The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-05
T00LE TALKS ON
THE BIG TRUST
Refers to it as a New Salvation
Company.
WOOL GROWERS IN SESSION
A
ASKED TO ENDORSE THE eros
VENoR WOOL BILL.

nudl meeting of the Pacific North
west Wool Growers association was
opened this afternoon at the Auditori-
UNI. Delegates from FIVE states, includ-
ed within the assOciatiOn-OregOn
Washington, Idaho, Utah and Wyo-
mlng-are present but the attendance
Is not so large as was anticipated. EX-
agserated reports of severely cold
weather came in and kept many delO-
gates from the western states away
from Helena, although the weather
moderated last week and is mild today.
Oregon, outside of Montana, has more
representatives than any other state
included within the association.
Governor Joseph K. TOole on behalf
Of the state. welcomed the association
to Helena this afternoon. He was fol-
lowed by Mayor Frank J. Edwards
who welcomed the delegates 10 the
city. e d. Weed of Helena responded
on behalf of the visitors. Committees
were appointed by the president, former
United States Senator T. c. Power,
and an adjournment taken until this
i evening
Urges Endorsement of Bill.
]. W. Bailey Of Portland. Ore. -secre-
tary of the association, received a
telegram today from J. h. Whitcombe
of oregon, the first president of the
association, who is now in Washington.
/ ID. G.. urging the organiza ton to pass
a resolution endorsing the GrosvenOr
pure wool BILL Secretary Bailey. after
a canvass of the members of the dele
cations in the city, said today that such
a resolution would be passed. The resO-
| luton will consider a proposition to
send a representative to Washington
to represent the northwestern wool
! growers at the capital during the SeS-
sion Of congress. Twenty million sheep
are owned in the states included with
in the association.
Governor Toole, in his address of vel
come, paid his respects to the trusts.
He referred to the Northern Securities
company as the rev salvation COM
/ pany." of which he said in part:
The special sublime mission of this
new Messiah, as we are told is the
/ merging of all railroad lines in the
/ northwestern states under one man
/ agement, in order more effectually to
reduce passenger and freight rates to
/ meet the { demands of that Omni-
/ present bclIe cient spirit abroad in the
| land.
Imposes Burdens on the People
/ AT first it was feared that these
! We're insuperable barriers, but remem-
| bering that the original object and
! present purpose of this enterprise, al
though not expressly stated in its char
! ter, was not to inhict evils or impose
/ burdens upon the people, but in reality
10 confer benefits and bestow blessings. /
this objection was readily disposed of
and hastily brushed aside. whereupon
many wholesale reductions We're pro-
jected and scheduled for Jan. l.
but owing to the strong northwest wind
or some other untOward influence they
have not yet materialized in Montana.
Yet if. perchance, the spirit incul-
Gated should not be extended to gov
eminent but confined solely to cor
porations, it is by no means certain
that after We have lived a While in re-
fined idleness and lOlled for a time in
the lap Of luxury. the present generous
management may not be displaced and
these corporate bounties summarily
withdrawn, because alas for this
short-lived race of ours, all things must
have an end, and even so, il Will be
with the new salvation company for
be it not forgotten that the power to
| reduce rates involves the power to in
crease rates and so some day when the
hamlet is still the curtain of night
will drop upon the scene, and many
mute. ingloriOus survivor will find
that the present benign board of direc-
| tors, so universally trusted. like the
phoenix in its fires. exhales its odors.
/ blazes and expires, when new one
viii be inaugurated bound by no prin-
ciples, to no presidents confined"
Need CT an Organization.
Mayor Edwards welcomed the dele
gates on behalf of the city and E. D. !
Weed responded on behalf of the visit
ors.
President T. C. Power in his annual
report. said the first thing of vital (
Importance TO the wool growers was
organization. He said that now each /
state acts blindly. and every county
and community does the same. Or
ganizatiOn, he said would result in
giving to every wool man the infOrma-
ton he needs to conduct his business
successfully. The greatest benefit from /
organization, he said. would be derived 3
/ in marketing wool Market conditions
could be investigated, and the results |
disseminated.
The dealers soliciting consignmeats /
from the grower. said Mr.. Power. are
doing business on the growers capital /
The cOnSignee takes no chances. ma eS (
no investment. but realizes handsome
.ly on. the investment of others When
cOnsignments are large a forced mar
ket lower prices and a depression of
the WOOL market follows Should the
dealer would be obliged to purchase
from him direct, or go out of business. /
That his method would result largely /
in favor OF the grower is shown by /
the disposition Of the clips of 1900 and /
1901. p"
President Power said he favored a !
closer organization because such a one |
could handle the output of the grow /
ers. sustain q weak market and carry
e 49, I'll
the copper. sugar. tobacco and other |
staples as examples of his idea for the |
wool growers to follow.
Secretary J. W. Bailey. in his annual |
report. also called attention to the ne
cessity for closer organization and
working as an organized body He ad- !
vOCated the wool growers endorsing the /
GrOsvenor shoddy bill, and carrying
the contest for pure wooden goods and /
stamped shcddy ones along the same |
lines as the dairy men in their fight. l
for the oleomargarine law.
At the sessions this afternoon and /
evening several interesting papers were /
read. State Labor Commissioner J. a /
Ferguson spoke on The Possibilities |
of Wool Manufactured in the North /
west" and Professor Emil Starr deliv-
cred an illustrated lecture on SHEEP |
Scab.
President Power named as the eXecu-
tive committee J. E. HickOk of Utah; !
r. G. Judson of Oregon; G. 5. Blythe |
Of Washington; P. 3. Moss of Montana |
and Joseph Cans OF Wyoming The |
committee on resolutions is composed |
of r. G. Judson. r. A. Selway H II. |
Nelson. William Lindsay and J. D. HoI- /
liday.
A Dark ana Muddy Complexion
Does not become a neat woman. Lanes |