The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-06
idaho Man Has No Ambition
Again to Head WoolgrOw-
erS' Association.
WILSON OR HAGENBARTH
LIKELY TO BE ELECTED
Stewart of Salt Lake Pays His
Respects to Forest Reserve
Policy.

CORTLAND. Or. Jan. 5.-Both of to-
d,y.s sessions Of the National Woolgrow-
e,s association. which is in convention
hare were taken up with speeches and
.ascussions. The tariff. as was the case
Yesterday, was the paramount subject.
criticism OF President Taft's "Winona
speech" was INDUCED in, and illusions
we're made to the SO called Roosevelt
pollcIes" and to Clifford Pinchot.
Articles of incorporation have been
drawn for National Woolgrowers asso-
cIstion In accordance with recommends :
lions of President Fred w. Gooding.
Mr. Gooding declines To be regarded as
n candidate for reelection. He has held
The Office for three years. Either Frank
]. Hagenbarth OF Spencer. Ida, or pr.
]. N. Wilson OF Douglas. Wyo., Will
probably be chosen.
Abel and David Shepherds.
OF The speeches delivered. the great
est enthusiasm was manifested over the
spesch OF Peter G Johnston OF Blackfoot.
Ida. Mr.. Johnston said. In part: Abel,
1 tile first righteous man on record, was =
yoolgrower and Cain, his brother. was
a cattleman. They had quarrel. and
Cain killed Abel, and that kind OF pas
lime has kept up ever since. moses was
II sneephcrder. ana David, who slew Go
Hath, was q shepherd. whose equal mas
never been produced perhaps,
Mr Johnson criticised the Roosevelt
policies" and argued that even the pres
cnt tariff is not sufficient protection Tor
the wool Industry. he suggested that
instead OF sending a committee TO argue
facts before the tariff commission, the
members OF the commission be urged TO
visit the western sheep districts and
learn for themselves the conditions which
l,a gt,A cSttl rgrI
Humane Treatment Desired.
The plea OF The American Humane as
ISOLATION Tor u minimum speed law Tor
The transportation OF livestock evoked
strong approval 2t the convention. ana
Dr. William o. Stillman, president OF the
Humane association. whose address was
read. was culogized. as q giant worker
for good. whose efforts have been some
what misunderstood Hcnccforth DIR,
Siilman is TO have the full support OF
the woolgrowe:s. II was the consensus
Of opinion that lofty sentiment OF char
'ty and mercy should superscGe CONNER
cialism IL the business world.
Secretary OF Agriculture James Wilson
scat a letter to the delegates pledgiDS
his assistance in the development Of the
sheep industry. The secretary said that
,he universal purchase OF cheaper meats
IN small quantities had resulted in a
larger demand for mu,toTis, anG the sheer
business had rcvolu,ionized. The Amer
i'sH luIlucr. MT. " llSOil SdIu. Sljoulu pe
educated TO appreciate the value OF the
sheep us meat producer and renovater
of soil
To Label Fabrics,
There Is a general desire among the
delegates for action 10 secure the pas
sage of n law requiring the honest label
ing OF all wooden fabrics. TO correspond
with The pure food law in the provisions
markets
Results OF past tariff revision, as {
warning To free trade advocates. were
nsted upon large canvas In the con
vcn1ion hail today. Under tho MckinIe,
isS I The placard related. from 1891 {,
INi the importation OF wooden rars
snodcy and waste. amounted TO 90S.s0:
wilson law. the total was 96. 2G&. $50: un
acr tne DinGlcy. 1898 to 1909. inclusive
i,gl6.D3I pounds.
In pleading for united effort an,
stronger organza tion. Charles u. Stew
ART OF Salt Lake City paid his respcct
" the forestry bureau as follows
Stewart on Forest Policy.
They created the forest reserves an,
sent wise men from Boston and Phila
.'i, usiphla 10 keep us out OF the forest
WIN tho result that millions of acr"
vi range, where not tree can grow
nave been fenced by the government
ma hundreds OF thousands of sheep haN
peen prohibited from going on their ac
sustoined ranges. The fight stil is OH
livestock is decreasing cach year TIL
srasses that arc not consumed by Iir
withcr into dust, when they should b
producing meat and clothing, TO be SOL
IL reasonable price 10 the consumer.
"a letter WAS read from Chief Forestc
1%Ncs stating that proper protection q
.ne forests required the restriction U
eid1InS In come localities