Show 10 HARMONIOUS CLOSE I Bitter Biller and furious debate marks final session but factions settle seUle differences and andI 1 I harmony marks m the end With dissension which for a time yesterday threatened l d a n disruption among the delegates d entirely smoothed over oyer harmony harmon and j thorough satisfaction prevailing pr tho the annual convention of the I National Wool Growers association came cume to an end ond yesterday afternoon t It I Portland was ivan unanimously ly selected BS fiS the next place oC or tho the con convention I I All the tho present officers were re ye an ao follows President Fred W Gooding Sho nhoi Idaho secretary s et rY George Giorge S SVa Walker Va ker Cheyenne Wyo Wro eastern vice president A J Chicago t western vico president J A Delfel Delict r r del der Walton Wyo Wa WaTho Tho The closing hour of or the convention I was waR wa marked by b a contention of or a per p perona r I Eonni ona nature when the supporters 8 of or President GoodIng on the tho one ono hand handan and an those of Secretary SOOl Georgo S Wal Walker Waller ker ler on the other heatedly fought out the differences es which had boon been threatened to break forth to the sur surface surface surface face for some Home time During the do to bate the tIle He Ito was passed The com corn on bylaws reported among I Iother other things an amendment to the tho ef et effect feel lect that tho the secretary should be elected by the board hoard of or control with the approval of the tha president It was thought ht that tho the ing Ins trouble between the president and andI I had been entirely eliminated ed cd Friday night when wh n friends of or tho the two brought them together tether for a per personal personal personal conference In the Interests of or more harmony and accord a rd At that time they thoy found round that the In existence had bad been created largely I by b misunderstanding and It was gen generally lIlY believed that a settlement bad had rut jut a permanent end ond to the difficulties ties tics e s When tho the amendment was reported yesterday the friends of ot Walker Walor felt feltt that t at they saw mw an attempt to legislate hm out of office by giving to tho president a veto power over the se selection lection of or tho the executive e committee immediately they rallied warmly to the support of the tho secretary and dur dar lug a n confusing contusing hour of oC parliamentary tary tar entanglement which personal Te PC remarks were ere frequently made Gooding Goo of Idaho was wao wason on his feet much of oC tho time acting as ns chief spokesman tn In n favor lavor of dole Bating the full tun power to choose a sec see secretary secretary rotary to tho president Gooding charged that owing to happenings h changes and other things that had occurred It was impossible for tor the president of ot a n bl big association such as u the tho National Wool Growers to be b anything bat but a figure head hend and he wanted the difficulty remedied He Hc declared that only through the thc adoption tin tion of the amendment could this be brought about A 4 general debate debato which at times I reached ached l a torrid temperature follow followed t ed et and anal while was In progress It was as 18 let out In a statement made by br President Gooding himself that tho the principal CUBe cause of ot his bis dissatisfaction was vas that on ou a 0 certain occasion a year ago nb he had written Secretary Walker and asked him to come to Goodings homo home in Shoshone Gooding explain explained 1 cd ed that he had desired to see the soo see J I rotary on official business connected with the association and asserted aBBert d that thol I I Ir reply he received rc a curt letter tetter from j Secretary Walker which stated In sub j i that he was vms no hired servant to Io be ordered about at the pleasure of another I Mr Ir Gooding explained that he did not care for reelection unless he could COUIl have full tull and absolute control I of o all of or his hla officers declaring that I without assurance that his hiR wishes would be regarded he would not hope I Ito to IJ get best bert results re for the association Secretary Walker explained that while there was no question about his having written the tho letter l he did no 80 noat o oat at It a n limo timo whoa when he be wan laboring un m I f dor lor r a of the tact facts HP HE H added that since that time tho the misunderstanding had been entirely cleared away awny In addition he assert ert Nt that thai he was perfectly willing to tomake mike make occasional visits vlaHo to the tho homo home t of the lh president for Instructions In and conference when ever the tho situation I required but that Bin ia personal affairs I not permit a change of oC resl resli resti i deuce if it it was to be permanent I i Rather than break up the organ by the reaction of ot dissension I In the ranks he would much rather refuse to t continue continuo as secretary of or the organization Ier Counsel Coun el Accepted r argument followed hut hilt when cooler counsels Interjected oc OCr occasional advice the warmth gradual gradually ly Y cooled down the rough TouCh spots spot wore I smoothed m over and harmon harmony prevail I crt The Tho convention afterwards a 3 adopted the tho amendment to tho the by br ws practically as ae originally