Show Asserts Wool Growers Are Arc Facing Business Blizzard Unity Alone Will Save Annual reports of ot Dr S. S W W. Yo McClure secretary of the association have proved to be bo one of the tho big biff features of tho the National National Na Na- Va Wool 0 I Growers' Growers association conven conven- tion The secretary's annual report outlines the fight waged b by the association to keep wool on the thc dutiable list In tho the revision of ot the tariff A letter latter from President Woodrow Wilson Wilson Wil Wil- son to F. F J. J Hagenbarth president of tho thern association Is embodied In the report It announced that the would bo be given Riven a hearing on the tariff after It ft had been beon formally presented to congress The secretary then referred to tho the action of tho the president In iii refusing to grant the tho wool- wool men a hearing It was said that the were branded as Insidious lobb lobbyIsts lobby lobby- lets when their committee went to Washington Wash Was ington to confer with senators relative to the provision of oC the tariff bill Cites Newspaper Articles Articles from tram the Democratic press In which It was said ald that th the wool and nd sugar u r Interests were spending thousands of dollars dol dot lars Jars to gain Influence with the senators are arc cited He Ho then cites the condition of ot the tho treasury treasur of the Wool Growers' Growers association asso asso- 0 elation as evidence that the had spent no money for tor favorable legislation His ills expenses' expenses while In Washington for tor six weeks he says ays amounted to less Jess than 1100 Tho The Rev ne P. P A. A Simpkin pastor of Phillips Phillips Phil Phil- lips pl Congregational church was tho the first speaker on yesterday a afternoons afternoon's program M. M L Powers of or Flagstaff start Ariz western western west west- ern em vice president outlined difficulties with which the are bc besot beset ot to remain re ra- ra main In business Will Mako Make Wool Higher Legislation said ho he never changed physical or economic laws The only logical logical logi logi- cal cat result of ot the present actions of the administration will be that It will make wool higher after the tho Industry Itself has hs been destroyed Despite tho the fact that the grower IK Is getting from 3 to 5 6 cents a pound less for tor his product the consumer has hM noti noticed etl no benefits Tho The wholesaler makes moro money than the tho grower the railroad and the manufacturer combined A. A J. J Knollin of jot Chicago eastern vice president urged to consider their thel Interests from a a. business point of view In lino no with this advice he ls ad advised d' d the growers rowers to give more attention to breeding and the detail ends of or the business business busi bus ness nels of ot raising sheep In lii con concluding he lie recommended d the grading of oC wool BB as a means of oC deriving tho best possible price from tram tho the product John Cla Clay a commission agent of oC Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago was call called d upon to explain wh why commissions had Increased during recent years MI Mr Cia Clay offered figures to show that the expense of th the tho commission men had Increased by leaps and bounds and Increases cs In In ri commission were the logical result results A Although though favoring free trade he declared that he was unable to see why I Ithe the sugar Interests were verc given three years i ito to adjust their belr th J tI wn D llY overboard M. M r. r J. J Wilson of Wyoming viewed with alarm the now conditions tho the wool men were ware called upon to meet We re arc are facing fac tac- ing a ft blizzard said he but we mu must t stand to together If It the government go Is to tobe tobo bo he br brought ug t to recognize e Its is errors I |