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Show SHEEPMEN TO WEAR 'PURE VIRGIN WOOL' SALT LAKE, Jan. IS. Opening sessions of the annual convention of the National Woolgrowers' association, held yesterday at the Hotel Utah, in-dlcated in-dlcated thai sheepmen of the west have resolved to fight hard to place their industry on a flrrper footing The trend of the meeting indicated that among the major projects of the sheepmen were iiuluiled efforts to se-jcure se-jcure the protection ol a tariff, to in-' in-' .--i it,;. I.- i-loselv . ,i ,il a, I . ,pt a measure of co-operative marketing, will avail themselves to advantages of the H-censed H-censed and bonded warehouse act and I will wear clothing made from "pure virgin wool," grown in the United States." Nearly five hundred sheepmen from all purls of the west, as well as a number num-ber of women Interested in the sheep Industry, were present for the convention. conven-tion. The principal ji-akers at the convention con-vention we.. I'lesldent Frank J 1L -gen bai t h. si. W. McClure. H. K. Hr-man, Hr-man, Jr.. of the Bureau of Markets of the department of agriculture. Prof. r- ii . i .i-ii . i anu omens. The sheepmen were extended a welcome wel-come by Governor t'harles It. Alabey' and Senator C. M. Williams of Deer! Lodgei Mont , responded to Govcrnoi Mabev addl ess. oo |