Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-24
WOOL GROWERS
OF IDAHO WILL
MEET IN BOISE
Arrangements Complete for
Annual Convention of As
ISOLATION Friday and Sat
urday Of This Week.
DR.. Mcclure, Secretary of
National Association, Will
Be Present and Give Ad-
dress-To Be Welcomed
by Governor and Mayor.

Affairs pertaining to the reorgani-t
zation of the National Wool Ware
house & Storage company, range mat
ters' and other important questions
concerning the sheep industry in Ida
no will be gone into at the session of
the Idaho Wool Growers association,
to be held Friday and Saturday of this
week In the Boise Commercial club
rooms.
1t is anticipated that the meeting
this, year will be the largest in the
history Of the association. The ses-
growers must visit Boise to renew
their leases on state land and also
when they are closing up their years
business. These personal affairs
which pring them to the capital and
the many questions to be considered
are pointed out by Hugh Sproat, pres
ident, as reas sons for predicting such a
large meeting.
ADDRESSES OF WELCOME.
Mayor Hays will welcome the wool
growers to Boise. Governor M. Alex
ander is to make a short address and
r. F. Bicknell, state food administra-
men a talk straight from the shoulder.
Frank Hagenbarth. president of the
National Wool Growers association
and the largest operator in the sheep
industry in Idaho, being head of the
Wood Livestock company of Spencer,
Is expected. to be present and make an
address. DR.. w. 8. Mcclure. secre-
tarV Of the national association, will
be present and as usual will give one
of his notable addresses dealing with
phases of the industry as affected by
conditions. This has been the busiest
year the National Wool Growers as
ISOLATION has ever had and he will
give history of its activities.
J. d. Halliday. president of the Ma
tional Wool Warehouse & Storage
company of Chicago, will outline the
reorganization of the warehouse which
is in progress. This is considered an
important matter to all growers as
the information gained through the
warehouse during the past five years
will be of great benefit should the gov
eminent at any time take over the
wool.
SEEK MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING
President Clay Vance and Herbert
Lemp of the Idaho Cattle e. Horse
Breeders association are to be present
as representatives of that organiza-
ton. These men will state their side
of range problems and a mutual I'M
Outstanding is expected between the
two great range industries. 1t is not
question Of these industries pulling
apart longer as the needs of the coun-
try demand cooperation.
c. o. Broxon, state insurance man
ager, will speak on STATE INSUR-
ANCE UNDER THE WORKMEN'S
COMPENSATION ACT"
f. L. Wells OF the United States
weather bureau is to speak and out
line some plan by which the sheepmen
may be advised of coming storms, es-
pecially during the iambing season.
President Sproat will make his an =
nual address early in the session, Civ
ing concrete facts on the wool growing
business and the conditions confront
ing them.
A smok err Is to be given by the Boise
Commercial club, with a program OF
boxing and wrestling under direction
of Nick Collins and a vaudeville per-
Torrance which Is being arranged by
Archie Lake