Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-30
OR CHICAGO GETS IT
One Of These Cities viii Be National
Wool Market.
GUILD FEELS CERTAIN OF THIS
cities Have Either Quit Trying
or Failed Seriously TO Impress
COmmittee with Any Claim
TO headquarters.

Between Omaha and Chicago the ex-
ecutive committee Of the National Wool
Growers association undoubtedly will
choose the location for the big association
storage houses after a visit 20 a number
Of western cities.
This is the belief OF ]. NJ. Guild. commits
sioner OF the Commercial club. who re-
turned Saturday morning from Salt Lake
City with other members Of the Omaha
delegation who attended a meeting OF the
Wool Growers association for the purpose
OF bidding for the big warehouse. other
members vi the delegation were Charles
H. King. James L. Paxton. jr.; A. J.. Love,
J. A. Striker. ]. A Hake. Fred Huber. w.
F. King and C. V. Newcomb.
1T is not because the other cities do not
offer some inducements, but because Chi
csgo and Omaha are the two most logical
points and. Of course. we believe Omaha Is
the most logical because II gives the grow
ers a better opportunity to attend the
sales Of their wool and become more init
mate with the bankers who will advance
money on the clips" said Mr.. Guild.
other cities Out of II.
ITO determine the status of the case. 1
stopped in Denve and / don't believe the
Denve business men are working over
time to secure the wool storage plant. as
they are busy on a line which Omaha can
not possibly claim. Salt Lake City is
practically out Of the race. St. Paul and
Minneapolis are too far north from a rail-
road standpoint. Kansas City was not rep
resented at the conference in Salt Lake
City. and st. Joseph is too far south-just
as much out Of line as st. Paul and Mime
apolis. So It seems the Wool Growers as
ISOLATION will choose between Omaha and
Chicago. The committee will visit Omaha
in October and will also visit the other
Cities
The presence of Mr.. Guild and Omahans
IN Salt Lake City undoubtedly prevented
the wool growers from stampeding for
Chicago. as some Of the members of the
executive committee were convinced that
Chicago was the place until they heard
what Omaha had to offer. This caused
the postponement Of a decision, which vas
all that Omaha wanted.
Omaha Fairly Treated.
'yYe have been treated unusually fair in
this matter" the commissioner said. The
men who compose the executive committee
ere fair-minded business men and open
to and sound business reason
ing. We will be prepared to show them
when they come to Omaha"
Utah has developed a strong preference
for Omaha and the Salt Lake City Tribune,
Salt Lake City Herald and the Inter-
mountain Republican openly supported
the omahans and upheld the contentious
Of Commissioner Guild. The I%ntermoun-
tain Republican tells of the smooth and
secret methods of w. II. Manss. industrial
commissioner of the Chicago Commercial
association. The Intermountain Republi-
can says:
1t is said that after being wined and
dined in Chicago. some paembers OF the
national association firmly made up their
minds TO vote for Chicago. That they
would do 30 and that Chicago would be
selected as the meeting place at the meet
ing In this CITY was the firm conviction.
But at this point COMMISSIONS Guild up
set the effects Of winning and dining and
Omaha was given a fair hearing.
Mr.. Guild expressed some surprise that
a paper like the Deseret News, a Mormon
paper, should DO everything possible to in
jure Omaha. but learned afterwards that
the writer OF the absurd articles was a
former schoolmate OF Rev" ". H Manss.