Willmar tribune., 1909-09-29
WOOL IS GRADED
IMPROPERLY
GROWERS ASSOCIATION EXPOSES
BUYERS TRICK OF JUGGLING
STATES CLIP.
OUR WOOL is NOT INFERIOR
To That Raised in Any Other State,
as Growers Showed at the Recent
State Fair.

NJ l ouAs VI IAC MILL
nesota Sheep and Wool Growers AS
sociation took advantage of the state
fair to correct, as far as possible, the
impression that exists among the wool
consumers that Minnesota wool is far
inferior to that of other states. Presi-
dent Magnus Brown says a gross in
justice has been done the state by
INSCRIPTIONS traders. As result, the
association is attempting to deal d.
rect with the wOolen mills.
There were four hundred odd head
of sheep at the fair. Unconsciously
they aided the association in it's cam
paign Of education. All they did was
to stand in their pens and bleat and
long for the green fields and sunshine
instead of a great barn and staring
thousands. Nevertheless, they have
accomplished all the wool growers ex-
pected of them.
Gets Black Eye.
Minnesota has been getting black
eye for years because of the juggling
practiced by the manipulators of
WOOL said Mr.. Brown, who was in
charge of the wool demonstration
booth. II do not know why Minnesota
was picked as the state to suffer, but
it has been, and we are doing what
we can to correct the impression. The
biggest wool consumers mean the
Woolen mills-are in Philadelphia,
Boston, and St. Louis A week ago
if any of these mill men had been
asked what he thinks of Minnesota
wool he would have said that it is far
inferior to that of other states.
To-day few of these mill men, in
fact, every one who attended the state
fair, has a different impression. We
may not have the best wool in the
country, but we are close to being in
the front rank. 1t was the manipu-
lators of the market who gave Mime
sofa its black eye.
Loses in Booming.
1T has existed for years. It was
long time before we found out about
1t. They chose to boom Illinois and
Wisconsin wool, as we'll as that of
some other states, as the fancy pleas
ed them. So they took the bright
wool out of our bundles and threw it
in with Illinois or Wisconsin wool and
sold it as such after they had re-
moved the dark wool from Illinois and
Wisconsin bundles and thrown it in
with the Minnesota wool.
I'm a word, they took the best we
had and gave it to other states, and
took the worst other states had and
gave it to us. Is it any wonder that
the mill men look upon Minnesota
wool with disfavor? 1 do not know
just who are responsible. The wool
has been passing through many hands.
1t Is usual for the local buyer to buy
from the farmer. He sells to the state
buyer and the wool then is shipped.
say to Philadelphia. There there are
traders who juggle it back and forth
very much as wheat is juggled on the
board of trade.
Shows Mill Mon.
I'VE wanted to show the mill men
what Minnesota wool really is. There
fore we invited them to this fair, ex.
planning what we had learned of the
interchange of wool in transit. We
had men here from Philadelphia and
st. Louis. They have seen and are
convinced. I hope they will spread
the news. They have promised in fu-
ture to deal direct with the Minnesota
wool grower. The price of Minnesota
wool has been kept down to such an
extent that sheep-raising for wool pur
poses has not been a profitable invest.
ment to manv''