Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1894-02-23
ASSOCIATION FORMED.

ElcCled and q Permanent OrEaRi.
cation EfRected-Thc Headquart-
ers Here-ReselutiOns Passed Rel
ative to the Prospective Removal
OF the Wool Tariff-WoolM Must BE
Protected, or the Wool Industry
Will he Denoralized-Thet t'WOol-
Growers Association of North Da-
kota" Is Now Firmly Established
bismarck Tribune, Wednesday, Feb. 14.]
The meeting of the wool-growers Of the
state held in this city yesterday afternoon
was thoroughly successful in the accom-
pllshment of the purposes for which it
was called. The attendance was large,
all Of the counties in the state most in
terested in sheep - Morton, Emmons
Stark, Burleigh, Kidder, Mclean and 9TH
ers-being well represented. The attend
ants were enthusiastic and the meeting
altogether harmonious and satisfactory.
The meeting was called to order at 4
o'clock by E. II. Wilson, one of the men,
bers of the committee on invitation, who
read the call and stated the object of the
gathering. Temporary organization was
the first question which employed the at
tention of those assembled, and the Hon.
H. L. Dickinson, of Dickinson, Stark
county, was chosen as temporary chair.
man, and E. II. Wilson as temporary Sec
| retary. 1t was then moved that com
mittee of three on permanent organizao
tion and five on resolutions be appointed,
and the chair appointed Messrs. Charles
Krauth of Morton. John Leask of Stark,
and W. H. Bratton of Burleigh, as a Com
mittee on permanent organization, and
Messrs. G. F. Merry of Stark, N. P. Ras
mussen of Barnes, II. r. Lyon of Nor
ton, ]. j. Jackman of Kidder, and W. o.
Ward of Burleigh as committee ON reso
lutions.
During the retirement of the commit
tees the meeting resolved itself into al
Informal gathering, and tie various
phases of the wool question were dis
cussed by all present. After half-hour
Of deliberation the committee on tempo
rary organization reported, and the re-
port, after some amendments, was adopt
ed. The personnel of the officers of the
association, under the amended and
adopted report, is as; follows:
President-D Dugald Campbell. of EN-,
mons county. :
| Vice Presidential, L. Dickinson. OF
Stark county.
Secretary and Treasurer-Chas. Krau1h,
nf Morton county.
! Executive Committee-Geo. w. Lee, of
STARK county;sP. B. Wickham, of Morton
county; E. II. Wilson. Of Rurleigl,
county; Peter Ferguson. Of Emmous
coun,y; ]. J. Jackman, of Kiddercounty
In. P. Rasmussen, of Barnes county.
The committee also recommended, that
the association be called "The Wool
Growers Association of North Dakota y
and that. all meetings be held at Bismarck
The committee on resolutions then re
tported. as follows:
| WHEREAS, We believe that the duty of
II cents per pound on wool of the firs'
class does to q great extent rebound tn
the benefit of tue .wool.growers Of North
Dakota and
WHEREAS, We believe the present de-
moral'zed prices Of wool and sheep in our
state are largely attributable to the uncer-
talnty of tariff legislation and the pro.
posed renewal Of the entire duty on wool,
as well as to other causes and
WHEREAS, We believe the entire re-
movaI of said tariff on wool would cause
The destruction of the wool and sheep in
dustry Of our state, which has in the pas
few years grown from nothing lin 1885,
TO vast proportions lin 1885, and
i WHEREAS. We regard the continued
decrease in value of our wool under tariff
protection as being caused by the large
lncrase OF the worlds production, esti>
mated at 70 per cent as compared with the
increase of population ESTIMATED at IL
and
WHEREAS, Owing to cheaper labor,
cheaper freights, milder.: climate, and
many other conditions incident, we dc
notsbelieve that wool and sheep can be
at present grown in this section in open
competition with South America and
Australia : and
Il WHEREAS. We believe our wool and
sheep industry will prosper under a fair
protective tariff therefore, be it
Resolved. /. That we urge our senators
and representatives in congress to ust
their best endeavors to retain fair duty
cents per pound on wool of the first
class. and relatively higher duties on
other grades. rather than abandon our in.
dustry.
g. Provided, That if congress insists on
the renewal of the entire duty on wool,
we urge that all duties on manufactured
woolens, other merchandise, Coal, iron,
lumber, and all the necessaries of life,
and on agricultural products, be removed,
: SO as to ehable the ool-growers to at
tempt to maintain their industry at q
cheaper cost of living, which might then
cnsue from absolute free trade.
We also desire to call the attention of
gress to the large amount of 'ehoddy used
where wool could and should be used, and
ask that an adequate duty be placed
thereon. lsigned:1 g: E. MERRY,
N. P.RAsMUssEN,
W. o. WARD,
j. j. JAcKMAN,
Il 81. r. LYON,
Committee.
The report of the committee as unan.
imously adopted and the secretary was
instructed to prepare copies of the resolu
tion to forward to the states senator.
and representative at Washington.
Mr.. Wilson then read several commu,
nications from sheepmen who were un
able to, attend, but who expressed hopei
ot!suocess. A telegram from Senator T.
stC. Power. OF Montana. stating the neces
{4af5 df rssolutions on the wool:tarif ques
ti0n. addressed to the states senators, wal
Tread alsO q letter from Senator Hans.