The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-09-26
SHEEPMEN WILL ORGANIZE
Governor Toole Issues Call For Meeting
In Heleaa On October 8.

HELENA. Sept. 1S.-Woolgrowers
OF Montana are to meet in this city
October 3 for the purpose of forming
a protective association, with the hope
of securing better prices for their
clips.
Gov. Joseph X. Toole today, after
a conference with the leading interests,
issued a proclam alton, calling for the
meeting. at which time it is hoped tina
methods can be arranged to prevent
alleged combinations on the part of
buyers, which this season, it is as
serted, deprived Montana growers of
about 3 cents a pound on nearly 49,.
600. 600 pounds of wool. The procla-
nation, which is addressed to the
woolgrowers of the state OF Montana,
says:
Whereas, The National Wool
growers association, after careful in
vestigation and consideration of con-
ditions existing in FLEETWOOD market in
Montana and elsewhere, is firmly of
the opinion that the Aockmasters Of
the state of Montana could have re.
ceived from one to three cents more
per pound for their wool for the pres.
ent year If they had been organized
into a strong state association, citing
the fact that Wyoming fockmasters,
with such an organization, received
prices in most cases equal to those
paid for Montana wool, "a condition
which never existed before: and
Whereas, Representative wool.
growers, by strong state association,
affiliated with the national association,
the aockmasters of Montana would
possess a strength that they do not
now possess, by which they could de.
mand and obtain the full market value
Of their wool: and
Whereas, Representative WOOL
growers have, by petition, represented
to me the foregoing facts, supple
mental to and in aid of the suggestion
OF the National Woolgrowers' associ.
alton, and further, have requested me
to call a general meeting Of the wool.
growers of the state of Montana, to be
held In the city of Helena on the Sd
day of October, 1906, and to continue
In session for the period Of four days,
for the purpose of considering the ad-
visibility of organizing the wool.
growers of the state into an associa.
ton: now therefore, in consideration
OF such request of said association,
and upon the petition aforesaid,
l. j. K. Toole, governor of the state
of Montana, do hereby call a mass
meeting, or convention, of the wool.
growers and hockmasters OF this state,
to be held at Unitarian hall, Helena,
for the purpose aforesaid, on October
], 4, 5 and +, 1906.
1t is the concensus of opinion that
such an organization will be enabled
to secure the full market price for
their output.
The decision to hold the convention
was reached at a meeting of about a
dozen of the largest woolgrowers OF
the state at the Montana club. The
meeting lasted several hours, and
after the various phases Of the wool
business were discussed it was de.
cided that the best way to apply a cure
would be to have a mass meeting OF
the tiOckmasters of the state called, q
perfected at that time which will close
~ unite the growers into a we'll. kni,
body. The w~oolgrowers at this meet
ing were reticent about disclosing thu
matters which came before them, bu'
it is understood that the Nationa
Woolgrowers' association is back O