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Show Woolgrowers' Mistake In Selling Too Soon President J. D. Holliday of the National Wool Warehouse association associa-tion was in Salt Lake City for a few hours Saturday afternoon, en route east to Chicago and Boston. In commenting com-menting on the wool situation he said: "The Utah woolgrowers took 2tj 3 and 4 cents a pound less for their product in the last six months than they could have obtained. And it was simply because they were afraid of the free trade condition. They SDld their wool before conditions had time to adjust themselves to the new order of things. It was poor business, busi-ness, and the wool man has got to be a good business man under free trade. conditions. In the past it has been speculation, but now the wool- 1 grower must adopt sound business methods. "I am an optimist. I refuse to believe that everything is going to the bad because of the new laws. They were bound to come. When they did eome. naturally business was cautious for a time, and that was a good thing. We had to find out how things were going to work out. I think that there are going to be fewer unncessary luxuries bought by people who cannot afford them. I believe that people are going to be more careful in spending their money. mon-ey. They are going to be more cautious cau-tious in buying. In other words, we are going to get back to normal. And that is something to be, consider ed. "Many of the woolmen are crying: 'We are unalterably opposed to the leasing of public ranges by the government." gov-ernment." Well, the public ranges are going to be taken over by the government. Hearings on the Kent grazing bill begin next week. I have been advising sheepmen's organizations or-ganizations throughout the west to send representatives to Washington to advise with the committe regarding regard-ing that bill. 'Unalterable' opposition opposi-tion isn't going to get the sheepmen anything the worst of it. "I have pointed out to the sheepmen sheep-men that the difference between the price they accepted for their wool this year and the price they could have obtained would have beenmoie than paid for the cost of their range leasing. They have got to come to that way of doing business. They have got to study these things and introduce business methods and careful care-ful calculation into their affairs. "Grading and packing is another matter which is urgently in need of attention, as was pointed out by speakers at the state and national conventions. If you could see some of the western clips that come to our ware houses in Chicago and Boston, Bos-ton, you would wonder what good thou vjptp for anvthincr. or how they could command any price at all. "Another thing is that the wool-growers wool-growers had no way of telling how much wool there was on hand. The manufactures have been secretive about it. The woolgrowers have had no central organization of their own to tell them of market conditions. Hence the buying could convince them that they ought to sell at a price which did not represent what the wool was actually worth.',' |