, 1908-05-20
GOVERNOR
IN OMAHA
STOPS ON WAY HOME FROM
WASHINGTON TO TALK OVER
THE WOOL SITUATION.
Believes storage at Omaha Would Be
Good Thing for Wool Men of This
State, Where Banks Are Carrying
Men and Burden is Getting Heavy
will Shear Early In June.

Bryant B.. Brooks, governor of Wyo.
ming spent several hours in Omaha
Monday, en- route to Cheyenne from
Washington where he attended the
White house conference of governors
and captains of industry and com
merce, to discuss the conservation OF
natural resources, says the Omaha
Bee.
The governor of Wyoming, owner of
the great Brooks ranch east of Casper,
went almost directly to the office OF
Charles H. King, president of the On
h Wool and Warehouse company, to
inquire about the progress Of the stor,
age plant, rates of storage, loans and
advances on WOOL.
There is no doubt in my mind but
the eastern buyers are taking advan-
tage of the wool growers of the west
and the situation which exists this
year by Offering ~ to IA cents per
pound for wool when it is worth from
30 to so cents secured today" was the
significant statement of Governor
Brooks.
Growers Need the Money.
But the wool growers of the west
must have money on their clip. Most
of them are 'hard-up,' as we say out
there. The small banks of the state
and the stores are carrying the wool
men and have been for some little
time. They want their money and the
banks and stores would rather see the
growers sell for a few cents less and
realize on it than to carry them
through the long period necessary
when the wool is shipped to eastern
houses on consignment. Many of the
growers are in debt, because they
bought many sheep last year. Every.
thing looked beautiful and they went
in debt at the banks for enlarging their
flocks.
What Omaha Must Do.
Now what Omaha must do is to ar
range to determine the worth of the
wool n show the growers just what
they can get IN it from the banks in
Omaha to relieve the small banks and
stores in Wyoming"
The governor was much gratifed to
learn that 1t would be possible to &C.
cure a loan OF 1000, 900 or 50, O00, 900
from the banks of Omaha on wool Ger.
~tificates, as soon as 1t was in the ware
houses and the insurance issued.
THE location of the warehouse in
Omaha is advantageous" he said. I'm
Boston the warehouses are inconven-
iently located and a drayage charge OF
some 10 cents per hundred pounds Is
made for hauling wool from the tracks
to the warehouses;"
Destined to Be Great Market.
There is no doubt in my mind but
Omaha will become a great wool mar
ket if the growers ship here" said
Governor Brooks. We can never tell
what these enterprises will develop.
The buyers will be forced to come to
Omaha, and in all probability factories
will be located at or near Omaha.
Sales days are a favorite way of
disposing Of the wool, and after cleo
ton such auctions might be inaugural
ed in Omaha, which would be attend
ed by both growers and buyers.
THE idea l would leave with you is
to carry the news Of what Omaha is
doing and will be able to do for the
growers, and carry it to them person
ally. 1t is hard to reach them in 9TH
er ways because the east has solicit
tors on the field who will lose no op-
portunity to discourage the Omaha en-
terprise."
Some Wool Already Clipped.
Governor Brooks said he would not
be ready to clip his wool until the
first week in June, but there is a large
amount of wool now clipped and piled
on the ground in Wyoming. the Om-
aha market is ready at any time the
rate will permit to receive it.
Charles H. King, president Of the
Omaha company, has gone to Wyoming
to meet growers and care for the bus
mess at that end of the line. A sys-
tenn will probably be inaugurated
which will enable the growers to get
something on their wool as soon as
it is loaded in the cars, thus enabling
them to NEE pressing obligations,
such as payment of shearers and small
bills.