Show OMAHA is isA MAKING MAINC A FIGHT TO lAND tAND STORAGE OF WOOL OO Omaha is iJ one of the tho cities 8 of the west which is not going oin to relinquish h its rj right ht as os a tl woo wool storing cit city in favor of Qt tho the newly adopted Chicago o storage e plan In a circular r letter received this morning from tho the Omaha Commercial club cub tho the statement is made that Omaha Omah i is is s going oin to battle for her ller u usual ual position in ri the storage of wool during 1909 1009 and expects to lose but very little because of the tho Ch Chicago caso movement mo Located in in I Omaha near the tho great reat stock yards is is a a. largo laro arjo storage e plant in which annually I II I I millions of ot pounds of ot wool have bao been I stored each cach year cur I With the storage e plan of Chica Chicago o tho the Omaha men who arc backing the tho wool wool- i house bouse can see nothing but the wrecking I of their business as the they are arc going to i m do Ijo b their part toward making makin the Chicago Chi I cago eago a o plan a failure fl in so far as it affects Omaha at least leat Omaha claims many anta ad advantages cs over Chica Chicago o a as a wool storing center amon among which are two of considerable import Import- ance One is the a agreement which has bas been reached with the railroads of the c city ity for tho the hauling of wool When a ca cs shipped h b by the tho carload the wool can be ba besent s sent ent from an any western point unloaded ar at Omaha reloaded ed and sent on east at t the he same rate as it can bo ho sent direct t through Omaha's Omaha s 's Location A storage e limit of one year vear has bas been s secured on on that basis which is a a. big bilt factor Then Thoi Omaha is located in the c enter center of ot the tho wool growing re region ion pounds of the tho product pass t through that city eity annual and are forced out of the tho wa way by br being sento sent gent t to o Chicago The Commercial club of the tho Nebraska c city ity t gives many many other reasons for main main- t aming iDiD the position it does in regard to t th tho he proposed Chicago plan Representatives Represent of the club and of f the of that city and state will bo he at the tho national wool growers growers' association in full force and nud hope hope- to make a strong fi fight ht They claim that they were s snubbed b by the committee of westerners western estern I ers era who went about the tho country looking for the best beet site Bite for th the wo wool l center It It was through h a flattering offer on ou monc money rates that Chica Chicago o secured t the he wool says saYS the circular being dis din t and and wo we 0 intend to bring that fact act out in full array |