The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-01-15
PRESIDENT GOODiNG AssAILs
POLICY OF THE FORESTRY
DEPARTMENT.
DECLARES II A FAILURE
First Session Of National Convention
at Poeatelio, Idaho is attended by
One Thousand Sheep Men From Ev-
cry Section Of the West-Fine Ex.
hibit Of Thoroughbred Sheep.

Pocatello, Idaho, Jan. l4.-One thou
ing session of the National Woolgrow
ers' convention in this city today ant
listened attentively to a bitter ar
raignment of the federal forestry bu
reau by President Fred w. Goodin,
of Shoshone. Declaring that the gov
ernment, in Its administration of tn,
national forests and of the rec
lamatlon service. has failed woefully
President Goodng urged that con
gress be asked to name a committe.
of western men to investigate and re
port any needed changes IN the rule.
and regulations governing these tive
bureaus.
\ crowded city marked the openins
day of the convention. Up TO noon
1000 delegates and visitors had regis.
tered at headquarters. From nearl,
every western state delegates were
present. The biggest single delega.
ton arrived this morning ftom Boise
coming direct from the adjourned ses-
sion OF the Idaho State Woolgrowers
association. Accompanying the Idaho
party were Governor Brady and n
delegation of state Officials also about
half the members of both houses Of
the state legislature.
Midwinter Show.
The forenoons SESSION Of the con-
Vention was devoted entirely to the
midWinter sheep show. 1t is the
united opinion of delegates 10 the Po-
catello gathering that the 1909 show
Is the biggest and best straight sheep
show ever held in america. Over Coz
sheep are entered. From the orering
hour of O'Clock until noon the ex-
hibit hall was crowded. Bucks are on
exhibition which cost as high as 81, 600
In the thoroughbred classes there are
some of the winters of blue ribbons
ut the internationa, show at Chicago.
the Derby event OF the livestock
world.
At O'Clock the opening session of
lhe convention was held. Governor
J. ii. Brady, in IN address of welcome
n behalf of the state, provoked
aughter when he said ne would ike
% invite the Woolmen to the cooling
shade trees in lIaho's forest rese, YES
we're IL not for the fact that the re.
serves are bare of trees. In behalf
If the city, Mayor Loux welcomed
he delegates. AMI Colonel Z. 7. Bah
u Laramie, In responding, sounded the
keynote OF the convention when he
aid,
Raps Pinchot.
Clifford Pinchot has had control of
like 100, 5000 acres of
ana. He failed to get control of 5OO,-
100000 acres. which was fortunate for
he western people. Where l live. we
we're all afraid to own land, and
ried to get rid of what we possessed.
"One man there, who owned u vast
ract, was held up to the public as a
ad citizen and dangerous. Last year
e divided his holdings and sold the
roperty to 500 farmers from the east.
epresenting about 1000 persons. This. |
re have ascertained, is more than
ne forestry bureau has done for the !!
eopie IN more than five years, with |
'O,oOOOoo acres at their command.
President Fred w. Gooding deliv- |
red MS annual address.
Gooding's Speech.
President Gooding said:
"A reduction in the tariff schedules
wool at this time would produce |
he same result as the placing of wool
the Tree list under the Wilson bill,
would undoubtedly ruin one Of the
ost important industries of the
nited States.
'One dollar and eighty cents Is the
III cost of all the wool necessary to
anufacture such suit as the people
the United States are now paying
% to $50 for. If the wool in such a
lit was given free to the manufac-
lrers, under present conditions, the
Ice on an all-Wool suit of clothes
ould be affected but little. The man
acturer of the cloth, the tailor, the
companies, the whole
lie and retail merchants, each and
! get a percentage before the suit
aches the consumer, and the pro-
icer OF the raw wool makes the least
oft Of all'
!
lnhumane, as we'll as costly to the |
Upper is the law which forbids rail-
ads to carry stock for more than 2s
urs without feeding and watering,
cording to President Gooding. THE
ilroads,' he said, should be forced !
law to consider livestock trains as
trains, and at least give =.
EN- right of way over all other
asses of freight at a minimum speed
not less than l6 miles an hour"
Mr.. Gooding disputed the statement :,
at sheep are detrimental to forest -
owth, and said they were a benefit
rem owing the underground which -
reads fires. He denounced the for .
ry and reclamation bureaus as
ademic and tyrannical. Il would :,
ggest,' he said, that congress be O
iuced to ask the governor of each of 9
ese western states wherein the ma q
nal forest lies. to appoint COM q
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