The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-02-28
MUST SCOUR THE WOOL
woolgrowsrs Must Make Up Their
Minds to Meet New Conditions
in The Bus mess.
Interesting Talk With n Grower
Who Has Been in Washing
ton Since Ootobsr
ne WIN start Securing Plants IN Mon
tana ~ the Railroads WIN do the
Right Thing.

Among the visitors In Helena yesterday
was Fiank j. Hegart OF Blaekfoot Idaho.
Mr.. Hegart 10 She half owner Of band OF
$4,000 or "a. 600 sheep In Idaho. and has been
engaged in the business for about zen years.
Last October he went 90 Washington as the
representative OF the woolgrowers OF his
state 20 do missionary work In The cause OF
retaining the duty on wool. He spent con-
sidefsble time looking into and studyine up
ths wool business in all its ramiheations'
and then went on TO Washington. lie was
there number Of weeks and devoted. all
his time 20 the mission on which be had
been sent. Yesterday. referring to the re-
sult OF his labors, he said: 81 VAS turned
down wherever went in Washington, and.
90 far ne am able to judge. the voolGroW-
srs cannot expect anything in she way OF
national legislation. New conditions
have arisen, and these conditions she
voolerowsrs mus, make up their minds to
meet. ltis useless for them 10 depend on
politics and on politicians fer any aid In
this emergency; they must work for thsm-
selves / believe in that old saving God
helps these who help themselves aud that
Is What the sheep men muss do. Few peo-
ple not in the business have an idea OF the
extraordinary expense 10 is to the WOOL
grover 20 get his prod1ct 20 the market ar
ter il il OF the shosp's back ana 10 ready
for the cars In the hfst place We have 20
nav tbe freight on all the grease and dit
thsrs il In abe wool. and this amounts to 90
aud 20 FER cent OF the freight paid. Then
We pay 10 the seller tive or three cents
pound commission for disposinR Of the
WOOL. On the clip that my firm shipped to
market last season We paid in freight on
thi. GREASE and dirt $500. This money
vas actually thrown away, 90 far as any
one except the railroads Is Concerned
There is one way" he continued, and
n vsrv excsllent one in which the wool
gvovsrs can help themselves This way is
90 ship only secured wool 20 the east. ana
thus thew will only pay the freight on Pro
Duct for which they will receive come re-
turn. am in Montana now 10 see What
can do toward accomplishing this object
have Investigated this subject very thor-
ouahly. with the result that am firmly Of
the belief that securing plant IN this
state will pav she owners OF such an eetao-
lshmsnt AZ / come from Idaho, and my
interests are there, you may wonder Why
do not try 30 have such an eataohshment
located there. The reason is very simple.
/ have tried the Union Pacific railroad on
rates on the secured product and have
found that that line will charge ua three
times as much for freight on tbs secured
product as they do on the unscoufed.
The Union Pacific hiss the people
In Idaho in position where they
must do as they say or not do al all.
In this state different conditions prevail,
aud j believe lair freight rates on the
secured products will be given. Unless this
10 done 10 will be useless for anyone 20
locate . securing plant in the state. have
looked into ths subject OF securing mills
located in the vest and / have found that
they pay. There IL one al san Angelo, /
Texas, one as Las Vegas. \. NJ. aud one az
Trinidad, Col. Tkis latter Was bu nj down |
a short time ago. and the proof that IL vas /
a paying enterprise Is proved BY the feet |
that arrangements haYs already been made
for the erection Of new o2e its place.
when / was east" continued Mr. Heg- I
art II made arrangements with some /
friends OF mine in Minnesota looking TO the /
investment Of 800 900 10 Wool-scouring I
plants in this staIe, provided was satisfied I
after an investigation that such establish
ments Weuld pay. ] have looked into this /
matter very carefully, with the result that I
believe they will pay, provided We can get /
guaranteed low rate from the rail Dads. BY /
= low ate mean one that Is not far Ia ex- /
cess OF ths one now charged on the un- /
washed wool. by carrying the secured WOO. /
the railroads will lose considerable eight. /
because II a aaok OF wool weighs 100 pounds I
before securing. after that process II will 1
weigh only thirty or forty pounds. You /
will see what an important item this freight /
business IL. have visited Great Falls. and /
from all that can learn l am most favor
ably impressed With that city as the place /
10 initiate the w0oi-scouring Industry Ia /
this state. he TeODle there and the boa'd /
oftrade have agreed to o all IN their power 20 /
aid the enter, rise, and, as / said, it al de- |
pend on the SORT Of an agreement can /
make with the railroads. OF TINS $4,000 |
nv friends are willing 10 invest In tue busi- /
ness in this state, about $4,000 only will /
expended ~ Great lalls. want 10 Try
that po.ni frat as 1t ia big Shipping
place -. wool. and the Rentlemsn vino urs
Interested In the projsct are also interested
IN that city. and other things being equal
theT would prefer 20 inaugurate the enter
PRISE there. OF con Sc 1 recognize the fact
that we cannot get all the Wool produced IA
she state 90 scour az Great Falls, and for
that reason after the plant there IL In op
Grafton, and 10 is success. ~ 1 am SURE it
will be. We will then establish other plants
81 convenient points. Now We will get 20
tue point where 10 will help tue Idaho
grower. ! he experience OF the Montana
mills will show that there Is money 10 the
business and the railroads 10 that state Will
soon drop into line.
This is one Of the ways Ia which the
Montana woegroweT will be able 90 aid
himself conc,uded Mr.. HogaTt. "Aftsr
she securing mills cOme the WOODEN mills
and she frat q these. mark my words will
he established in Helena. Ihiai ths place
for plant Of that sort, owing 30 ths olty's
splendid railroad facilities and its cent al
location"
Mr. HseaTt met number Of big wool
growers who live in this CITY yesterday. aud
they oil endorsed his enterprise, aud will
do all they can 20 aid him 10 bring IL 10 a
Successful Issue. lie left Tor Great Falls
yesterday aud will retu'n 10 Helena Ia a
few days.