East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-10
WOOLM[N TO MEET
NEXT IN PORTLAND
ANNUAL CONVENTION
CLOSES IN HARMONY
Oregon Delegation Lands 1911 Con-
yention for Portland by Unanimous
Vote-Old Officers Reelected
Personal Contention Stirs Last Day.

Ogden, Jan. s.-After the selec-
ton of Portland. Or. for the next
meeting place. the 46th annual ses-
sion OF the National woolgrowers' as
the present officers were reelected.
as follows:
President. W. Fred Gooding, Sho-
shone. Idaho: eastern vice president.
A. ]. Knollin. Chicago; western vice
president. ]. NJ. Delfelder. Walton.
wyo
The closing hour of the convention
was marked by a contention of a per-
sonal nature between the supporters
OF President Gooding on the one
hand and those OF Secretary George
5. Walker on the other. in which
much heat was shown and the lie was
passed.
The committee on bylaws reported,
among other things an amendment
TO the effect that the secretary should
be elected by the executive commit
tee. with the president. The friends of
Walker saw In this an attempt to
legislate him out OF office.
They rallied warmly to his support
and a confusing hour of personality
and parliamentary tangle followed.
After much warmth of deba tc It was
brought out. in a statement by Presi-
dent GoodIng himself. that the prin-
cipal cause OF his dissatisfaction was
that on one occasion last year he had
asked Secretary Walker to come to
his home in Shoshone on business in
connection with the association and
that Secretary Walker sent him a let
ter In reply to the effect that he was
no hired man TO be ordered around.
Mr.. Walker explained that while he
had no doubt that he wrote the let
ter complained of. he at that time
was laboring under misapprehensions
which had since been explained away.
The association adopted the by
law practically as It was introduced.
The convention afterward adopted a
motion that the executive committee
recommend the appointment OF Mr.
Walker as secretary after President
Goodlng and Secretary Walker had
given intimation that they could work
In harmony.
The contest for the meeting place Of
1911 was between Portland, Ore, and
Boise Idaho. but just before the vot-
ing began. the Idaho delegation with
drew Boise and the selection of Port
land was made by unanimous vote.
The association adopted the report
of the committee on resolutions with
out change. 1t was also voted that
the association should become an in
corporated body.
The resolutions emphatically con-
demned tariff tinkering" and de-
clared that protection was the SAL
vation OF the wool industry. Past
regulation of the Forestry Service was
declared TO be based more upon
theory than upon knowledge" and
more favorable Interpretation OF the
grazing laws is demanded. 4 special
minimum clause Is also desired in the
36-hour limit law on livestock trans
portatlon. Hearty approval is also ex-
pressed of the efforts of the National
Wool Warehouse & Storage Company
in marketing wool. and western cities
are praised for the establishment of
| Independent warehouses.
\ feature OF the days session was
the address of three government Of
, ficiaIs, Doctors \. VI. Delvin and
John r. Mohler, of the Bureau OF
Animal Industry, and Albert F. Pot
ter, Forester.
1t was evident that the recent dis
missal of clifford Pinchot was pleas
ing to the majority OF the sheepmen.
on one or two occasions reference
was made to the dawn of a better
day, and the secretary read a telegram
from T. A. Cosdrlff of Cheyenne
Wyo., of congratulation on the down
fall of Mr.. Pinchot, and requesting
the convention to write an epitaph.
on the other hand, in his address
Oh The Woolgrowers' View of Ma
tional Forest Regulations" 2. G.
Johnson, of Blackfoot, Idaho, spoke
a word in behalf OF the ex-Chief For
ester paying tribute to what he des-
ignated as his far -sightedness and
honesty of purpose.