The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-09-08

percentage of the clip could be gathered
for market as by that means better
prices would be secured.
Henry Nelson and Senator Folsom
also spoke on the same subject and made
many suggestions in regard to handling
and marketing wool which will prove Of
value to the sheepmen.
A vote of thanks was passed thanking
Robert Vaughn, Paris Gibson, DR.. Sweat,
the street railway company, the Royal
Milling company, and the citizens of
Great Falls in general for kindness
shown the members Of the association.
J.E. Bower, E. G. Maclay, w. G. Con
rad, Paris Gibson, and b. G. White of
the special committee appointed to
draft a petition to congress reported as
follows:
The wool growers of Montana respect
fully petition your honorable body that
the duty on wool be not reduced and if
our petition be not granted that any
legislation tending toward the reduction
of duty be so worded that the reduction
shall not take effect for two years after
it's passage for the following reasons:
/. The prosperity of a large portion Of
the population of this state ia entirely
ucDOLbOut VII LILO buCSCtb VI Tx Woo
growing industry.
=. This being a new country those en-
gagged in the industry have been obliged
to incur heavy expenses in making suit
able preparations to carry on the industry
successfully. Many parties are heavily
in debt as a consequence and il a free
wool bill be passed they will become
bankrupt.
3. Owing to d geographical position
and vigorous climate the expense Of CON
Quoting the business of wool-growing in
this state is much greater than in other
countries where large numbers of sheep
are cared for. Sheds for shelter and hay
for feeding have to be provided at great
expense; the rate of wages is higher and
transportation to seaboard markets
greater than in South America and Aus
tralia.
Fourth-The industry If given the
same consideration in the future as in
the past can produce an unlimited
quantity of the best wool raised in the
world within the next few years and we
consider it unjust to have an industry
Frustrated by any sudden legislative &C
ton"
The address was adopted unanimous.
ly.
The following TO be sent by the Board
of Trade was accepted by the associa
ton:
We. the Board Of Trade of the city OF
Great Falls. Montana, would respectful
ly state that we have Just passed through
the most disastrous depression that oul
country has ever known. that our mines
are nearly all shut down throwing the
greater part Of our population out of
business and employment and thai
about all we have left is our live stock
interests and that we are satisfied thai
owing to the long, severe
winter that the wool growers
cannot produce wool and mutton in com
petition with free wool. We thereb,
beg to petition your honorable body tina
the present tariff on wool be not reduced
II, however, our petition be not granted
we ask that any legislation toward thu
reduction of the tariff on wool be so en-
acted that it will not take effect for TIVE
years after the passage thereof, so thu
sheepmen may prepare to meet the fur
thcr depression in their business.
The convention then adjourned sim
die and repaired to the dining Dor o
the Park to attend the banquet.