orl Intro Intra Introduced I l 1 f except that It wag wa changed to tox 1 r executive x committee Instead of the tho Card of control making a slight vie vieto tOy to for tho the Walker faction Later Lat r a motion that the thc executive committee recommend commend r the appoint appointment mont ment of Mr Walker as secretary was atto had been boon I by the president and secretary that hat they the could could work In complete bar hare ninny In n the future The contest for or the meeting m place I t hI 1911 1011 a n campaign n for which has hm h n waged sInce the opening oJ day If r the convention nUon was Poise Idaho and Portland Ore Orp hut hutt 11 rv majority was wu oIO 40 o In Sn favor fl r t of or the Oregon city ctr that thai the tho Idaho 3 1 before b the voting yoUn began bogan withdrew tho the name nam pf pt and per vcr the selection of Portland to tobe tobe tobe be made by unanimous vote Resolutions Adopted The association adopted the follow following followIng followIng ing report of the committee on resolutions bus without change Some discussion of or the tho clause rela relative relative tive Ue to the amendment of or the federal speed minimum law which dealt with I Ithe the of or livestock lIv to market followed the reading of or this section Some of tho the Wyoming delegates thought It unwise and that the rail railroads railroads railroads roads would finally adjust the matter with sith general satisfaction The Thc view wan waa not nol acceptable by reason of o past experience to the tho majority It was voted that the association n should become a regularly incorporated incorporated body hodr little lItte objection being of or offered loved to this Improvement A feature of tho the days dB s session was vms the addresses of three government of officers officers particular attention being made on account of or the recent changes at nt Washington Drs A D Melvin Melvln and John R Mohlar Mohler of ot the United States Bureau of Animal In Tn Industry Industry and amI Albert F Potter associate United States forester who has haa been recalled to Washington to take the place of Gifford which Is IB be being beIng being ing temporarily tilled filled by br George P McCabe an Ogden boy bor were the I speakers Drs Dr Melvin Molvin and went thor thoroughly Into the of various sheep diseases Infectious and other otherwise otherwise wise and gave valuable enlighten enlightenment enlightenment ment mont as to tho the best methods of pro pre prevention and cure Dr Melvin as assured assured assured the association that the bureau of which he Is the head hend desires to cooperate in every even possible way with the stockmen He emphasized the urgent need of or uniformity In sani tory torr and quarantine laws and called attention to the good that would re result suit sult Every Evory Evor assurance of a desire to work wor In I harmony harmon with the tars In the regulation of forest re reserves i iS serves S and matters of a similar na nature nature nature ture was expressed In a address addess by Associate As Forester Potter It was as evident not only onh on the con convention floor but outside ac as well vell that the recent dismissal of oC Chief Forester Fore ter Gifford Pinchot has given sen much dis displeasure disPleasure pleasure to tho the majority of oC the sheep men and an on one or two dur during during I ing the th meeting reference was made to the belief that a better day do for the industry had dawned and md Secretary Walker read rend a tele telegram telegram gram glam from r T A Cosgriff of Chey Cheyenne onne enne Wyo Wro who Is head of ot the Na National National National Wool and Warehouse association tion congratulating the association on the downfall of Mr Pinchot and suggesting that the contention write an epitaph for tor his benefit On the other hand In his address sR on Tho The Wool Growers View of or the National Forest Regulations P G Johnston of Blackfoot Idaho spoke a I word In behalf behal of ot the former fonner chief forester Johnston paid high tribute to what he ho termed the farsightedness and honesty hon Bt of or purpose of the de deposed deposed deposed posed head of at the forest service MR JOHNSTONS ADDRESS Peter G Johnston said in part The subject I shall shaH attempt to ad address address dress you OU upon Is one which In or order order order der to have a clear claar understanding of It will be bo necessary to state the at attitude attitude t of oC the National Notional Wool Growers towards the National Forest Foret Reserve in the past paRt I know of no better way war warto to do this than to quote a resolution which was 31 unanimously v adopted at tho last two conventions which were wert held one ono In Pocatello Ida and the theother theothor theother other othor In Helena Holena Mont This resolution flea tion Is as follows Wo Vo are ore unqualifiedly In favor avor of or tho the preservation of tile tho public forests and of the crea creation creation tion of ot forest fore t reserves re out of timbered areas within which timber may bo be cut only under government gO supervision supervision sion sian without however giving our approval to the plan of Imposing the burden of or forest t preservation upon the livestock industry From this reso resolution resolutIon lution lotion it will be observed that the Na National