The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-26
OFFICERS ELECTED FOR The EN-.
SUING YEAR AND INTER
ESTihc TOPICS DISCUSSED.
Sessions Was Considered to BE More
ecrenc'si Than Any Ever Held
esfore-Adopt Resolutions.

review OF the sheep and wool in
dustry and discussions OF problems
found In the tri-state district featured
the annual Meeting OF the Tri-State
Wool Growers and Sheep Raisers'
Association. held in this city yester-
day. The meeting proved TO be one
OF the most profitable and Instructive
in the history of the association II
was fairly well attended by members
from the three states West vIr-
ginia. Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Onicers for the ensuing year were
elected at the afternoon session. as
follows:
President-Samuel c. Gist. or
Wellsburg. w Va
Secretary-E. w. Sheets, of Nor
gantown, w. Va.
Treasurer. f. Perrin. OF Inde-
pendence. Pa.
ing the marketing OF wool unwashed:
expressing the belief that United
States wool growers are entitled TO
duty on wool equal TO that given
manufactured wool: recommending
the use of hard. light twine or paper
twine; and the enactment OF more
stringent dog laws. The resolutions
now before Congress, requiring man
ufactured garments to be labeled.
showing percentage of substances not
wool. contained in such garments.
The sessions were held in the Board
OF Trade assembly room. Market Au-
ditorium. They were presided over
by Samuel c. Gist. OF Wellsburg.
the absence OF r. w Sheets, of the
ggricultural extension department of
the University at Morgantown. who IS
the secretary, r. s. Bayard of Pitts
burg. editor OF the National Stock
man and Farmer. acted as secretary.
Topics Discussed.
The morning session was opened at
10 o'clock. President Gist. in calling
'he association TO order. took occasion
10 sneak on the subject OF Wool Pro-
duction End the Advantages of Paper
Irvine lie said that paper Irvine is
far superior To cotton and fiber for
binding corn. Others in discussing the
address also advocated its use.
The condition o. the sheen and wool
industry in the Tri-State district was
reviewed by :. NJ. Cleaver. of Della
ware. o.. secretary OF the American
and Delaine Merinos Association. He
said that the fact that but a small rep
resentation OF the thousands of sheep
raisers in the radius covered by the
association present at the meeting Is
one OF the reasons the industry does
not develop as II should.
X. A. Haynes. of Adena. o., spoke
on the feeding of sheep. and advised
the feeding OF lambs until they are
one year old. and then their sale just
after shearing. The proper time to
market lambs and sheep and wool was
discussed at some length by Mr.
Haynes and others.
Against Constructing.
The association took a stand againt
the cross-breeding OF sheep. Shall
We cross breeds was the question
asked by w y. Cowden, of Quaker
City. o. lie then emphaticaliy an
swered II in the negative in an inter
esting discussion. Other persons
luton was adopted urging all breed
ers of sheep to breed pure bred fiocks
From the discussion IL was brought
out that the sense OF the association
Is fine wool organization. and the
association is more than otherwise for
the fine woods. but all sheep men are
eligible 20 membership. The crossing
of breeds, IL was emphasized, will only
destroy what has been years in being
perfected
n. l.. Munce. Of Canonshurg. Pa. a
member OF the agricultural commits
sion which was sent TO Europe last
year TO study European methods OF
farming and education, delivered an
interesting address. He reported on
European conditions. and his address
was a very instructive one He spoke
particularly OF the cooperation found
In Europe. and said that even the
kings are very active In developing a
love for agriculture TO keen the bows
at home and on the land
Causes Of Industry's Decline.
In a brief address which contained
many statistics Of considerable signih-
cance. Prof. Horace Atwood of the
agricultural extension department OF
the state university. who was recent
~ secured for field agent for the Pan
handle Agricultural club. asked for an
expression Of some Of the causes Of
the industry's apparent decline lie
quoted from the report OF the census
bureau. showing a decrease of So. 900
sheep kept In the state Of West Vir-
ginia in the past ten years. In other
words. he said. there Is n flock OF 40
head less each week In this state.
During the same time. he said. the
average value per head has increased
from $40 ten years aRo TO 1926 at
the present time.
In 1899 there we're 2I22 900 pounds
Of wool marketed in this state. he
said. while in 1909 there were but f.
71s 900 pounds The average weight
per fleece has also decreased. n was
shown. from an average OF 50 pounds
per fleece TO 80 pounds
Tho sheep and wool business is
not growing and thriving az II Dc.
serves TO do and a. others are doing. DO
Prof. Atwood declared. ~ he asked
reasons why this is true
The question brought a diversity OF
answers Mr. Cleaver declared that
one reason is the fact that wool has
been used as a political football.
kicked about during presidential
campaigns' Every four years b. is
jerked about. he said until many per.
sons engaged In " have given up IN
disgust
another cause suggested was that
doEs are too numerous and that the
laws governing the keepiDE % dogs
are TOO lax and even the ones already
. on the statute are not enforced
Whseling for HeHt Meeting.
IN Wa decided fu hold nest years
.Nfg iinf DOB tlia city ln tHr board ~