The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-05-24
THE FREE WOOL CRY.
rT COMES FROM THE COTTON GROW
ING STATES.


Although Representing put One-afth Of
the Wool Producing Industry. the South
ern Senators Have n Controlling Vote In
the senate-wool Versus Cotton.
1t is estimated that ON Jan. 1, 1898,
here wereN AZ, 303, 55l sheep in the
United States The Is southern states
own but 81 per cent of these flocks, be-
ing little less than 10, 900, 900, Texas
alone reporting 4, 334, 900 of this num-
Der, leaving Virginia, North Carolina
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Ala
bama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas,
Tennessee, Kentucky and Missouri with
little over 8, 500, 600, or an average Of
about 450, 900 for each state The
Pacific states, California, Oregon, Ne
vada, Colorado, Montana, Washington
and Wyoming own 81 per cent Of the
enhie flock of the United States, or, in
70, nd numbers, IS, 600. 900, being an
av ssSa OF nearly 2. 900, 600 per head to
the state, being more than four times
the number owned in the Is southern
states, exclusive Of Texas The number
Of sheep owned by all the other states,
exclusive of the southern and Pacific,
aggregates a little over 1000, 600, or
50 per cent of the entire flock of tho
country, being an average of about 900,-
600, or double the number per state for
all the states in excess Of the southern
states and about one-half below the aver
age of the Pacific states
The sheep industry, as represented in
the United States senate, may therefore
be summarized as affecting the pro-
posed tariff bill which has consigned
wool to the free list, as having but little
hope for restoration to the dutiable list
The vote of the 10 southern states
above named gives 20 votes for free
wool Of the Pacific states, there ara
two votes for free WOOL with
votes for dutiable wool; s vacancies
existing-namely, Montana, Washing
ton and Wyoming. OF all the other
states, there are 10 votes favorable 10
free wool and 30 in favor Of dutiable
wool, giving a total of 81 votes for pro-
tected wool and 90 votes for free wool
in the United States senate. A further
analysis of the northern states would
show that the wool producing states are
not fairly represented in the senate by
reason of the solid southern vote against
dutiable wool, they being among the
smallest producers of sheep and wool in
all the territory of the United States
The estimated wool product of 1898
was 301, 500, 900 pounds The southern
states produced of unwashed wool 20
per cent; of the washed wool, 81 per
cent. The Pacific states produced Of
unwashed wool 81 per cent, and of
washed wool % per cent All the 9TH
er states produced of the washed wool
90 per cent and of the unwashed 40 per
cent. 1t will be seen that the southern
states, in their representation in the
United States senate, with the control
ling vote of the senate's majority, only
wool interest of the whole United
States. Thus it will be seen that four
fifths of the interest in this great agri-
cultural business of the United States
are made to suffer by the action of this
small producing minority
The Pacific states-California Ore
gon, Nevada, Colorado, Montana, Wash
ington and neutrality-suspicious.:
Per
Pounds. cent.
Sheep. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. R,9l7,6OS u
Wool, washed and unwashed... 8,7s5,9l9 81
Secured WOOL. S,s69,96l %
The southern states-Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Flor
ida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana,
Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky
and Missouri-produce:
Per
Pounds. cent.
Snee '..''.''....'.. s,eeo,uoo Il
Wool, washed and unwashed.. 59,945,72 20
Secured wool. 25,9G,SU6 Il
All the other states-Maine, New
Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts,,
Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York,
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware.
Maryland, West Virginia, Ohio, Michi-
gan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Min
nesota, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Arr
IONA, North Dakota, South Dakota, Ida
no, New Mexico and Utah-preduce:
Per
Pounds. cent.
sheep. ."...........,............ N,S2 Sc
Wool. washed and unwashed. III .905. 4H 40
Secured wool. 65,161 30 So