Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-02-25

the largest county pool in Pennsyl-
vania is that of Greene county, and
it is marketed through the Ohio as
sociation.
| "Woolgrower" refers to the Ala
/ bama wool growers as model to
pattern after. He might be inter-
ested in knowing that this associa-
tion was patterned largely after the
Ohio association, and has been in
touch with us on wool sales, etc. 1t
| has even asked us to market it's
wool for it, but the freight haul
and other factors have led us to re-
fuse them. A number of local
mills have taken the bulk of their
wool
If the Ohio Wool Growers Coop
erative association is not an organ
ization managed and directed by
growers themselves, then there are
no such organizations in existence.
! AS to no one in Morgan county
knowing anything about the con-
tract to market woods, "Woolgrow-
err is either deliberately falsifying
or speaking from the vast experience
of his ignorance. This contract was
submitted at the meeting of Oct.
%, 1924, and, Morgan county had its
delegates duly elected by the con-
signors themselves, present the rec
ord of that vote, together with the
signatures of the men signing it and
on file in this office.
Let us assume that every county
erected its local pool and it's sales
we're made by local officers. What
would happen? Were l a buyer and
wanted to secure wool, l would
ask no better proposition than to
get 88 counties TO bidding against,
each other to sell me wool. Would
the price go up or down? Here are
a few questions every wool grower
has right to ask. Would these
woods be graded? If SO, by whom?
Would mill take these grades? If
not, how would they adjust prices to
take care of throw outs? Would the
woods be stored SO as to prevent loss
from theft, fire or water? If not,
who stands the loss? Are the men
entrusted with selling familiar with
markets and woods and do they
know when they are getting value? |
If the majority Of the poolers are to
agree as to time of selling, when |
will that day arrive? How are the |
wcols to be sold? If to mill, has |
any mill contract been established? |
If "sharpers'' and "exploiters," who |
'Woolgrower" says "Is just as liza
bic to be fellow farmer as anyone
else" are to be found in state |
pool, how will they be kept out of a :,
pool? How do you know
hat even "Woolgrower" himself is
)n the level, if he is so ready to ac-
,use everybody else? Have the
men who are trying to work up this
ocal pool been the ones who have
,o-operated in trying to bring about :
,etter agricultural conditions OF
lave they spent their time in oppos- =
ng such effort and fault finding? .
f the latter, what right have they
o ask anybody to cooperate with ,
hem when they have refused to CO. ,
operate with others?
These are few questions every | :
WOOL producer should ask before he
his wool clip. There are r
many others just as pertinent. May
ask "Woolgrower" some? Who 7
las sponsored the truth, in fabrics
ill and helped secure our present \
ariff? Who has been responsible
or the education of the Ohio wool c
roducer as to market values, ,
rades, ETC.? Who has made mar
ct for Morgan county's surplus \
heep by giving growers in sections
there fine wools have always sold >,
heaply, an opportunity to get val A
es for them? What has forced the
ocal competition up in Ohio the
asst eight years to point where
callers have made no money in op- :
rating in them? Who is the most
lterested in seeing the association
o out of business?
Come out "Woolgrower," and, at
east, be man enough to sign your g.
anne to your propaganda. F.
Walker, Sec'y Ohio Wool Growers
Cooperative Association