The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-04-22
BIG CENTRAL WOOL
SALE IS PLANNED
Growers VIII Meet in Heppner on
Afternoon Of Saturday May Il
Marketing Problems Up For Dis
cussion.

In accordance with the action tax
en- at the committee meeting of East
ern Oregon wool men held in Pen
dleton recently, committee repre-
senting the growers from the Market
ing Department Of the Oregon Agri-
cultual College, a committee repre-
senting the buyers Of the Pacific
Coast, and the warehouse men OF
Portland, met in conference in the
Oregon Chamber of Commerce Build
ing on Tuesday, to discuss the mar
keting of wool and the plans for re-
organization of the Oregon State
Wool Growers Association. Among
(those present we're ]. Dobbin of Jo-
seph, Oregon, President; Mac Hoke
Of Enterprise, Oregon, State secre-
tary OF the Oregon Wool Growers;
F. A. McMenamin, Ed Neill, Jack
Hynd, l.. A. Hunt and Pat Mollahan,
all of Morrow county; DR.. Smith, DR..
Mcclure, Dan P. Smythe, Kenneth
Warner, from Umatilla county; ].
C. Emery and D. E. Hurd of Douglas
county; DR.. Mcpherson, Paul V. Mar
is, and ]. P. Nelson from the Market
ing Department of the Oregon Agri-
cultural College; T. j. Mahoney Of
the Columbia Basin Wool Warehouse
company; Mr.. Clarkson, representa-
tive from the Portland Wool Ware
house company; Mr.. Clark, Mr.. Zim-
norman, and others prominently
identified with the wool trade of the
Pacific Northwest. The meeting was
big success, great deal of live
discussion took place and a splendid
spirit of harmony and cooperation
prevailed throughout. The people
in Portland seemed to be willing to
meet the growers on practically any
condition and upon practically any
plan upon which the growers could
unite. If it is the will of the grow
ers to send their clip to Portland, the
people in Portland are willing to as
sist them in doing so. II 1t is their
will to continue sales in the country,
why sales in the country will con-
tinue to be the marketing plan for
wool. These matters are vital to the
interests of the sheepmen Of Eastern
Oregon, as we'll as the marketing Of
sheep and lambs. All Of these prob
lens will be taken up and definitely
discussed by men who represented
their fellow sheep raisers in these
committee meetings, as we'll as by
DR.. Mcclure, the retiring secretary
of the National Wool Growers Asso-
citation; President ]. Dobbin and the
secretary of the state organization,
Mac Hoke of WalloWa county, at
special meeting which will be called
in Heppner at 80 p. M, on Satur-
day, May 1st. At this time the opin-
ion of local growers as to the advis-
ability of transferring the wool sales
to Portland, as is the recommended
tion of the committee of growers who
went to Portland, will be taken up
and given definite consideration. AS
well as this, the reorganization of
the state association upon basis
which will really get the grower of
wool and sheep in Eastern Oregon
some definite benefit will be under
taken and committees looking to-
ward definite results finally appoint
ed. Every one interested in the
sheep business, within reach Of Hepp-
ner, whether he be located in Gill
lam, Wheeler, Grant or Umatilla
county should plan to be in attend
ance. Remember the date and be on
hand.
L. A. HUNT, County Agent.