Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1910-01-14
At the Forty-Sixth National
WooIgrowers' Association
Held at Odgen, Utah
RE E-ELECTED TO PRESIDENCY
Many Things of General Interest Dis
cussed by Mr.. Gooding--SPenks of
Success of National Warehouse

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The forty-sixth annual convention OF
the National Wool Growers association,
now in session, is without doubt the
most important ever held by this asso-
ciation. There are many reasons why
every sheep and wool grower in the
United States should become a member
of the association OF the many ques-
lions of Importance to be discussed at
this meeting, perhaps the most I'M
oortant are the tariff, administration
of the national forest reserves, the
16-mile- hour law and the national
wool warehouse. Other questions of
viii Importance will be brought before
YOU during the sessions of the associa-
ton.
"Since our last meeting the great
tariff question has been gone over and
readjusted by the Congress of the
United States to fit present conditions.
The wooden schedules, however, were
left practically as they were in the
Dingley act There is no doubt but
that this schedule is the most compl
Gated, the hardest to understand, of
any section of the tariff bill and but
for the hard and persistent efforts OF
the officers and members of this as
sociation and of such men as Theodore
Justice and others, given to the Sena-
tors and Representatives in Congress,
the result might have beeh a reduction
in the tariff charges on wool
There is a general misunderstand-
ing among a great majority of the
people of the United States, some of
them in high position, relative to this
phase of the tariff question. Even
President Taft, in his Winona speech,
expressed the opinion that perhaps the
tariff charges on rawS wool and manu-
factured woolens were too high, and
that it was the only serious defect in
the Payne tariff bill. People in general
in discussing the tariff on wool, think
the cause of the raise in the price of
articles manufactured of wool is due to
the high tariff on that commodity;
whereas, as has been stated many
times before, if the raw wool was
given to the manufacturer, it would
not make more than about So difference
in the price of the average suit of
clothes, and of other wooden goods in
proportion.
Public sentiment seems to be grow
ing in favor of reduction in the wool
schedule. This comes about through
merchants and others handling woolen
goods stating that the high price of
wool compels high price for all goods
made of wool, higher wages to the en-
ployes of rollroads which haul the pro-
ducts to the manufacturing centers,
higher wages for manufacturs en-
ployes. higher pay to the tailors, to the
wholesale dealers help, and to the clerks
in the stores. 1t is claimed that these
advances in cost force the farmers to
pay more for help to produce those
things the people must have to feed
and clothe themselves, thereby dlmin-
ishing his profits. You must keep the
farmer prosperous, for upon the far
mer depends the very existence of the
whole nation.
ut is the duty of this association to
be prepared at all times to fight any
attempt to lower the tariff on WOOL
In this connection would urge on the
association the necessity of appropri-
ating sufficient funds for the establish
ment and maintenance of a -permanent
press bureau and department of statis-
tics.
Through this agency feel that the
people in general could be educated to
thorough understanding of the truth
of our claim that the tariff on wool cuts
but little figure in the price that is
paid for the wooden clothing they wear.
the past year has been one of
achievement with the National Wool
Growers association. Conditions have
been bettered in many lines, and a
notable success has been made of the
national wool warehouse in Chicago. /
feel II is well at this time to briefly