Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-02-24 | Page 2 | Woolgrowers of Utah to Meet Here April 1

wo GR OF o UT UTAH AH AHTO j TO MEET HERE APRIL Il 1 I BE Utah association T tion will hold its annual convention conven- conven n- n lion tion at the Hotel Utah commencing com conn- April 1 at 10 0 a. a a.m. m. a Questions of vital Importance to 10 the of Utah are to be cuss cussed d according to C C. C B. B Stewart secretary of the association A record I breaking attendance Is expected and andi i from the most of oft out of I the way parts of the state have expressed expressed ex- ex pressed their Intention or of attending Mr Stewart Steart Is sending an announcement announcement announce announce- ment to every to III the state of the date of the convention The annual annual an- an nual convention was to have bf been en held in January hut but due to the Influenza situation situation sit sit- It was indefinitely postponed A meeting was held Saturday b by the Utah executive committee commit commit- tee and It was agreed that 12 cents per head and board would be a tall fair price to pay In many other states the have been demandIng demanding demand demand- Ing 20 O cents per head and board according according ac- ac cording to Mr 11 Stewart In n Yakima Wash Yash the refused to work when they were not promised 20 cents per head I According to 11 1 Stewart many I can clip head of sheep per day and at 20 cents per head they would be making making- 30 per day The I Utah maintain that Z 2 cents per head and board or 14 cents cents per head without board is 15 fall fair wages for the considering the present pres- pres ent price of wool and other conditions Mr Stewart believes that the prIce wIll become standard throughout the United States and nd that the National association concurs In the statement Th wage to be paid sheepherders will wl be one ot of the subjects for discussion discus discus- i lon sion at the the convention and a standard wage ma may be be suggested The question question ques- ques tion ot of the proper propel amount of taxation taxation taxa- taxa tion values on sheep and bounties to be paid for wild animal anima I trophies will also be among among the important questions which will be brought up