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Show COOPERATIVE PLAN FOR WOOLGROWERS WILL BE DISCUSSED One of the most Important subjects sub-jects which will come up at the coming convention of the National Woolgrowera' association In Bait Lake will be that of forming a co-1 co-1 operative association among, the wool men of the Intermountaln country to handle hecp shipments at the stockyards. According to Professor K. K. Marshall, secretary of the national association, rates put Into effect by the commission houses In August are altogether too hiRh. . .Should such an association be formed, it would mean great economy for the sheepmen and wooi cut away a big slice of the business of the middlemen, It Is declared. C. II. Wither, manager of the frWaMtr a laAfc-aatttck .. g.mm.Bal..n house In Omaha, will attend the convention here and will tell how the farmer operate this branch of the business. A committee has been appointed by the National Woolprowera' association as-sociation on the subject and it will handle the movement and Investl. gallon of the proposed cooperative association. Six associations which will be In convention from January 6 to 8 are planning to wire the committee on the proposed bill. The associations are the Idaho Woolgrowera, the Washinpton Woolgrowers, the Wyoming Woolgrowera, the Ogden Livestock show and the Nevada Livestock association. The National Woolgrowers association as-sociation will ntro take up the subject sub-ject of the graxing charges at railroad rail-road stations which are held by the woolmen to be excessive. |