The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-12-04
RESOLUTIONS PASSED
BY WOOL GROWERS

be read and studied by every wool
grower in the Northwest.
The resolutions follow:
Whereas, The system Of marketing
wool which prevails in Oregon
through the sale of wool on the range
either before or after shearing has
proven unsatisfactory and disastrous
to the wool gowing industry of this
state and,
Whereas, There. have been estab-
lished in Portland, Oregon, wool
warehouses which handle wool for
the producers on strictly com.
mission basis, and which neither
buy nor sell wool on their own ac-
count in a speculative way and,
Whereas, We believe that Portland
should become one of the largest
wool marketing centers in the United
States by reason of its favorable To-
cation and low rates of transporta-
tion f; therefore, be it
Resolved, That we most hearth,
commend these Portland wool ware
houses which act simply as repre-
sentative OF the grower for the ham
dlings and sale of his wool, and
which do not speculate in woods in
any way whatever and we further
pledge our undivided support and
urge the wool growers Of this section
to use these warehouses as the aven
ue through which their wool shall be
sold direct to the manufacturers.
Whereas, it is now policy Of the
Forest Service to permit cattle to
enter the National Forests in advance
of the period in which sheep may en-
ter such forests and,
Whereas, 1t is likewise the policy
OF the National Forests, in m any
cases to permit cattle to Craze indis-
over allotments assigned
to sheep grazing and,
Whereas, This policy has brought
great destruction to the sheep ranges
and during the past season it has
brought great financial losses to the
sheep men using the National For
ests therefore, be it
Resolved, That we urge the United
States, Forest Service to erect drift
fences between the sheep and cattle
rangs wherever possible, and in all
cases to take such action as will pre-
vent cattle and horses from grazing
on ranges assigned to sheep and, be
it further
Resolved, That we desire to COM
mend the officers of the National
Forest for the careful and painstak-
ing manner in which they have per-
formed their duties, and to assure
them of the continued goodwill and
cooperation of Oregon wool growers.
Whereas, There is now pending be-
fore the Congress of til e United
States the bills known as the Kenyon
and Kendrick bills, designed to reg
ulate the packing industry Of the
United States and,
Whereas, These bills are radical in
nature, depriying the packer of hfs
stockyards, refrigerator cars and cold
storage plants, all of which are We
hicles essentially e d by the
packing industry for the efficient
of any large packing
business, and,
Whereas, We believe the agitation
against the packing industry will 60
on until such time as sane and sem
sible laws are enacted for the regula-
tion of that industry therefore, be it
Resolved, That we most vigorous
ly oppose the exaction of either the
Kenyon or Kendrick bills in their
present forms or of any other meas
ure which is radical or socialistic in
nature, and which deprives our pack
ers of any of the instrumentalities
now needed for the transaction of
their business and be it further
Resolved, That we ask our delega-
tion in Congress to work for and seek
the enactment of such legislation as
will place the packing industry in all
of its phases under the supervision
of the United States Department of
Agriculture, to the end that futul.
agitation of the packing industry may
not occur.
One of the unique features of the
convention was the banquet served
by Henri Thiele, chef of the Benson
hotel. Bales of wool were used for
tables.
The program of the meeting fol-
lows :
Thursday, Nov. 20.-Address OF
welcome, G. A.. Pierson, president
Portland Union Stockyards Co., re-
sponse to address Of welcome, DR..
S. w. Mcclure, secretary National
Wool Growers Association, Salt Lake
Utah. Presidents address, W. B.
Barratt, Heppner, Ore. Report OF
secretary-treasurer, j. o. Hager
Heppner Reading of minutes of last
meeting. Appointment of commit
tees. Adjournment to Columbia Ba-
sin Wool Warehouse, 18th and Davis
streets, Portland, for buffet lunch
con and lecture on Wool by Chas. h
Green, government wool administra'
tor. Diseases of sheep peculiar tc
the Northwest, by DR.. w. H. Lytle
state veterinary, Salem. The appli'
cation of sulphur to Alfalfa land, h
A. Ward, vice-president First Nation
al Bank, Bend, Ore. Concentrated
feeds by VIM. Hislop, Spokane, Wash
Friday, Nov,21,-Address by DR.. S
w. Mcclure, secretary Nationol Woo
Growers Association. Relation Of the
Forest Service to the sheep industry
e. N. Kavanaugh, assistant district