The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-26
CALL IS |SSuEO[
FOR CONVEN T|6
WOOlgrOwers' Association I<
Meet at Portland Januarx
4, 5, 6 and z.
SEVERAL HUNDRED UTAH
SHEEPMEN TO Att
General Situation Is Sum
Up in the Official Call
Issued.

In general summary of~the irnpeu
dangers to the wool growing indu|
Fred w. Gooding, president of the
uonal Woolgrowers' association, hn>
sued tho official call for the annual
vcntion OF the national associafio1
Portland, Ore. January 4, s, an
The call was received here Frtdav
will receive q hearty response from
the hands of c. g. Stewart, secretar +
the Ufah Wooigrowers' association. B
special train 10 go 10 Portland from 4
points, This will consist os Jat
twelve coaches and win be the c,,r|
OF the Utah contingent during the e|
trip. Ii Is expected that several 4
dred Utah sheepmen will go 10 the
vention and "A good time Is promisc|
the Portland people. f[
a letter was received Friday bv
retary Stewart from the commifie<
invitation for the convention, In n
the statement Is made that porttan1
do Its utmost 10 entertain rha vl4|
Arrangements have been Completed
all kinds OF special features durfHK
nights OF the convention week.
Official Call.
The official call for tie Convex
which sums up the sheep situation q
| United States. follows: =
Tine season OF 1910, now drawing
! close. mas been trying one tor tho6<
gagged in sheep breeding and feeding.
and mohair growing, and AZ no tfms1
| the close of the Wilson free wool d
and the enactment OF the Ding1ey e
mas the industry been roennced 4
| present. For several ycars prior "a
revision OF the tariff during the sun
Of 1909 the FREQ traders. muckrakerS
others hostile 10 the sheep and WOO
dustry kept up a continuous agitafic|
free wool, but the spo~erB were vlc
| Gus in maintaining the Payne -AIdricI
all OF the wool duties ef the Dineiey
except one relating 10 tops. in " hl|
| slight reduction was made. But
| muckrakcrs renewed their attacks. al
| publishing numerous articles in Ie1
! magazines and other periodicals., IN n
! me tariff on wool and its effect upoI
] price OF clothing 70 the consumer has
! grossly and maliciously misreprese
| they nave iucited a strong suspicI1|
! the public mind regarding not OH
wool tariff but the industry as
! Indeed the hue and cry for an
J downward revision is directed m
| against schedule *, the wool and N
| schedule. One OF our leading politic1I
! ties, and, we regret TO say. the "I
| gent" members Of The other parfy.
! most ipsistent during the last re<
that the wool schedules be lowered.
since the free trade party will q
the lower house of congress. the ct
upon the wool schedule are &c. be rer
I with increased Tigor. and probably q
| present session. Those interests der
! Ing free raw wool. or at least redt
! In present duties. are strongly orgal
/ and insistent in their demands.
staye Of Disaster.
"lt behooves the members OF The
/ Ionai Wool Growers association al
I others engaged in the industry. or I
| business depends upon tho sucosssfu]
I sep and wool growing. to 4
0,cg. for our interests are In n
''"'~ -c-'l. The time has cons
greater effort must be put forth and
united action had 10 slave off an
Every sheep raiser and WOOL groWer
should attend this Portland couy<
and there assist In formulating pI1
protect his individual interests AMI
welfare OF the industry as a whnle-
There are many other subjects OF
Importance affecting the growers, q
will be discussed at this meeting
plans formed for the future. Anon
! more important are the niarkedf
sheep. wool and mohair. and while
association has established a sticc|
independent selling and handling
pany. there remains much to be don<
ficers in charge of the central mark
wool warehouse movement viii ez
the plan and discuss with the grove
future growth and development.
"The rates on wool. long regard
! unwarranted. have become burdeu|
! The association has for years pro[
land convention,
I'm addition TO these matters ar'
grazing OF sheep in the national q
and charge for this privilege: cons
tion, use OF the public range. inprofe
in breeding. etc. to come befores the
vention. Tho discussion of these 4
important topics will be led by 30
ment officials. leading wool grower
noted public spe eakers. among tnoe
| ready invited being the Hon Richa
Ballinger. secretary of the interior;
! Jsnes Wilson. secretary OF 1gr1cu|
Professor Graves. chief forester. and
others"