The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-01-17
WOOLCROWFRS IN
annual SESSION

tional Woolgrowers association, in
Salt Lake City, the report of Secre-
tary S. w. Mcclure was read and ac-
cepted.
DIR. McClure's report was greeted
with rounds of applause, and the ac-
count of the fight which was given to
the convention caused John Clay of
Chicago and DR.. j. M. Wilson of
Wyoming, former president of the as
sociation, to speak their minds upon
the action of President Wilson and
the Democratic congress.
Lobbying Investigation.
Embodied in the report were letters
from President Wilson to Frank j.
Hagenbarth, president of the associa-
tion, intimating that when the tariff
bill had been presented to congress
President Wilson would listen to the
arguments of the representatives of
great western industry and give hear
ing The refusal of President Wilson
to grant the woolmen a hearing was
referred to, and it was reported that
when the representatives of the Ma
tional Woolgrowers, ansociation ap.
peared in the national capital and be-
gan to interview senators in regard
to the placing of duty on wool
President Wilson issued his lobbyist
statement and subsequently termed
the wool and sheep men of the Unit
ed States insidious lobbyists. As a
result the senate of the United States
began an investigation to clear the
names of its members, according to
the report, and that was the oppor-
tunity for President Wilson to seize
control of his party and throw the
leaders in the senate overheard.
Secretary Mcclure then quoted ar
ticles which had appeared in Demo
cratic papers, which stated that the
lobby which existed in Washington
on behalf of the sugar and wool in
terests were spending thousands of
dollars daily in gaining influence
with the senators. Then Secretary
Mcclure said that at the time the ar
ticles were published the treasury of
the association was practically de-
pleted. His expenses while in Wash
ington sixteen weeks, he said, amount
ed to less than $110O. He reported
turning into the treasury of the asso-
citation $45, which he received as a
witness fee for attending the hearings
of the lobby investigating committee
in Washington.
Advises Study by Sheepmen.
The report showed the woolgrowers
to be in flourshing condition. Sec
retary Mcclure advised woolgrowers
of the United States to study condi-
tions, to educate themselves so that
they can produce better sheep, wool
and lambs, that they may be able to
compete with the European, Austral-
ian and South American sheepmen.
He then launched into a review of
the Baltimore convention of the
Democrats wherein the platform CON-
mittee of the convention indorsed the
20 per cent tariff placed on wool by
a Democratic congress and pledged to
the sheepmen that the wool tariff
would not be disturbed.
He said that when the Underwood
bill was first drawn a duty of Is per
cent on wool was placed therein, but
that when the administration took the
revenue bill from the hands of con-
gress free wool was substituted.
1t was charged that the administra-
tion then attempted to gather up all
the printed bills and destroy them,
but that there were twelve still in ex-
istence.
Secretary Mcclure reviewed the
fight of he manufacturers of wooden
goods for tariff giving at least the
protection of the difference in wages.
He cited that the manufacturers re-
ceived tariff of 35 per cent upon the
manufactured article, and that with
1xva,
market for American wool IF wool
had not been placed on the free list
DR.. Mcclure said, it would have
brought 515 cents more per pound last
year than it did
Second Days Session.
The second days session opened
every delegate present. William
spry, governor of Utah. opened the
days session, but refrained in his ad-
dress from mentioning the new tariff
bill.
A. f. Potter, associate forester, who
followed Governor Spry, referred in
his address to the work of the fores-
try service in improving the western
ranges and particularly to the work of
the department in playing the role of
ehc SNhooihhdotti W SHttPHtH. III tulS
respect he told of advocating a sys-
tenn of "bedding down. at night as
means of increasing the range ca
paeity and of adding to the weight of
lambs. He figured in increased
weight of five pounds to each lamb
under this system, which, with 5,000,-
900 lambs, would add total of 25,-
100000 pounds of meat to the coun-
trays available supply. The sys-
TEN, he explained, means simple quiet,
open herding during the day and bed
ding down whenever night overtakes
the flock instead of driving the floeks
home to shelter every night.
Ii was the opinion generally ex-
pressed that Salt Lake City again
would be chosen for the naxf ANIMAL