The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-17
FUND OF $4,000
IS SUBSCRIBED
National Wool Growers ASSo-
citation Will Fight Admin
Stration Range Policy.
FRED GO0DlNG PRESIDENT
NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD
IN PocATELLo.

Helena, Mont, Jan. 16.-After the most
successful meeting in the history of its
organization, the forty-fourth annual
convention of the National Wool Grow
ers' association tonight adjourned to
meet next year in Pocatello, Ida. Before
adjournment a fund of $1,000 was sub
scribed by the various state delegations
for the establishment of a publicity bu-
reau to wage fight against the admin
istration's policy for federal regulation Of
the public range
Despite the fact that he was elected
president OF the national association by a
unanimous vote, DR.. j. NJ Wilson of
Douglas, Wyo., declined to accept the
honor because of his personal and pOliti-
cal friendship for United States Senator
FRANCIS e. Warren, whom the cOnVen-
ton refused to consider for reelection
because of the fact that the Wyoming
senator has gone on record as favOring
the forestry and range policies of Presi-
dent Roosevelt. After DR.. Wilson S dec
linatiOn of the presidency, Fred W Good
ing of Idaho was chosen as Senator War
ren's successor.
The Resolutions.
The resolutions protest against the
passage of the Burkett grazing bill or
any other measure providing for the leas-
ing OF any of the public lands or the
granting of permits for the use of the
mend the vigorous enforcement of laws
intended to prevent and punish land
frauds.
The resolutions unaualifiedIv favor the
preservation of the public forests and the
creation of forest ? erves, without. how
ever giving approval to the plan of i'm
posing the burden of forest preservation
upon the livestock industry
The prompt elimination from the reserve
of land not timbered and that the bOun-
daries may be plainly marked.
While-a grazing tax is levied. the TesO-
buttons demand that permits be for three
years to justify the making of improve
mentS.
Restrictions Burdensome.
II is alleged that the present restric-
tons are too burdensOme TO encourage
mining and hOmesteading on the reserve.
The policy of denying a trailing permit
over reserves from which sheep are eX-
cluded is opposed.
The present tariffs on wool and hides
is approved
The resolution favors uniform bounty
laws and ask the forest service to coop
crate in extermnating predatory animals
The work of the bureau of animal in
dustry is indorsed and the desire ex-
pressed that its work be continued in
The. establishment of field PATHOLOGY
cal bureau is urged.
Congress is petitioned to enact a law
compelling interstate railroads to trans
port livestock between feeding points at
a speed of not less than fifteen miles an
hour. including all stops
The Cooperative Livestock Commits
sion company is endorsed.
List of Officers.
Officers of the National Wool Growers
association were elected as follows:
Fred w. GOOding of Idaho, President
DR.. ]. NJ. Wilson of Wyoming. western
vice president; Jose Ewing of Ohio. east
ern vice president; George S. Walker Of
Wyoming. secretary; Lewis Penwell OF
Montana, treasurer; executive committee
Arizona. F. w Perkins and T. +, Pol
lack; California. L. W. G. Lase and
| George L Mccoy; Colorado, A. J. Artiz
and John Lawrence; District of Columbia
Colonel George TTuesdaye: Idaho. P G.
| Johnston and w. H. Phiidraca; Illinois.
MOrtime6 Lowering and w. ". BuTch;
| Kansas. n A. Gwin and J. w. TTOutman;
Massachusetts. Frank p Bennett; Michi-
| gan c. A. Taylor and Burt Smith; Min
nesota, DR. E. D. Titus; Montana, J. E.
/ Bower and John d. Waite: Nebraska
Robert Taylor and Frank Hershey; Ne
vada, NJ. L. Brady and J. H. Hilton; New
Mexico. Sol Luna and A. D. Garrett; New
York, G. Howard Davidson and w. G.
Markham; Ohio. A. A. Bates; Oregon, w.
D. Barrett and NJ. J. FinleysOn; South
Dakota F. E. Bennett; Texas. J. H. Ma
lions and Firnum Beck; Utah. John f
Austin and S ]. Holster, Wisconsin. z.
w. Harding and S. N Buck; Wyoming,
! Tim Kay and William Daley: Hawaii, G.
| ]. Waller and Eben 2. Low.