, 1922-12-28
coon CHlNCE FOR
lRUIH.IN-FABRIC
Welcome Aess from Capital That
French Copper Bill Has Been
~fdyOrabIy Reported

Wyoming Voolgrowers received the
welcome Jews the day before Christ
mas that the interstate
committee of the United States sen
ate had rendered a favorable report
Upon the "Truth-in-Fabric" bill. 1t
now goes to the regular senate
calendar and will come up before
That body for disposition in it's reg
ular order. Several unimportant
amendments were attached to the
bill. In the main it is the same as
originally drawn.
The passage of this ''Truth-in-
Fabric" bill will require all fabric
manufacturers to label the wool con-
tent of their goods. 1t will prevent
the sale of "shoddy'' clothing being
sold as pure wool" The last
Wyoming legislature enacted a sim
liar law for the State of Wyoming.
Senator r. e. Warren has wired
friends o. the measure in Wyoming
that he is hoping the bill may be
passed at this session. He intimates
that there will he strong opposition
from eastern manufacturers. On the
ether hand, the senator points out
that the Legislation has many strong
friends. 1t has been endorsed by the
National Farm Bureau organization.
This vital and all-important piece
of legislation has been promoted for
several years by the wool of
the west, among the foremost of
which lave been the flockmasters of
Wyoming, who as individuals and
through their state organization,
nave taken a leading part in a cam
paign OF publicity having for its
object the education of the people on
the "shoddy" content of the clothing
they innocently buy as ''all WOOL"
The primary object of this cam
paign is 10 foster and the
more extended use Of pure virgin
zoe in clothing of all kinds, which
would be to the obvious advantage of
wool growers all over the world. but
more particularly in the United
States. which now extends the pro-
lection of the tariff to its wool pro-
ducers.
However the "truth-in-fabric" adj
vocates nave not made their war di-
rectly IN 'shoddy'' as such, but
have insisted that clothing contain
ing their material should be plainly
marked with the percentage of virgin
wool contained therein, for the pro
lection and guidance of the ultimate
consumer. so that the buyer might
know bow much re-worked wool. or
'shoddy," made up the remainder of
the garment.
Wyoming, being the leading wool
producing state Of the union. is
naturally in the forefront in the leg
tSlative struggle FOR common bust
ness honesty in the making and lab
cling of cloth, the same as is en-
forced by statute in the matter of
pure food and medicine. In this
truth-in-fabric fight. which will soon
be waged In congress-. Wyoming is
SiSo f17tufat5 II having an unafYfd-
Cd Congressional delegation. = 3
In the senate, wnere the French
Capper bill, which has just received
favorable action at the hands of the
Interstate Commerce committee will
first come NJ. Senator Warren will
be round using his powerful influ-
ence and prestige to bring about a
favorable vote. while in the House.
+. w. Mondell, the Floor Leader. will
bring to bear every possible press
ure to secure its passage.
Senator Kcndrick. the Junior Son
ator from Wyoming. is also n strong
advocate OF this hill and i'm a recent
letter to II. Rasmussen. who Is a
prominent sheep wner he said: ct
affords me pleasure 10 assure Won
that have always beon entirely SWIM
pathetic with the purposes of thi,
measure and shall give II my earnes,
support when II before the
senate"