Arizona republican., 1921-01-20
NATIONAL NOOL
 GROWERS CLOSE ANNUAL MEETING
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 SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 19-The fifty-sixth annual convention of the National Wool Growers association concluded its session here today with the reelection of Frank J. Hagenbarth of Salt Lake as president and the adop- tion of resolutions.
 The resolutions in substance are as follows:
 That the decision as to the consti- tutionality of the federal farm loan act be obtained as soon as possible.
 That the reserve banks be author ized to exercise the greatest liberality to the stock raising industry.
 That an import duty be placed on foreign mutton and lamb,
 Endorsement of the retail 1istribu- tion of meats by the packers in order that profiteering and unbusinesslixe methods may be eliminated and the public be served at a reasonable price"
 That imported meats be branded as such.
 That a petition be filed with the in- terstate commerce commission calling for a reduction in livestock and wool freight rates.
 That reductions be made in grazing charges, commission charges and yard ! age charges with a committee of three to be named to carry out these instruc- tions.
 That the war finance corporation act | be so amended as to function in be- half of the producers of livestock so that the breeder of sheep and cattle may be aided
 Endorsement of the federal licensed and bonded warehouse act with in- struction to name a standing commit tee of five to arrange for warehousing under the act and also for marketing and financing the 1921 clip.
 Want Ranges Segregated That the United States department of agriculture be asked to prepare and broadly distribute comprehensive cir cular that will set forth the difference between goods manufactured contain ing shoddy and goods manufactured of all virgin wool. Request for the suspension of for estry service rules regarding the trans fer of permits and that ranges used for sheep be barred to cattle. recommendation that state appoint sheep commissions to deal with prob ! lens of scab cases. Request for additional congressional appropriation for the predatory anil mal work of the biological survey. Recommendation that the National Wool Growers association cooperate in the fullest degree with other agri- cultural and livestock organizations in the promoting of better marketing ar- engagements.
 Approval of the United States sheen experiment station at Dubois, Idaho
 Recommendation that wool growers
 cooperate closely with the forestry service.
 Hugh Campbell Vice President None of the nominations for office
 were contested. MT. Hagenbarth was elected for the eighth consecutive time by exclamation
 W. C. Coffee of Illinois, was elected eastern vice president on nomination [ by Roscoe Wood of Wyoming. Fred Ellenwood of California anG Hugh Campbell of Arizona, were elect , ed western vice presidents on nomina. , tions by W. D. Candland of Utah ana
 Hugh Sproat of Idaho. F. w. Marshal was reelected na. , tional secretary by the executive com.
 mittee.
 q In the discussions of the day tn, } questions of the forestry service of tn,
 truth in fabrics measure of the vaiu, A of organization, transportation prob lems and the wages to be paid for tn,
 shearing of sheep held the attent.a. 4 next to the consideration given the res } olutions.