Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-09-14
MONTANA wOOLGRowERs.
They Hold Their Annual Session in Elks'
Hall, Crest Falls.

From Great Falls Tribune.
The annual meeting of the Montana
Woolgrowers association was held
yesterday in Elks' hall. On account
OF the hard times there was a slight
attendance, but forty-five members
being present. The meeting was called
to order by B. c. White of Ubet, pres
ident of the association. He was
elected temporary chairman and Col.
Rice of this city secretary. The fol-
lowing were appointed committee
on resolutions:
B.C. White of Ubet, Paris Gibson o.
Great Falls, C. H. Campbell of Great
Falls and ID. E. Folsom OF White Sui
phur Springs.
Col. Rice, Paris Gibson and Fred
Warren were appointed d committee
to select topics for discussion.
A committee consisting of j. HI. Nc
Naught OF the Musselshell, Jack Waite
of Utica and B. c. Toole of Sweet
Grass was appointed to furnish a re-
port on order of business.
The convention then adjourned for
lunch.
When the session was resumed in
the afternoon the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
President, d. E. Folsom, White Sui
phur Springs.
Vice president, B. C. White, Ubet.
Secretary, j. H. Rice, Great Falls.
Treasurer, A. Kingsbury, Great
Falls.
Executive committee, ]. A. Nc
Naught, Martinsdale; j. Z. Bower,
Stanford; III. H. Nelson, Cascade;
George F. Patterson, Benton; Chas.
O'Neal, Billings.
The committee to select topics for
discussion reported in favor of con-
sidering the following in their order:
1-Prices paid for herding and general
ranch work; 2-Prices paid for sheep
shearing; 3-Profitable breeding; A.
Handling wool; 5-The advantages OF
organization.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported the following which were
adopted:
Whereas, The present low price oi
wool and the consequent depreciation
in the price of sheep and other prop
erty pertaining to the woolgrowing in
dustry have entailed absolute bank
ruptcy upon many and irreparable
loss upon all parties interested, and
Whereas, The changed condition ol
our business demands a radical change
in the manner of conducting the esame
therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Montana wool
growers in convention assembled that
we expect and insist that our employees
shall accept a scale of wages commen-
surate with the depreciation in the
valuation of our product.
Resolved. That any unfavorabl'
legislation in the immediate future
would intensity the present deplorabl'
condition of our business and VI
therefore ask our representatives il
congress to use their best endeavor
to prevent placing wool on the fire.
list.
Resolved, That we believe more cal
be accomplished by concert of actor
than by Individual effort, and it i
therefore the duty of this association
to cooperate with the National Wool
growers association, and with tina
end in view we should be representa-
at the National Woolgrowers' cor
vention to be held at Chicago on th
2Sth inst.
The subject of the prices to be pau
for ranch work was then taken up an
considered at length. A resolution t
pay herders $50 per month and ranc
hands S25 was tabled. The subiec
was then discussed from variou
points of view, some objecting to b.
ing bound by any agreement. Henr
Nelson spoke earnestly in favor of til
herders, claiming the nature of the
work was such that it would be har
to set any fixed price to 60 by. Il
maintained that a herder's work wt
more trying than that of a rane
+ hand because he was exposed to q
kinds of weather and should be r
Z munerated accordingly. Fred Pool
j Col. Rice, Ira Ingram, N. Il. Port
and the chair also spoke on the su
Iject. Finally q resolution that CO
sidering the low price of wool $25