The Coconino sun., 1927-07-15

mination of grade and shrinkage.
do not know how successful this has
been or of how much practical value,
but it is move in the right direction
and if intelligentlv handled and
worked in cooperation with our mar
keting committee may be of consider
able benefit to the industry.
In this connection there has been
considerable discussion and corre-
spondence about establishing sheep
and goat experiment at the University
farm on the Santa Fe north of Pres
colt. This station to be similar to
the one at Dubois, Idaho, and the one
in Wyoming. These stations have
been of great benefit to the wool
growers in the vicinities in which they
have been established and in view of
our problems and the Importance Of
the industry it seems to me that one
of the United States experimental
stations should be established in Ari-
zona and devoted to the sheep indus
try.
Too Much Gambling
Judging from our experience there
is now too much speculation in the
wool market, too many middle men
and too much expense in the handling
of our wool clip. To put it in the
hands of the gamblers in New York
it seems to me will be disastrous.
We know the result of gambling in
wheat, corn, cotton, pork and other
commodities and the gambling in these
has ruined the American farmer and
brought about the insistent demand
for stabilization of prices and farm
relief. We should protest to the de
partment of agriculture and state our
position to the National Wool Growers
association.
To put the wool clip of the United
States and the wool industry into the
hands of a bunch of sure thing tin
horns who do not know the difference
between a sheep and burro would be
a calamity. 1t is going from the
frying pan into the fire and instead
Of getting the stabilization and or
derly marketing we hear and read so
much about, nothing but chaos and
ruin will result
Freioht Rates
Our eastbound wool rates have re-
manned the same as last year. The
westbound wool rates were consider
ably lowered by the l. G. G., but the
new rates were suspended pending
the application of the railroads for a
re-hearing If the new westbound
rates are put into effect there is no
doubt but that the eastbound rates
will be lowered and adjusted. The
conference of May 3 with the rail-
roads simply emphasized the fact that
nothing can be obtained either from
the railroads or the |. G. G. except by
aggressive action.
About two years ago our secretary
took up the matter of the branch line
arbitrary charge Of $3.50 a car. This
was not finally ruled upon until last
February which shows the time and
patience necessary to accomplish any
thing in regard to rates. This charge
had applied to nearly all the cars of
live stock and wool shipped in and out
of Arizona, and estimating that per-
haps we handle a minimum of two
thousand cars it shows that we have
made saving of over seven thousand
dollars per year.
Marketing
It has been clearly demonstrated
that under existing conditions the
wool trade is unable to finance the
domestic clip and the growers must
adjust themselves to the disposal of
their product through the season
rather than continuing the practice of
dumping a twelve months supply upon
the market within a ninety-day period.
Our wool today is much below the
world level plus the tariff and. al
though there is some skepticism about
cooperative marketing it is my be-
lief that the only hope for improve
ment is through more cooperation
and more organization by growers.
Whatever may happen the slogan of
the wool growers should be "The world
price plus the tariff"
Compliments Embach
Ny thanks are due to all of you
for continued help and support and
cannot refrain from especially thank
ing your secretary treasurer for his
efficient services and if anything
meritorious has been accomplished it