The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-10-10
MONTANA sHEEpMEN ORGANIZE.

MONTANA sHEEpMEN ORGANIZE.
Form Cooperative Company To Handle
Wool Clips Of Its Members.
HELENA, Oct. 3.-Acting on a call
recently made by Governor Toole rep
resentatives of the wool growing in.
dustry of the state met here today to
take steps to form an association for
mutual protection. A prelimin ary or.
ganization was effected and an ad-
tournament taken until tomorrow, when
the business of the convention will be
concluded.
Today's meeting is representative
one, many Of the large growers of the
state being present. The object OF the
proposed association is to protect the
growers in the matter of selling their
clips. all sales of members to be made
through the organic alton.
Governor Toole called the meeting
to order in a happy and characteristic
address, in which he pointed out the
evils it was hoped the sheepmen would
be enabled to effectually Offset
through the form mation of q state as
sociation. Mayor F. S. P. Lindsay
welcomed the delegates in behalf Of
the city, after which J. E. Bower of
Meagher county and Lewis Penwell of
Helena were elected temporary chair.
man and secretary, respectively, both
by acclamation.
The address Of George S. Walker,
secretary Of the National Woolgrow.
ers' association, with headquarters at
Cheyenne, Wyo., which had been sent
to the meeting because Of Mr.. Walk.
er's inability to be present, was then
read and elected much favorable com.
ment. Mr.. Walker called attention to
the urgent necessity for organization
and pointed out the great good that
had been accomplished thereby in
other states.
B. G. White, Of Fergus county, and
T. J. Walsh, of Helena, addressed the
meeting, as did also Mr.. Wood, head
of the Wood Livestock company of
Spencer, Ida, said to be the largest
sheepgrower in the world, whose an
nual sale of lambs amounts to $4,000
head.
All the speakers talked along the
same lines, urging the organization
of an association which would do
things and pointing out the necessity
for it, while Mr.. Wood went further
aud gave some very interesting ex-
periences he had with the wool buyers.
Committees were then appointed and
the meeting adjourned to meet tomor.
row morning at 10 o'clock at the same
place, the committees meeting mean.
while in Mr.. Penwell's Offices and out.
lining their reports and recommenda.
tions. The committees consist of the
following;
On Cooperative Stock Company
T. c. Power, of Lewis and Clark couu-
ty, S. S. Hobson, Of Fergus, w. G.
Conrad, of Cascade, J. T. Murphy, of
Lewis and Clarke, Ben Phillips, of
Chouteau.
Association-A. K. Prescott, of
Lewis and Clark, c. w. Cook, OF
Meagher, G. G. Blair, OF Park, p. j.
Moore, of Meagher and T. J. Walsh,
of Lewis and Clark.
HELENA, October 4.-The Montana
Woolgrowers' association, with a
capital stock of 100000, and whose
purpose it is to render immune Mon
tana flockmasters from the nefarious
schemes and manipulations of eastern
woolbuyers, is an assured fact. and of
this capital stock, s235. 900, or nearly
one.half, was subscribed by those
present at today's meeting. A consti.
tuition and bylaws were adopted and
adjournment taken until tomorrow.
when matters OF great importance will
be considered.
When the meeting was called to or
der today by Chairman Bower, the
committee on q cooperative stock as.
sociation reported. This report was
adopted. It is as follows:
We recommend that . cooperative
company be organized. to be known as
the Montana Woolgrowers' Commis.
sion company, having capitalization
of $500, 200, said amount to be raised
by each woolgrower of the state sub
scribing for the stock at the rate OF 10
cents per head of sheep which he
owns.
The committee also recommends that
not less than 10 per cent. of said
amount to be subscribed with said
subscription, the balance to be called
for by said company in installments Of
IN nor cant each IA needed by said