The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-17
.G0OD|NG SETS
. OFF FIREWORKS
At Convention
Former Governor of Idaho
Attacks the Tariff Bill,
Land Lease Law and
Bryan.
COMMISSION MEN
ALSO CRITICISED
Hugh G. Wood of the Gem
State Heard Along Similar
Lines; Sheepmen :,
Applaud.

Frank r. GoodiDg, former governor
OF Idaho, furnished some unusually
| brilliant fireworks yesterday in the
convention OF the National Woolgrow-
ers association by "going to the mat
with the administration tariff bill. tb I
| sheep commission men, the propose4f
land lease law. and last, but not least,
Secretary Of State William Jennings
| Bryan.
Governor Gooding, who was president
| of the last wool convention. made his
talk after Hugh c. Wood. of Spencer,
| Idaho, had opened the attack upon the
commission men and called upon A. j.
kno!lin, eastern vice president of the
| association. TO explain on behalf of the
commission men the increased commits
sions. The subject of increased com
missions was brought up at the Thurs
day afternoon session, but was passed
over without any extended discussion.
An Important Question.
Mr., Wood declared thai it was one
of the most important questions to be
solved by the wcolgrowers and he, with
| several other prominent wool men, have
| threatened to take over the marketing
themselves in 4 cooperative couccrn
] similar to the fruitgrowers exchanges
At the suggestion Of Mr. Wood the ex-
ecutive committee was requested
through President Hagenhartb to inves
tigatc the yardage, transit feeding and
commission costs thoroughly with the
idea OF lowering them where it is pos
sible.
One of the most important develop
ments Of the convention mas been the
| tendency TO unite in cutting cut waste
| expenditure, modern!ze and standardize
the business nnd otherwise eliminate
| all unnecessary expenditures. This has
been declared necessary by the wool
men in order to maintain the indus
try under the new tariff, both as 20
wool and mutton production.
BEST Move Ever Made"
What was declared by Governor
Goodlng to be the chest move ever
made by an individual for the wool in
dustry'' was announced yesterday by j.
L. Cosgriff, president of the Continen-
tai National bank OF this city, Mr..
pense and with the assistance of I.
w. Boyer, he had engaged w. L. Rich,
an expert on the Australian system OF
grading, packing and marketing wool,
TO teach the woolgrowcrs Of the United
States this system for period of one
year, He announced that Mr.. Rich
would arrive in March to begin his
work and would be ready to furnish
expert operators from Australia to help
tho woolgrowers and TO teach them the
system, which he declared would put
the American woolgrower on an equal =
footing with the Australian grower in
the new open market.
Mr.. Cosgrlff's announcement was
greeted enthusiastically by the conven-
tion and, at the suggestion OF Governor
Gooding Mr. Cosgriff was rendered
rising vote of thanks for his splendid
work on behalf of the woolgrowers.
Will Advise Congress.
That the woolgrowers will be active
in advising congress on the framing OF
a bill for the leasing of the public
morning when President Hagenbarth
was authorized TO appoint commit,
tee of five to attend the convention of
the cattlemen in Denver. January 10
to o1, and cooperate with the cattle
men in securing legislation beneficial to
the livestock interests of the country.
Mayor Il. O. Selway, of Dillon, Mont,
Governor Gooding, President Hagen.
barth, Scott Anderson, Mark earns and
John ". Hart were all prominent in the
discussion of the proposed leasing OF
public ranges The national association
also recommended that the state asso-
Citations appoint delegations to go to
Washington to lend assintance in the
framing of a land lease bill that would
adequately solve the problem of the
use of public ranges
Bryan Called Selfish.
That the Democratic party had oeen,
bounding the sheepmen for fifty years.
that the Democratic tariff bin VIII nor
reduce the cost of living. that Nihian,
Jennings Bryan behind the free wool
clause OF the tariff hill and that he rs
the most selfish man In the world, were
noints In the speech OF former Governor
Gooding of Idaho that electrified the con-
ventiou Yesterday afternoon ana proueht
forth cheers OF applause: 80,
Governor Gooding got into the tnlck OF
the battle when the discussion or tne
commission charges came up. He began
hy declaring that he did not understaiiu