE LAWRENCE
ALSO TALK,

De KEPT CP-JCDCE LAWRENCE
ALSO TALKS.
Columbus Ohio Jan. 1.-THE Ohio Wool Growers
Association held It's thrtleth annual meeting In TINS
city to-day. Judge william Lawrence. the president
delivered the annual address, In the course OF which
he said
In the last twenty five years there have been three
principal acts Of Congress for the encouragement Of
the wool industry. The act Of March 2, 1867. Inn
posed such duties the imports OF foreign WOODS -
to give wool growers a decided advantage over
those in other countries. The act Of March g. 1885,
reduced wool and other duties somewhat. and Its In.
furious effect seen In the reduction OF sheep In
Ohio from 5.l3O.9o0 In 1883 TO 3,59i.s00 In $780,
and In the whole country to a343l,l36 In 1891,
decline In numbers Of 7l05, AGO. Notwithstanding an
increase in our population and wool demand Oh 10
per cent. During the seven years from March, 1885,
to $780, farm lands deprecated in value an average
Of 40 per cent: farm products reached the lowess
level Of prices In nearly half century farms were
covered with mortgages and the cap.,al and LABOR
employed In agriculture not adequately ~
warded
With view to improve these conditions the act Of
Congress Of October l. 1900 placed on the Tree Nv
many articles not competing with our products o.
Industry in any form, gave increased protecuon On
wool and other farm products, and on manufactures
Of wool and such others as could not adequately ex
ist without It, The effect has been most advantageous
though sufficient time has not elapsed 10 give "a iun
effect Sheep In Ohio Increased from 3,o34'ooo IN
1890 to 1856, So4 In 1892 commanding petter
price than ever before in time OF peace IN our MS
tory and the total number in the country from
A. 43i 1876 on January l. 1892. 10 44o3o'ooo vi JAN
nary T. 1888 of the average value OF 81 % per heao
mr. n total OF Sll6I2127O. There has been genera
advance in the value Of farms and farm products'
With the exception Of WOOL wheat, cattle anu oo.'o"'
farm products even now command remuneratve prices
with promised Improvement in the future for ALL
The inquiry Is pertinent. Why Is WOOL 30 10" IN
mtcea When the act Of October 1. 1880. was passed
!, uos intended TO make the wool industry reasonably
romunerative II the conditions previously existing
Ind continued 1t would have done 80 as TO all exceW
third class woods But conditions have unexpecteaN
changed The rapid Increase OF sheep ana WOW LII
foreign Countries especially In Australia. the Mgehuhs
Repubc and the Cape OF Good Hope, with theu pas
turage costing almost nothing. where h''ie UT ho
winter feeding Is required, and reducuoh Oh aoou'
90 DOR cent In the prices OF wool in foreign counrhe
these are the zeal SecondclaSs w"os sl"ul"
be made dutiaSe frst-cass ana the ad "aio'eHn
rates on third socaed carpet WOODS shouio oe
made specific and increased China WOODS are now
improperly admitted thrdclass. III we "ou" w
vote to sheep husbandry 100000 OF the ao'Siooe'
ac-.s now Welding an overproduc;ion VI wheat tnAs
also would command fair price We "ouid ,nen
have home market ard American prces iu'her
iran .s now prices fixed in the markets OF the
world, with labor at six cents per DAY III Tue East
Ipd
growing and exporting countries OF the w~io.
Tho growers OF cotton. and the wool growers should
unite In demanding protection for their products'
The Peruvian tree cotton can only be dsuhsuisne~
from wool by experts, and 1t Is being impor'eo '"
be fruudulently mixed with wool, TO inc injury VI
consumers OF manufactures OF cotton ana OF wool grow"
er The imports of cotton cotton waste ara nocns
entered for consumption in the fsc, wear !oo. were
"s67l 531 pounis of the eIs2mI Vne yailf hook
2SslS; so Mr and me Tari." classified the sheep in
mis- country in 1891 as follows:
co,a,op. sume r r,Issi S :, 'ssis
F. Se"a sheep 10 gs6,oi5 sss 2s 5S'5e9 Ses
SSsS,Hs s ssSts 81 ,& Sisii SIS
The effect of free wool may be estimated by .ae
The Treasury Department statistician under fre''
dent Cleveland his wool report OF lss, said ,,,.
