The Coconino sun., 1926-01-15
WOOL GROWERS OF THE
STATE FLOCK TO PHOENIX

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Wool Growers association, in the
| form of their "Drivewap" meeting. at
8 a. m. at the offices of the associa-
tion in the Berryhill building on Mon
day morning. Discussion for the COM
ing year in the matter Of the ranging
through the system of driveways
were put into the Hands of the follow
ing committees: Mud Tanks driveway
John Hennessy, Lou Clerou and E. |
A. Sawyer; Heber-Reno driveway
James Scott, George Wilber and Fred
| c. Purcell; Tonto Reserve driveway
Lou Charlebois, G. +. Burton and
Nathan Bankhead; Bear Springs-C.
e. Burton, Nathan Bankhead and
George Campbell; and Grief Hill--La-
ther Hart, d. w. Campbell and r. T.
Brown.
Attending the meeting were num-
Der of leading forest supervisors of
the state, including f. G. w. Pooler,
district supervisor and Holm Kerr,
assistant district supervisor of forests
from Albuquerque; H. B. Wales of
Prescott; E. A. Miller of the Coconino
reserve; J. Fl. Roberts of the Sit
greayes reserve; and George Kimball
of the Tusayan forest.
The convention of the Arizona Wool
Growers went into session at 1920
o'clock in the Blue room of the Hotel
/ Adams and was attended by nearly
100 of the representative wool grow
ers from all parts of the state. Con-
ducting the occasion A. A. Johns,
president of the organization, gave
the opening talk in which he dwelt
on the three most vital questions
which were up for the discussion of
the members: the grazing situation,
the marketing. problem and the sani-
tary conditions of the present flocks
in this state. He also read a letter
to the members of the association
from George K. Bowden, who is at
present in FL Paso, stating his regrets
at not being able to arrive in Phoenix
to be among the wool growers at the
time of the assemblage. He sent,
however, some news which was audibly
received by the assembled delegates,
in the form of notice that the range
situation in Legislature at the present
time had very formidable outlook.
Al short talk by State Land Com
missioner Vernon Vaughn was the
opening talk of the meeting in which
he assured the gathered sheep men of
any cooperation that he or his depart
ment could extend. H. r. Dawson,
representive of the American Insti-
tute of Meat Packers at Chicago then
gave a talk on the marketing of NUT
ton. He impressed the visitors that
mutton was to become a staple meat
| product in the United States, al
though at the present time it is not
being used as extensively as in Great
Britain.
w. T. Treleaven, general agent Of
the livestock department of the Santa
Fe lines, gave short talk on the
transportation Of the live product to.
the market, and was followed by a
short talk by Mr.. Hazelton, editor of
the Hereford Journal, in which the
speaker dwelt on the coming and
growing amity of the cattle and the
sheep men of this country.
Scabies, a disease which in the past
has caused much anxiety and loss to
herders of Arizona was reported to
have been thoroughly eradicated in
this state by DR.. G. Snyder, chief in
spector of the bureau of animal in
dustry, who maintained to the sheep
men that there was less than l per
cent of it left in the state. Frank
Pooler, district forester announced
that it was hoped that the fences of
the forest grazing sections would be
in shape in the coming year and was
applauded heartily by the audience
when he stated that they were to be
given free feed for the coming half
, of the new year. The waiver from
the United States department. of for
, estry was not discussed in length but
, it was expected that at the afternoon
/ session the matter would be taken up
thoroughly. He also stated that the
increase in price of the market value
/ of sheep per head which had been
voted down at the convention held IN
Yuma, on the 18th of December, was
very fortunate thing inasmuch as
! / it eliminated six cent head tax on
!. the sheep which would have amounted
to almost as much as the raise in
price could have gained the owner and
; marketer.
Other speakers who addressed the
sheep raisers were Clarence Owens,
supervisor of Navajo county, who adj
vised the sheep men to stand together
in the coming issue of making herd
ers pay for the leasage of public do
main; T. w. ThomllnSon, secretary OF
the American National Livestock as
; sociation; Mr. Murphy, of the land de-
; partment, Santa Fe lines and DR..
Shipley in a requested address on
the diseases of the various types that
have been seen among Arizona flocks.
w. f.. Huff of Los Angeles broach-
!. ed on the subject of cooperative mar
keting, advocating the use of store
! house where the local sheep and wool
growers could accumulate their prod
ucts until such time when the mar
ket would be favorable for its sale.
The morning session of the conven-
ton closed with short addresses from
f. M. Underwood, representative of
Secretary Jardine and Fred H. Bixby,
! president of the California Livestock
association.
: During the afternoon, executive
e sessions will be held in the Blue room
s for the purpose Of organizing commit
< tees to take charge of the coming
e years activities.
: The afternoon session of the meet
i ing opened with the submission by the