, 1923-08-08
DR.. J.. NJ. WILSON
IS REELECTED
BY WOOL NE N
Tariff Rates on Wool Are
Approved in Meeting
4 Held at Rawlins.

Wyo., first head of the Wyoming
Woolgrowers' association at its in
ception in 1908, was reelected presi-
dent OF that organization at the
twentieth annual convention held re-
Gently at Rawlins. Most notable of
the resolutions adopted by the con-
vention were those endorsing the
present tariff rates on wool. the max
ing of the temporary system of semi
annual payment OF grazing fees per-
manent. amendment OF the income
tax act SO that taxes may be COM
puted on a more simple basis and
that when a tax is computed It shall
be permanent" and the support OF
the French-Capper Truth-in- Fabric
bill.
Prominent among Casper citizens
and ~woolgrowers attending and ad-
dressing the convention at Raviins
were Ex-Governor B. B.. Brooks, Con-
gresham Charles Winters. and NJ. L..
Bishop.
Approximately one hundred wool
growers. representing nearly WIT
wool producing escfion of shs state
were present In the auditorium at
the EIks' Home Tuesday mernins.
July 81, when Or. J. X. wileon. pfsnd-
dent of the Wyoming woolErov~'
association, declared the twentieth an
nusl CONVENTION officially opened ana
introduced Mayor Robert II. ffcptino
to the members Of h aaoetotion-
Mayor Hopkins. himsaiS . vvsl.
grower and . member OF tho organ
ixation welcomed the vietiae WOOL
rrovers In this meme OF the city. ana
recalled the fact that fhts yeasrs upa-
yentien 10 bSnS held under much
moro favorable conditions than vaA
the case fourteen yeas0 aso vhsn
Nswlins WIS ono before houtsss TO
the woolGrowsrs of the stats. That
convention. the Mayor stated. vo9
held in tho desd of ~intsr ana thoss
who attended were Forced 10 endure
capsiderable hardship In ordss TO
rssef the city.
Y y. Noblitt. president of the Ian
Dir County w~oolsrovsrs' azsccia-
Ron, was called upon for q r.sponss
90 the mayors Rddrses OF welcome
and in his talk Nj. Nobiitt stated
that tbs voolsrowsrs accepted With
thanks the mayors offer OF the key
TO the city"
Following the seepoaae % ths ~
6ress of welcome. J. d. Wilson. ssrr>-
Of the association, delivered his
snnual report OF the activities Of the
organisation for the past year. An
account OF this report may Be found
in this isEue.
DR.. j. ~. Wilson. psestdDt Of tn
association. bsaan his annual aAarss1
to the members Of thu orsanimtioa.
The addreas was continued owe until
the Afternoon session and vus one Of
the most comprehensive and interest
ing discussions Of the wool industry
and its problems svsr dalivvrsd b.
Tore a woolgrowsrs convention.
Tuesday noon the vooia1vvsrv
were guests of the Nawfins Lions ana
Rotarians at a BUFFET luncheon at the
Masonic temple. ina noeAmastsrv
were welcomed By Attorney l.. =.
Armstrong, presi6snt Of h Ravftns
Rotary club and By Attorney A ].
Roster. president OF the Ravitns
Lions club. During the ev~n1s q this
luncheon E. N. Wentworth. repre-
senting the Pennsylvania railroad.
Ex-Governor B. B. Broohs, hscr~tary
Stryker. of tho Omaha Livestock Er-
change. and Frank King. Of Cnsy-
enne. made short talks which wsrs
much enjoyed by thoss in attenAanzs
at the luncheon.
Tuesday afterno1a. IN aAdftion -
the presidents address, ths wcolgrow-
ers heard talks by c. L. Harlan, OF
the federal bureau of rop n v
stock estimates. Ex-Governor B. B.
Brooks and Secretary Robertson OF
the State Board OF Sheep Commits
sioners.
Mr.. Harlan urged cooperation Of
tho sheepmen with the federal bureau
and said that the department would
value any information as to lamb
crops. probable shipment to market.
etc
Ex-Governor Brooks, in the gem
eral discussion that followed. dis
cussed the operations of the bureau
from tho standpoint of the stockman
who was called upon to I'LL out the
missionaries sent to him from the
federal department.
DR.. Robertson next read q paper
which dealt principally with the meth
DDS of controlling scabies on sheep.
Wednesday mornings session
opened with n general discussion OF
The National Rife association and Its
benent to the woolgrowers. This dis
cussion was lead by Keber Hndsell.
and others Interested In the rife
association.
A. d. FaviIle. state commissioner
bf agriculture. gave n very interest
ing talk regarding the stste fair TO be
held It Douglas again this year. He
spoke OF the probable exhibits and at
tendance and stated that there would
be special rates to Douglas for visitors
and exhibits.
Wednesday afternoon h session
was opened by a talk by Charles J.
Bayer, OF the U. 8. biological survey.
Mr.. Bayer told Of the work done by