The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-08
SECRETARY MAKES
HIS ANNUAL REPORT
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oe secured at reasonable figures to carry
| on , INC work, under the direction OF vo,Ir
otllcers, Of enlightenine tho wool CON.
summing public rega riding the aroujpe
| ana manufacture OF WOOL and esuocIa Ily
an1 .ne WORKINGS of the Pay -Aldrich wool
ana WOODEN schedule.
Publicity Bureau.
IN ana again ! urgently recommend that
| Eouf otncers be empowered TO establish
,hls tariT publicity bureau aud arrange.
, scu," uc made 'or carrying on the e8-
p,,'sc OF NE same FOR Just as sure as
! ". atc seated IN this convention hall tho
| tsrin on wool and wooIcns wifi be arair,
"",t.sVNrd' AND unless tho congress and
r,r,,, rn@ general public are Thoroughly In
Iii Inc eastern press have teen1ed
WIN the arguments OF the car5ed- wooden
ma ,naiiurac aciurers and others who seek free.
IsFG inc sympathy OF large percentage
u, the public. among the consressn en-
nna i, even our chief executive has been
Impressed with the hue and CRY that Is
gong up on all sides Cor free wool
Ana while the CARRYING out of the
apoNe fecommendstio will nccessita lie
d. ut'isgStlon as to how To better our
financial coalition AZ this time Some
.llne ago tne annual dues OF Individual
members of this association were $40
per year, but four wears ago thinking
mat IL would increase our mcmbrrsrIp
,nr annual dues were reduced TO 81 per
year. We have found however that I'm
most instances members would willingly
pay the former annual dues OF $40 ard
20 provide the association with more
FUNDS, and believing that there Is not a
incmncr OF our organization who would
moi Willingly contribute an additional So
per Year. ] respectfully recommend that
ne amended 10 read follows:
section >. ANY Individual COMPANY.
or corporation. engaged in wool growing
sheep or goat raising or feeding. shall
pay an annual due Of ten dollars;
Other plans have been suggested but I
believe tho increase OF the animal due is
thn most feasible. and trust that YOU
viii give the matter careful consideration
Aside from the tariff, there are other
matters Of vital importance TO ne consid-
cred by The association at this time, and
II You will bear with me I Will refer
briefly 10 each.
Leasing Question.
il has been announced by other lvc~
stock oreaniza tions that congress Will be
asked at the present session TO reconsider
Burkcttc ana Scott bills. which were in
troduccd in congress several wears ago
but which. through the opposition Of this
Organization. were laid TO one side. In
brief these bills provide tor the leasing
OF all unoccup,ed grazing la nds in the
western states and the question. AT this
placed in the federal statutes This
association has repca kedly placed itself
on record as being against such proposed
legislation. but az conditions arc rapidly
changing throughout the western range
states and as certain interests are pre-
pairing TO press congress for the enact
mcnt OF this OF 2 similar law. ! respect
fully suggest that the matter he discussed
carefully at this time aud the sssocis-
ton policy announced in the resolutions.
Another important. subject is that o.
=, Nt.-tp
You are all familiar with the operations
ot tho forest bureau. and the question is:
Are You satisfied with the policY--arc
YOU satisfied with tho charge for grazing
sheep I'm the reserve. or do YOU slin hold
10 the opinion that the charge ~ I ana
cents for sheep as compared with % 10
?" cents Per head for other kinds of live
stock. is fair?
This association is ON record at The
present time as laVorinc the movement
for The conservation of our natural re-
sources, and especially IaVo.s the pro-
lcction OF our forests. bus there are
some features of the conservation move
ment and some features OF the admins
tration OF the forest reeer..>e .tfat have
not met with the approval OF the sla-
iority OF the members Or this associa-
ton. and / would respectfully recommend
consideration. and tho ruture policy OF
this association be announced at this
time.
II is my personal opinion that the
:
forests Is unfair, when compared with
the charges for other classes OF live
stock. and ] ? nlsatisfied that IL we con-
fer with Hon James Wilson, secretary
of agriculture and Hon. Clifford pncaot
chief OF the bureau OF rore@rrr thai We
Will be able TO secure redress
Railroad Service Important.
Another important matter is tnar of
railroad service, rates and weights. The
association has repcs todly gone on record
"A "a for l.. ms, ,l,r
railroads 10 move trains in which there
are ten or more csrs OF livestocK. ut an
average minimum speed of S;iN1'eu miles
per hour The National Woolgrowe.5 as
socistion. the American Humane asso-
citation. and tho American NatienIl Live
stock association, have agreed upon a
bill which is TO be introduced at the
present congress covering this matter
and providing that on all except a few
minor roaJs. where conditions render il
impossible 10 maintain thc speed that
livestock trains shall be run nj an aver
age medium speed OF sixteen miles per
hour. and | have found ta1t number
OF the leading railroad cumpanie; favor
tho enactment OF such 2 law
When compared with the rates charged
for transporting fruit and other perish
able merchandise. the rates or WOOL 10
The eastern markets arc "XcsSsiva. and
IN all instances extremely burdcnsome.
| cannot see the justice in charging The
Wo"lGroNers as much. and IN some in
; stances more. for transporting carload
common points TO the Atlantic Sea board
as Is charged FOR hauling u ca~ OF. fruit
from the Pacific coast TO New 6ov'S aud
Boatou. \ col Of fruit when transport
cd IN the winter must DC run into tito
roundhouSos at division terminals and
handled nn p3sscnCer-train tirno but q
carload of wool is thrown in with coal
ore and othcr dead freight and llalilrd
along leisDrcly. and requiring months in
som" instances 10 reach It's destination
on The Atlantic snaho7rd. And vet our
railroad friends charge us as much and
in many cases more ior the service 1
Confidence in Railroads
have great confidence in the fairness
Of the railroads. and J believe il W. take |
this matter up with them iu The proper |
spirit We will he able 10 secure a read |
iuStmont Of the rates wool, and in this |
roun"ciion / respectfully recommend that |
a committee Of three be appointed at |
this time To be known as The committee |
on freight rates aud transportation IA |
rilitieS. aud that the said committee be |
INST Str7lCled To cooperate with your Off ]
Gals in an effort to secure a rpddJuSt-
menL oil rates and such improvements
Irc necessary i'm the transport atiun ;.nz~
Cc. And this committee could also - |
fer virh rho carriers relatiy" To mini |