| Show NEEDED REFORMS IN THE WOOL INDUSTRY J E cosgriff who has tor for years infused into the ethics a of apol fc rowing a successful spirit of development and improvement has pro pared with moot moat pains painstaking inking care ft a series of letters to wool growers lo in this intermountain anter mountain country in tho the important matter rf oc reform in branding shearing packing shipment and sale sac of wools these letters have been and are being widely circulated among growers where they are doing an immense am amount of good in addition to correspondence work mr Cos coagriff grIft has given tor for several years yeara and is still mill lending the aid of hie active actie presence presen before conventions conven tlona and meetings of various urging the furt furtherance berance of reforms which have been badly needed in return for these thaw efforts he fools feola largely impald by letters from eastern manufacturing concerns high ly commending hun him for his hie activity and urging that be continue for instance the management of the united states worsted company at bosem writes under recent date the writer has baa had twenty five years experience in buying territory wools of the producers in the west and van ran donaly appreciate your efforts for improving imp ampro roNing ing tine the wool growers very cry largo methods of putting up their wool for or the market when by exerting a little care and with practically no extra expense too he might better prices for the wool and la ia some cases force hla his product into closer competition with foreign production will b be a Mr rious louft under the coming reduction of the tariff every effort should bo be m md made ade if the producers of the united states wish to grow wool at al a profit regarding point paint veed used in marking that does not wash out in scouring ScOur ins wo say that wo we make tests teats to determine the amount of paint and make a price to cover the loss loae this toes loss naturally cornea comes out of the producer abeal twine has haa given our mills BO 60 much trouble we will not buy at any pr arke we have rejected good lots loto of wool when only the ban bags hod had the ends sewed with sisal twine regarding black wool packing black wool by itself Is ie the only WILY way in which stray hairs can bo be kept out of the white making mailing tho white wool suitable for a higher quality of goods and it if made a regular custom it will raise the price much nearer the Austral australian laa growers who put up their wool with tho the care that makes it command a better prim price tle same may be bald of tagging wool before packing leaving tags on the fleeces certain conditions will so no the wool Os ELS to inake it impossible to scour it white wo we trust you will continue your good work and that tho the growers will appreciate what you are trying to do for them |
