, 1906-01-24
Special to The Republican.

Wyoming Wool Growers association
began in this city and will continue
until tomorrow night. The opening
address vas delivered by the mayor
of Casper. who welcomed the officers
and delegates to the city. and the well
come address was responded to by
Hon. M. c. Barrow of Douglas, editor
of Bill Barlow's Budget.
The annual address of President j.
M. Wilson was the first of the regular
addresses of the convention, and was
a powerful document, dealing with
every phase of the sheep business in
the state. The doctor is the chairman
of the state board of sheep commits
%sioners, which, added to his position as
the head of this association, makes
whatever he says of peculiar interest.
Following is the address in full:
l wish to congratulate the members
of the Wyoming Wool Growers associ-
alton on the condition of their bust
ness at the present time. Never in the
history of the sheep and wool industry,
has the outlook been brighter than it
is at present. Statistically-as | will
show you later the position of both
wool and mutton is very strong, and if
there is no adverse legislation the out
look, for years to come, is very bright.
But do not let us deceive ourselves and
imagine that we are to continue in this
much-to-be- desired condition. Already
the rumbling of the adverse days to
come a be heard. In times of peace,
it is wisdom to prepare for war. In
time of plenty, prepare for the years
of famine.
Keep your organization strong, ac-
tive and energetic, ever ready to watch
the signs of the times, and when neces-
sary, do all hat a strong combination
can to remove, or at least retard all
things hat are detrimental to their
best interests.
There has been shipped from this
state The past year one and one-halt
million head of sheep. This is no guess,
but the statements are made up from
the actual number shipped from each
point in the state. This is under, rath-
Ier than over the number, as many
sheep have been trailed out, and of
which we have no record. The value
of our sheep exports is over s6,000,-
900. The wool shipped from the state
in 1905 aggregated Owe 81 100000
pounds, nearly one fifth of the entire
shipments of wool originating in the
town of Casper, no other point in Wy
oming app oaching this record. The
value OF this wool would exceed $4,000
900. So the shipments of sheep and
wool returned to our state over $12,-
900 900, or at least $120 for every man,
woman and child in the state, and ac-
counts to a great extent for the large
bank deposits at the present time.
After three years of constant, hard
and unremitting work, Wyoming is
now practically free of scabies. The
government authorities last fall, wish
ing to experiment with the local oils
as a dip, requested us to find some
lscabby sheep to experiment with, and
we had to notify them that we could
not, at that time, find a scabby sheep
in the entire state, SO they had to ex-
pertinent with scabby cattle, and l be-
Ilieve that the experiment was success
full, and that We have right in our own
midst, an efficient remedy, especially
for ticks.
For the eradication of scabies we are
all to be congratulated. 1t has put u
sheep in better condition, reduced our
losses, and removal all fear of infec-
ton from our neighbours bands. To ac-
complish this result, the flockmasters
themselves have, in nearly all cases,
worked, and worked cheerfully, with
the national and state authorities, and
to them is due great credit for the
work accomplished.
To the bureau of animal industry our
thanks are especially due. They have
been of invaluable assistance, working
early and late, and with but one object
in view, the cleaning of the state. AS
a matter of course, there was a little
friction at first, but after a while, when
We got into the work and the federal
authorities recognized the fact that
the state was concealing nothing, all
friction ceased, and all has been har-
mony. peace n love, the two powers
working as one machine.
While much is due to the flockmas-
ters and the federal and state authori-
ties for the glorious results achieved,
there is another to whom more credit
is due than to anyone who has been
| tireless, vigilant and u%nceasing in his
work. When he slept he had ugly
visions of scab, and dreamed scab, and
scab was his nightmare. Now his
dreams are of green pastures and run
ming brooks, where the sheep lie down
in contentment and happiness and
have no dread of the tortures of the
scab, for they are healed; and to nc
one is more credit due than to your
secretary, also secretary of the state
commission. Mr.. George S. Walker.
Much has been written of late as to
the reason for the increased price Of
both sheep and wool. / must say thai
all articles have read on the subject
while they contained some Of ths
causes, they have in all cases missed
the principal ones. There are two
ways of increasing the price Of com
Notwithstanding cornering, trusts
II etc ont of tho uuesttou-oitho IL