Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-01-23
GOODING EMPLOYS
STRONG LANGUAGE
ADDRESSING WOOLcRoWERs, HE
EXcORIATES TARIFF, CON-
MISSION AND BRYAN.


sheep commission men, the proposed
land lease Iaw,and Secretary Of State
William Jennings Bryan came in fol
exoriation at the hands of former
Gov. Frank r. Gooding of Idaho at
Friday afternoons session of the Ma
tional Woolgrowers' association. Gov
Gooding declared that the Demo-
cratic party has been bounding the
sheepmen for so years: William Jen-
nings Bryan was behind the free wool
clause in the tariff bill and he is the
most selfish man in the world"
An attack upon the commission men
and the high rates charged for mar
keting the sheep was made by Hugh
C. Wood, of Spencer. Ida.,who called
upon A. J. Knollin, a commission man
from Chicago. to explain on behalf
of the commission men. Mr.. Wood de-
clared that it was one of the most i'm
portant questions the woolgrowers had
to solve, and unless the charges are
more reasonable, Mr. Wood said. the
sheepmen would be compelled to com
bine and do their own marketing. just
as the fruit growers are doing. At
the suggestion of Mr. Wood the exec
utive committee was requested
through President Hagenbarth to in
vestigate the yardage, transit feeding
and commission costs. thoroughly with
the idea of lowering them where it
is possible
One of the most important develop
ments of the convention has been the
tendency to unite in cutting out waste
expenditure, modernize and standard
ize the business and otherwise elm
mate all unnecessary expenditures.
This has been declared necessary by
the woolmen in order to maintain the
industry under the new tariff. both
as to wool and mutton production.
Goodins is Severe.
1t was during the discussion of the
high cost of marketing sheep and the
excessive charges made by commits
sion men that Governor Gooding set
of his bunch Of fireworks, against the
He began by declaring
that ne did not understand why it
was necessary for the commission
charges to increase rs per cent in the
past few years when there was more
business now than ever. He predict
ed that the woolmen may have to
market their own wool
There are four or FIVE commits
sion men in the eastern markets. like
Omaha and Chicago. where there
ought % be one" he declared. "and
we (the sheepmen) are paying for all
Of them. believe that so firms
could properly and adequately han
lie the business in the Chicago stock
Yards that is now being handled by
700 firms"
Continuing Governor Gooding said:
statistics from the government
census in 1910 tell me there was a
,rop valued at thirteen billion dollars
n 1909. OF this six billions went to
he producers, five billion to the mid
ilemen, one and one-half billions was
,ut down to waste and only half a bill
ion to the railroads. The middlemen
re getting almost as much as the pro-
ucer. This question is of vital i'm
the the sheepmen."
"The Democratic party has protect
d the manufacturer. They call your
rool a raw product. No product that
5 touched by man is a raw product.
. takes more brains and work to raise
heep today than it does to manufac-
ire cloth with the aid of modern ma
hinery, and yet they call your pro-
uct a raw product. You are paying
,r American labor. Yet in the city of
awrence during the textile workers, ,
trike, 43 different languages were
ooken on the streets-foreigp labor
red by the manufacturer who is be-
g protected.
IT do not believe the cost of living
going to oe reduced. The tailor tells
,u that tne cloth in your suit costs
dollar and a half less than before
ut Il there is any deduction in your
lit of clothes you will find that it is
cause so much lighter weight of
9TH is being used in winter suits now
an there was year ago. Y
Strikes Right and Left. r
Then the speaker urged the sheep p
en- to get together. declaring that
ey must cooperate. He then hurl-
defiance at the Omaha delegation Ia
commission men. n