Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-24
WOOLMEN PLEDGE
AID TO COUNTRY
ENTIRE RESOURCES OF SHEEP
AND WOODWORKING INDUS
TRY PLEDGED TO AMERICA.
Number of Subjects of Importance to
Flockmasters Discussed at Ma
tionaI WooIgrowers Association
Convention at Salt lake.


Salt Lake City.-The entire re-
sources of the sheep and wool-growing
industry of America are pledged to the
service of the United States govern
ment, to the end that the great world
war may be won for liberty and JUS
tee.
This was the keynote of broad pa
triotiSm sounded by President Frank
]. Hagenbarth in his annual address
before the opening session of the fifty
fourth annual convention of the Ma
tional Woolgrowers' association in this
city on January II.
That the wool producers of the
United States are behind the president
and the administration for victory is
the sentiment that pervaded the con-
vention, and the thread that ran
through every address by officers and
delegates TO the convention.
President Hagenbarth treated a
number of subjects of vital Importance
to the wool interests of the country,
and among them three of national i'm
port, including possible action by the
government in fixing and controlling
the price of wool, the federal food ad-
ministration meatless day program
with relation to consumption of NUT
ton and lamb. and operation of the
640-acre homestead law with its rela-
ton to the fiockmasters of the western
states.
Opposed Government Plan.
He voiced for the convention a SEN
timent against the government fixing
the price of wool unless it first grants
hearing to the wool producers on the
matter of cost of production before at
tempting to establish a price. Mr..
Hagenbarth gave assurance that the
wool producers are perfectly willing
that the government shall, if war ne
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 middlemer
and dealers. who know nothing of pro
dNction.
In relation to the government
meatless day program, the president
of the association called attention t
its effect upon the consumption o.
mutton and lamb and urged that there
should be a change in this program
which would relieve the restriction
upon this class of meat. He pointed
out that no mutton or lamb is export
ed for military use and that the ex
portatiOn of lamb products from thi
country is practically nothing. Refer
| ring to the general impression whicl
went out over the country that Their
sumption of lambs even outside of tn
meatless day restriction, Presiden
Hagenbarth noted that this misunder
standing of food regulations had re
suited in serious loss to the produce
of fed lambs. He urged that the gov
eminent food administration SHOULD
take prompt and effective measures t
counteract this serious idea, and to Sc
cure and encourage greater consumr
ton of fed lambs, to relieve the pres
ent condition and as a means Of fur
Their conserving pork and beef prod
ucts.
The Homestead Law
Effect of the 640-acre homestead lay
upon the sheep growers was treate
at considerable length by the pres
dent of the association. He saw L
this law and its operation the ultimat
destruction of the sheep and wool in
dustry in the western states wher
this law is effective and urged the ne
cessity for government action suspend
ing the operation of this measure, u
least during the period of the war.
The fifty-fourth annual c0nventio
opened with an attendance of NOR
than 1000 delegates and visitors.
Swift Is Speaker.
Louis F. Swift, head of the Swi'
packing interests in Chicago, was on
of the speakers of national importanc
who addressed the convention, urgin
the necessity for cooperation in ever
way possible between the producer
and the packers in the matter Of mea
food conservation and increase to NEE
the demands of the war conditions
Joseph =. Cotton of the meat d
vision of the federal food administr,
ton also addressed the convention
emphasizing the necessity for conser'
ing the country's meat supply. l.
John II. Mohler, chief of the bureau {
animal industry of the government
told the convention of the work bein
done by the federal bureau In its C
fort to aid the sheepmen in the matte