White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-21
HAGENRARTH AGAIN HEADS
NATIONAL WOOL GROWERS

Frank ]. Hagenbarth of Salt Lake
was unanimously reelected president
of the National Woolgrowers' associa-
ton at the concluding session Of the
fftythird annual convention OF the
association in Salt Lake City last
week.
The other officers were also re-eiect-
ed. They are. A. Knollin, Chicago
eastern vice-president; NJ L Power
Flagstaff, Arizona, western yice-presi-
dent. and Or. S ". Mcclure, Salt Lake
secretary.
President Hagenbarth thanked tff
woolgrowers for the confidence re-
posed In him. He paid a glowing IND
ute to the work done by DR.. Mcclure
through whose Individual efforts tae
association has been brought up 10 a
high state Of efficiency.
To Meet Here Again.
Another feature vas the presenta-
ton Of a motion by Joseph kinney Oh
Wyoming that next years meeting
should be held in California The mo
i was overwhelmed in defeat
Frank r Gooding, former governor
of Idaho. said that Salt Lake was cen
trally located and that il would be
nothing short Of a calamity to move
headquarters from there
The chief recommendation. which
carried unanimously. was that o
gress should be urged to make an sr-
preparation of $500, 900 for Riding the
country of predatory animals. II was
said that coyotes and other animals
had preyed on the sheep folds to an
alarming extent and government &c
ton was necessary to protect the
stock. The various states OF the e
were also urged TO make appropr1a-
lions With a view OF eliminating de
struc'iye pests. many of which had
conveyed rabies TO stock.
Want Definite Standard.
Another resolution recommended
that the United States department of
agriculture should be petitioned TO hx
a definite standard on which wool
might be sold al American markets
II was recommended that the United
States bureau of animal industry be
urged to conduct experiments to de-
termine the best and most economical
way Of feeding sheep.
The committee recommended that
the agricultural committee Of congress
sho..d be vigorously condemned 10,
disallowing a proposed appropriation
of . 1000 for an experimental farm
and thai the agricultural COMMITTEES
of the senate should be urged to re-
instate the appropriation
Aid to the National Livestock Ship
pers' Protective League was recon-
mended 10 the extent that commission
gents should collect s cents a car on
sheep and apply the funds toward the
expense OF presenting a case TO the in
ferstate commerce commission regard
ing rates for livestock. including the
concentration point question.
For Grading at Sheds
Recommendation wa made that the
interstate commerce commission
should also be asked to determine up
on a ten-car rate by railroads.
Another recommendation was that
the committee on resolutions urgently
appealed that all stockmen should
have wool graded at the shearing
sheds.
Two other resolutions dealt with
pledging support TO the secretary OF
the interior in the matter Of laying
trails and that the association favor
ed a strong tariff on the importation
of wool.
Other resolutions adopted were:
That the association endorse the
work OF the department of agriculture
in aiding stockmen; that thanks be
accorded II the bureau of animal in
dustry for Its cooperation; that sup
port be given to the associations pub
location, the National Wood Grower:
that thanks be given the Utah State
Fair association for the use Of the
fair grounds for the recent ram sale;
that colleges and other institutions
be thanked for their efforts to advanc,
agricultural and stock raising indus
tries. and that thanks be rendered ths
press, to the Commercial club. I'll,
railroads and the Hotel Utah for theii