Salt Lake Tribune | 1902-01-09 | Page 2 | Wool Men Elect Officers

WOOL MEN ELECT OFFICERS national Association Is in Session in Boston Boston Jan sThc National Association Asso-ciation Wool Men loday rcclcclcd President C II HaIlIng Treasurer Benjamin Phipps Secretary S N D North and other officers Resolutions were adopted declaring that the Orosvenor pure woolbill will place under Government police surveillance many large and Important branches of the textile Industry which If enacted cannot be administered without placing Federal police officers In charge of textile mills wholesale clothing establishments and garment manufactories The secretary of the association was Instructed to arrange for a hearing before the Ways and Means committee in order that the matter may havo full opportunity to be demonstrated lit was also resolved the wool manufacturers manu-facturers favor tho passage of a merchandise mer-chandise marks act similar to tho English statute making It a misdemeanor misde-meanor to sell any woolen or other goods under a false name or description descrip-tion provided t such a measure can be framed wllhln the provisions of Ihe Constitution