The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-07
Declares That Association Must
Get Into Politics for Self
Protection.
TARIFF QUESTION COMES
IN FOR MUCH ATTENTION
Wool Warehouse, Transports
tiOn Problems and Forest
Service Discussed.
BY JOHN G.. DERKS.

|
mems convention this afternoon. Mr..
Gooding tool. the viewpoint that the
woolmen S association must get into pol
itics 10 protect It's own interests.
Mr.. Gooding discusses the tariff
question, the national wooi warehouse,
wool prices generally apd their rise
after the establishment of the ware.
house; the alleged monopoly of the Bos-
ton buyers; the need of faster schedules
Tor railroad stock trans; the forest
| service; suggests the control oC the
range by a commission: discusses pred.
atory animals aud also takes account of
questions generally affecting the wool
growing industry. Mr.. Gooding' S ad-
dress IN complete form follows.
Tie Tariff Question.
Ladies and Gentlemen-rhe forty-SiXtn
annual convention OF the National Wool
growers association. now ju session. is
without doubt the most important ever
held BY this association. There are many
reasons why every sheep and woogrowcr
! IN the United States should become z
member Of the association OF tho many
questions OF Importance 10 he discussed
at this meeting, perhaps the most i'm
pcrtant are tho tariff, administration ot
the national forest reserves. The sixteen
lnie an hour law and the national wool
.
terest VIII bc brought before YOU dur
ing the sessions o. the association.
Since our last meeting the great tariff
question has been gone over aud rean :
| iUSicd ny The congress OF the United
States to III present conditions The
WOODEN schedules. however. were left
| practically as they wero in the DlnSley
! act There l. no doubt but that this
schedule is the most complicated, tho
Ia .dest 20 understand. of any section OF
the tariff hill and but Tor the hard and
persistent efforts OF the officers and mem
Oers OF this association. and of such mcu
as Theodore Justice and others. given 10
the senator's and representatives In con
gross. the result might have neen a re-
| duction in the tariff charges on wool.
There is 4 general misunderstanding
among 2 great majority OF tho people of
the United States, some Of them in high
position, relative To this phase OF the
his WlnouH speech. expressed the opin-
ion that perhaps tho tariff charges on
r'iN wool and manufactured woolcns wcro
too high. 9nd that il was the only serious
defect in The ravuc tariff bill People
Ia general IN discussing the the tariff
OF wool think the cause OF the raise in
! the price Of articles manufactured Of
wool is due 10 the high tariff on That
commodity: whereas. as has hccn stated
many times before, il the raw wool was
given 10 the manufacturer &c would not
make more than about two dollars dit
ference In the price Of the average suit
Of clothes, ana Of other woolen goods in
proportion.
To Fight Reduction.
Public sentiment seems TO he growing
IN favor of a reduction In the wool sched-
ule. This comes about through mer-
chants and Others handling wooleu goods
stating that On" high price of wool conf
pels q high price Tor all goods made of
wool, higher wages TO the employees OF
"a ilrosds which haul this product 10 the
manufacturing ceuiers, higher wages for
manufacturers employees. higher pas TO
. IL. 4.
and 10 the clerks iu tho stores. II is
claimed that these advances in cost force
the farmer TO pay more FOR help to pro-
duce those things the people must hav,.
diminishing his Dronts. You must keep
The farmer prosperous FOR upon the farm =
er depends The very existence of the
whole nation.
II is the duty Of this association TO be
prepared At all ,imes 10 fight any at
tempt In lower the tsrin 90 wool. In
this connection ] would urse on the ss-
sociation The necessity of appropriatine
. sufficient funds Tor the establishment and
maintenance Of Il permanent press bureau
and department Of statistics.
Through il1is agency ] feel That The
people in general could he educated 10
a thorough understanding Of the trutl,
but little dgure in The price that Is paid
FOR the woocr clothing they wear.
The past year has been ono OF achieve
mont with The National Woolgrowcrs
! |
tered in many lines. aud 3 notable sue
cess has been made OF the national WOO
al this lime TO briefly epitomi2e the his
tniy of the movement that has 1csuIt cd
in the urganiZa ion of the National Wool
Warehouse company.
Located in Chicago.
In june 1908. a committee WAS appoint.
ed by the officers of tho National Wool
growers association for the purpose Ui
conducting an investigation a. 10 tho best
place, Tor the location Of a wool storage
lion. IT was decided that Chicago Was the
best place al which Ia locate the militia
: warehouse THIS conclusion reached tho
? C.%J,opn bankers and large husinoss In.
terestS were seen. and AT d meeting he
tween the committee and the Chicago
: Association OF Commerce, H. was decided
J 10 organize. the western woolgrowcrs &c
| subscribe for iVe -cighths Of the StoCl
: aud tho remainder TO be taken by Lh'
2 Chicago people This proposition, after
] tho matter had been explained. was aC.
c"ptcd by the western woolgrowers. ana
$3.50. 900 of the capital stock vas sub
{ scrlbcd and paid for ny them. The Chi.
= cago people took a proportional 1mnnn
OF stock, the money for which was a. oncI
placed IN the treasury.
api,al stock Of 100000 Of which $40.
o 0Ud was subscribed most oT the STOCK
: being taken before the last annual nee meet
February. 1909 The company was full!
organized and officers were elected 70
the purpose oi carrying our 'ls oilSnl1
| plau since then real estate has bec1
: | purchased and warehouse erected
. | a total cost OF about Sii0OO0.
Enterprise a Success.
{ .,T,urlnfe the year 1909 about sever
= million pounds oC wool was shipped t
9 the National Wool warehouse. this bcln'
g practically all western wool. a larg
Z part OF this wool was sold at prices al
3. biah as any obtained this ycnr Th
Il company has been extremely i"rlunat
T. j,1 securing President Cosgrlu, one OF tn
IS principal woolgrowers of tho west. TO hs
Il sumo tho management and control q
o thls orSaniEu tiou. Through ms cl"Fl
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