The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-19

THE ATTACK ON WOOL
While a concerted attack Is being
made upon the wool growers in the
United states and prices have expert
enced a severe drop in consequence,
# Is interesting to note that Great
Britain is increasing the number OF
her sheep and will be prepared TO
enter this market in case the voters
OF the United States are so foolish as
to follow the Democrats and their
assistants, put wool upon the free list
and kill the industry for all time 20
come
According to official returns. there
were f6.49f.s12 sheep OK all ages in
England at the close Of 1909, an in
crease over 1903 OF 5s5,s37, and the
highest number in many years. The
total number Of sheep in the United
Kingdom in 1909 was 31,s2s,SSS, an
Increase of 5e6,4s3.
So many false assertions concern
ing the wool tariff are made tEa' II
is difficult to keep track Of them. the
idea being TO confuse the voters.
Those who had experience under the
Cleveland administration will no. be
so easily deceived. but a new genera
ton has grown 70 manhood since that
/ time who do not, Of course. remember
the dark days following the passage
I Of the Wilson-Gorman nonstrosity.
Great damage has been done to the
wool industry by the agitation against
! the tariff by the insurgents in the
{ middle western states. Prices have
( fallen and the flockmasters are COM
/ PEELED to store their wool in ware
/ houses in the nope that they may be
able to save themselves from ruin
The wool clip Of 1909 sold for ssS.-
| 100000. according to the best figures
I obtaInable. At present prices the clip
Of 1910 is worth only s67,OOO.OOO. DO
the people OF Utah realize the full
/ extent Of the damage already done
one OF their chief industries7
Justice. Bateman and company. Of
I Philadelphia, recently issued a cir
cular to the trade in which the situa-
ton was exhaustively reviewed and
the blame for the present demoraliza-
ton fixed as follows:
When wool was put on the free list.
the trade had ample warning. and
had time 70 prepare for the de-
/ structiOn in values. for as soon
as 10 was known that Cleveland
was elected. with a Congress in
sympathy with his ideas OF free
wool. the Industry began to get
| ready for the cyclone that fol-
lowed, but now. without warning
Il like a clap OF thunder out OF a
clear sky this attack upon the
Payne Aldrich act. being led by
Republicans elected as protec-
tionists, has caused demoraliza-
ton
Nobody now knows what to expect
and as a consequence an unrea-
sonable fright has taken hold OF
the community. who VIII buy nc
goods. and mills close. and tho
price Of wool falls to the free
trade level.
The price-iiftinE influence Of ths
tariff under this disturbed con-
diti0n has entirely vanished. and
h imported Australian wool in bond
IS now being re-eNported because
60 will bring more money in Lon
don than In ihe United states.
The campaign is on in full bias
in several Of the states whose repre-
sentatives I'm Congress have not onl'
! attempted 70 strike down the wool in
, dustry. but to undermine the Who'll
protective tariff sys,em. It behoove
. the people Of the intermountail
r country. Utah. Colorado, Wyoming
I Idaho and Montana. TO sit up an
3 take notice Of what is going on.
e II the tariff is taken off Of WOO
= # viii also be taken off Of lead ant
tho industrial paralysis of this sec
2 ton Of the country made complete
{ Utah voters should be on their guar
= for the outcome Of the next election
/ means financial life or death to their