Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-06-08
A WORD TO wooLeRoWERs.


Every woolgrower who Is anxious
to build up a home market for his
product should bring his clip to Lew
istown. The warehouse will be ready
this week and the buyers have prom
ised to come In due time. Don't be
held up by having your wool CLASH
hed with Wyoming woods or inferior
grades from other parts OF the state.
The aim of all woolgrowers should
be to establish a market in Lewis
town to the end that their clips will
sell on their merits. Already Fergus
county woods are recognized as hay-
ing distinctive features and they can
be made more pronounced by the
action Of growers themselves, who
can be more independent at home by
reason of being at a far less expense.
A grower car deliver his wool here
for storage and return to his home
until such time as the buyers may
select for visiting Lewistown.
We believe there have been in
stances in the past few years where
the grower would have realized a cent
a pound more for his wool could he
have had a market near home and
been less anxious to dispose of his
clip. The buyers are shrewd; il they
were not they would be out of a job.
Ii is their business to get wool as
cheap as they can, just as much as 1t
is TO the interest of the growers to
get the best figures for their clips.
The buyers are also trained students
OF human nature. They can quickly
detect a desire on the part of the
grower to get away from the market,
consequently they hang back and ap-
pear Indifferent about a good many
clips when, as a matter of fact, they
really want them. The growers must
exercise a little more independence
and stu~bbornness. ALI experienced
w%oolgrower comes pretty neal know.
ing the value OF his wool and can't
be fooled, hence he should not ex.
hibit any great desire to dispose OF
IL, because it is likely to be taken
advantage of by the buyer.
A market at home will enable the
growers to stand firmly for what they
believe their clips are worth. A cent
a pound on the average clip is some
thing worth looking after, and we be,
lieve a market near home means that
saving to many of u growers and
perhaps, in some instances, a great
deal more.
The merchants of Lewistown car
be relied upon to do the right thing
when it comes to purchasing supplies
and they, with othes, have gone
to considerable expense to provide
storage facilities for wool that can
not be surpassed anywhere else In
the state.
The Montana railroad has made 4
reasonable rate on all shipments from
this point and a good saving will be
made by those desiring to consign
over the past method of a long wager
haul.
AS We have said. IL is importan
that a market be established here
for a distinctive class of wool. Ju
dith Basin wool is now famous. LIE
us make 1t more so. II is cleaner
ana generally of better staple thar
wool from other parts of the state
BY better care and breeding up fol
finer grades the growers can ado
much to the value of their fleece:
and the renown they have alread,
gained. While with the market very
close to their homes there would
seem to be very little more that coult
reasonably he expected.
We trust the first year will prove
ali that has been expected OF the 10
cal market and that ii will increase
in importance with the years TO come