The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-07
PRESIDENT G0ODING
TALKS ON INDUSTRY
Continued from Page One.

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the National Wool warehouse has in a
very short time been placed on solid
| business foundation and It's finances ere
In an extremely satisfactory condition.
The continued success of the national
| wool warehouse depends entirely on the
woolgrowers themselves. The success
| achieved during the last year has been
notable. IL is not only those woolsrow-
| ers who were stockholders In the conf
pany, or VINO shipped Ineir wool 10 this
Aouse. who were beneticiarles BY reason
Of It's existence. but practically every
after the organization was determined
upon owes q portion OF the ialr price
receiyed We to the , lac[ e, OF the existence OF
During the fall OF 1905 last spring
wool clip was being CONTRACTED for at
prices ranging from 10 TO 10 cents
pound. This continued UP TO the time
| OF the Pocarello meeting last February.
Al this meeting large number OF the
wool buyers were present, and as high
as 20 cents pound was paid for wool,
y little later In the season prices ran
as high as 2! cents a pound for few
clips. When the wool buyers at the Po-
catello convention saw that they could
not hope to buy MI OF the western wool
mined to ship TO the national wool ware
house, they Withdrew from the field. ap-
parently believing, that by this means
Of the remaining wool so that they
could name the price: as has been their
past custom.
AT Mercy Of Buyer.
From the best information obtainable.
nn1T Teas I9aT hGs In Boston haze for
least 10 per cent OF the entire wool clip
OF the United States Both the wool
growers and the wooden manufacturers
have been at the mercy OF these firms.
The woolgrower has been compelled to
accept a low price, for his clip while
IN his turn to pay a high price for the
WOOL. Many efforts have been made In
the past TO remedy this state OF af-
fairs by, cutting out the middle man and
as nearly as possible bringing the pro-
ducer OF wools and the primary con-
that the first should receive a fair price
for his product and the latter should
not oe compelled ,r 70 pay, an excessive;
failed, partially because manufacturers
generally were afraid to engage In an
nd,ependent hr,S nd fS m9yement % n :, which might
believed. through the Vaccinations OF
that trust IN destroying the credit OF
the independent movement, so that funds
could not be secured at needed times on
+ the, wool held in store.
The National Wool Warehouse COM
pany: during the year just closed. has
met and subducd all these clements OF
, weakness. The Loyalty OF ,ne wool pro-
oPed, the fears of the wooden manufac-
turers have been quieted, the efforts OF
the wool buyers trust have been frus-
ment has been sustained and improved.
until at the present time the National
; Wool Warehouse company is enabled to
secure ample funds 10 do business AS
:, | have said before. the continued sue
cess OF This independent movement de-
J pends solely upon the ,wooIgrower. In a
cess is In the hands Of this associa-
tion ot this time. A proper expression
being carried out and OF confidence in
the ability. OF this company. will &c
lar TO make the succeeding years as
successful as the one just closed has
y For Better Transportation.
one OF the most important reforms
that this association should attempt TO
nient of the thirty six-hour law. so that
sixteen mile-an~ho speed provision
for trains loaded with livestock shall be
[ Sress Some four years ago the Amer
: lean National Livestock association was
opposed to a minimum speed limit for
livestock trains. and agreed that the
; from twenty eight hours to thirty six
hours would cure the evils then exist
time but the minimum speed clause was
cut out OF the bill at the request OF
\ alton; at It's convention held in Los
, Angeles year ago. adopted a resou-
lion 2sklng congress To pass minimum
The present time all the stock interests
OF the United states are demanding that
i such law be passed Secretary Wilson
\ | OF the agricultural department is willing
TO assist us In securing the passage oi
this important measure.
When Mr. Roosevelt was president a
q committee from this association called or
Il him at the White house and explained tho
0 matter 10 him. and he then agreed 20 LEND
. us all possible assistance toward rhe pas,
o sage OF the measure, Should the matte,
he fully explained to President Taft
y y am quite sure we could get his active
: the United States are In full accord viii
a us with all their influences In the pas.
Y sage OF this most humane law A bill
u providing for the sixteen mile an hou,
Y minimum speed limit for all stock train.
u the National Humane society, which ir
u lis provisions meets the approval OF al
stock associations. II Is this measure
ent congress will enact into law.
Shrinkage Is Enormous.
y A shrinkage OF from two to four pound:
q on each sheep can easily be lost by roa
:. son OF poor run This mems a totu
: loss Of at least $50 car. Idaho alone
u ships more than 5000 cars of sheep
II year. 4 loss OF $50 car means OF
: loss OF $3.50 600 a year to the sheepmer
:, Of Idaho alone Taking this a basi!
Y Judgment it is a very low estiYnatc), &
e can be easily shown there Gre millions o
" dolare of loss every year 10 tine west
crn shippers Of livestock. Not only dc
receive in the market on arrival. as Il
, Is not In the prime condition IL would bI
D with good run. The tonnage system
inaugurated ny the railroads is largely
responsible for the slow trains we ar,
= getting today. Stock trains on the west
~ ern railroads are treated al freight train!
and apparently are given but little NOR,
: consideration | firmly believe that thl.
is the opportune time 10 get this mos