The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-17
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ADJOURN
FRED eooDiNo OF IDAHO ELECT
Ed PRESIDENT OF THE Big
ASSOCIATION.
WILSON DECLINES

WILSON DEC { Lines
Wyoming Man Refuses Honor sscauss
Of His Friendship for Senator War
rem, Former Head Of the oraanlxa-
tion-vviIson Retains Old ONCE.
Many Resolutions Passed.
Helena, Jan. 16.-After the most
successful meeting in the history Of
it's organization. the forty-fourth an
nual convention Of the National Wool
Growers association tonight adjourned
to meet next year in Pocatealo, Idaho.
Before adjournment q fund of $1O,-
600 was subscribed by the various
state delegations for the establish
ment Of publicity bureau to wage q
fight against the administrations pol
Icy tor. federal regulation Of the public
range. s Il
Despite the fact that he was elected
president Of the national association
by 9 unanimous vote. Dr.. J. M. Wilson
Of Douglas, Wyo., declined to accept
the honor because Of his personal and
political friendship for United States
Senator Francis r. Warren, whom the
convention refused to consider Tor re-
election because Of the fact that the
Wyoming senator has gone on record
as favortng the forestry and range
policies Of President Roosevelt.
After Or. Wilson'S declinatton ct the
presidency. Fred w. Gooding Of Idaho
was chosen as Senator Warren's sue
cessor.
Other ohfcers.
Other oflcers of the National wool
!. Growers association were elected as
follows:
Dr. y. M. Wilson 81 Wyoming, west
ern vice president; Joseph ~ Wing 0Al
Ohio, eastern vice presid dent; George
~ alksr8 u Wyoming, secretary;
Lewis Powell Of Montana, treasurer
Executive committee: Arizona, r. w.
Perkins and 4. 3. POllack; California,
ii. W. Olase and George u. Mccoy;
Colorado, "A. j.. Attiz ana John Law
renee; District Of Columbia. Colonel
George Truesdel: Idaho, r. Y. John
ston ana w. n. Phildraca; Illinois,
Mortimer Lowering and w. w. Burch;
Kansas, N. "A. Gwin and ]. w. Trout
man; Massachusetts, Fraak p. Ben-
nett; Michigan. G. "A. Tyler and Bert
Smith; Minnesota, p. %. Titus; Mon
tana, ]. E Bower and John D. 4 Waite;
Nebraska, Robert Tyler and Frank
Hershey; Nevada, M Brady and Z.
II. Hilton: New Mexico, Col Luna and
A. D. Garrett: New York. g. Howard
Dawson and w q. Markham; Ohio.
o. "A. Hates; Oregon, w. y. Barrett
| and NJ J. Ffnleyson; South DaRota.
3. T. Bennett; Texas. ]. a. Nations
and Firnum Beck: Utah. John 2. Aue-
tin and s. ]. gIoster: Wisconsin. \. ".
Harding and 8. N. Buck !; Wyoming
| Tim Kay and William Daley; hawaii,
q. ]. Waller and Eben r. Low.
Pocatello, idaho. was chosen as the
place for holding the next annual con-
vention In January. 1909.
Report ls Mild.
| Late today the convention adopted
the report Of the committe on resoia-
tions. The report Is milder than had
been anticipated by the delegates. Yhe
gist Of the resolutions, which ali en-
eight,page pamphlet, follow:
The resolutions protest against the
passage Of the Burkett grazing 'lbin
or any other measure providing Tor
the leasing Of any public lands or the
granting Of permits for the use Of tine
came for grazing purposes They com
mend the vigorous enforcement q
laws intended to prevent and punish
land frauds.
The resolutions unqualihedly lavor
the preservation Of the public forests
and the creation Of forest reserves OF
timbered area without, however. CIV,
ing approval to the plan OF imposing
the burden Of forest preservation upon
the livestock industry.
The prompt elimination from the re
serve OF land not timbered ana that
the boundaries may be plainly marked.
When a grazing tax y levied the
resolutions demand that the permits
be for three years. to Justify the max
ing OF improvements.
Restrictions 1urdensome.
Il Is alleged that the present restTic
ttons are too burdensoane to encourAge
mining and homesteading On the res
ervation. &
The policy Of denying Z Seraihns
permit over reserves from hich shsep
are excluded Is opposed
The present tariffs on vaol and
hides are approved.
The resolutions favor 1;