The Coconino sun., 1924-07-11
STATE WOOL GROWERS
HOLD SUCCESSFUL MEET
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(COntnued from rage OHesJ
vet it must be faced, and the future
of the industry largely depends on
the progress that must be made.
IF the time is not yet ripe, ana
nothing else is done, it seems to nue.
that there should be an expression
from this association in regard 10
the warehousing Of wool. We must
make a start. at some point that
seems logical and safe. Then the
question of financing this ware
housed wool through our Arizona
hanks. the intermediate Credit banks,
or some other channel will naturally
follow.
The time to take action, if any IS
not when our wool is shefn and on
the flat ready for shipment, and no
provision has been made for IL
nancing and holding it, but
provisions must be made and under
stood long before This whole mat
ter is before you.
The fact remains that our present
method of handling our weol is crude
and unsatisfactory. We are at the
mercy of dealers, brokers, and conn
mission men who are organized ann
come with the object of getting our
wool below its real value. No effort
has been made by the Boston COM
bine that handles and makes spec
ialty of Arizona woods TO help oul
industry in any way or TO see that
anv knowledge is given US N oul
business. These parties, strange as
it may seem, have no hesitancy N
killing the goose that lays the gold
en- eggs and it is absolutely up to
US, to help ourselves.
This cannot be done in hurry or
without considerable thought and
discussion and ] most sincerely ask
that you give this vital question OF
marketing all the attention you can
give to it.
Improvement can also be made in
our marketing of feeder lambs.
Considerable work has been dons
on the driveways during the yeas.
A year ago this association was not
in possession of correct maps or
data regarding our trails. Now N
in the secretary's office any member
can look over maps clearly showing
the trails and may receive all tne
correct data regarding the fores.
regulations and our state leases.
Much has been done and there Is
still much to do with all of which
you are fully aware.
We have received assurances from
state land department that no new
private leases will be considered or
granted along driyeways until this
association is given ample opportui,-
ity for hearing and expressing It's
side of the case.
Regarding the public highway of
the forest leading from the end OF
the Heber-Reno trail to the Mesa
desert, we were successful III getting
the special agent to approve the ao-
dition of 2060 acres to the. drivewa-s
Due to the strenuous objection of the
cattlemen this was the best that
could be done.
In this respect our thanks are cue
to Lou Charlebois for securing a
change in the Bear Springs driveway
allowing sheep to go into Duff piacs
ON the Verde river fer watering,
which was done at cost to the users
of this driveway of only $28 for
posting new lines. Our thanks are
due to Mr.. Charlebois, ID. w. Camp
bell, and to E. H. Duffield, for vasu-
able assistance rendered to our sec
retary on driveway matters.
In this connection application
should be made to the state land de-
partment for leases or school sec
tions or other state sections not
now. leased, to the end that def
mite and lasting right to such sec
tions be acquired. In places where
practicable better watering places
should be provided.
A committee has also been ap-
pointed on range appraisals and as
each CT our forests is represented on
the committee complete report may
be expected.
Perhaps taking the appraisals as
a whole there has been a small raise
but in the aggregate very low one.
Most of the users appear to be fairly
well satisfied, and the principle on
which the fees are levied the more
it is understood seems to be better
liked.
We are glad to report some pro-
gress and a reduction on wool freight
rate. The 10 per cent reduction
granted by the railroads, more than
a year ago, was suspended by the
interstate commerce commission until
June 10, and then until September
26- 1928. On the 18th day of Decem-
Der last the commission again sus-
pended the reduction indefinitely,
We did not find this out until the
Salt Lake meeting, and your presr-