Show THE 11 WOOL ANO F B amm SHEEP indu I 1 STRY abo american economist publishes interesting article on this subject ia the american amerlia economist apa aver per or of highest authority in matters I 1 aiters furnishes a very interesting article bicle otwool and sheep reading the majority of people have little conception of the condition of 0 the sheep ana anav wool ool in this coun 1 laulhe ry at the present time we confess pir fencing a ai anhock j shock hock when we I 1 I 1 acao abad ln in the congressional record the statements made in the united states slates sena teby senators smoot and warren on the subject on december 10 senator smoot read a telegram tele giam from one of 0 the leading commission kiouses located at the union stock yards tards chicago reporting the results of tho the sale of a shipment of sheep from wyoming there were 1986 sheep and the price received by the shipper after all charges for trails po potation alon insurance commission war var tax anil and other fixed charges had been paid was or a little over 32 cents per head when it is considered that it cost from r S TC Is s per head eted to ras rass s thit ahm m discouragement of the sheep farmer can he be Tea readily dily understood it is true theat not all shipments baet a ta the shippers such euch 6 small sum vr i ebadi but in no iao instance does he at tho the present bitne receive enough to repay him for ich alili expense in raising the shep sheep she p on december 10 senator warren stated in the senate that lie he had wired to ascertain the prices received for sheep in other than tile the r chicago market he found that the latest returns received by one of the large sheep growing concerns tor for sheep ep shipped to kaunas kansas city showed net per head ewes was 1222 the statements ot of 1 senator knoo y and senator warren arren showed 11 blat there is i practically no market tor for domestic ni s t ic wool south american wool is being sold in this country at 0 cents per pound under our freenor trade tariff this pays no duty as this all that the present adminis rat loi has hag to answer for during I 1 mhd be war it fixed the r puce 1 jor for domestic ic wool 6 below biow the market value jn in to that it imported immense quantities of oe foreign wool which it has since placed on an the juat market ilet in competition with domestic wool the necessity for the domestic pro of wool tor for our own u use se both in peace and in war is universally co conceded n acl the lack ot of sufficient wool with ich to clothe oui oue troops in timer of ar would probably lose us any war in which wo might be engaged aber lack of wool was one ohe orthe or the greaf 1 auses which led to the late war defeat in germanas germanys Germ anys ame qi e embargo placed on wool rooi by the warin af in europe prill sh during the caus fid d great embarrassment in hy this coull country tr durings during the all 4 early early part of 0 tile the war and before 0 our ur entry therein the free trade in wool had depleted our flocks ol 01 f s sheep and placed us under the necessity oL relying ing upon other countries jo to supply aur needs nas lifting oabe em embargo bargo so far as tho rho I 1 I 1 it applied 4 tt this ahls country coun alry relieved the situation and when ilien ave ve entered I 1 thea government bought the W war ar iio wool ol 01 un large quantities arnst aces th that at wd was need flece s de derho c I 1 I 1 would not sary saly t the necessity guity ahad had not the admi great gre haqq been bee 9 n ly UG una se free trade laws cuie r u it ad e e dom etta 1 C industry states slates at lest ls w in a united cited the he rf hwo aj ap e h dent of to e tion pogi position countrIes c fSr 0 its supply other necessary r OP t it stable it is only policy of to q I 1 industry L idl stry i in ai epolit chere order to fae rot othear W will ill pendent ave y 0 both in ac countries in t ails jr LD L D 3 C 3 L U dij 07 ti or O r a and in war 1 sheep raising is not an attract attractive ive Indus industry men en engage in it only when it pro promises in to be a I 1 lucrative u basi business for F or our own sakes sake we mu st see to if that atlis it is made aitra attractive stive fl T f enough so that t at our nationals nati onali inde inae IV ja A A H pon dence shall not go be endangered our lierni afien t policy should bo be the ot of i the shelp sheep and wool jr i ill through rough an ade q bace P i fl tariff barit and that poli maintained through all administrations auka alike that policy wo nia should maintain for the th osako sake of the ahe bac bu tor for our na self protection |