The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-10-28
LIVESTOCK ASSOCIATION WORK
ING FOR GRosvENoR BILL.
ASKS SUPPORT IN ADVANCE
Committee Writes to Congressional
Candidates for Their Influ-
ence and Vote.

CACSut4VC COl1llllII0O VI Lu0 ma
tiOnal Livestock association is taking
time by the forelock in regard to Sc
curing votes at the Forthcoming con-
gress in favor of the Grosvenor pure
wool bill and to that end is sending
letters to all the congressional can
didates throughout the country urg-
ing each to take a stand in favor of
the bill, in the event of his election.
The success of the measure is of
great Importance to Montana as the
leading wool producing state in the
country. Enactment of the law would
prove of undoubted benefit to the wool
growers, as it would result in an in
creased demand for their product.
This fact is appreciated by the Pacific
Northwest Woolgrowers' association,
which at it's late Helena meeting
adopted a resolution asking all west
ern congressman to give the bill their
support.
Following is a copy of a letter which
the National Livestock association
has caused to be sent to each of the
two congressional candidates in this
state:
Dear Sir-The National Live Stock
association, whose members reside in
every state and territory in the union
and own property worth four billion
dollars, is deeply interested in the
passage of the bill (H. r. 144S8) to
provide federal inspection and taxa
ton of mixed goods and the marking
Of same introduced by Hon. Charles
H. Grosvenor of Ohio and now pend
ing in the house committee on ways
and means.
"The bill provides that all textile
fabrics, made in imitation of wDolen
goods, shall be so marked and labeled
by the manufactures and wholesale
AMI retail dealers that consumers will
be advised of the ingredients of the
cloth. The label would indicate the
percentage of pure wool Chat is. wool
not heretofore used in the manu-
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other ingredients. Suitable penalties
are provided for violations of the pro-
visions of the law, and an
internal revenue tax of one
tenth of one cent a pound is levied
on all manufactures in imitation Of
wooden goods, which contain shoddy
or other ingredients than pure wool.
A small tax is also imposed on manu-
facturers of mixed goods.
Cali the consumers of wooden goods,
and especially the wool growers of the
United States, are deeply interested
in the passage of this bill. The ruin
Gus competition of cheap and unsan;-
tary shoddy with pure wool has great
ly depressed the sheep industry ct
the United States. The amount OF
shoddy used in the manufacture of
wooden goods in this country every
year is equal to the feeces Of 40, 900,
900 of the 63, 900, 900 sheep in the
United States, and all of which is
mixed with pure wool in the prodlc
ton of textile fabrics and sold to con
sumers as such, thus a gigantic fraud
is perpetrated upon the people and
their health greatly menaced.
"The National Live Stock associa.
ton, through it's executive commit
tee, respectfully solicits your infu
ence and vote for this bill, or a bill
of similar provisions, if you should
be elected a member of the ~fifty-eightl
congress-.
MAY we count on your influence
and vote for this measure?
can early answer is respectfully re
%quested.
John w. SPRINGER,
president