is Idle som S talk w dIpn South asi' rca the Platte
country Australia our sheep farming '~ s III ~
wool must eventually be o wb 5e s' thsy reGa
little or no extra labor" The chicago Ameri, .ha
Sheep Breeder OF December To- renSo Brotbers
ChIlds OF BOSTON, say: ,,,. l., ,,., ,,o
Should we free WOOL orr belief Is, Is t hath. the
pr no Wholly wiped out the case in Ehgana
and Canada resulting from r tsa w msTno wool indus
FRY whether fenced our great Western rahcnes
There more than ioU n so GOO in OHIO. Wool
manufacturing in 800 gave empl5yme aa To- above
males aSOye si hd Sns ysnr 1S9'1 s'e' "'
rns tr,de win bring to American labor cheaper
to Ams Sss. farmers nrso rei sc
free trade will no, corrcspondnsT nC' ain 10 nrae
the burden OF existing debts. Ihr,c VIII pc pr av
tirnliv increased by a rcduct on in tie means OF pay
ment. - .,o, o,r socrs, answer
no. Increase as fast as possible. Mny' Tree WOOL
f., not here 1t may never be- IL VII never co,no C
stny II ii comes for brief period. et ~ Keep our
ian wage a war Of political extermiaation aanss
those who would extcrmnatc oar sheep lie ieaoy i'r
M noou n" " made at our September meeting
should be perfected 10" suitable exhibit OF ONO
Wool" NJ the Worlds Columbian Exposition at chicago.
In view Of the threatened ruin Of the WOOL hans.ry
nv free WOOL the woolgrowers OF ne mtea oa aS
ans Them and in self de,elce make an aggressive
rollt col warfare agans the nomination OF w. favor
any CANDIDATE for ocal oce VINO GNas np ocers
who viii not fairy AMI faithfully execute 'n o,,,icsi
Onr enemies bid defiance In the held OF poii.'as
contest They shall find In us fcemen WORTHY ,,o os
their steel Protection builds mp free Wool ana nrs
sword and desolntion of all the armies OF Europe
turned loose upon us. For the purpose Oh a ,Ser
Nv. me,,T NO incraeei organization in every state and
county and rcccmment the appolntmen. ., 49,, so %
micc to arrange for mceen So ana Ta,onaI woodrow
crs' Association ,., a.. 49,.
covornor Mckinley addressed the association In the
ssro,e Chamber tonight. lie said In part;
wish I had some words Of interest ana advantage
49, ,.,o-, YOU tonight. / only assure
van Of the pleasure I have in meeting you aud OF my
GOOD will toward YOU and the great interest you repres
dd no, know will become OF The wooi9rowers uhder
tho o,,sIaton tina, suppose will come in with the new
administration th,t has been ntrusted by the people with
tho Nation. affairs Those in favor OF free wool are
hope,u and expcant and those who are opposed 70 are
.s,ond,rt do believe in giving up the hight oft,r
ono enc,rcment and defeat The wo)l-rrowers nave
had their own time since 1907 and more than
,c. h,ys demonstrated their power in Ohio.
The Governor gave some history showing the power
~ tho wool. growers In times past, and continued
:, were in your place would not give up the fight
a. OIL would It --r! uncomfortable for the gen.
tcncn who want to place wool tho free list do nos
hcII.ye I'm free raw material do not believe In having
commodities FREE a: ono end OF the Factory anu eu "
,h otner end You Ar, entitled the highest protection.
and YOU shoud eNpress that conNcton IN every posole
,nd legal and suitable way. l Gm here Ia say that m
my opinion great policy OF pro'eeuoh Is
81. ,rro rolirv and believe that 10