NaHanni National Hanni Wool 1001 Growers endorse most moot heartily and are unqualifiedly edl in fa favor a avor vor 01 of the preservation of or the public forests foreste and the extension of the same where whore the tho land Included Is timbered area At the th Helena Helenn convention the Na National National Wool Growers Gro eI asked for the prompt elimination of tho the ed lands realizing r that If It this action wore were taken talton by hy the Forest Department the lands suitable for agricultural pur purposes poses pones pl es would be free tree for the home homesteader stender to take advantage of Lows Are Arc Wholesome Another resolution passed at the th Pocatello convention is i as follows follo s Wc Ve reiterate our opposition to any chance In the present law governing tho ho public lands of the United States StateR except that which shall promote the ho interests and welfare of the tho bent fide tide homesteader I From this it can elO be he plainly seen that thai the National Wool Growers place es on record for the tho settle settlement mont ment of ot agricultural a lands and nod ask for the elimination of such lands from the Forest Reserves In order that the said lands might be bo placed under the present p Rent United States laws which alter after all alJ In my lay judgment are I the most mo wholesome w that have ever eer existed There IB In no doubt but that I th the United States homestead law 1 a aI is s I the OJ host h land law that we WP w have ever eer Iliad lad lind nuil Int ud notwithstanding the hue nue and andI I cry cr of oC dishonesty connected with It ItI I 1 I that token as ns a whole there thero has han been OB as n much honest honesty and aud Integ I Continued on Page Four r i i l CONVENTION COMES TO TOA TOA TOA A HARMONIOUS CLOSE Continued from Cram Page One manifest In tho the purpose of the homesteader In acquiring title to his i iland land as there thero has boon been or Is In ac acquiring I quiring title to other othel possessions by br any an of hie fellow American citizens I So much for the position of the tho Na National National with reference to the National Forests and the settle mont of or the country countr While It Is true that wo we have hao gone on record as a to our purpose and that too in this very cry public manner we I have hae not always enjoyed the conf confidence I thence dence of some of our loading men as ns asto I Ito to tl the tho truthfulness of our assertions A notable Instance of this Is found In Inthe Inthe Inthe the statement made mado by Ex President Theodore Roosevelt In a letter lottor to Senator Warren o 0 Wyoming In which ho lie says ite he opposition we have havo to our proposal prop sal now comes primarily from the tho big men who graze azo wander wandering wanderIng wanderIng ing flocks of sheep and do not pro promote promote promote mote t i real roal settlement of tho the coun country country try T ose arc are the men mon whose inter ests are diametrically hostile to those of the homemakers who wish to eat eai out and destroy the country where ho desires permanently to lives live and who when they have thus thug ruined tho the tholand tholand theland land of tho the homesteader and anel small stockman move elsewhere to repeat tho the process of o devastation Many of r tho the sheep men who arc ure permanent dwellers In the land lanel sympathize with without without out movement t Others unfortunate unfortunately e c ely ly Ij sympathize s with theIr Ic brothers tho the ultimate result of who o actions Is to destroy destro the country Home Builders Such statements as this place the f wool grower In a false light and are responsible for much unjust criticism upon the tho th Industry and ill opinion of oC it by the people not In of the facts nets concerning It The wool grower has hns been and Is la a home llama build or and there thore is substantial testimony of this In many maD of tho settlements of I this intermountain region Fr exam example ej ani plo pIa Salt Lake county and note nole b settlements Draper Taylors Ia lor ill il and the two ds s salso also Davis county In such n n nas nus us as Bountiful Kaysville and Farmin ton All An these and your beautiful cit fit of Ogden have havo received tho the benefits be hen dit fits of ot our Industry as Is evidenced hv by h bythe the beautiful homes business s buildings build buildings buildIngs ings and bank structures that belong belol to the tho progressive ve wool growers gro er that tha t live In your midst The Tho assertion Ir f the that the land of oC the I homesteader has been ruined by the wool grower Is a little farfetched In InI I my own experience covering a period of or years ears the tho lands which were sheep ranged at the beginning be of o that period are arc now n w In many In ln F ances dotted with tho the prosperous prosperous homes of tho settlers villages s have I been built buill and thrived from Crom the thc sup suit support port ort received from Crom the sheep husband husbandry ry rr ry and anti the wool growing Industry has bas contributed Its quota to tho the prosper prosperous ons ous conditions that thal have havo beon been on aD aDjo Joyed jo ed by br the settlers and It Il has done Its share hare to lo make possible the tho build building 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