The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-02-06
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r,"" OF Subjects Of Importance ~
.oekmasters Discussed at Ma.
''0na' "oolgrowers Association
convention at Salt Lake

oait Lake City.-The entiro 70
''urces OF the sheep and wooI-gro,,.ine,
.luustry OF America are pledged to the
''e oi The United Sta es govern.
"ieii' 10 the end that the preat world
war may be won for liberty and ius.
tice. anu JUS
ms was the keynote Of broad ro
,rio'lsfn sounded by President Frank
a. Hasenbarth in his annual address
oeiofe the opening session of the fiftv.
iourth annual convention of tho Ma.
'iohal Noolgrowers' association in This
city on January II.
nat The wool producers of the
United States are behind the president
ana the administration for victory is
'he sentiment that pervaded the con.
'ehtion, and the thread that ran
'hrough every address by officers and
ueiegateS to the convention.
president Hagenbarth treated g
number OF subjects Of vital importance
70 the wool interests of the country
ana among them three of national i'm.
port including possible action by tie
government in fixing and contr Hing
the price of wool, the federal food adj
ministration meatless day Program
win relation to CONSUMPTION of mutt
ton and lamb. and operation of the
64o-acre homestead law with its rela-
tlon to the ilockmasters of the western
states
Opposed Government Plan.
He voiced for the convention - son.
tliheht against the government fixing
the price of wool unless it first giants
nearing TO the wool producers on the
matter of cost of production before at
tempting 10 establish Il price Mr.
Hagenbarth gave assurance that the
wool producers are perfectly willing
that the government shall. if war ne
cesSity requires. fix Il price and eStab-
liSh control over the price of wool. but
declared that the woolman only asks
the consideration of being heard on
the subject of cost of production be-
fore such action was taken. The wool
producers. he said, did not want the
government To fix price on wool upon
advices and restrictions of middlemen
and dealers, who know nothing of pro-
duction.
In relation to the government :
meatless day program. the president
of the association called attention to
ire tho MT M
mutton and lamb and urged that there
should be Il change in this program
which would relieve the restriction
upon this class of lreat. He pointed
out that no mutton ur lamb is export
ed for military use and that the ex-
portation of lamb products from this
country is practically nothing. Refer
ring to the general impression which
went out over the country that there
was Il government bar upon the con-
meatlesS day restriction. President
Hagenbarth noted that this miSunder
standing of food regulations had re-
suited in serious loss to the producer
of fed lambs. He urged that the gov
ernment food administration should
take prompt and effective measures TO
counteract this serious idea, and to Sc
cure and encourage greater conSump-
ton of fed lambs, To relieve the pres
ent condition and as Il means of fur,
Their conserving pork and beef prod
uctS.
The Homestead Law.
Effect of the 640-acre homestead law
upon the sheep growers was treated
at considerable length by the presl-
dent of the association. He saw In
this law and its operation the ultimate
destruction of the sheep and wool In
dustry in the western states where
this law is effective and urged the ne
cpssity for government action suspend
ing the operation of this measure, ut
leust during the period of the war.
The .fty-tourth annual convention
oneued with an attendance of more
thnu 1000 DELEGATES and visitors.
Swift Is Speaker.
Louis +. Swift, head of the Swift
packing Interests in Chicago WAS one
of the .ueak ers OF national Importance
who addressed the convention, urging
the necessity for cooperation III every
way possible between the producers
and the packers i'll the matter OF meat
food conservation and increase To meet
rho demands of the war conditions.
Joseph Z. Cotton OF the meat Ill
vision of the federal food admlnlStra-
zion ais, addressed the convention,
emphasizing the necessity for conserv-
ing the country's meat supply 1T,
John II. Mohler. chief Of the bureau OIL
animal industry of the government
,,Id rho convention of the WORK Delhs