Show URGED TO FOR INDUSTRY President Austin M Mh Makes ll s r Annual Address Before re Opening Session Sessio l' l of of Ut Utah Wool Gro ers ers' Meeting g ATTENDANCE IS HEAVY HEAVY k asters Are Ur Urged d io to Unite to Combat Evils Which Threaten Life and Growth of the Business I In hIs his annual address before th-e th the opening session of ot the Utah Wool Wool Growers Growers' convention at the Hotel Utah tah this afternoon George Austin president president dent reviewed the work of the pr- pr ri r- r i for the last last ast year and called particular a attention to the several problems problems problems lems which the of Utah must face and combat If it the industry is to 10 grow and thrive While Mr Austin did not make any formal recommendations to ItO the convention he said that there were certain important matters which the must give close attention and hard work Among these he said are re the destruction of ot predatory an an- an mals the working for the replacing pt tariff on wool and a betterment of ot otrange range conditions condition The organization Itself also was the subject of considerable comment by Mr Austin and he took occasion to remind some of the of Utah that they were not giving as good support to the state wool growers growers' association as they should We need the aid of every sh epman and wool grower in the state of Utah if it this organization is to be a success said Mr Austin We need your fi financial financial fi- fi aid but we need your moral support far ar more but unless we have your financial aid we will not receive your moral support It is the duty of every n nto to take an active interest in the affairs affairs affairs af af- af- af fairs of ot the Utah Wool Growers' Growers as association as- as for its every work is for forthe forthe forthe the benefit of all and the industry as aa a whole It is far easier to com a fan evil as an organization than as individuals and cheaper too for that matter II If to meet with success success' in the wo we are success success' inthe t work of ot eradicating predatory animals animals' from the ranges It must roust be by c corn com combined m effort of all and to accomplish this there must be an organization or or- r- r Predatory animals are the the worst enemies today of the wol wool grower You know now as well as I I that there is a loss annually of not less than I 10 per cent of ot our herds from th these se I animals animas This loss combined by the increased cost of operating is making great inroads on the life of the industry industry indus indus- try and anc if it it is to survive it must be eliminated In touching on the tariff Mr Austin said that now was the opportune time for the wool growers to take up ui their fight to have havethe the duty on wool restored I I The government is greatly in n need ed of ot revenue he said and this one thins more than all else ese wi will help to bring about the enactment of a a. law which will restore the tariff on wool Th The industry In the United States StateR he lIe de declared declared de- de dared must have this protection if it lt itis its is s to continue to thrive and grow when all aU conditions resume the n nor f r- r mal mat Of great import t to the Mr l Austin told tod his listeners was the improvement im improvement un- un provement of range lIe He also urged upon the tile the need of owning awning their ranges This he said was ws becomIng becoming becom beconi- ing log more imp imperative each year on ac account account account ac- ac count of the rapidly diminishing public domain to which the sheep formerly formerly for for- merly mery had access In closing his bis address Mr Austin Austin lot let It be known that it was his hl wish that he be bo p permitted to retire from tji tile the presidency of Jf f the association this tIlls year yea r rand and that another man be sel selected to head ad the body for the coming year He made it ta plain that already he had served two terms as president of the state woo wool growers' growers association ana ann Continued on page e 6 6 URGED Continued from page 1 that the best Interests of f the tion would be served by the election of a new ney head headS There Ther were several hundred members of ot the association present at the opening opening opening open open- ing session of the convention and there I was a liberal participation In the discussion discussion dis die of the several subjects touched on by the speakers The convention convention convention con con- will continue through tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow tomor tomor- row and will close with the annual election of officers Reports on conditions of sheep and ana the ranges from the several sections of the state were vere made b by from all 1111 parts of at the state All reported the ranges in good condition and conditions conditions conditions con con- favorable with the exception of the continued losses from predatory animals The session Wednesday will be held at the Richards street Auditorium where the the wool exhibit of the Na Nil National Na Wool Warehouse and Storage company has been installed and which will be used In connection with an address address ad address ad- ad dress to be delivered by J J. J D. D Halliday Halliday Halliday Halli- Halli day president of the warehouse com corn pany The program for Wednesday Includes includes In Includes In- In a talk by John C C. C Mackay vice president on The Ne Needs ds and Requirements Requirements Require Require- ments meats of ot the H He will be followed by John D. D of Cokeville Cokeville Coke- Coke ville Wyo member of the executive board of the Wyoming Wool Growers' Growers association topic will beThe beThe be beThe The Systematic and nd Practical Destruction Destruction De De- De- De tion of Coyotes George E. E Holman of the United States biological survey will talk on What the Government Will Do and I What It Is Doing to Eradicate Predatory Predatory Predatory Preda Preda- I tory Animals How the Bureau of off Animal Industry Industry Industry Indus Indus- try Can Help the will be explained by Dr F. F E. E Murray In charge of the local division of the United States bureau of animal Indus Indus- try The Urgent Need of the Sheep Sheep- men Is the topic assigned to Dr DrS S W. W McClure l secretary of th the National Nation l Wool Growers' Growers association The Tile concluding concluding concluding con con- addre address addres s on the morning program program program pro pro- gram will be delivered by President Halliday of the National Wool Warehouse Warehouse Ware Ware- house and Storage company which Is operated by the National Wool Growers' Growers association The wool tariff question will be taken up at the afternoon session be beginning beginning beginning be- be ginning at 2 State Se Senator ator Peter C. C Johnson of ot Blackfoot Idaho Is 15 scheduled to talk on Do the the Sheep men Need a Tariff at Present Thomas W. W Jones chairman of the state board of sheep commissioners commissioners' will tell What the State Board or of Sheep Commissioners Has Been Doing for the Eradication of Diseases Diseases' Thomas Austin of Salt Lake will ad ad ad dress J the meeting meeting on The Wool Mar ket |