Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-02-09
THE WOOL GROWERS
. Annual y lrlls.l,. Meeting Of the State Wool y pol
Growers Grow rl. Association s'cii ion Held + Last Last
49,. Evening. !
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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.

81 Wool Growers Meeting.
The annual meeting of the Wool Grow
ers' 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
the election of officers for the en-
suing year and the following were elected:
President-Dugald Campbell.
Vice. President-Oscar Ward.
Secretary and Treasurer E. Fl. Will
SOD.
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. The chair appointed a
committee of three 10 act with the presi-
dent of the association in drafting a 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, profering 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 were offer
ed for sale, with the number, quality and
price, the information to be filed for the
benefit of intending purchasers.
Messrs. Albert Lanterman, j. J. Jack
man and Dugald Campbell were appoint
ed a committee to- appear before the next
meeting of the state board of equaliza.
tion. and look after the interests of sheep
men generally. The members of, the ex,
ecutive 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 WOO
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 s%tockyards at which
the sheep were unloaded and fed in or
der that there might be no contagior
of scab o. other: contagious diseases.
Wool sales days for the coming season
we're set as follows:
Sentinel Butte, June 25.
Dickinson, June 26.
Taylor, June ~.
Richardton, June %.
Glenullin, June % and July IL.
Mandan, June 80 and July 10.
: Hebron, July 2 and Il.
Bismarck, July 3.
Braddock, July 5.
Napoleon, July 6.
: Dawson, July L.
Medina, July 9.
Jamestown Jnly 10.
The meeting adjourned to meet agail
: July 3 next. President Campbell ha
, named the following as members of tn
executive committee for the ensuing
year: Burleigh county, 1. P. Baker
Emmons, Alex McDonald; Logan, Fl. F
Mersdorf; Kidder, u. Jackman, Stuts
man, William Dryer; Morton, ALDER
Lanterman; Stark, H. j. Schultz.
? The following message was sent tx
] Senators Hansbrough and McCumber
E North Dakota Wool Growers associa
ton meeting here to-day, protests, ant
! begs that you vote and work against rati
/ fication of Argentine treaty permitting
wool importation at reduced duty. W
a are just beginning to reap benefits iron
+ Dingley bill and trust McKinlyism vii
= not beimodiied or permitthe destruction
a of our industry, that has increased on
, hundred per cent in the past year. D
not permit our destruction by a republi
r can congress and protection presiden'
! who pledged us support. f.
! DUGALD CAMPBELL, President.
q E. H. WILSON, Secretary"
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