The Coconino sun. (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1898-1978, 1917-01-19

his product in order to force the price
upward, characterizing it as crime
to store and speculate on the staple
products and necessities of life. He
stated that there had been a steady
advance in the price of wool during
the past three or four years, that the
supply was gradually falling and that
no fear need be entertained of lower
prize for some years to come. All the
war countries he declared, with the
ending of the war, must resume their
industrial struggles, and that wool will
be indispensable.
Forest Reserve Fees
The woolgrowers of Arizona and
the southwest are opposed to the pro-
posed increase in forest reserve fees
on the ground that the bill was de-
sigred with tendency to overtax a
few for the benefit of the many, 'ac-
corGing to L. F. Verkamp, secretary
of the Arizona Wool Growers asso-
ciation Of Flagstaff, Ariz., who spoke
at the morning session. To tax the
meat producers of the nation for the
assets of 105,0O0,0O0 people of the
United States, he declared, is an in
justice and cannot be so reckoned by
All impartial tribunal.
The sheepmen of the southwest,
said Mr.. Verkamp, are interested in
the exclusion Of needed range from en-
try that cannot be utilized for agri-
cultural purposes anvantageously.
They are also interested he said, in
and ask cooperation in securing from
the government needed and adequate
trails through forest reserves and In
dian reservations, to prevent inordin-
ate losses in old sheep, to have lambs
in marketable shape, and from a
humanitarian standpoint to have some
consideration for dumb animals and
not drive them in excessive numbers
over trails and driveways which are
barren of food and almost destitute of
water. He expressed the hope that the
time would soon come when the small
sheepmen would be able to get in
tiuch with capital, in the way Of loans
from the banks, in the same measure
as accorded the sheep barons.
Delegates to Cheyenne
At the afternoon session President
Hagenbarth appointed the following
as members Of the committee to at
tend the Cheyenne convention of the
National Live Stock association next
Wednesday to confer with a commit
tee from that organization to form
ulate plan for bringing to the at
tention Of Congress the necessity Of
duty on secured wool; Former Gov.
F. R. Gooding, L. F. Verkamp, W. N.
McGill, ]. H. Dobbins, Joseph Kinney
and Thomas Austin. 1t was announced
that David F. Houston, secretary of
agriculture will be in Cheyenne at the
time Of the live stock convention and
it will not be necessary for the COM
nittee to go to Washington in order
to enlist his support in the matter.
Discussions were held on the sub
jects of range sheep feeding, docking
of lambs and the advantages of lamb
ing in sheds instead Of in the open.
The latter subject was discussed
chiefly by Mr.. Gooding, who main
tanned that in no other way, except by
lambing under cover, could early
lambs be provided for market at a
profit. He stated that last year his
focks commenced lambing January
II. In order that there should be a
supply of lambs in the market at all
times, without overstocking it at any
one time, he said that under proper
weather conditions focks should lamb
late in the fall. He briefly described
his lambing sheds at Gooding, Ida.
Meet in Salt Lake Next Year
When the time came for selecting a
place of meeting for the convention
next year, Jooseph Kinney of Wyom-
ing made a motion that the conven-
ton Of 1918 be held in California.
Strong opposition developed. Mr..
Gooding defended Salt Lake as a con-
vention city, declaring that it would
be a calamity to change the place of
meeting to any other state. The mat
ter finally was settled when the dele
gates were advised that in order to
hold the convention at any place other
than Salt Lake, it would be necessary
to change the constitution, and that
a two-thirds vote would be required to
do this. The vote was almost unanim-
Gus in choosing Salt Lake. An ad-
journment until next year followed
Salt Lake Herald-Republican.
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