Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-30
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idaho convene 10
DISCUSS PROBLEMS.
Annual Convention Of State As
ISOLATION Opens Two day
Session Spirited Addresses
BY Officers.
SITUATION IS DlsPLEAsING
President Hugh sproat Gives
Outline of Unsatisfactory
Sheep and Wool Market Con-
ditions of 1919.

Sheep and Wool Market Con-
ditions of 1919.
The Woolgrowers' association Of
Idaho opened its annual convention at
10 o'clock this morning in the rooms of
the Boise Commercial club. Sessions
will be held this afternoon and tomor-
row, when the election of officers will
be held. Serious discussions OF the sit
uation following a year of unsatisfac-
tory conditions featured the meetings
today.
President Hugh Sproat, in his an
nual message to the convention, asked
that he be relieved from the office he
has held for the last six years. He
expressed the hope that some of the
problems of the sheepmen be met al
this convention; for one thing, that
scale be agreed upon between the
growers and the shearers. He also
bespoke adoption of methods to com
bat scabies; legislation for range con-
troll; a campaign against predatory
animals, and support of the national
woolgrowers' association.
DELEGATES WELCOMED.
Y. l.. Martin, president of the Boise
Commercial club, welcomed the mem
bers of the association on behalf OF
the club, and Governor d, w. Davis on
behalf of the state. $. w. Mcclure of
Hagerman responded. Mr.. Hagerman
ton.
q. n. Woods, chief of the bureau of
forestry's grazing service and DIR. Muir
ray, chief of the bureau of animal hus-
bandry, talked this morning on topics
OF interest to wooigrowers, dealing re-
spectlvely with feed and grazing prob
lens and with control Of scabies. Miles
Cannon. commissioner of agriculture,
discussed the prevailing market condi-
tions.
A large and enthusiastic attendance
marked the opening session, and the
discussion of market problems this af-
ternoon and tomorrow Is expected to
develop some, interesting impromptu
speeches by members.
ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT.
President Sproat said in part
"Viewed from the standpoint of the
woolgrower. the year 1919 has been
most unsa tisfactoEy. The prices re-
ceived for our wool were not what we
should have had. and the lamb mar
ket was in more or less chaotic con-
dition, When our marketing season
was at its height. An extremely Sc
we're drought curtaled the pasture ON
our ranges. Our lambs were mach
lighter than usual and our wesflocks
came out of the mountains inspoorer
condition than they have been for
years High prices for winter feed led
many growers to take a chance on
wintering out, and the severe storms
of the past two months caugh. many
bands unproyided for. Losses in some
localities have already been consider
able and only an early spring will give
the bands Il chance TO recuperate. Due
to the outside demand and the large
number of sheep and cattle shipped in
from adjoining states, shortage of
hay is threatening.
MARKETING OF WOOL.
THE woolgrowers OF Idaho have lost
during the past five years not less than
100000 600 through our system of mar
kettng wool. We have had a growers
concern for the marketing of our wool,
but owing to lack of support this con-
Germ, the Chicago National Wool
Warehouse & Storage CO., is going
into liquidation, not because of insol-
yency but on account of lack of in
terest on the part of woolgrowers. This
should not be. And am effort should
certainly be made at this meeting to
have the directors OF the warehouse
reconsider their action. This concern
has had an extremely hard struggle
hlln IuH0O NOoiS, Tie DeIIGF CLIPS were
readily saleable to SPECTATORS. but the
poorer clips invariably. as last re-
sort, headed for the warehouse This
placed their statesmen at "A distinct dis
advantage, but where clips of equal
grade to those sold to other houses are
considered. the National Wool ware
house has not been bested. Self-pres-
ervation is the first law of nature and
surely self-preservation will lead us
..l.. t1an Tgtn xsra, FOL
lowing.
Government statistics on Oct ]
gave an available supply in this coun-
try of Approximately 730, GOO, 600 pounds
of wool. This will be used by the dealer
in his endeavor 10 buy our woods at tho
lowest possible price, but wool mar
kets the world over, are strong and
there is every reason to anticipate high
prices for our woods.
1--WE must determine that the dealer
will do business on a smaller margin
than he has heretofore. and we mus
further determine that the cost of pro.
duction Will be a factor In the price o
our woods. Up to the present time tn,
grower has taken all the chances
storms, predatory animals. etc. hav,
taken toll Of his fiocks and the dealer,
have taken the big profits. This can
not continue indefinitely. and the in
dustry survive.
due to the depreciation In foreign
exchange. the importers of vol hav,
decided advantage. In English none,
alone they have an advantage OF q
per cent over normal times. When W,
consider the manufacturers arc pro
tccted by an ad yalorem tariff OF 81
X per. cent on manufactured goods, I
seems that the grower has a right I,
tariff TO equaIize the cost OF pro
duction with foreign countries, and In,
above mentioned rs per cent In TN
rate OF exchange,
8 MARKETING LAMB AND MUTTON
considerable dissatisfaction ha
been expressed with the agents Of tn
government in their attempt to sad
die on the packers the liability for tn,
high cost OF living. We know TIL