Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-02-12

ami this one is pure wool. The use of
this large amount OF shoddy takes
s32, 100000 a year from the sheepn.cn
of the United States and every sheen
man in this country should take an
interest in this matter end take hand
in it.
'As | was saying. we have asked
that the annual census be continued
and Secretary Wilson las recommend.
ed that an appropriation be made for
ii. Another thing which we have
asked of congress is that the inter
state commerce law be so amended
as to give the commission certain pow.
ers. AS it now stands the commiss! .
has no power to enforce any rule ii
makes, for the matter will be taken
into the courts and finally land in the
United States supreme court and you
know what that means-years II de
lay. We have asked that the c,mmis-
sion be given the same powers as The
district Judge. II the bill passes it
vll dc away with terminal charges
which now amount TO $706,oO0 a year.
"fno.her measure which we have
before congress tends to having the
states adopt classified assessments
and have a uniform classification. Be-
sides these which I have enumerated
we have number of measures of less
er Importance.
But just now the measure which
IL of the greatest importance to you
sheepmen is the shoddy bill.
1T is all right to pass resolutions,
but do not stop there. The opposition
has its forces there lobbying in the
legislative halls, and you must get
men to do the same and present your
side of the case.
"It takes one pound of shoddy to
make the same cloth which it takes
three pounds of wool to make, so you
can see the amount of wool which is
displaced by the use of shoddy."
Mr.. Martin gave the following statis-
tics to show the enormous increase in
the production of shoddy:
In 1860, $4O2,59O; 1870, $1,76S,592;
1880, $4,9S7,O15; 1890, $9,2OS,O11. The
number of establishments increased
as follows: 1860, 80; 1870, Sc; 1880.
70; 1890, "a.
"In 1890 there were 372,S73,713
pounds of wool in the grease. or 1884,
POI, ,23S pounds of secured wool, used
in the manufacture of wooden goods
in the United States. There were
during the same year 154,130,S9
pounds of shoddy. cotton and other
adulterants used in the manufacture
Of woolen goods-the proportions be.
ing As parts of pure wool and 55 parts
of shoddy and other adulterants.
"The shoddy alone used in the man.
ufacture of woolen goods during 1890
amounted to 61,626,261 pounds. The
wool produced In the United States
during the census year 1890 amount
ed to 276,000,0O0 pounds in the grease.
But when secured ready to be put into
yarn and cloth the product was re-
duced to 100000 pounds.
1T will thus appear that the shod-
dy consumed in the United States dur.
ing the census year 1890, in the manu-.
facture of woolen goods. had a cloth
producing power equal to 67 per cent
Of all the wool which was produced
IL. the United States for that year, OF
In other words that the secured wool
produced amounted to 92.000,00C
pounds. while the shoddy consumed
amounted to 61.662.261 pounds.
"The whole number of sheep in the
United States for the census year 1896
was 44.336.072; the heeces produced
9z,000,000 pounds of secured wool
, while the ninety-four establishment.
, engaged in manufacturing shoddy
; produced wool product equal to thai
of 29.6O5,16S sheep.
"The census for 1900 In reference
I. to shoddy has not yet been published
, When 1t is published II will probabl,
t be seen that the increase has been al
, great as it was between 1880 ant
i 1890"
) Mr.. Martin also talked on oleomar
garine and said II meant 81 a year Il
: every head of cattle in the United
States.
"Woolen Mills in Montana" was thu
r subject of the paper read by Z. o
Clark of Big Timber, his text beinI
5 the wooden mill in successful opera
5 tion at that town. He told the stor.
{ OF the organization Of the company
which has subscribed capital Of SIS
3 900 out of $4,000 authorized, and the
t proceeded to tell the advantages
4 has over the eastern mills.
He said the company bought an e,
i ceptionally fine clip Of $4,000 pound
5 OF wool at 13 cents. from which So pc
g cent Of dirt was secured, leaving tn
e cost of the clean wool at A to 4
cents, a saving OF 1874 cents pound