Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-02-04
woolqeqwsRs CONVENE.
Special Meefiqs Of the Association Held Last
Saturday.

hho" oH5oSidtioh wan itNhh az tfsc
court house, Saturday last, to- select
delegates to the state convention at
Helena the 18th inst, and for the
transaction of other business. Con-
sidering the large number of growers
i'm the county the attendance was
deplorably light, those present being:
j. ID. Waite, president, A. W. Stod-
dard, secretary, r. II. Warren, 5. ).
Hobson, g.. j. wiedeman, c. +. Lit
tie, Sam Phillips, j. NJ. Croft, Andrew
Fergus. Albert Weydert. Ed McDon-
nell. Barney Logan, j. Ii. willard.
Al Jackman, E. A. HusOn, David
Hilger. Ernest Busch, q. w. Cook
and II. Won Tobel.
following committees being aI-
pointed, after which the meeting ad-
%journed until afternoons:
Resolutions-David Hilger, 5. $.
Hobson, G. W. Cook.
Ways and Means-F. II. Warren, c.
+. Little, f. A. Huson.
Delegates to state conventional.
j. Wiedeman, j.. NJ. Croft, Andrew
Fergus.
Upon recOnvening the committee
on delegates to the state convention
was the first to- report. recommend
ing the following names s. =. Hob
son, A. W. Bower. A. w. Stoddard,
l.. H. Hamilton, +. p. Chandler, G..
H. Perrine. The report wa amended
in so far as to give the president
power to appoint any other gentle
men than those named who might
signify their willingness to attend
and SO amended was unanimously
adopted.
The ways and means committee
recommended that an assessment
of ST for each 1000 sheep owned be
levied upon all tiockmasters of the
county to aid i'm paying expenses OF
one ore more delegates to Washing
ton and that a committee OF three he
appointed by the chair to solicit
subscriptions for the same purpose
from business houses of the county.
The report was adopted and
the chair appointed Messrs. A. w.
Stoddard. G.. +. Little and q. j.
| Wiedeman as such committee. Dur
ing the debate on this report Mr..
Hobson stated that some time since
n letter was received by Senator
Power from Judge La presi-
dent of the National Woolgrowers
association, requesting that 800 be
raised and sem him to aid in defray-
ing expenses and also that Mr..
Power come to Washington to a =
sist i'm presenting the claims Of the
growers before the ways and means
Lawrence further stated that he had
already paid over 81 2OO out of his
own pocket. Senator Power was
unable to go himself and telegraphed
to W. q. Conrad. who was in Vir.
| ginia, to go to Washington and the
latter gentleman did so, assisting in
the tariff hearing. Concerning the
money, Senator Power himself sub
scribed $50 and the balance was
| given by the Bank of Fergus County,
Power Mercantile TO. and Montana
Hardware Co. The thanks of the as'
sociation were extended to Sen
ator Power and these firms for theiI
l%iberality.
The following resolutions were
r.. .ua .an+ad.
the ~ooigrowing industry 81
Montana has suffered great depreciation %
values by reason of placing wool upon the free
list, in the so-called wilson BILL, so that .
will be impossible to continue the industr,
under present conditions, NOTWITHSTANDING
reduction of fully twenty-five per cent on labo'
connected with the business, unless Congress
shall afford some relief as herein proposed.
AND the industry was built VI
and fostered by a tariff upon wool. thereby en-.
couraging individuals to embark in the bust
ness. and to secure lands. and to make costly
improvements. all of which will he practically
worthless unless prompt relief is afforded.
AND most of our people who are
engaged in the business have become heavily
involved in attempting to retain their proper
ties during the great depression of the industry,
AND WHEREAS. congress is soon to assem-
BILE in special session. under a new administra.
tion, pledged TO the lcvylng OF a sutlcieni
duty upon wool. among other things. So as Il
place the industry upon a reasonably remun-
~erative basis; therefore. be it
RESOLVED. by the Fergus County Woo
Growers Association. that We demand of con.
gress the passage Of a bill giving as peciiic duty
of not less than ten cents per pound on al
woods imported in the grease. and that skirted
woods bear double duty.
RESOLVED. That We denounce advaloren
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