Show Salt Lake Lahe Man Man 1 Handle o Wool WoolS S Clip of A America me ric rica a F I jf c I E i I I i Iw W. W D. D McKellar who has been sumI summoned summoned sum sum- to Washington by war Industries Industries In In- I board to direct wool distribution distribution dis dis- I for government superintend the national distribution distribution dis- dis j dis-j I T To I of approximately I JL worth of raw wool or the entire clip of the 1 United States W. W D. D McKellar a native native native na na- na- na tive Salt Laker left today at noon for Washington upon receiving a call for his duties this morning from the United States government The war industrial board of the national council of defense with headquarters at Washington which was organized four weeks ago for forthe forthe forthe the purpose of handling among other questions the wool problem for the United United States government appointed Mr McKellar l for this important position position tion on account of his national reputation tation i in buying and selling wool and for his experience e in traffic departments departments depart depart- ments of various railways of the United States IS NATIONALLY NATIONALLY KNOWN For the past twelve years Mr McKellar Mc Me- Kellar has been buying wool for the National Wool Warehouse and Storage Storage Stor Stor- age company with headquarters at atChi Chi Chicago ago and as a result he became nationally known in wool buying and selling circles Ten years prior to that time Mr l McKellar was connected connected connected con con- with traffic departments of some of the biggest railways in the country All the woo wool in the United States as well as that which is shipped into the country from foreign lands will willbe willbe willbe I be disposed of by the war industrial industria board under which Mr McKellar will I I work After the needs of the United States army navy and other branches of the military service or the war needs of the allies liles are the remainder of or the wool will be distributed distributed distributed dis dis- in various channels of commerce commerce com corn merce for civilian use More than is the estimated estimated estimated esti esti- mated 1 of or all the wool in the United States and it is expected by bythe bythe bythe the government that millions of dollars dollars dollars dol dol- lars more in wool will be supplied to I the United States during the year for forwar forwar forwar I war use by foreign countries i GIGANTIC UNDERTAKING A gigantic undertaking is the duty of or the national wool distributing board and the efficiency of these theMe board members to a great extent will I I determine the progress of Uncle Sams Sam's war operations The wool question in the nations which have I been engaged in the struggle for democracy democracy democracy de de- de- de for a longer time than has the United States has been one of or orf f great worry and concern to those di directing dl- dl ting war val movements and for this reason the United States Stales has taken i no chances in putting a competent I group of men In control of the wool I in the fIle United St States tes J Mr McKellar's appointment t to this Important post of or natio national laJ service demonstrates tho the reputation that Utah men have for capa capability and ef efficiency efficiency ef- ef and an adds another laur laurel l to Utah's executive service in carrying Ion on the thin war against the Huns |