Show IN 11 SILT UK HE cm CITY S al jorgensen presides at convention prominent speakers heard in his annual report to the convention ven tion president jorgensen vigorously protested against lessening of existing embargoes preventing the importation of meats from any foreign nation where the foot and mouth disease is now prevalent and against a further reduction of sheep grazed in the west as suggested by some of the federal agencies it is with deep regret he read from his report that I 1 must report to you that the sheep population of the western states has declined from a peak in 1931 of to a low in 1936 of 34 it behooves all of those who hold dear their homes in th this is intermountain country to join hands bands against a further Te reduction as has been suggested by various departments of the united states government convention members were told by mr jorgensen that the time had bad passed when individuals as such were recognized in attempts to attain the ends sought for industrial du groups and that the only way they might hope to gain a hearing especially in legislative and congressional halls was by organization commending the work of the biological survey of the federal government through cooperation and assistance he asked that members work for the continuance of that work he also discussed the bill passed by the national house of representatives last year but which failed of passage by the senate we hoped hope that when this bill comes up in the present congress we will find our representatives any legislation such as the bill that would permit a lesser fesser rate on livestock and wool originating on the pacific coast and passing through our state than we ourselves pay he declared discussing the value which had come to the wool growers through the development of the national lamb week programs he also suggested the necessity of asking for legislation that would compel meat grading which he felt would aid greatly in the merchandising of lamb meat touching on reciprocal trade agreements mr jorgensen said that there was great danger in them because the president of the united states might make such agreements with other countries without the consent of either house of congress which might permit direct competition from other countries that would seriously damage the industry here the administration of the national forests was commended by air jorgensen and he expressed the hope that the forest ferest service would develop stability in its methods of distribution mrs broadbent speaking before the joint session of the association and the auxiliary tuesday morning asked the women to take an interest in the work of the wool growers in order to aid them as much as possible speakers at the convention wednesday included F R marshall executive secretary of the national wool growers association R H rutledge of ogden regional U S forester R W doe of oakland california vice president of safe way stores dr E G peterson president of the U S A C at logan tracy R welling executive secretary of the utah state farm bureau federation C J fawcett of boston manager of the national wool marketing corporation and otto of passaic N J representing the botany worsted mills among the wool growers and auxiliary members in attendance from this section besides mr air jorgensen were mr and mrs vern pace and abe hansen of richfield and A W magleby of monroe |