Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-07
SHEEP MEN ORGANIZE
WOOL GROWERS OF TAYLOR
COUNTY FORM STRONG
ASSOCIATION.
WOODEN MILLS OF IOWA
TREATING BETTER DEMAND
Industry Growing SO ExteneiveIy That
Wool Must Be Imported From Other
States-opportunity to Increase Two
Industries in Iowa to Places Of Inn
portanee-Eyes on Washington.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, June T.-Wool growers
OF Taylor county have perfected a wool
growers association for the purpose
Of securing better prices. They have
elected officers and the first advan-
tage was getting an increase from buy
ers from % to 80 cents per pound.
This is the first wool growers as
ISOLATION organized in Iowa during re-
cent years. 1t was not generally sup
posed that there were enough wool
growers in any one county to perfect
an association. That there should be
is evident by the home demand for
wool. At the -Amana community are
large wooden mills with a capacity for
making thousands of yards of wooden
cloth every week. 1t has been impos-
sible TO get enough wool in Iowa to
supply these mills. Wool is brought
from Colorado and other states. 1t is
even imported from Australia. Inas-
much as there is a home demand for
wool, the question is being asked why
should the state not supply its own
demands. Iowa has had its seed corn
movement, its oats special and is now
INDUCING in a COW culture crusade to
improve the efficiency of the mich
cow. 1t will probably be next in line
for the department of animal hus-
bandry at the state agricultural coll
lege extension department to encour-
age the home production of wool.
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mills which have to resort TO the same
means as the Amana community to get
wool-import it from other states and
other countries. This is an industry
which may soon be developed in the
state. In former years it is understood
more sheep We're raised than now. This
is probably due TO the fact that sheep
have been dispensed with as grazing
land has been converted into cultivated
fields. But drainage and irrigation is
now opening up new grazing fields
turnout Iowa. There are thousands OF
additional available acres because of
these two advanced steps. Iowa is
paying money into the Golfers of for
eign states for raw wool. The old
economic problem of keeping both the
money al home and having the wool
too arises. Taylor county has enough
sheep raisers TO perfect an organiza-
tion. They intend to make the bust
ness profitable. Other counties may
fall in line With farmers who appre-
ciate the home field for wool produc-
ton and sale.
The Atlantic Evening News. which
during the last political campaign ex-
ecuted the remarkable double gym
j nastic turn from a democratic publ
cation 20 a radical "standpat' news
/ paper with .he same editors at me
helm, is having a remarkable COM
plant just now because someone in
! Washington. D. G, has sent out dis
! patch 10 the effect that Walter l.
Smith will have opposition for re-
nomination to congress. The very idea
| that opposition should be suggested is
dis,asteful TO the new 'standpat paper
II isn't strange, however, that the
News should be interested as it is
generally known in political circles
that just previous TO the paper:
change of heart about $4,000 worth o.
stock in the paper was paid for witt
a Council Bluffs check.
Dave Brant. in mis- Iowa City paper
takes occasion to charge the Iowa In
surgents in congress with lining III
with the democrats. Because thes
progressive members from Iowa stoot
out against the old rules and Cannon
dictatorship they are assailed as de
parting from party principles and lin
ing up with democrats. It is amusing
to note that in the same issue of nj
paper after an editorial nentionin,
that Senator De Almond, of Davenport
will be democratic candidate 70
congress in the Second district, an
goes On editorially to give Mr.. Armon
the warmest kind of praise for tn
Iowa democrat as a state legislator.
Iowa people are becoming intensel
interested in conditions in Washing
ton. The contention there is beginning
to awaken attention. Men who ar
striving for better things are bein
commended. The men VINO are work
ing for the people and a reduced tariff
i. are commended everywhere. Som
who have refused to strike a blow a
Cannonisn and old gag rules Of cor
gress are being condemned and a
such will probably have contests 70
denomination at the next primaries.