The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-05-10
TRUTH-|N-FABR|C'
BILL IS BOOSTED
WYOMING MAN STRONG FOR
BILL PROPOSED BY CONGRESS-
MAN FRENCH OF IDAHO.

Chica go-(Special to The Star
Mirror) imperative need for the
enactment of the French-Capper
Truth n-Fabric bill to supplement
even the most advantageous tariff
law for the protection Of American
wool growers was explained today by
D.. B. Wilson, of Mckinley, Wyoming.
Mr., Wilson is secretary of the Wyo-
/ ming Wool Growers Association and
also governor of the National Sheep
and Wool Bureau of America and it
was at the office of the latter organ
I ization, No 23 East Jackson boule-
ward, that he was found. He explain
/! ed that he had just made general
survey of the leading wool growing
states, of which his own is chief, and
/ declared that the outlook for the
American wool grower is extremely
blue. He said:
i, More than tariff measure is
needed to afford the wool growers
adequate protection. We need to have
!; the French Capper Truth-in-F Fabric
bill enacted and need it in hurry.
Why, I have sold wool for 10Ac a
pound, when the tariff was lie
pound, and l have heard of other wool
growers who sold for even less. No
tariff will protect the wool grower
from the secret competition of shoddy
-re-worked rags. Shoddy must be
identified by labelling, SO that the
people will know what they are buy
ing and may choose between shoddy
and virgin wool The Truth-in-Fabric
bill, which has recently been re-intro
duced by Congressman French and
Senator Capper, will compel textile
manufacturers to label their all wooF
cloth with it's content of virgin wool
and of shoddy and will force the shod- |
dy venders out into the open. A mere
branding bill, such as the Rogers
bill, would only prevent branding, |
it would not compel branding in the I
first place. 1t would allow the shoddy
vender to keep on hiding behind the 7
term, all WOOL
Con account of the immense accu-
mutations Of wools, the situation of
wool growers is the worst
in the history of the country. The
stockyards report big liquidation of
flocks by sheepmen who can no long
Thousands Of sheep have been sacri-
ficed since the Department of Agri-
culture estimated that the number in
America on January l was 45,067, 900
LESS than one sheep for each two
citizens. In Wyoming, alone, more
5han half million sheep have gone
since that estimate was made. 1t will
AXE years to get American sheep
back into good shape, even
With the aid Of legislation.
Fully 70 percent or rs percent of
he 1920 wool clip is still unsold and
he 1921 clip has got under way with
10 prospect of market whatever.
The wool growers cannot expect to
aise as much money on the 1921 clip
IS they did on the 1920 clip, though
heir need is even more pressing than I
t was last year. Westeners cannot
,ossibly sell their clips for the cost |
f production. The Tariff Board
greed that their 1919 clip cost them
nore than 45c a pound to raise and
heir 1920 clip cost more. The 1921 f
lip cost them less because of the e
pen winter and the lower cost of g
abor, but only few cents pound r
sss. In
"The people, I have had opportu- v
tiles to discover, want the Truth-in- h
'abric bill passed, because they want e
} know what they are getting when h
1ey buy cloth. The shoddy manu- +
acturers cannot ward off the enact c
lent indefinitely. AS have travelled il
bout the country, I had the insist Il
nee Of the general public for Truth c
Fabric legislation brought to my a
ttention on many occasions. Con- g
ersations in the smoking cars have Il
svealed that everyone present favor h
l the F'rench-Capper bill. Il
Owing to the demand for virgin b
ool fabrics, our organization and the a
ool- growers organizations Of a v
lmber of other states have found it "
lpedient to arrange for the manu- C
lcturer of cloth and blankets. We lc
ave been unable to provide for all k
no wish to buy. Since my organiza-
on has been manufacturing blankets,
e have had inquiries from every al
ate in the. Union except five. We d,
I'VE had lettarS remarkably. saving. o.