Show R I 1 LOYAL TO NATION 40 ADOPT resolutions PLEDGING FEALTY TO constitution AND WAR AGAINST REDS protest against dumping of foreign wools wool into american market and favor legislation aiding ex perl ment stations salt luke lake city with tile the passage of strongly worded resolutions resolution s covering almost every phase of 0 th the e wool 1 producing industry anti and the election ele cllon of officers to serve for the curre current n t year the na national dional Wool growers a association brought to a close its fifty fifth annual convention on january 21 following a three day session frank J hoselbarth Hosen barth of idaho idah 0 and salt lake was wai reelected re elected president Ident akl M J powers of flagstaff arizona was named western vice president probes professor or W C coffey of if the university of illinois was waa chosen as eastern vice president the executive committees mit tees selection of dr F R marshall assistant animal husbandman washington D C us secretary of the association to succeed dr S W ale clure resigned after nine years of service was announced by president und and unanimously approved the convention throughout was well attended and the various subjects presented were generally and intensively n discussed the off officers leers pronouncing it tile the most successful meeting in the history of the organization gist of resolutions in brief tile the resolutions passed oppose the creation of parks or game preserves tit at the expense of grazing areas urge congress congre Rs to appropriate the funds requested tor for the work of the U S sheep experiment station petition tor for legislation to bar all aliens from using the public domain request additional funds fund 3 for improving range conditions in the national forests asks the forest service to provide spring range for cattle that will not trespass upon the sheep ranges ask for compensation for men in forest service sufficient to secure competent men commends the activities of the federal government in arresting find and deporting undesirable aliens and pledges the loyalty of the association in support of this work protests against agitation against the packers and the enactment of the so called K S K bills stands for a league of nations and peace treaty with reservations that will uphold the american constitution asks for a western member of the interstate commerce commission protests protest against the dumping of foreign wools into the american market urges passage of legislation requiring manufacturers of woolen cloth to mark the per cent of virgin wool condemns the policy of contracting wool in advance of shearing and favors sale by consignment sign ment and on commission urges sheep men to employ private trappers to aid in extermination of the coyotes commends the attitude of the associations officers for their stand against affiliation with promoters recommends that una allotted lands landi in western states be placed under charge of the department of agriculture requests operation cooperation co of the department of agriculture in the eat more lamb campaign recommends n an n educational camp campaign aln to tench teach the importance of the sheep industry asks for add adal tlona government funds for the fight against a alast scabies designates tile the pacific international livestock show as tile the off official leial sheep show of the organization extends thanks to western railroads who gave low freight rates for moving stock and carrying food in III times of emergency thanks the secretary of agriculture the secretary of the interior and their associates for their endeavors and operation cooperation co all who helped make the program and the convention a success pleads for virgin wool A strong plea for the enactment of such ruch legislation as would fore force e tile the fabric manufacturers to so stamp their product as to make known the per cent of virgin wool and the per cent of shoddy and other materials was the creature of tile the closing session this address was delivered by alexander walker of new york city president of tile the national sheep and wool bureau mr air walkers contention wits was that sheep men were being defrauded of flad he just I 1 returns from their pro a amse of the regular and per nr use of shoddy in tile the manu fac ure ura of all wool cloth the lie public lie he said being steadily find and uniformly deceived by the refusal of the cloth makers to use the term term virgin wool which could have but one menning meaning wool that had not heretofore been used in tile the manufacture of cloth |