Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-01-28
THE WOOL GROWERS.
The Full Proceedings OF Thor Meet
ing Recently Hold In East
Las Vegas.

lNk 1tCCOhtly IlOhA AA AhSS
Las Vegas.
The meeting was called to order at
10 80 O'Clock by President M. w.
Browne, who stated that the principal
object of the session would be the dis
c~ussion OF the passage Of laws BY the
Territorial legislature, necessary for
the proper protection and advancement
of the sheep industry in New Mexico,
and to appoint . committee to form.
ulate same, aud secure their enactment
into law by the legislature.
Letters from Geo. w. Sampson, Gal
lup, Francisco Rael and Pedro A. Go.
mcz, Cerro, were read and ordered
fled.
A communication from the National
Wool Growers association, urged the
appointment of delegates TO the joint
meeting of the national association Of
Wool Manufacturers ard National Wool
Growers association, and emphasising
the necessity Of q subscription to . fund
which should be available to the Ma.
tional Wool Growers association for
the purpose Of ~defraying expenses in
CURED in printing and laying the wool
growers case before cong ress. On
motion, this communication was laid
on the table for the present.
The telegram sent to the chairman
of the ways and means committee at
Washington, d. c.. January 9Th, by
President Browne and Secretary Arnot,
reading: "The wool growers OF New
Mexico, representing over 5000. 900
sheep, demand q protective, specific
tariff on wool,' was. BY unanimous ap-
prevail, endorsed by the association.
Tomas Gallegos wal appointed inter-
prefer for the session.
Upon request by the president, Hon.
Geo. H. Wallace, Of Santa Fe, N. NJ,
delivered q most instructive and inter-
esting address, upon conclusion Of
which, y motion prevailed to the effect
that the address be adopted, in view Of
the many pertinent suggestions it con
tanned.
H. w. Kelly followed Mr.. Wallace
with q practical speech, calling the at
.en:;ca CT ths association TO several I'm.
portant matters, which required to be
Investigated and acted upon by the as
s~ociation. He moved that the chair
appoint a committee to draft articles
for presentation to the Legislature,
formulated upon the suggestions cop-
tanned In Mr. Wallacs's address. This
motion was amended 30 that MI. KEEL
ly's suggestions should be included in
the articles, also.
Before the appointment OF this COM
mittee by the chair, 1t was unanimous
ly agreed to elect Hon. Geo. H. Wal.
lace an honorary member Of the asso.
citation.
The president then appointed the
following committee to take into con.
sidsration questions connected with the
industry, for presentation to the legis.
~lature, II Geo. H. Wallace, w. 3,
Prayer, Jose l.. Madril, Geo. Arnot,
Chas. Ilfeld and Tomas Gallegos
President Browne was also requested 10
assist this committee in its work.
Mr.. Wallace suggested that thil
committee should also ask the legisla.
ture to make an appropriation for the
experimental farms, for the purpose Of
experimenting with grass seeds. with 4
view to finding q new and nutritioui
grass plant suitable for New Mexico.
Myer Friedman presented the follow.
ing resolutions, which were adopted,
viz:
RESOLVED, BY the New Mexico Woo
Growsrs' Association, at this called meet.
ing: That such duty should 10 put upon
wool, as will fully restore this important
industry, and we believe that the rates
asked for in the bill adopted by tho Ma.
tional Wool Growers association, In De-
cember, 1895, approved In November, 1896,
by the Farmers' National cengress, by ths
Ohio state grangein December, 1895. BY the
Nationsl Wool Growers ASSOCIATION 10
December, 1896, and again In January, 1897,
and now before the ways and means COM
mittee, will secure tbs American market
to the American wool growers, and that
such bill Is hereby endorsed,
RESOLVED, That the now tariff shall con-
tain a clause, requiring additional duties
on wool and woolsns, In bonded ware
4 ~ tUktA ~ Atnt low
which shall be secured before the goods are
taken out Of bond,
Resolved, That ad valorom dutiss invite
fraud and deception, and we utterly oppose
same,
Resolved, That we demand the secured
wool duty shall be levied upon shoddy and
other. adulterants Of wool, In either
their manufactured or manufactured
condition. +.
Resolued. That the secretary IL hereby
directed to draft two copies OF these rssolu.
tons, to he signed by the president and
secretary of the association. one COPY to be
sent immediately to Hon. Nelson Dfngiey,
Jr., chairman of the ways and means com .
mittee,, at Washington, D. c., and one
copy to the Hon. William Lawrence. pres
ident national wool growers association,
At Bsllefontains, Ohio.
A molIon also prevailed to the effect
that Hon. t. B. Catron IL hereby ap.
pointed delegate from this association
to the conference proposed between the
manufacturers and wool growers. IN
Washington, d. c., on February 9th,
and that a copy OF these resolutions be
forwarded to him. % an expression of