, 1908-05-09
OMAHA PREPARING TO CARE FOR
CLIPS FROM THIS STATE
WITH IMMENSE WARE
HOUSES AND CASH.
DeIfeIder Of Wyoming Wool
Growers Association M Senator
Warren Interested in Matter-Im-
portance of New Market Shown by
Study of Statistics of Wool Crop
for Last Year in the West.
Special to The Republican.

oDtGlil L AttPhflNA II
Omaha, Neb., May 9.-The market,
ing Of the wool clip of the twelve prin-
cipal wool-growing states of the west
and northwest, which has been a prob
lem for so many years, has been set
tied for all time by the establishment
in Omaha of storage facilities and the
financing of the movement of 50,000,-
600 pounds of wool which is annually
shipped from the trans-Missouri
try. This relief to the wool growers
has been largely due to the railroads
making a storage in-transit rate for
wool passing through Omaha.
At Mercy Of Buyers.
In past years wool growers have
been forced to accept the terms of
eastern buyers, which in may cases
made wool growing far from profit
able. This condition Of affairs has
been due largely to the conditions
which have surrounded the movement
and financing of the clip. Eastern
money has always been called upon
to care for the wool product of the
west, clear to the Pacific coast.
Harvest from Interest Rates.
This money has demanded large re.
turns, with the result that wool grow,
ers have been forced in many in
stances to accept about so per cent of
what they should have had for their
product, while the f%inanciers have
been able to reap a harvest in interest
rates.
Delfeider Takes Hold.
These conditions brought the wool
growers to a realization of what they
We're up against, and their state 1850
Citations have taken action to remove
this condition. ]. A. Delfelder, presi-
dent of the Wyoming Wool Growers
association, has been one of the prime
movers in planning the scheme and
through his efforts and those of his
associates, with the aid of the Omaha
Commercial club. has been able to es
tablish a primary central western mar
ket in Omaha.
Wool Growers Benefited.
Mr.. Delfelder appeared before the
Omaha Commercial club May 6 to
report the success of his efforts. He
stated that while he considered ON
aha lucky in being selected as the
primary market point, he thought west
ern wool growers were the greater
be~neficiaries.
Will Finance Wool Movement.
We will be able to handle the pres
ent years clip in a manner that will
surprise the wool growers said Mr..
Delfelder. ALREADY we have begun
the construction of a warehouse with
good trackage facilities in this city,
with a capacity of $4,000, 900 pounds
and before the end of the year two
others will be built. Arrangements
have been made with banks of Omaha
and other cities, if their aid should be
necessary, to finance the entire move
ment of wool, For collateral they will
have the wool stored in the ware
houses, on which they will loan money
up to so per cent of its value.
May Hold the Clips.
"In this manner producers will be
able to hold their clip as long as they
see fit, and still realize such cash
on it as their demands may require.
The warehouse charge will be nominal
compared with the benefits, and it
will enable the wool growers to Sc,
cure the immense profits which here
tofore have gone to half a dozen sets
of middle men who have each secured
a commission on the sales of the
western clip.
other States Joining In.
Several other state associations be-
sides our own have already signiied
their intention of joining the move
ment, and within a years time the
wool grower of the western and
northwestern states will be %independ-
ent of the men who heretofore have
scooped up millions of dollars annu-
ally off their product"
Primary Wool Market.
Many points have been considered
for the proposed primary wool market.
| and Omaha was selected because of its
direct railroad connections with the
states which each year produce the
great wool clip of the country. The
scheme has not been altogether popu-
lar with eastern commission men and
buyers who formerly have thrived on
the efforts of the wool producers, but
its ucc was assured when the rail
roads acceded to the demand for a
| storage-in-transit rate.
NAT.-r>. aoIe hcciSfanrA
United States Senator Warren OF
Wyoming, himself a big wool producer,
has lent his assistance to the move
ment, and declares it should have been
undertaken long ago. Senator War
! rem believes that with the success OF