The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-10

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or preparation OF wool for the market
ne can sell direct to the manufactures,
sud the middlcman will go out OF bust
ness. 1t was 10 learn Just what the
manufacturers require in this line that
| made thorough inquiry and study at
the factories
Causes Discrimination.
"The great cause Of discrimination
against American wool that one hears
so much talk about. lies directly in the
lack Of preparation AMI care of tho
wool. More attention to the methods
Of the Australian woolgrowers in this
particular will remove the cause of this
discrimination IN favor OF Australian
wool.
1.-The attention of all he country is
conferred on the reduction of the tariff
on wool. Should this tariff be reduced,
or removed, we must then be prepared
to euier tho field iu open competition
with the woolgrowers Of other nations.
To do this. our surroundings, sheep and
wool must be improved. -
Mr., Cosgri5 said he spoke with many
people Of the cast and middle west
III regarI to American wool. AMI was
surprised al the amount Of knowledge
displayed on the subject. Many eX
pressed the belief that there is some
thing radically wrong with American
wool Just what il is tboy were not
able To say. but drew the inference
from the many advertisements of ar
ticles male Of "'Pure, Australian
wool -
The speaker had prepared chart of
the many technical terms used by man
ufacturers and dealers in grading wool,
These he explained to the convention,
supplemented BY samples Of the var
lous grades of wool, and pieces Of cloth
made from them.
''Iu one department of certain fac
tory,' said Mr. Cosgriff. "tbere werc
a large number of girls engaged in
picking vegetable tibers from the cloth
with tweezers. ! asked one Of them
how these fibers came to he in the wool,
and she explained that II was western
wool and that it was tied for shipment
with cords OF vegetable fiber. The
owner of this factory told me that that
department was one OF the most expen-
sive 10 The plant, and that it had TO be
maintained for the purpose Of picking
thc defects from American wool. -
Crude Methods Employed.
Mr.. CosgrifT had in his possession
samples of woven and dyed clotn, in
which this fiber stood out white, be
cause of the fact that vegetable mat
ter ,loes not hold dye, He also spoke
of the crude method employed by Am
orleans in stuffiug the wool into bags
instead of baling ii, which is Ictri-
mental to the quality, he said.
The Australian wool comes into the
market clean, well preserved aud
packed in bales covered with paper
lined burlap. Mr.. Cosgriff has been
waging campaign among the wool
growers for better methods, with a
view To meeting in open competition
the woolgrowers Of other countries. He
has introduced in several localities the
use of paper twine, A strong, clean sub
stitute for the old vegetable fiber, and
has induced the shippers to bale the
product instead Of stuffing ii into
sacks Where this has been done. ne
stated, the return 10 the old methods
is not thought OF. The mixture Of cor
raj filth with American wool is also
great dctrlment.
Nh Cosgriff' 5 explanation of the
grades of wool was au interesting and
instructive feature. To the uninstruc-
ted shcepman, who coDsults the market
reports, the grades of wool are
Chinese puzzle. he said. The basis OF
wool excellence is full Merino blood,
and with this III mind. the meaning OF
oneauarter blood, one.halt blood, etc,
is plain. The branding evil was au-
other topic dealt with in his talk lie
stated that several manufacturers at
one time or another have seriously con-
sidcred the absolute rejection of Idaho
wool because OF the great amount OF
paint-staincd wool that had to be
clipped and thrown awav at the factory
The black aud white wool should also
be shipped separately. he says, as the
manufacturers state thev cannot make
good pure white fabric from mixed
Anne ricaD wool.
Talks of Freight Rates.
Mr.. Cosgriff also spoke at slength
on what he termed the exorbitaut
freight rate on wool aud said that a