Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-02-18 | Page 20 | Profit Secret Given Woolmen

n PROfIT SECRET G VEt E EC Ic C J Fawcett Says Selling Through One Agency Best Policy were advised by C T J Fawcett wool grading authority to shIp their product but one agency before it reached the manu manu- manufacturer manufacturer manu manufacturer If the they would reap the most profit This his was as the keynote of his Ius us mes- mes message message mes message sage to the stockmen yesterday that gathered attend gathered at the federal building to attend the det demonstration on wool grading rading They came mo c mo from Box Elder Eider Dais Dals Da and Weber counties and represented holdings of thousands of head of sheep In those counties Mr used fleeces to demon demon- demonstrate demonstrate strate to his the difference between the various grades of wool that the short wool ent is cut Into cloth kno known kno n as shoddy and that the long fiber wool was used In the manufacture of high-grade high cloth He explained the necessity ot of men keeping the sheep out ot of o tory tory In which burrs would be gath- gath gathered gathered gath gathered ered explaining how such affected the grade of the Yo wool The Tho question of shrinkage was taken up and explained as as was the question of what hat grades of or wool were anted 1 by the trade the different woolens different cloths the manu manu- manu manu- facture manufacture of 1 arns and the kinds of wool required as well as the cleaning of wool Wool speculators ho tIe said that came west offered from the wool markets er never of- of ot a price excepting It was con con- considerably con considerably below the market marlet for the tho reason that they later on sold the wool to other speculators speculator until before It reached cached the manufacturer It might ha bare hae e passed through five or six agencies each ellch one of ot a which was exact exact- ing exacting a II profit proUt that should go to the tho By shipping to one agency and hav- hav havIng ng Ing the wool graded before It was waa sold he pointed out that the stockmen would receive the maximum price for his VI n wool ool Tr i James A Hopper secretary of the tho Utah Wool Glowers Growers association aided In discussed the tho and also dis- dis dis cussed the thea a 1 1001 oo question from sari arl ous points of i lew with the stockmen The Tho meeting began beg at 2 p m m and was WILS In session until 6 o'clock Mr Fawcett accompanied by Mr Hooper left for tor Sanpete county last night where they will hold similar demonstrations next week seek cek