Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-02-16
THE WOOL GROWERS
Annual Meeting of the State Wool
Growers Association Held Last
Evening.
Protest BY the Association Against
Any Reduction of the Wool
Tariff.
Officers Elected for the Ensuing Year
and Wool Sales Days Are
Designated.
Wool Growers Meeting.

WOOL MeetlnR.
(From Fridays Daily.)
The annual meeting of the Wool Grow
crs' association Of the state was held in
the city last evening. President Camp
bell OF the association presided at the
meeting. The first business transacted
was the election of officers for the en-
suing year and the following were elected:
President-Dugald Campbell.
Vice-President-Oscar Ward.
Secretary and Treasurer T.. II. Will
son.
The argument of Henry Justice of
Philadelphia against the adoption by the
senate OF the proposed reciprocity treaty
with Argentine Republic and the conse-
quent lowering of duties on wool was
read TO the meeting by the secretary;
also the action of other states interested
in the matter. Tho chair appointed a
committee of three to act with the presi-
dent of the association in drafting Il res
olution of protest against the adoption
of the treaty, Messrs. Baker, Wilson and
Jackman being appointed.
The same committee was appointed to
draft a resolution, protfering assistance
and encouragement in the proposed
building of a WOODEN mill at Bismarck.
The secretary was instructed to confer
with the officials of the various railroads
in the state with reference to the places
along their lines where sheep we're offer
ed for sale, with the number, quality and
price, the information to be filed for the
benefit of intending purchasers.
Mcssrs. Albert Lantcrman, j. j. Jack
man and Dugald Campbell were appoint
ed a committee to appear before the next
meeting of the state board of equaliza-
ton and look after the interests of sheep
men generally. The members Of the ex-
ccutive committee were directed to re-
port to the secretary the number of
sheep in their counties and the probable
amount OF wool that would be offered
for sale at the market places on wool
sales days.
The association resolved to request the
officials Of the different railroads trans
porting sheep into the state to renovate
their cars and the stockyards at which
the sheep were unloaded and fed in or
der that there might be no contagion
OF scab or other contagious diseases.
Wool sales days for the coming season
were set as follows:
Sentinel Butte, June %.
Dickinson, June 2G.
Taylor, June 81.
Richardton, June %.
Glenullin, June % and July u.
Mandan, June 30 and July Ii.
Hebron, July 2 and IA.
Bismarck, July B.
Braddock, July 5.
Napoleon, July 6.
Dawson, July 7.
Medina, July 8.
jamestown Jnly 10.
The meeting adjourned to meet again
July 3 next. President Campbell has
named the following as members of the
executive committee for the ensuing
year: Burleigh county, I. P. Baker;
Emmons, Alex Mcdonald; Logan, H. F.
Mersdorf: Kidder, j. j. Jackman, Suits
man, William Dryer: Morton, Albert
L%anterman: Stark, H. J. Schultz.
The following message was sent to
Senators Hansbrough and McCumber:
North Dakota Wool Growers associa-
ton meeting here to-day, protests, and
begs that you vote and work against rati-
t~cation of Argentine treaty permitting
wool importation at reduced duty. We
are just beginning to reap benefits from
Dingley bill and trust McKinlyism will
not b~e1moditied or permit the destruction
of II industry, that has increased one
hundred per cent in the past year. Do
not permit our destruction by a republi-
can congress and protection president,
who pledged us support.
DUGALD CAMPBELL, President.
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