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Show Second Largest , , Wool Center It Is ndtjf generally' known 'ihat Portland,, Ore.,. Is tho .secondHafgest wool center In the United;, States, Doston only! exceeding ItJ In record ot sales. ' Wool growing should become one of the greatest industries In Pacific coast states as natural conditions aro favorable In this section. Breeders of sheep are paying much more attention to handling' tho flocks with the result that wool In this territory compares favorably with the best' grown elsewhere. With tho development ot wool growing comes manufacturing of woolen goods and there Is no reason rea-son why western states In a short time should not bo manufacturing ns fine fabrics as can bo made. Raise -thp wool and manufacturing will come. Modern warehouses grade tho wool In some thirty odd varieties so that the farmors gots every penny there' Is In It and he has evory In centlve to increaso his flocks. i |