Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1901-04-19
FARMING MATTERS


"E1s OF KhOdtiy nnd mixed su.,,is, The
WNplsFuW"Fs ask IL" satn. Treatment
accorded butter nink-rs-IhaI imtta-
Hons VI gh"lE product L. designated ~
such. \ hiIl will l.. inIF'slucs,i at III"
n"Nt session Of cOHsT,Tss for the cTca-
Iiou OF n national bureau 0f wOIlrn
goods Inspection. IL il PROPOSED that
Inspectors SE this bureau "Nanin" the
cloths manufactured ia American mills
AMI ihosc which nrr imIs1TS.,i. nud 10y
chemical nnL other IcsIs determine
what proportion OF the fabric il scHu-
Inc wool aHd how much - sho,iLy. cot
ton and other iil.rE. and that the cloth
"a Inspected shall L. officially iabcl-i
with u Ias designating Of what IL IL
composed: that this labEl shall IT, RIG.
Idly protected 10y law from counter
Telling or substitution.
THE wo0I growers Of the United
States nr" yearly d-fraud.,i of MIL
Ions Of dollars" said Charles =. Mar
Tin. secretary Of the National Live
Stock association. Ia n Denver s"puh'
liran REPORTER. 'nnd IL II u fraud which
cnIs hoih ways. inJuFins b1th the pro
iurrr aud the consumer. M1st people
prefer to wear wnol"n garments, nj
l"nsi in winter. ani the demand for
woul Irois people whS nr- all" and
willing to pay what wool costs would
maintain the price Of wo1i ut n fair
standard nHi provide for III" trcblln.
or uundruplInE uT the woul growing
industry In the United States. hut
while tile people pay for wool ani
hop" that they get IL. very Few manu-.
fn,iurcrs actually max" ail'wool fab
rics. THEY make up something out OF
forty per cent. woul nni ten per cent.
cotton and hHy per cent. shoiiy that
looks like wooi when II II new. and
this they sell rs all wool. The price
Is the same ns that of the genuine
goods and the manufacturer simply
makes mn cNorhiinnt profit nt the cN'
p.ns- OF the wool grower and the con.
sumcr.
THE stockmcn have never opposed
any such regulation OF the olconinr.
.arinc business as would prevent Its
bcing sold ns real butter nni We think
that the fight for genuine wool hns as
much merit In II ns the fight for gcnu.
in. butter AMI FOR unniScd Hour and
for other genuine articles instead OF
frauds and substitutes
IA soon as President Springer comes
back from California n Legislative com
mIttcc will he appointed 10y the Na.
tionai Live Stock association which
will take up this matter and frame u
law TO fit the ease. The proposed law
may take the form Of u low Internal
revenue AiS on the mixed fabrics. NOT
enough TO Increase the cost OF the
goods to the poorer people who cannot
afford to buy all-wool cloth. but
enough TO pay the cost OF inspection.
The measure will also receive the
hearty support OF the National Mcrcl-
ant Tailors' association and II II cS-
pectcd that the labor organizations
will support Il. The Live Stock nsso-
ciatIon Will also be ready 10 keep up
the fight against the practical crush
Ing Of the olcomargarinc business if
The Grout bill Is revived.
President Springer recently an
nounccd by mail from Riverside.
California. the following appoint
mrnts OF committees:
Standing committees:
Board of control: II. II. Robinson.
Denver: NJ. a. Daugherty. Sidney.
Nebraska: Timothy Kinney. Rock
Springs. Wyoming: C. +. Martin. Den
gcr: John W. Springer. Denver.
Committee on finance: c. W. Baker.
Chicago: Paul Mccormick, Billings.
Montana: \. c. Cleveland. Cleveland.
Ncbraska: Harry Trower. Kansas
City. Missouri: $. J. Soldam, Ponca
City. Indian Territory.
Committee OH lcgislation: a. l..
Bush. Jr., Colorado. Texas: w. Il.
POWELL Shadcland. Pennsylvania;
Jesse NJ. Smith. Layton. Utah; John
+. Cowan. Cowan's Mills, Virginia: +.
W. Harding. Waukcsha. Wisconsin.
Committee on transportation: Il. $.
Gosney. Flagstaff, Arizona: W. Il. Boil
ton. Woodward. Oklnhoma; II. w.
McAfcc. Topeka. Kansas; solomon
Luna. Los Lunas. New Mexico; n. Il.
Gaffcc. Marion, Alabama.
Committee on foreign markets: DIR.
Charles Gresswcll. Denver: Peter Jan
sen. Jansen. Nebraska: Il. Richard
Walsh, Palo Duro. Texas.
Committee on Sanitary Measures: q.
Howard Dawson. Millbrook. New
York. Oycrton Lea Nashville. Tcnnes-
see: o. Il. Bradfutc. Ccdnrviile' ohio'
John Clcman. North Yakima. WASH
iurton: II. b. Carroll. St. Paul. Mime
sntn. Consulting members: DIR.
charles Grcswell. Denver: DIR. Victor
A. Northgnard, Washington. ID. G.; DIR.
Il. j. I<lcbcrg, Corpus Christi. IeNas.
Committee on horses: j. Il. Castle
man. Louisville Kentucky: Mortimer
I.evcring. Lafayette. Indiana; Earl =.
IIuldekojcr. Meadville. Pennsylvania.
Committee on cattle: j. G. Buel,
Ropid City. South Dakota: L. y. Hnr-
rls. Marshalltown, Iowa; Il. Z. Lusk'
Chico. California.
Committee on sheep: NJ. b. Owinn,
noisr Idaho; II. c. Judson, Portland.
oregon; j. j. England, Caro-, Michigan.
Orange Judd n Co. are about to pub
Iish II book of 100 pages on the sub
irct Of alfalfa. by +. ID. Coburn or
kansas. 1t treats upon all phases OF