El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-15

" DOL from the flocks Of New Mexico and Arizona
M viii prove the dollar maker throughout those
states that wheat proving IN the eastern plains
of New Mexico and in the Panhandle country OF Texas
The sheep have come through the up to this time
with little loss much less than that of cattle and with
the general heavy rains which producing grass on the
plains and IN the mountains, viii enter the fall strong
If cold weather early, the clip OF wool VIII be IN
usually heavy for the southwest has more sheep than ever
before
The wool market which for months had been stagnant
though prices kept firm at high levels, IS now very
active and growers depend upon that buyers viii be
among them as the buying season opens bidding
their clips This viii not mean rockeng PIlce Tor
government control viii hold prices TO fair level but IN
any event prices VIII be high enough TO pay good profits
They viii be phenomenal prices as compared with lew
The United States is the best friend of the sheep
man. only does the government exercise 6eneVo-
lent supervision his business and the wool market
but It IS also the best customer Of those who buy his
wool and manufacture 1t into clothing.
For instance the navy department last week entered
into contract largest purchase Of wooden cloths ever
made b the navy of the most important trans
actions wooden goods made in the history Of the trade
either here abroad The department contracted lO
45OOOO0 yards of Uniform cloth at an aggregate cost Of
more than S16OO0OO0
The amount Of wool in the grease required for the
manufacture Of the cloth is 100000 pounds It has
been estimated that If the delivered at one
would require storage space OF about SVoOJ CUBIC
feet would weigh nearly 100000 pounds II VIII De
sufficient for the manufacture OF ABOUT UOyOo ss u
ipers 10000 pairs Of trousers and $4,000 overcoats
The cloth VIII made IS mills IN Connecticut, Massa-
chusetts Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, New YORK, Oho new
Jersey Maine, Michigan, Oregon, Vermont and Maryland
Army contracts being let frequently and Tor smaller
amounts Of cloth but with greater aggregate Tor the
regular army and national guard have about 10000
men for provide uniforms as against oOOO IoI
the navy and $4,000 for the marine corps The marine
CORDS nav be uniformed out Of the navy contract as here
tofore OF by the army If the main strength OF the corps
is transferred from the navy branch TO right with PeTSng
IN France
A. an events the army viii require about five times
as much cloth the navy to uniform its men Exact
figures on total requirements have not been given out BY
the war department.
It is thus evident that without taking into consideIa
ton any possible demand from foreign governments Tor
wool the military contracts of the United States VIII
constitute such powerful addition TO civilian demands
that the wooden mills viii operate at high speed and me
demand for the vests wool viii be beyond precedent
Seeing that director Van H Manning Of the bureau OF
mines urges the necessity Of eoonomng IN the use OF
Gasoline what's the matter with having Fordless days:
Here Is another question: If American troops were sent
n The Russian front what would they do when confronted
bv troops Of Austria with which the United States IS not
war;
Col House must have gone inside and locked the door