The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-10
MORAIR GROWERS
To ALAMOGORDO
FOR NEXT MEET
Compliment to New
Mexico Where National
Association Is Incor-
porated.

Ell PAsO. Tex. Dec, 10.-Alamo-
gOrdo. N.t NJ, was chosen as the next
meeting place Of the National Mohair
Growers ASSOCIATION. II yesterdays
session OF the 1890 convention. held
here. The selection was In compile
ment to the fact that the association
has been Incorporated under the laws
OF New Mexico.
Actions which are practically GER
tain to be taken, include the follow
ing; Demand for a 2b-cent per pound
nat duty on mohnir instead OF the
10 per cent duty now In effect: en-
dorscmcnt OF expansions OF the truth
In fabrics" bill requiring the samp-
ing OF the percentages OF wool and
cotton on fabrics to apply TO fabrics
containing mOhair; endorsement or a
movement to enforce a bounty on
predatory animals. Slight changes
were made in the bylaws at the sos-
sion yesterday. The address made by
President u. $. Grant of The Dalles,
oregon, was as follows:
conditions In the mohair industry
nave been affected in the past ~
months adversely. The ,nssociation
mas been unable to control sufficient
muhnir to give II the place Il should
occupy in the markets. 'Beginnin-
about May / there was "A depression
IN prices Of wool which also affected
mohnir. Refusal of banks TO carry
buyers paper caused cessation Cf buy
ing and reduced prices FOR what was
bought. This was due. In part. to the
i'dcral reserve bank's action. The
f~o-discount rate was Increased and
paper was called In from men who
were perfectly sound financially.
causing embarrassment ana compoll-
ing live stock men to soil mt "a loss
IN a forced market. The federal re-
serve system has thus caused the
very thing IL was intended to pre-
vent.
with these conditions prevailing
progress made by the National Mo-
hair Growers association has been
limited. our efforts to sell the stock
OF the rc-incOrpOrated organization
met with slight response from the
growers. Yet II Is true that only by
financing themselves can the mohair
growers Of America hope to secure
Tor themselves anything like fair
market price. In fact, they will have
no position In the market n the do
not, IN the present year. rally to the
support Of this organization.
"Men who rave for many years
taken their mOhair To- their merch-
ant on country banker hsvo found
h q he was unable, In some cases.
TO aid them. There are many banks.
however, which have advanced money
where the merchandise dealer found
II impossible TO do so. Reduction OF
the given by this association
on original bin OF luding has been
resultant upon the higher rates for
money, and has caused growers to
hold their clip in storage in various
sections.
Tho other r. tine tariif. Pacific
coast grower have gone on record,
along with wool men In many sections.
asking for Increase In duties. Upon
mohair "a flat rate OF 20 cents per
pound has been requested from con-
gross.
I'VE are In competition with Kaffir
labor in South Africa and with peas
ant labor In Asia Minor. HCrders In
America have been paid as high as
Sl2b n month with food in the past
year.. II Is readily seen that we can
not continue In competltition on such
a basis.
II have no extended address to
make to YOU at this time. II these
two points are %decislvely considered
ana acted upon at the present session
in III Paso the association will have
don't n good work.
II ask on behalf of the association
the united cooperation of all AngOra
goat raisers In America
h secretary's annual report was
made by A. q. Gage, Of Portland,
Oregon.