The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-07-10
Wool Clip Belongs
To Government
ARMY AND RED CROSS TO HAVE
ALL WOOL TO SATISFY
THEIR NEEDS

Following the recent announcement
by the War Industries board that the
government had taken over the en-
tire wool clip of the countrysfor the
ensuing year, plans have been an
nou1ced for the handling of all avail
able wool in order tina. the immedi-
ate military needs of the government
be satisfied
walton of raw wool for military pur-
poses had become so necessary tina:
a conference was called between rep
resentatives of the wool commodities
section of the War Industris board
and the American Red Cross. At the
close of this conference the follow
ing joint statement was authorized:
ct is obvious that the first allot-
ment of this wool must first go to The
military requirements of the gov
eminent, and that any surplus re-
naming will first be used for filling
the requirements of the American Red
Cross, as next in Importance 20 the
prosecution of the war.
''1n view of the uncertainty in ocean
shipping, it cannot be definitely known
at this time what amount of wool, If
any, will be available for Red Cross
| purposes, after the original military
needs of the government are salts
fed. 1t is believed, however, that I'M
less unforeseen conditions arise, a
moderate quantity of wool will be
available for the Red Cross.
Furthermore, il view of the prob
able scarcity of wool, it is earnestly
desired that the use of wool yarns
for non-essential purposes be dis
couraged in every possible manner.
"The War Industries board will
hold the department Of supplies at
the Red Cross national headquarters
strictly responsible for the release
of any wool required by manufactur-
ers for Red Cross purposes. The Red
| Cross is required to adopt a stand
ard of quality thai will go furthest
in supplying a good quality of wor-
sted yarn suitable for war purposes.
All contracts for this yarn must be
made by the department of supplies
at Red Cross national headquarters,
for which the necessary wool will be
released, o.. order from the Red
Cross department of supplies, by the
| War Industries board as fast as it
| is obtainable in excess of the neces-
sary requirements of the quarter
masters department.
"The Red Cross will. place these
orders for yarn to be delivered to it's
| Divisions as fast as the Bureau Of
Development at national headquarters
advises the number of articles the
| Chapters in each Division will be re-
quired to make.
"The new plan will do away with
the practice of Red Cross Chapters
buying yarn independently in the
open market. The purpose of the
ruling is to conserve yarn and stab
ilize it's price. The custom of indie
pendent buying has resulted in Chap
tiers bidding against each other and
thereby raising the price of yarn, in
some instances, to exorbitant figures.
chapters can procure their yarn
only upon specific requisition through
their Divisional headquarters. To pre-
clude the keeping of yarn at home
by individuals, all wool must be ac-
counted for in finished garments af-
Ter each issue. This move will take
all yarn in the army and navy col
ors from the public market, so that
none can be purchased and made up
by individuals into gifts, This will
stop the overlapping of efforts, so
that a soldier or sailor receiving gar
melts from the Red Cross will not
also receive from one to a dozen du-
pllcate garments as personal gifts
Red Cross Bulletin.