Show PLEDGE Am AID TO COUNTRY ENTIRE RESOURCES OF SHEEP AND WOOL GROWING INDUSTRY INDUSTRY INDUS INDUS- TRY PLEDGED T TO AMERIA AMERICA Number of Subjects SUbject of Importance to Discussed at National National National Na Na- Association Convention j at Salt Lake Salt SaU Lake City Th The entire re resources sources of the sheep sheen and nod wooi wool row ng Industry of America are pledged to to the service ser of the United Stai Stales es government govern govern- o ern ment to the end that the great world war may be be won for liberty and Jus ins tice This TillS was vas the keynote of or br broad ad patriotism pa pa- sound sounded cd b by President Frank Frnnk J. J Hagenbarth in his annual nil address before the Opening session of the fifty fifty- fourth annual convention con of the Ule National National National Na Na- association In this city on January Januar 17 That hat the the thew w wool prod producers cers of the United States tates ate afe behind the president and ana tJ the e administration for for victory is the sentiment that pervaded the conVention convention convention con con- con con- and antl the thread that that ran through every address by officers and delegates to the tile convention President Hagenbarth treated a number of or subjects of vital l Importance to the tile w wool ol Interests of the e country countr s sand and among them theta three of national Import Import import Im Im- im- im port Including possible action by bythe the government In fixing and controlling the price of wool the federal f food od administration administration administration ad ad- ministration meatless day program with relation to consumption lon of mutton mutton mut mut- ton and lamb and antl operation of the acre homestead law with Uh Its rel rela relation II tion to the ot the western I states Opposed Government Plan He voiced for the oU convention a sentiment sen son against the government fixing the price of wool it first gan gmt hearing to the wool producers on oft the matter of cost of production before attempting attempting at at- tempting to establish a price pric Mr Ir Hagenbarth gave assurance assurance that the wool producers aie are aie perfectly pe willing tilling that the government shall if iwai war n ne- ne nO requires fix a n a price arid and etab lisa Ush control over the price of wool but bit declared that the tile woolman only asks the tile consideration o o of being heard on the subject of cost of prOd production ion before before be be- fore such action n was taken Th The wool pr prod producers d c cers rs he lie said did not want the the gov government to fix a price on ou w wool ol advices and antl restrictions of middlemen and antl dealers know nothing of production pro pro- I I In relation to o. o the the J governments government's meatless day program the pr president of the association called attention to its effect the consumption of bf f mutton and lamb and urged that there should be a change in this program which would relie relieve e the restriction upon this class of meat He pointed l lout out that no no mutton or lamb is exported export export- ed for military use and that the e ex exportation ex of lamb products from this this' country countr Is practically nothing Referring Referring Refer Refer- ring to th the general impression which went Weilt out over the country that there was a fi brig bar upon pon the consumption consumption con con- of or lambs cv even o outside of the tile I mea meatless less day restriction rleS President 4 1 Hagenbarth noted that this tilis I s in of food r regulations had iad resulted re re- I suited in serious loss to the producer 0 of t fed fed lambs He lIe urged rg d that the government gov gov- food should take prompt and effective v me measures sUles to counteract this serious Idea und and to secure secure se se- sa- sa cure and encourage e greater consumption tion thin pf of fed fd lam lambs s' s to fo relieve t th the p present pros pres es- es ent c condition and i a's as it a it means of further further fur fur- ther thor conserving pork and und beef prodo products prod prod- o The Homestead l Law Effect of f the G 10 est ad law upon the sheep sheel growers was treated at nf considerable length ty the d lit of f the tIle association lie He saw in w- w wand and its oper operation tiou the ultimate d destruction of t the sheep and wool lin In Industry in th the western veStern states wh where re this law Jaw is effective and nd urge J the necessity ne necessity necessity ne ne- for government action h suspend I lug ing g the tho operation of or this tills i measure e sure ut ot lei least t during the period of the the war Tile The fourth fifty annual convention opened wi with h. h an attendance of of more than 1000 delegates and visitors ors Swift Is Speaker t I L Louis LOuuis' l is' is F. F Swift head of the Swift packing interests in Chicago ngo w wa- wa one ono of the thc speakers of national Importance who addressed the tile convention urging the necessity for tor operation co In every wa way between the producers and the p In the matter of meat food conservation Inc the demands of or the tue war war l Joseph P. P Cotton of at Jl the thie Uc n pt division division division di di- vision of the federal food administration tion also addressed the th convention emphasizing the necessity Jt Ly for conserving conser In big ing the tue meat ment supply 1 Dr J Jolla John It 11 lohler chief of or the bureau buteau of or animal animal- industry of the go government eminent i told the convention of the work worl being being- done by the tle f federal bureau in Its e ef- ef aid the he In lu the matter I of increasing o of i ep and I. I j 4 j 4 f |