The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-12-09
BARRATT HEADS
WOOLNEN'S ASS
Oregon State Woolgrowers' ASsocia-
ton Has Successful Meeting In
PendIeton.-IIere Next Year.
Pendleton East Oregonian.

w. b. Barratt, of Heppner, one of
the members of the state livestock
sanitary board and vice president of
the Oregon Woolgrowers association
during the past year, was Saturday
afternoon elevated to the presidency
of the association without opposition
just before the 18th annual conven-
tion was brought to close.
Ernest F. Johnson of Walla Walla
was chosen vice president after a
warm scrap with Frank Sloan Of
Stanfield and r. F. Wiglesworth Of
Heppner. Four ballots were neces-
sary to decide the contest. No other
officers were chosen, the others be-
ing appointive. President Barratt an
nounced that he would take time to
chose a secretarytreasurer but init
mated that his choice would not fall
to John G. Hoke, the present incum-
bent, because he thought that the
president and secretary should live
close to each other.
He named as members OF the eX-
ecutive committee the same men who
have served during he past year,
namely: Jay Dobbin of Joseph; j. n.
Burgess of Pendleton; A. N. ingalls,
of Heating, D. 0, Justus of Heppner
and J. w. Creath of Portland. A
vote of thanks was rendered to the
secretary for his efficient past SER
vices.
In addressing the convention after
his election to the presidency, Mr.
Barratt paid Pendleton warm trib-
ute "Everybody and everything
wants to come to Pendleton,' he said
Last year we came over from Hepp-
ner and brought with us man who
represented federal department
(W. w. Cryder). He made speech
This year we came back and found
MIR. Crvder again here, but as citi
zen of Pendleton. I'm on the Hepp-
ner school board and little while
back suggested to our county super
intendent that we should prepare an
institute He said, 1--WE won't have
any institute here were going tt
pendleton,' and darned If he didn'i
bring every schoolma am in Morrow
county over here. We woke up one
morning and found our postotice had
moved half way to the depot and
believe il was on the way to Pendle
ton. That's the way Pendleton mag
netizes things. Well, we all like tC
come here for this little city is the
livest and has the most warm-blood
ed and hospitable people on earth. y
The resolutions adopted by the
convention also paid Pendleton anc
her citizens warm praise. The place
of the 1915 convention has not YET
been named, but Pendleton will sent
an invitation to return.
Recommendation of non-partisar
tariff board, tariff regulation consist
ent with the attitude Of sheepmen il
past years a pure fabric law for pro
lection of the consumer and repeal OF
the La Toilette seaman act, were in
cluded in the resolutions adopted al
the close of the convention. 1t Wa'
recommended also that congress ap
propriate 100000 for the construc
ton of range improvements, and in
crease the appropriation for the eX
termination of predatory animals, t(
100000 biennially to check Sl5,
100000 annual stock loss.
The resolutions recommended ina
congress make no immediate change!
in the land laws but appropriate tt
classify unoccupied public domain
that railroads give sheepmen ownins
adjacent land first opportunity to bu!
or lease railroad land and that rail
roads also increase stock handling ia
ciities and watering places, particu
larly at Montpelier, Idaho, and Lar
annie, Wyo
Classification of wool on Sleeps
back and a thorough system of tag
ging was also recommended.
Commendation of the Oregon Live
stock Sanitary Board, of State Veter
marian Lytle and DR., Pinkerton, o
the bureau of animal industry, wer'
given.
According to President Barratt
the 1916 convention of the Wool
growers Association will probabi.
be held in Heppner.