The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-02-15
Wool Growers Want
Revision of Tariff
FEAR COMPETITION OF AUSTRIA
LIAM BREEDERS NOW.
mssnus Brown Of Minnesota Delivered
Very Interesting Address on
Woo Industry.

Attended by many of the prominent
sheep raisers OF Ohio. PENNSYLVANIA
and West Virginia. the annual meet.
Ing of the Tri-State Wool Growers as
ISOLATION opened yesterday afternoon
at the assembly DON OF the board of
trade. and Will be in session until this
evening. when officers will be elected.
The chief topic discussed at the meet.
Ing yesterday was the wool tariff, and
the association wen on record favor
ing a revision OF the schedule X. 4
very interesting address on this issue
was delivered by Magnus Brown, pres
ident OF the Minnesota Wool Growers
association.
When the convention opened the fol.
lowing committees were appointed =
Auditing. r. ID. Mapel. Waynesburs; J
\. Clark. Belmont. and George Hem.
pill. Nominating. j. w. Gildon. Ohio:
X. c. Staub. Pennsylvania. and W. IL.
Nichols. West Virginia. Program. a..
p. Miller. Ohio: +. VI. Patterson. Penn.
sylvania. n II. T.. Weihams. West
Virginia. Resolutions. William Can
den. Ohio: L. ID. Mapel. Pennsylvania.
and A. r.. Jacobs. West Virginia.
Mr.. Brown Talks.
Stating that a reduction in tariff
would practically kill the wool industry
of this country. Magnus Brown, OF
Minnesota. delivered a very interest.
ing address. The speaker said that
the wool growers were in favor of a
revision OF the tariff and that the
Minnesota Wool Growers association.
or which he was president. had en-
dorsed this move. lie stated that II
the tariff was lowered 10 any great
extent Australia would import nearly
all the wool consumed in this coun.
Try. and the American breeder would
n his herds almost valueless. Mr..
Brown said that the growers were in
favor of revising schedule X so that
the duty on wool would be specific
instead or ad valorem. He then OK.
planned the present tariff law. stating
that the foreign wool grower profted
by the clause providing for ~shrinkage
and instead of a s%hrinkage OF SO %
~ per cent.
Want Revision.
Following the address of the Min
nosota man. the meeting was turned.
into a general discussion on the wool
tariff. and The association sanctioned
the plan To- go OF record for q revision
Of the schedule X. II was the opin.
ion Of the breeders at the meeting
that the money they have invested in
sheep will practically no swept away
If the schedule is o changed.
West Virginia has during the past
several years forged to the front as a
sheep breeding state. Mr.. Gist. the
president Of the association, said. and
II the tariff is lowered the farmers
will greatly suffer. The hills of this
state are we'll adapted to sheep breed.
ing and. with the exception of cattle
raising. are valueless. Mr.. Gist sa q
that IL all the breeders turned their
sheep grazing lands into dairy farms
the price Of milk would drop 10 .
cents n quart. which w0nld kill the
dairy business.
Evening Program.
The venIn was devoted 10 a gen
eral discussion OF the wool industry
and the care Of sheep. The Austria.
liam and American methods were dis.
cussed. and those present who were
acquainted with the foreign breeders.
methods stated that. while the Az.
stralian breeders paid the same
wages 20 their help tina the Ameri-
Il cans did. n man could in that fertile
country care for more than 90 sheep
D than n local man. The evening was
+ concluded with a smoker.
To-day the convention will be ad
dressed by II J. Miller. a member o'
the tariff investigating committee. !
3 T.. Snyder. or the National Stock.
man. and ? n Henderson. n well
known breeder Of jamestown. Pa.