The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-05-26
SHEEPMEN REFUSE
ACCENT WOOL BID
FlockMAoTERs REJECT EAST.
ERN Blps IN EXPECTATION
OF HIGHER PRICES
news OF THE CAPITAL CITY
Governor Dixon Names Tax Leaders "a
Represent Montana At National
Meeting to be Held In Minne-
apoiie Next Fall

Meeting to be Held In Mime
apolis Next Fall
Helena.-Several offers Of 40 cents
for Montana woods were made recently
by eastern buyers. and refused by the
flockmnsters, it was stated by H. H.
Piggott. secretary of the Montana Wool
Growers association. Two Of these
offers were made in Lewis and Clark
county and the others in other counties
IN (which wool is one Of the principal
Industries.
The prevailing opinion among the
wool growers. Secretary PiggOtt said,
is that wool should and will command
price higher even than 40 cents Il
pound for the better grades OF MOn
tana wool this year. and the tendency
Is to hold clips for time, while many
other growers in Montana and other
western states are already shipping tn
the national warehouse at Chicago for
sale and delivery when milling de
mands during the year require wool
and at prices fully commensurate with
the actual value Of the raw product.
Reports have been received from a
few sections of the state of clips bein.
sold at IS and 371s cents. This wool
was Of Il coarser grade than the aver.
age run of Montana wool.
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Delegates to Tax Meet Named
| Helena.-Ieaders in tax discussions
in Montana have been named by Gov.
ernor Dixon as representatives to the
national tax meeting to be held in Min.
neapolis September Is. The delegates
are:
! Norman b. Hotter. Helena. presi.
dent Of the Montana Tax league: Hair.
ry r. Mitchell, Great Falls, president
of the State Tax association; A. A.
Frankie. Lewistown. secretary of the
State Tax league: w. ]. Hannah. Big
| Timber: A. w. Stow, Laurel, secretary
Of the State Tax association. and the
following who are directors Of the
State Tax association: w. ]. Hopper,
Joliet: A. H. Stafford, Bozeman: w. l..
Beers. Billings: Ralph Jarrett, Rig
Timber; w. s. Mccormack. Kalispell
George NJ. Miles. Miles City: ALDER,
Connolly. Livingston: w. d. Symmes
LewistOwn: A. c. Anderson. COlum
bus; c. e. COnser. Plevna: G. III. Mar
tien. Helena: James Griffin, Chinook
O. H. Junod. Sheridan: George Bour
quin. Jr.. Butte; ]. NJ. Hamilton, Boze
man; Frank J. Woody, Helena: John
Driscoll. Butte; Martin Tucker. Ham
ilton; f. A. McCrary. Helena; w. D.
MOngum, Butte.
| Few Labor Troubles Expected
Helena.-Outsi,le of the present Goa
| strike, some building trades disagree
ments and threatened walkout OF
| lumber workers In the western part
of the state. there will he no serious
labor troubles in Montana in May
according to John T. Taylor, secretary
| Of the state federation Of labor.
The labor leader said there were
400 coal miners in the state who
| were on strike. The building trades
strike in Great Falls, now in it's eighth
month. is on the verge of settlement
he said. There are 1000 building
trades workers out ON this strike. In
Aliss0ula contractors on the new uni
versity buildings have announced GU,
in wages of 1000 men of from 80 cents
| to 81 day. Mr.. Taylor said the work.
ers would not cOuntenance this reduc
ton.
The greatest number Of union men in
the state Is at Butte. numbering about
5000. The workers In the copper
mines are not organized. The lumber
workers in the western part of Mon.
tana. numbering about 5000 men, are
members Of the I. w. W.. the labor sec.
rotary said. There is some talk of
these lumber workers walking out as
a protest against wage reduction.
There are about $4,000 union men in
Montana, according to Secretary Tay.
lor.
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state Board Paroles Cohen
Helena.-Ike Cohen. who has played
an important role as witness for the
state In the suit of the state against
Frank Conley, former warden of the
state prison. and who has been serving
a sentence after being convicted on a
charge Of obtaining money under false
pretenses, has gained his liberty on a
parole. which was granted by the state
parole board.
Former Warden Conley made Cohen
q trusty. and prison officials have
stated he was noted for his perfect
conduct during his term at Deer Lodge
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MURRAY LOSES APPEAL