The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-01-21
MOOLMEN SMASH
PREVIOUS RECORDS
UNPRECEDENTED PROSPERITY
REPORTED AT ANNUAL CON-
VENTiON.
President Declares Period Of Depres-
sion Usually Follows Prosperity
and Advises Sheepmen to Pre-
pare for Reaction.

Salt Lake City.-With an attend
ance which Is said to make it the
largest livestock convention ever held
in this country, the fifty-second an
nual meeting of the National Wool
growers association was opened here
on Thursday. More than 1000 per
sons, including sheepmen, govern
ment experts, wool buyers, represen-
tatives of livestock companies, rail
road livestock agents and others in
terested, were in the city Thursday
night. During every hour of the con
vention sessions Thursday the at
tendance increased, the crowd at the
opening session being by far the
.argest in the history of the associa-
tiou.
The annual address OF Frank j.
Hagenbarth of Salt Lake, president
of the association and head of the
Wood Livestock company, was the
most important feature of the day S
program. Clearly and concisely Mr..
Hagenbarth outlined the developments
in the sheep industry since the last
convention, fourteen months ago, and
from these summaries he deducted con.
clusions and presented suggestions
and advice which received the enthu.
siastic approval of the woolmen.
Mr.. Hagenbarth reviewed the un.
precedented prosperity which had
come to the sheep industry during the
past year, but took occasion at the
same time to sound warning.
Periods of depression, he said, al
most invariably followed such un-
usual prosperity, and he proposed
that sheepmen devote some of the
profits made at this time to prepar-
ing their business for the reaction.
Better and more improved methods
in the future, if woolmen are to be
successful
Taking up the homestead bill which
Is now pending before congress, and
which has already passed the lower
house, Mr.. Hagenbarth expressed the
belief that 1t was a bad piece of leg
islation. While favoring homestead
ing, he said he believed there was
danger in permitting homesteaders to
take up every available acre, as much
of it was untitled for agricultural de-
velopment.
When Frank ]. Hagenbarth, as
president, opened the second days
session of the National Woolgrowers'
association on Friday morning, 1900
sheepmen and persons identified with
the sheep industry were present. Mr..
Hagenbarth called attention to the
fact that large SUMS of money have
been accumulated in Salt Lake banks
and that it is ready to be loaned at
Z to per cent for long periods for
the development Of the sheep indus
try.
Stimulation of interest in co-opera-
tion formed the chief subject for the
afternoon session of the association.
Addresses advocating affiiiation with
the National Wool Warehouse e. Ston
age company were delivered by John
ID. Holiday, president of the com
pany; Frank r. Gooding, former gov.
ernor of idaho; j. E. Bowers of Hell
ena, Mont; James H. Moyle of Salt
Lake, and F. ]. Hagenbarth, president
or the National Woolgrowers' associa-
tion.
Resolutions in which aid of the
government is sought in financing a
campaign against rabid coyotes and
the spread of hydrophobia in western
states were presented on Saturday.
Salt Lake City.-At the closing ses.
sion on January Is of the National
Woolgrowers' association, it was de-
cided that mammoth ram sale and
sheep show would be held in Salt
Lake from September to 8 inclusive.
Executive officers were directed to
make arrangements for the sheep
show and to select a suitable site in
Salt Lake. The show will be given
in Salt Lake in connection with the
annual convention of the association,
which this year is scheduled to take
place here in September also.
In connection with vigorous legis-
lative campaign, which will be di-
rected toward obtaining classification
of the public domain in order that
ranges be given better protection, the
establishment of nonpartisan tariff
commission and matters kindred to
the sheep industry, committee of
five was selected. In order to give
members of this committee every op-
portunity to convince congress that it
owes early attention to sheep condi-
tions nearly $1,000 was subscr bed
shorty before the close of the conven-
tion as working fund. 1t was an
nounced that it is the intention to
swei this fund to $4,000.
S. w. Mcclure, Salt Lake, and
Nranl d. Miracle, Helena, Mont. were
-a-e ec'ed secretary and treasurer re-
e'y, at the meeting of TIE exec
= 'oard which followed the ad-
~ the convention