, 1922-01-07
TARIFF Of So CENTS ON WOOLIS
ASKEDBY BIC CONvENT|ONH HERE

known as the Wyoming Wool Grow
ers' Association urre the Congress of
the United States 10 speedily enact
the Capper-French Truth IN Fable
bin. known in the Senate as S 7ss.
and in the House as H r. "a. and: .
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED.
That for the above stated reasons
A: Tie enactment OF the Lodge
Rogers mere rnisbranding bill. which
canno protect against unidentified
shoddy. or
A: Inability. at present. to detect
the presence OF shoddy IN cloth
WIN not be accepted by the propon
ents OF the Truth IN Fabric" bill
as e sons. or even as excuses for
failure TO nae TIE Capper-French
Truth IN Fabric" bill.
RESOLUTION.
WHEREAS. One of the big vitality
important problems confronting the
American people today is the problem
of transportation; and
WHEREAS. The future Of America
win be determined largely by her
ability TO develop foreign trade in the
- ka@ 1A@
WHEREAS. The surplus producing
rea Of the United States are in the
heart Of the continent ut distances of
aight hundred to fifteen hundred miles
from seaboard. and the cost of trans
%portation by raj has row reached
the point where a thousand mile haul
across tho country. with attendant
expense OF transfers. practically wipes
out the margin Of profit on many
commodities entering largely into BUR
foreign commercial relations. and
serves to limit the market for many
others: and
WHEREAS. The Great Lakes-St.
Lawrence Ship Canal has been de-
CARED to be q practical and feasible
project by engineers chosen Jointly
by the Governments OF tho United
States and the Dominion Of Canada:
and
WHEREAS. The opening Of the
Great Lakes to ocean-going vessels
would provide n dependable outlet for
the products OF our chief surplus pro
ducing areas and would decrease the
average rail haul t o and from the
ocean port for both coastwise and
trans-oceanic shipping:
THEREFORE,. BE 1T RESOLVED,
That the Wyoming Wool Growers As
s~ociation hereby indorse the proposed
legislation. authorizing the United
States to enter into n Joint agreement.
with the Dominion of Canada to build
a deep ship canal. from the Great
Lakes via the st. Lawrence River to
the sea; and E
WHEREAS. Nearly 10. ooo. 900 acres,
or about 1-e OF the entire acreage of
Wyoming is embraced in National
Forests. and
WHEREAS. Many members of the
use National Forests for grazing
purposes. and
WHEREAS. 1t is reported, that ar
effort is being made to place the U. s
Forest Service in the Department OF
the Interior, or I'm a proposed depart,
ment of Public wo-ks under the De
partment of tho Interior. and
WHEREAS. The practice of forestry
is distinctly an agricultural activity
and the Forest Service has been ably
developed and tremendous results Sc
cured since It's change in 1905 from
the Department of the Interior to the
Department of Agriculture. and
THEREFORE,. BE 1T RESOLVED,
BY the Wyoming wool Growers As
ISOLATION in convention assembled
this It'll day of January 1922. that we
are opposed TO any movement that
will take the forest service from the
Department Of Agriculture. and
IL.
WHEREAS. The excessive freight
rates are the chief factor I'm the pres
emit parnlyzed condition OF bushes.
and are working a great hardship tc
both tho producer and consumer
alike.
BE 1T RESOLVED. Tat we earnest
ly petition the Interstate Commerce