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Show IJ WOOL MEN DISSATISFIED ITumber in Idaho to Send a Bepresen- ' tative East. . The Idaho wool growers west of Poca- j tello, dissatisfied with prices offered for I wool by buyers on tho ground, havo de- ' elded to send a representative East for ! the purpoao of disposing of their wool to j the wholesale and manufacturers of that ! region. Millions of Pounds Unsold. It is stated that but 20 per cent of tho J year's crop has been so far disposed of. I and that In' tho neighborhood of 6.000,000 ( pounds remain unsold. Tho representa- " tlvo selected Is Fred Gooding, a brother V of Gov. Gooding of Idaho, and It is ex- , pectod that ho will be ablo to sccuro ap- 'l proximately 23 cents a pound for the wool I J that ho will represent, which will give t It a. cash valuation of 51,500,000. Failing ;( to find a satisfactory market for their :! product, thoy will at once ship their SI wool to tho East, where It will bo stored, j! "Will Beceive Bids. HI At Le,wlston. Ida,, Friday, June 15, f will bo "wool sales day." when buyers h from all over the country will bo present j and submit sealed bids. This move Is bc- U Ing made for tho purposo of breaking a ; deadlock and encouraging competition, as for several days but Tittle wool has fl changed, hands on account of the bids d cubmltted being unsatisfactory to the m wool growers. |