The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-07
PRESIDENT OF WOOLGROWERS
DELIVERS INTERESTING AN.
NUAL ADDRESS.
DISCUSSES THE TARIFF
Annual Convention Are Cleared
Away and Sheepn,en Are Now Ready
to Devote Their Attention to l.gis-
iation and Other Vital Matters.

ogden. Utah. Jan. 6.-The Nationai
Woolgrowers' association today cleared
away the opening formalities and pre-
Iiminaries of their forty y-sixth annual
convention and are now ready TO enter
upon the work of deliberation and
legislation.
The usual committees were appoint
ed and the committee on resolutions
was instructed to have its recon-
mcndations ready by tomorrow noon.
Owing to the severe weather pre-
vailing in many of the sheep raising
districts the flockmasters are pressing
to have the business of the convention
finished as soon as possible. in order
that they may be able to return to the
care of their flocks. the feature of
the opening day was the address OF
President Fred w. Gooding of Sho-
shone, Idaho, in which were outlined
many of the suggestions which will
doubtless be adopted by the conven-
tion. President Gooding made a plea
for a better common understanding of
the tariff question as applied to wool
and the retention of the present duty.
He also recommended a better un-
derstanding between the forestry
bureau and stockmen in the control OF
the forest service. He announced that
the establishment of a national wool
warehouse had been notable sue
cess. lie suggested the enactment by
congress of an amendment 10 the 3S-
hour law, which would provide for
l6- mile AN hour speed provision in the
transportation of livestock to market.
Political Influence.
The wool men were urged by him to
seek to gain their objects through their
use of political influence. The open
ing of the session was delayed by the
dislocation Of railroad schedules
Many of the delegates had not ar
rived at 10 O'Clock a. m, the hour at
which the convention was to have been
called to order, and the opening. pro-
ceedings were postponed until after
noon. A. ]. Delfelder. of Woolton,
Wyo.. western vice president. sent a
telegram announcing he would be un-
able to be present for the reason that
he was unable to make railroad con-
neetions.
The delegates were formally well
coined to Utah by Governor William
Spry. and to the city of Ogden by
Mayor William Glasmann, who intro
duced some novelty in his welcoming
address by presenting the convention
with a formal surrender of the city
engraved upon sheepskin. A. r.
Haywood. president of the Weber club.
added to the city's welcome and Peter
G. Johnstone of Blackfoot. Ida. re-
piled on behalf of the delegates of the
convention.
When these formalities had been
concluded President Goodlng read his
annual address.
Maximum Number.
A. ]. knoiiin Of Chicago. eastern
vice president, addressed the con-
vention. saying in part:
we of the east. hear it said that
under range conditions the maximum
number Of sheep that can be raised in
the west has been reached.
Since. i'm all probability, it will be
many years before sheep raising on
farms increases in the west, We must
Sook to the farmers Of the eastern and
middle states If our demand for NUT
ton and wool is to be supplied by home
products"
Mr.. knollin then quoted many