The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-09
RESOLUTION OF NATIONAL WooLGROwERS

The National Woolgrowers association.
In its forty-sixth annual convention as
sembled at Ogden. Utah. for the pur-
portance to our industry. VIZ. the use
OF the national forest and the public
lands as they pertain to the livestock in
wild animals: tariff legislation, railroad
transportation OF livestock. rates and
service In the shipment Of sheep and
wool, the National Wool Warehouse and
pertaining TO the sheep industry, sub
NIT the following as an expression OF
our views and wishes pertaining TO these
matters:
Railroad Rates and Transportation.
Because OF the serious losses sustained
by those engaged in the livestock indus
try In the transportation OF stock to
market, due to the slow movement OF
railway trains and long and unnecessary
delays. which we attribute to the tom
we have repeatedly called to the atten-
tion OF the railroad officials without OBJ
taining complete relief. and inasmuch
as THIS condition obtains on practically
every railroad system In the United
States, we deem il a proper subject for
the consideration OF the National Wool
growers association.
We recommend that this association
send committee to Washington which
shall endeavor to have speed minimum
clause added to the present federal law
tknc"n as IDG tllrty-SlX nOuT Ilmlt)V
which governs the shipment of live
stock and provides for their humane
treatment.
We heartily commend the efforts Of
the American Humane association In
behalf of legislation along these lines
and take this opportunity to express our
appreciation OF DR.. William o. Stillman,
It's worthy president, for his untiring
name legislation.
We recommend that our committee be
instructed to cooperate with the Amerl-
can Humane association In securing the
enactment Of the sixteen-m mile speed
limit, legislation recommended by the
association
committee should also appear before the
Interstate Commerce commission for the
purpose OF obtaining On equitable reduc-
tion in the minimum rate, on carload
and also bringing before that commits
sion the fnct that the present freight
rates on wool are excessive and wholly
out of proportion with the rates on 9TH
er commodities In carload lots.
Tariff.
Our industry having received the rec
ogMtion due its Importance IN the pro-
acted Payne-Aldrich tariff law, and fully
realizing that nothing so quickly dcmor-
allies sheep husbandry as tarin tinker
ing, we therefore strongly oppose any
amend schedule "K'' We express our
appreciation TO all members OF the
United States senate and congress who
so earnestly worked for the legislation
so necessary TO make woolgrowing with
| profit possible 10 the fiockmasters OF this
nation, And especially do we commend
Hon. Theodore Justice for his valuable
| assistance In bringing about this condl-
| ton.
We recommend that the National
Woolgrowers association employ every
means within its power to encourage the
future development Of the wool industry
| in the United St1tcs. Production should
| be fostered in all sections OF the coun-
| try and the industry natIonalized.
| Nothing would do more to encourage
| the industry on range and farm than to
| impart feeling OF confidence and GER
tainty In our ability to protect ourselves
against unwise legislation and adverse
| conditions.
| The United States Is the greatest
| wool-using market In the world and IL Is
| therefore the duty OF the National Wool
| growers association to exert every pos
sible effort to supply the ever increasing