Show George E E. Collard Heads Utah State I W Body James A. A Hooper Reelected Treasurer Secretary of Organization I Geor George e E. E Collard o of Provo was unanimously reelected president of the thc Utah State Wool rowers rowers' association association asso at the twenty fifth annual convention convention con con- at the Hotel Utah Thursday State Senator W. W D. D Candland of Mount lount Pleasant and James A. A Hooper of Salt Lake were unanimously reelected reelected re re- re elected vice president and secretary secretary- treasurer respectively J. J S. S of Salt Lake and H Hyrum Hy Hyrum Hy- Hy rum Stocking of Riverton were added added add add- ed to the board of directors from Salt Lake county increasing the board to 21 members All other directors di d rectors including Mr Collard CoUard Mr Candland and Mr 1 Hooper also were reelected F. F J. J Hagenbarth of Spencer Idaho president of the National ers' ers association addressed the afternoon afternoon afternoon after after- noon session He spoke in favor of present tariffs and md declared the they should remain in force and pointed to them as beneficial to LAUDS WORK Mr Hagenbarth also lauded the work of the National Wool Marketing Marketing Market Market- in ing corporation and advised the members memo mem bers to utilize this means of cooperative tive marketing as the best way to obtain highest possible prices for their product The tiThe economic reconstruction program program program pro pro- gram of President Hoover is a vital part of cf the nations nation's progress toward recovery and the sooner it is in force the better it will be for all aU notably Mr Hagenbarth declared Paul Draper of Boston sales manager manager man man- ager of ot the wool marketing corporation corporation corpora corpora- tion spoke on Wool discussing the industry in general and telling of the work of the marketing agency MRS KEARNES SPEAKS Mrs E E. J. J Kearnes president of the ladies' ladies auxiliary of the association spoke on the work of that group at atthe atthe atthe the morning mornin session and Mr Hooper presented his annual report He declared that the current Lamb week campaign has resulted in the local kill of or lambs Iambs increasing nearly per cent this week Problems of taxation grazing laws administration of the public domain and nd reduction of grazing fees b by the department of agriculture were discussed discussed dis dis- dis cussed b by Mr Collard at the opening session Outlining the associations association's stand Continued on Page e Seventeen COLLARD HEADS UT UTAH AH Continued From Pare Page Pae Eleven on tax mat matters ers Mr lIr Collard said the organization feels feel that so far as the thc assessed valuation of range sheep is concerned arc are carrying more than a just share of the thc tax burden It I is our belief bele that every government government gov gov- gov- gov agency from irom top to bottom must curtail curtal expenses expenses In line lne with such a curtailment taxes now a heavy load to our industry should be adjusted adjusted ad ad- he declared POI POINTS TS TO SUIT He pointed out that efforts cHart to cu cut part of the thc burden resulted in a suit sui suit in Nevada courts testing the thc const constitutionality const const- of that states state's law which assesses of other states whose flocks graze in Nevada The Nevada case was upheld in a lower court and has been carried carrie to the supreme court by the opposition he said The Thc Utah association is in favor of federal not state control of the ranges of the public domain Already there has been trouble among states over reciprocity rights in grazing and if i such lands land are put under a state leasing in sy 5 tern tem ter there will wi be more difficulties Mr Collard Colard declared The speaker said that the thc association association tion ton must continue to fight for a are re reduction re- re ducton of grazing fees in national forests forest since drouth has ha deprived of much of the thc feed due them rightfully under the fees the they pa pay He recommended that the as as- request a refund of part o of the thc 1931 1031 payments as well wel as seek reductions in 1932 HITS PRACTICES Regarding the thc situation between packers and I beleve believe the thc association is in accord with the thc national national na na- na- na tonal and with wih them takes exception to certain practices of the packing interests interest which arc are detrimental to the growers Mr Collard Collard Col Col- lard said said Regarding 1932 Mr Collard Colard pointed point point- ed out reduced crops caused by adverse adverse adverse ad ad- verse weather conditions should do much to hasten recovery of the industry in in- and pointed out that wool growers will wi be the thc first to approach normal conditions |