, 1922-01-19

Whereas. The present State Board
or Sheep Commissioners act most
efficiently and most economically.
Therefore. Be 1t Resolved. That
this Association is opposed to it's
consolidation with any other board.
Resolved, That we take this on
~portunity to express our thanks and
appreciation to the Bankers of Wyo-
ming. who in this crisis have stood
by the stockmen with a loyalty and
confidence that inspires us with hope
and courage.
Whereas. Incalculable peace time
have accrued from the de-
velopment of the science Of organic
chemistry, and its application i in
medicine, agriculture and the indus
try connected with food, fuel, textiles
and dyes; and
Whereas, Large quantities of SUBJ
Stitutes for Virgin Wool. especially
Shoddy. are . sold in wool cloth,
and:
Whereas. More shoddy than Virgin
Wool is produced each year in the
United States;
Whereas, None of this shoddy is
sold as shoddy. but all OF this shoddy
Is now sold under the same terms az
Virgin Wool. namely "wool,'' ''all
wool" and pure wool" with the
result that it is impossible for the
purchaser to make any distinction
between Virgin Wool and shoddy, or
to exercise any choice, and;
Whereas. This practice OF selling
Virgin Wool substitutes. especially |
shoddy. unidentified, provides the |
opportunity and the inducement to
make and sell wool Fabrics contain
ing substitutes. especially shoddy.
and to permit the purchaser to be-
lev he is purchasing Virgin Wool.
with the result that Eve the most
reputable stores in the United States
today are selling wool cloth and
clothes containing substitutes. and
are permitting the purchaser to be-
lieve that substitutes are Virgin
Wool. and:
Whereas, Those who directly or in
directly profit by the practice of
selling Virgin Wool substitutes.
especially shoddy. unidentified. are
endeavOring to hav what is known
as the Lodge-Rogers bill enacted. as
a substitute for the Truth in Fab
rio bill. and:
Whereas. The Lodge Rogers bill is
a mere misbranding bill that has no
jurisdiction over fabrics unless they
are branded to show contents and in
asmuch as fabrics are not branded to
show contents, the Lo~dge-ROgers
bill. Or any other mere m~isbranding
bill connot protect against the wrong
that o results from permitting the
purchaser to believe shoddy to be
Nirgin Wool. and:
Whereas. The opponents of the
Truth in Fabric" Jill are so framed
that high degree OF enforcement IF
the Truth in Fabric" bill will result
eve though the presence of shoddy
in cloth arnnt be detected. and:
Whereas. There were a great many
types of sophis'ication of ZOO pro-
ducts which could not be detected
hv any methods then known either to
chemists or m;crO~roDists: however.
after the fOod and drugs act was
passed the need and the incentive
were provided, and the skill and re-
so~urcefulncss of American scientists
found a way to tell the contents of
all food and drug products, and;
Whereas. If the food and drugs act
had not beer passed until scientists
made. this discovery. in all prob
ability. the God and drugs act would
power have been enacted. and:
Whereas. If after the Truth in
Fabric' bill is enacted. there is the
need and the incentive to discover
the presence of shoddy in cloth. the
skill and ~resOurceful OF American
scientist will find a way to do It: =,
Therefore. De It Resolved. That
the individual and organization
known as the Wyoming Wool Grow
erss Association urge the Congress
of the United States to speedily enact
the Capper-French Truth in Fabric"
and in the House as II. r. ga. and:
Re 1t Further Resolved. That for the
above stated reasons
A: The enactment of the lodge
Rogers mere ~misbranding bill. which
cannot protect against unidentified
shOddy. or
A: Inability. at present. to detect
the presence of shoddy in cloth
Will not be accepted by the pro-
ronents of the Truth in Fabric"
bill as reasons. or ever as excuses
for failure to enact the Capper-
French. Truth in Fabric" bill.
Resolution.
Whereas. One of the big vitality
important problems confronting the
American people today is the prob
lem Of transportation: and
Whereas. The future Of America
will be determined largely by her
ability to develop foreign trade in
the markets of the world; and
Whereas. The surplus producing
areas of the United States are in the
eight hundred to fifteen hundred
miles from seaboard. and the cost OF
transportation by rail has now
reached the point where a thousand
nile haul across the country, with
attendant expense of transfers, q