Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1897-02-12
The wool.(arotyers.


meeting in Bismarck last week the ques.
tion of tariff on wool came up. and the
views of a number OF members were
gwen. The general sentiment was that
a reasonable tariff should bs placed on
all grades. and 1t was resolved to request
Congressman johnson and our senators
to urge the incorporation of such meas.
ure id any tariff bill that should be made
up: 1t was suggested by Mr.. Phelan
that Capt. Baker, being wool'Erower
and democrat. should urge this upon
Senator Roach, who is not supposed to
be Y tariff man. wliile lie ut the slime time
represents = considerable wool interest.
Capt. Baker stated that he would lay the
matter before the senator In the form of
a resolution, but, did not believe personal
pleading in good form. or even necessary.
since he had reason to believe that the
dcmoctatlc senator was perfectly willing
that the republicans should have all the
right. wav they needed, and that the
publicans should bear the full responsi-
bility of the course takeu In tariff mat
ters. He believed that wool should
share IN protection, but that protection
should not all 10 to the manufacturers.
rs it had done under the Mckinley law
and did largely under the present Law.
He was anxious that our representatives
ut the national capital should fully reul.
ize the importance of the ''skirted- wOop'
clause, which worked great injustice to
the American grower by allowing foreign
trimmed f1eeces to come in free. This
class should be covered by a good duty,
Messrs. Green, Wickham and Wilson
(republicans) agreed that there was not
much real benefit 10 the grower under
either the old Mckinley ur the Wilson
bills and seconded Mr. Bakers request
that the secretary make particular point
of the various classes now exempt. Mr..
Jackman, who, though republican. is
no tariff believer, declared that the pres
ent tariff was better for the grower than
| the old law, since the manufacturers had
not so much advantage, but that both
| schemes were born and bred in the lat
ter's interest alone. He wanted flat
rate that would compel the east to bear
lis share of the tariff burden, which, now
fell almost wholly on the producer. while
the free items didn't hurt him in pTopor-
ton to the benefit they gave the mill
men.
There was some good -natured badinage
1
various members present looked ut the
tariff matter. and at the evening session
Ex-Comnissioner Lsughlin. of the state
agricultural bureau, worked IN some
joshes about the late election; but Capt
Baker and Mr.. Jackman got back Ut him
ON the great boom in bank failures, clos.
ing mills etc.
The bill of Senator Green, of Morton
county, to put q bounty on wolves and
coyotes. was commended, the sheepmeu
naturally feeling an interest In the mat
ter. MIR. Jackman favored higher
bounty ON female wolves at certain sea
sons Somebody remarked that opposi
ton had been scented from the eastern
part of the state. but Mr.. Laughlln stateC
that his flock of sheep had been abou,
cleaned out by the "varmlnts," and b,
knew of much loss to cattlemcn from
this cause.
The importance OF the stock industry
it was argued, should not be eclipsed b,
the agricultural side, lnasmuch as Their
was q great disproportion between tn
areas suited to the respective interests
more area being open to the former ant
its wealth producing power rapidly in
creasing.
The following is the list of officers 70
the ensuing year: Prealdent, Dugalt
Campbell vice-president, j. j. Jackman
1 secrefarv and treael,ror Charles Krauth