The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-01-02
Wool Storage Plant Approved.

| W. oCOIL ANDERSON, one OF the
prominent wool growers of eastern
Oregon and western Idaho, writes the
following to the Pocatello Tribune,
regarding the wool storage ware
houses to be erected at Chicago:
Editor Pocatello Tribune:
In your issue of Thursday, Deem
Der "a, | note an article in regard to
Utah wool men hanging back. Being
a member of the committee appointed
by the National Woolgrowers' associa-
ton, to investigate the wool storage
warehouse location, am perfectly IA
mlliar with all of the propositions
offered to the wool growers of the
west.
chicago was selected by our COM
mittee as the best location, and the
organization plans of the Wool Ware
house company, made by our commit
tee to the Association of Commerce,
were accepted. Our committee deemed
1t advisable for the growers, at all
times, to have control of the stock.
and it was so arranged.
The statement that the Associa-
ton OF Commerce at Chicago, repre-
tented by W. H. Manss, has made false
promises, is an absolute falsehood l |
nave in my possession the written
agreement made by the Chicago Asso- |
citation of Commerce as well as the
written and signed statements from
individual business men of high
standing, and l will state that they
stand ready, at all times, to fulfill
their part of the agreement.
1T has been an open secret with
members of this committee for some
time that the commission wool houses
nave been endeavoring to employ men
who could exert an influence with the
wool growers to discourage this move
ment but | hardly thought that any
honorable set of business men would
resort to such false statements. How
ever | don't believe that any sensible
WOOL grower will take any such state c
nents seriously. The author of this l.
lrtlcle states that this movement has t
'lready eXerted stimulating influ- a
'hce upon the price of wool. It is al N
ways to be expected in movements of K
his nature that some individuals will e
e willing to accept the benefits with I
ut assuming any of the responsible
les, but the wool growers of the west
ave gone into this movement in earn
St. believing it to be their salvation h
rom the past methods of handling o
lelr product, and will not be discour- Il
ged If some locations do not furnish d
leir full quota of wool. IL
TO my personal knowledge, Utah M
as subscribed large part of her an P
ortlonment, and Wyoming, Montana. al
nd Idaho have already subscribed W
ore than half of the entire amount
'Ileu lor IN the agreement signed in p
hicago, Notwithstanding statements II
the contrary. l will state further 81
mere was not a promise or a state ds
eht made at Sale Lake or any other
Getting by w. H. Manss that the
licago Association of Commerce and
1icago business men did not stand hi
ady to fulfill The committee 10
'emed it to the best interests of the D,
DOL growers to at all times have alb tn
lutte control of the warehouse, and Ie
order to do so would necessitate %
'lding a majority of the warehouse VI
ock. Any stock that is forfeited
mot be sold or transferred to any,
e other than an actual producer of
'ol, Thereby no interests other than
wool grower can at any time get ma
controlling interest in the wool OF
Lu
l take the liberty to state that at
statements appearing in your pa COZ
to the contrary, emanating from ual
source with which l am thoroughly ele
niliar, are absolutely false. sui
wv. SCOTT ANDERSON" ma