Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-13
Railroad Men, Neither Favorlng
One Side or the Other, Offer
A Few Figures.
ASSOCIATION OFFICE MOVED.
Secretary G. Il. Stewart Forced TO Take
Quarters With Sheep Commission
crs During the Present Rush.

Five million pounds of wool has
gone out of Utah already. This repre-
SCENTS purchases, both out-and-out and
on consignment, made by buyers from
| the east
This surprising statement Is from
four railroad freight men this morning.
| 1t was reiterated by other officials of
| four railroads. In face of the agitation
raised by the Utah Wool Growers as
| sociation for the storing OF WOOL the
statement was astonishing and is be-
ing repeated and affirmed by over
half-dozen men high up in traffic af-
fairs was made all the more so.
These freight officials say they have
no desire to bear the market they
were emphatic in their assertions that
bearing" the market is just what they
| wouldn't care to do. They were asked
| for such facts as they might have but
the wool situation and the statement
made Is one of the facts, evidently
known to every big rallroader in tine
| city.
| I'VE are with the wool growers the
year around" is the way big Harri-
man man put 1T. I'VE are here in Utah
and Utahs interests are our interests.
The more money the Utah wool grow,
| ers get the better for the state ana
| everyone In II. But you ask us iol
facts. The fact of the matter Is IN
the neighborhood of 100000 pounds OF
wool has been already bought and ship
| ped. The prices paid range from IL To
| 10 cents, so far as 1 know"
A DIFFERENCE In TIME.
The freight official of another road
| tells this story. and it is sworn to De
| true by numerous attaches of the Of
fees. Several days ago--ln fact, Few
| weeks back-a heavy wool grower or
| this state came into our offices ana
| there met a wool buyer. During the
| conversation which followed the wool
| buyer offered the grower IL cents Tor
| his product. The grower turned the
offer down. The following day the two
met again. L believe I'll take that
offer said the buyer. That was yes
terday's offer said the buyer. | un-
derstand the grower tried other buyers
| but found IL cents the prevailing price
Railroad men are one in saying the
market is all out OF sorts; they point
the London sales, which yesterday were
| away off color. and they refer the ques-
! toner to trade journals which all de-
| scribe the market as sluggish and
| weak The railroaders say they have
no interest in the affair outside of the
| interest they find in watching the pro-
| gress of the game. Wool must be
| hauled whether consigned to buyers
or to warehouse, they explain.
Said third railroad man: Move
| ments are slow now. largely because or
the weather. but this month has seen
a lot of wool move
THE WOOL MEMS SIDE.
This is one side of the story. The
other comes from the wool men, who
assert they are holding on to their
/ oil fran hn
Growers association. which has taken
| charge of the storage movement.
"Traitors!" was the cry raised yester-
| day by the wool growers organization.
| 1t says It has found that big growers
who have been most active in promot-
ing the storage movement have gone
| back on their word and sold for is
cents. THE buyers are bidding this
| 10 shake the strength of the move
ment," explains the association. SEN
sational Developments are promised.
| The association says IL will expose the
| men guilty of selling at Il high figure
! when they assisted in getting all grow
ers together on an agreement not to
| sell until the market has strengthened.
c. b. Stewart, secretary of the Utah
| organization and one of the most
| enthusiastic boosters of the storage
movement. says 1000 900 pounds of wool
has been signed up for storage in Bos-
| ton already. Thorley Bros, of Cedar
| City, started out with a quarter of a.
| million pounds as the News" an
| nounced a few days ago Secretary
| Stewart says 100000 pounds will be
stored by Utah growers as fast as it
comes off the sleeps backs, The usual
| Utah crop goes 100000 pounds.
To show what interest is being taken
| in the storage movement by Utah
| growers. Secretary Stewart points out
| that so many callers and so much mail
| have been coming into his office In
the Mccormick block that he has been
| forced to remove the associations
| headquarters to the offices of the state
| board OF sheep commissioners, 400 Scott
| building,