The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-01-21
WOOL USER URGES
PURE FABRIC LAW


HAEI LAKE City. Jan. U-~rurc
fabric laws similar - fht pure food
I~s. req4'rlrf anee'fio laheIne oi
hrIa were advocated to-day hr Alex
an0gr Walker. New YoIA H1anaiaciuf
tr. rs an address beftfc ne NafIonat
Wool Growers cnhtrnIlof here today
on fht anh1tct taahs.liutpa for Wool.
Takine a. 4 basis Tor ~ LHaress 9
plea for = square deai Tor tAc wool
practice of fAhrlN manufacturers 10
-camouflHEIns uRhcr an an woul
Aamo fahrW flh4 ARE n combination
81 y.Tein ~ooi ana shoddy,
N bufinr 4 niit IL riathcs. the
atataEo man Hftr be- ndtN nn -aii
wool suit doaa - uu1qr lho luurct-
sion that b. H. BUYING a garment
made entirely o. virrin wool, where's
be- a. buying a combination 81 virgin
wool and shoady. AZ. Waiser pointed
out
Techsdcaiiv the rul, IL al wool.
since ahfldy ~ wuoi used time and
time aepia. he Fatd. "hut The puunc
hugs uraer the impression that u b
all sirrin wool"
Mr.. Walker declared shoddy Is USED
u tho manufacture On clulhIng seven
20 eight timer before q finally -
made into roofing paper.
The convention Will close late to-
day. iollowire a r%cnerai discussion
nmuur the delegates and election OF
officers Tor the ensuing year.
nnrh Warehouse Company.
Declaration Of intent and purpose
20 stand back ~ the National Wool
Warehouse and Storage company.
with both moral and financial sup
part. thus eliminating, 80 far az pos
aible. spetnlntpn N eeol, and the Is
nuanct 81 an official statement to
congress- tn4ulnr that hiEn prices
for clutdiuF could rot be rightly at
trIhuied 20 the hiEh cost Of wool.
formed two chief actions Of the CON
Ncnuou.
The PLEDGE y support the National
Wool WarchoUao and storage COM
pany. r concern founded In Chicago
ten years afo hy prominent members
Of the association. was taken after
an address ny Secretary = W, Me-
Ciprt on "A Market for Our WOOL
HE speech was followed by extend
sheep men from california. Idaho.
New Mexico. Utah, Colorado. Wyom-
ina and Montana participated.
According TO Statements made by
some Of The delegates. the national
Wool warehouse and storage company
hae had q hard time maintaining a
position % lue ana importance
hecause some o. the ieeu claimed to
he the irrresf Stockholders In the
cumpanr have failed to sell shcir
wool through this company. Instead
n T. claimed. they permitted wool
dealers and spectators 10 handle the
major portion OF their clips.
Cappcr semAs Inquiry.
Decision 10 state for the informa-
ton Of congress the attitude Of the
association a. 70 the reiaron between
clothing prices ana wool prices was
taken upon receipt u a telegram
from Senator cappnn ipfs ka~naaaathai
Ihe retail clofhicra association had
ade public announcement OF an ad-
vance ln The price 81 suits and nskiug
rs to wat stand the wool growers
would take.
Secretary Mcclure reiterated his re-
cent declaration that there was not
more than 5.21 worth Of wool m the
average suit IND that ewes tf they
were made q the heff wool ohtainabie
not more than t7.37 worth could be
used In The Manufacture o. a medium
sized suit.
No action was taken on Secretary
Wcclure's proposal for the establish
fnent Of the growers themselves OF
selling agencies in the principal cities
81 the nation for tae disposal Of theit
products.