The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-04
THEIR INDUSTRY MENACED.
Resolutions Against Any Tariff
Tinkering.
KILOGRAMS TO WASHINGTON.
The Whole State Is Aroused Over
Democratic Meddling With a
Protective Measure.

Inc WOOL growers ana dealers OF Call
fOrnia are thoroughly aroused over the
Democratic proposition to place wool on
the free list. They claim that the action
contemplated by Wilson in his free-trade
bill will ruin their industry, and TO save
themselves they have formed protective
association. 1t is the purpose of this asso-
citation TO present a monster petition to
Congress asking that the present duty on
wool be maintained.
meeting was held yesterday at 400
Townsend street to prepare resolutions
on the tariff situation. Jacob Rosenberg
presided and Fred S. Moody was a volun-
tary secretary.
There was striking unanimity of
opinion upon the subject under considera-
ton, and but little time was lost in arriv-
ing at conclusion, which took shape in
the following resolution.
RESOLVED, That we, the wool dealers growers
and manufacturers of California, irresDective
OF party, do hereby protest in the most EN-
phatlc Terms against changes in the tariff affect
Ing wool and woolens as proposed by the VIII
son bill. We assert that TO remove The duty
from wool and wOolens Will PROSTATE II not
wholly destroy an industry which gives direct
employment 10 10000 of our citizens. We call
upon you as representative of California in
terests 10 work and vote against these PROPOSE
lions.
I.R. Han. B. ?. Flint, Thomas Denigan, c. S.
Moses, James Z. Hume, John L. Shoobert,
committee; jacob Rosenberg, president; Fred
). Moody, secretary.
The resolution was sent by telegraph TO
Congressman GPary, Caminetti. HilbOrn,
Loud, Cannon, Bowers. Reed and James
g. Mcguire.
The meeting decided that the Wool Grow
ers' and Dealers State convention, which
30 M, Il
IN Pioneer Hall, that the crowd may be
accommodated.
Meanwhile the National Wool Growers
ASSOCIATION is not idle. A call was re-
celved from that body yesterday by the
president of the local one as follows:
To the 1COoi-grOlCers. sheep-6reeGerS, patrons
Of htsbdndry 1Cool-dedters and all interested
an sheep husbdndry IN the United States: At
mass-meeting Of wOOl-growers OF the United
States at Chicago, September 20. and at
meeting OF The National " oOl-grOwers' ASsO-
citation at the same place, October ., 1898, |
was directed TO call a meeting of those inter
esied at Washington. ID. D., TO enable them TO
be heard before the Committee on Finance OF the
Senate of the United States in opposition 10
any reduction OF the pTesen duties on wool and
wooden goods. appoint TIL, sday. February 6.
1894, as HE time OF such meeting at the EbbiJL
House, Washington, ID. &. Among those who
VIII ask to be heard before the committee are
some OF the officers OF The National WOO-grOw-
elS' Association, some OF The Stale associations,
EDITORS OF wool journals and of other papers
tavOTiDg protection and the committee hereto
lore announced. am advised there is fair
prospect that the Senate Will not pass bill 10
put wool on the free list If the interests and
wishes OF the people are properly presented on
The subject. L respectfully urge full attend
ance from al the States aud Territories. Free
wool will substantially destroy the wool indus
try. Papers friendly 10 tie objects of the meet
ing VIII please publish this.
WILLIAM LAWRENCE,
President of the National Woolgrowers' AS
ISOLATION.
BellefontaIne, Ohio, Dec. 80 1898.
Throughout the State very forcible pc
tition is being circulated by the California
association. Copies are mailed to every
town and village with a stamped return
envelope, and already thousands of sigma
lures of sheep men and others directly in
terested in the wool industry have been
received. These will be sent on to Wash
ington with the printed petition, which is
as follows:
Congress Of the United States: WHEREAS
AS result of general belief that the tariff on
wooden goods will be reduced and wool put on
the Tree list the price OF wool is now below the
cost OF production; ana whereas, we believe that
II wool Is put on the free list and The tauff on
wooden goods materially reduced the price OF
WOOL VIII be stu lower; and whereas, we ca u
not afford to raise wool in competition with
Tree WOOL raised IN countries like Australia.
Whele the Wo0lgrower rents land from the
Government at a less rental than we pay in
taxes on our land and receives Government aid
and announcement; and whereas, the lands
OF these u nited States are We'll suited to the
raising OF sheep, provided we can get fair
price for our wool and mutton: and whereas
we believe that 1t is to the best interests of this
country TO prevent the slaughter OF a large pro-
portion of The sheep of this country, which will
be tie certain result OF a further reduction In
the price of wool.
We, the undersigned farmers and wool
growers irrespective of party, 10 hereby petit
ton and beg that your honorable body will
make no change in the present tariff affecting
the wool and wooden schedule now in force