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Show WOOL SITUATION IS SATISFACTORY, SAYS GROWERS' SECRETARY 8. W. Mi-flu re, secretary of the National Na-tional Wool (J rowers' association, returned re-turned to Salt I-ak last night aftsr s business trip of sevsral weeks In the east He said he was glad to gst back and that Salt Lake City Is by far the best town Included in hie trip. In regard to the wool situation. Mr. McOure said that although the Democratic Demo-cratic caucus voted to place wool on the free Hat the congreaamen had decided that this feature should not become effective ef-fective until December L Between now end that date, upwards of 200.000. 000 pounds of wool will be consumed In the United States. As It will be Impossible to Import any wool up to that ttms without with-out conforming to the present tariff regulations, reg-ulations, this consideration should prove a benefit In the marketing of this year's wool. Mc McClure aald that It appeared aa though wool would be put on the free Hat permanently, but that there are some prospects of retaining a duty of 15 per cent. The fight for protection, however, will be carried on from thle end. |