The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-04
THE WOOL GROWERS.
Stirring Resolution AEainst the Will
son Bill Adopted.

IN
The wool growers concluded their bust
ness and adjourned yesterday morning.
Their first business yesterday was to APP
point q committee to draft resolutions in
memory Of their deceased member, A. B.
Pendleton, of Franklin. The committee, w.
w. White, Judge Cowgirl and c. A. How
land, reported suitable resolutions, which
were approved by a vote of the conven-
ton.
The committee to appoint expert judges
recommended the following members: j. l..
Thompson, Marion; Uriah Privitt, Green's
burg; C. A. Phelps, New Castle; j. r. Tom
linson. Falkland; I. ]. Williams, Muncie;
T. c. Phelps, Greensburg, and Cal Darnell.
Indianapolis.
Pursuant to a call Of the National Wool
Growers Association asking that each
State or territorial organization appoint a
member to serve on a committee to appear
before the Senate COMMITTEE in the interest
of the sheep men the president appointed
Judge Cowgirl to look after Indiana inter-
ests at Washington.
Judge Cowgirl then introduced the follow
ing resolutions:
Whereas. A tariff bill has been intro
duced in Congress, known as the Wilson
bill, which grossly ~diScrimlnateS against
the farming interests by placing on the
Tree lSI lWenIN-nllc Oh III llilAS1tu pIOu
ucts of the farm, which twenty-nine arti-
cles are now protected by fair and equit-
able duties. and also making a large re-
duction in the duties, now properly as
sesSed, on twenty-one other finished prod
ucts of the farm; therefore. be it
con rk 6;i re IN I i1si u we een and mnf sale W for
and we invite farmers from
Maine to California, to join us in denounc-
ing said Wilson bill, and, regardless of for
mer party affiliations, to join us in pledg-
ing ourselves to vote against any man who
shall vote for or favor the Wilson bill or
any similar measure
Resolved, That a copy of these resolu,
tons be sent TO each of our Senators and
Representatives in Congress"
These resolutions were Immediately put
to a vote and were approved without a
dissenting vote. Cal Darnell then suggest
en- that, as there had been no discussion
of the resolution, although opportunity was
offered, some of the Democrats might, after
awhile, say that they did not fully express
the sentiment of a majority of those pres
emit On this suggestion a RECONSIDERATION
was voted so as to allow a full discussion.
Mr.. Stevens, a wooden manufacturer of
South Bend. was then introduced and spoke
as follows: MY congressional district is
the largest wooden manufacturing district
I'm the State, but, unfortunately, we are
represented in Congress by a Democrat,
cause a few of their leaders demand that
the laborer of England be fed from the
riches of our land. Every wool manu-
they buy their raw material from the home
product. No State In the Union, nor no
quality of wool than you produce right here
in Indiana The average value of sheep is
higher in Indiana than any other portion
of the United States, except a small por-
ton of Rhode Island, where they raise
nothing but fancy breeds. The agricultural
reports show that the average value in this
State is $40, while the average in other
parts of the country is only sos. That diff
ference is not caused entirely by the diff
ference in the weight of the sheep, but
because the wool is worth more to the man.
ufacturer.
out affecting everything else. The Wilson
bill is more far-reaching in it's destructive
other of it's many factory-demolishing
features. Wool enters into the stock of
almost every store in the country: The
throughout the land"
c. A. Rowland, of Rowland Station, Ind.
%rPe o. rfv VIII that RISE wi1 up Pas IN s a mass ; m aga anS6
as the Wilson bill, and then issue bonds,
in time of peace, to make up the de-
ficiency caused by their own folly"
Mr.. Darnell then gave a few figures to
show what effect the probability of the
change in the tariff had already had on the
T ybe c 1nnTS1ry o. Fhts iR Moei Brings sSs'l a r eI
munerative price, he said, the farmers
are not anxious to dispose of their sheep.
In 1892 1000 sheep were sold at the stock
yards of this city, 5000 of which were for
home consumption. The prices ranged from
mon hs Of Of P PS5s t the same "s stock-y ar sis soid
1000 sheep, of which 10000 were for home
consumption at prices ranging from $3.50
to $3.50 per hundred weight. Something is
wrong with that state of affairs. The sup
ply came from the same territory both
years, and it does not show a surplus of
sheep. but simply shows that the farmer
cannot afford to keep his sheep at the pres
ent price of WOOL"
The resolutions were again out to a
vote and were adopted unanimously.
The association then reelected their pres
ent officers for the ensuing year, and ap-
pointed the following executive COMMITTEES:
Col. Fielding Bieler, Sid COnger and II.
g.. Rowland, after which they adjourned
to meet again at the same time next year.