The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-01-23
WOOLMEN GATHER
IN ANNUAL SESSION
ecATHINc DENUNclATioN OF
MANUFACTURERS BY PREsi-
DENT OF ASSOCIATION.
Railroad Service Under Government
Unsatisfactory. and Tariff Laws
Discriminate Against Growers,
Declares Leader Of WooIqrowers.


Salt Lake City.-with represents
tives of every sbeep-growing sectIo
In the United States present. the fifty
NTH annual convention of the Nationa
Woolgrowers' association opened her
ON January 10.
Scathing denunciatiOn of the WOO
manufacturers of the United States a
body as "the most selfish, un-Amerl
can. unpatriotic body of men will
whom your president has ever come II
contact" arraignment of government
ownership Of railroads, scoring of pres
ent tariff regulations affecting wool
flaying of manufacturers who sell spur
ious goods as all wool, prompt action
towards raising big fund to push the
Eat More Lamb" campaign formed
the striking features of the first days
session.
These things were largely outlined
ny President Frank ]. Hagenbarth I'm
his annual address to the sheepmen
ana the favor with which the embodied
Ideas were received was indicated by
hearty and prolonged applause.
While President Hagenbarth's view
OF ito hell with the manufacturers II
they will not play fair" perhaps called
forth the lOudest demonstration. there
We're other thoughts that met with de.
cided and unqualified approval from
the 800 or 400 delegates present at the
morning session. His expression of
the hope that some definite action be
taken putting the association on rec
ord as In favor of the league of ma
lions, his commentary upon railroad
service under government control as
"wretched and badly disorganized. F."
and his arraignment of existing tariff
laws as favOring the manufacturers of
wool and the producers of sugar, wheat
and cotton at the expense of the wool.
grower, were loudly applauded.
1t was evident from the tone Of the
address by DR.. j. w. Wilson, presi.
dent Of the Wyoming Woolgrowers
association, and from the color of
PRESIDENT Hagenbarth's talk that the
sheepmen believe there is a period
ahead Of them that calls for careful
deliberation In order to combat with
success the difficulties the fiocmasters
are facing. In fact, President Hagen
DSrth, In the course Of his address.
said plainly that they had not come
to listen to any long flights of oratory.
Vice President A. ]. Knolling called
the convention to order at 1915
o'clock.
Acting Governor Harden Bennion
delivered the address of welcome, In
which he referred briefly to his score
OF years experience in the sheep bust,
mss. confessing, however, that he was
out Of practice" along this line, but
expected to sit at the feet Of the
woolgrowers when his term of office
had expired. He said that in extend
ing his welcome he felt that he might
say few words upon the question OF
the one question that he
had not noted as covered in the pre-
pared program. He then spoke of the
necessity and effectiveness of being
prepared. no matter what the field Of
Industry or business might be, and
closed with reiteration OF cordial well
come to city and state Of so large a
body OF men representing such ire
industry.
Vice President Knollin, before in
President Hagenbarth, called
to the platform the heads Of the state
associations present, these including
+. A. Fleetwood. president OF the Cali
fornia association; Hugh Sproat, presi.
dent OF the Idaho association; Hugh
Campbell of the Arizona association.
and John h. Seeley, vice president
OF the Utah association. He then In
troduced President Hagenbarth,
President Hagenbarth at the con.
clusion Of mis- address, announced "
deep feeling the resignation as sec
rotary OF DIR. s. w. Mcclure.
During the afternoon the convention
listened to an address on ''The Sheep.
men and the National Forests" by VIII
G. Barnes, assistant forester In charge
Of grazing. An address on the Eat
More Lamb" campaign was given by
L. L. Heller, assistant secretary OF
the National association. The meth
DDS Of applying this movement In the
best manner were discussed by Rob.
ert Mathis0n, head sheep buyer for
Swift / Co. Of Chicago. An extended
followed. A motion to levy
an assessment Of One-half cent per
lamb to put into the lamb fund for
this year and another motion which
made the assessment applicable to
conscience fund" for those who had
not yet paid the levy were passed.
Wilson Braves snowstorm.