1
WQOLMAN OPPOSES
LEASING SYSTEM
National Association Presi
dent Sees "Cattle Barons'"
Hand in Scheme.
TARIFF BOARD FAVORED
Dw-laratJon Made That Freight on
Meece Is Twice That on Per
ishable Fro It and Reduction
of Hate Is Demanded.
That a return to th days of the Wil
son tariff bill would make a difference
of only t( cents In the coat of a ault of
clothe waa declared at th opening of
the National Wools-rowers' Association
yesterday by Fred W. Gooding, lie pres
ident. Mr. Good In declared that there
had been a "rerelitent and malignant
assault upon the tariff schedules de
signed to protect tha Industry of wool
wrowtng." Recent attacks. he said, had
tra "conceived In ixnoraore, and preju
dice am were drsls-ned to polaon tne
public mind airalnat tha woolgrowers."
Ten Commonwealths Itrpreentcd.
Ten atatea and territories were, repre
sented when the convention was called
to order. Oregon bsd the roost dele-a-ates.
with Maho iiMt. Othrs thst
sent delegates were Wyoming. Colorado.
lontmna. Utah. New Mexico. Artsona.
Washington and California.
President Gooding devoted moat of
Ms address to the tariff.
"Unless these misrepresentations ara
answered." hs said, "tha flochmaster
will find his Industry threatened with
destruction. This sssault has bsen
brought about by the selfish warfare
that Is on between ths manufacturers
of carded woolen goods and the manu
facturers of worsteds- They are con
stantly quarreling over Schedule 'K as
tba wool tariff Is known. It seems to
be unsatisfactory to the woolen manj
fsrtiirers. of ths United States.
-There la no doubt that Schedule "K"
la the hardest to understand of any of
the tariff schedules. I believe . 1 am
safe In saying that no more than one
sheepman In a thousand understands or
knows anything at all of Schedule. "K
From my observation I belleva ther ar
rery few Congressmen or Senators who
understand this most Important
schedule.
"A tariff commission should have
time enough and assistance enough so
that when tha commission does report.
Its findings shall be accurate and com
plete and In this way the members of
Congress can act from knowledge when
any tariff revision la undertaken."
Cattlemen' Slot I v Questioned.
There waa an echo of the old fight of
the sheepmen against tha cattlemen In
air. Ooodtng'a declaration that 'the pro
rosal to lease the public ranges Is being
pushed by certain Interests for their
own personal benefit." Ha accused
theae Interests of seeking to retsrd set
tlement. 'The lands the cattle barons
are now trying to secure under leases."
he said, "are today being taken up under
the homestead and other land law.
Homes ara being made there and under
a system of dry farming, these lands
are producing a large amount of wheat
and other grains and farm products. It
should be urged on Congress thst thst
body should give tha West a chance to
grow, to develop herself, to make
homes for the millions of people who
would be better off If ther forsook tha
life of tndustrlal dependence In the
Urge cltlea of the East and settled on
some portion of tha public domain In a
western stste.
"I feel that the proposal to lease tha
public domain should meet with refus
al. It la not fair to coming generations
to atop the development of the West,
the settlement of the present wssta
places, tha erection of homes where
now only cattle roam."
Mr. Gooding nrged better organisation.
"With thla convention Itself." he said,
"rests tha development of the associa
tion to Ita greatest degrea of usefulness.
I belleva that In tha final analysis we
will determine that tha greatest good
ran not be accomplished by thla sssocla
tlon until tha organisation has been
made more concrete by Ita incorpora
tion. I shall nob endeavor to point out
any particular form of Incorporation
which would best fit our necessities.
This matter Is now In tha hands of a
committee, which has been studying the
subject for a sufficient length of time,
and I feel It Is safe to expect that tha
recommendations of thla committee
will prove of tha greatest wisdom.
Incorporation Is aFVored.
I trust that the association during
tha present convention will decide upon
Incorporation. During my terms of ser
vice as your president. It has been mad
plain to me that tha present organisa
tion la Inadequate to the work It Is
called on to do. Tha industry, of which
we are representatives, la constantly
under assault and can make headway
against both the open and hidden war
fare that Is being waged against us only
by dlsplsylng a united front. This I
impossible as long as our Hoes of de
fens ara so loosely drawn.
Mr. Gooding criticised tha "faddlats"
who favored preserving the natural re
sources of the country In their present
form. lie characterised this phase of
tha movement as a proposal to "stop the
growth of tha West now and to keep It
In a state of vassalage to the treasury
of the United StaUa throughout tha
future. "
The speaker favored "practical con
serration." providing for the present as
wall as future generations.
Freight Rate Too lllgh.
Mr. Gooding advocated uniform boun
ty laws, and referred to tha subject of
freight rates, upon which topic h said:
We bow pay Irons Zaatem Oregon. I'tah.
Montana. Nevada. Wyoming' and Idaho
points ir II a hundred poands la carload
lots This Is for the wool la the grease
two-third, of the weight being grease and
lrt. Thus to roppir the manufacturers
with a hundred pounds ot clean wool the
Mln wolre-er must pay the rsUroad
company .. It should be eesv te secure
a reduction la this rate of at leas half a
cent a sound.
The VVeetera State ship considerably over
104 ettv.vee pounds of wool to the Sast svery
year. A Hui of halt a sent a posnd ea
the freight rat would aggregata mors than
The freight rate ea Western wool Is made
ea the buu or wna me vruc
u. An ih. of what would make
s fair retura to the transportation companies
for the servlres rendered.
r.i,i thst una rate Is excessive Is
net dirncult te show. It le belMTd to be
... -,-- mnmodltr chares made oa a
h.ul In the United States. Wool la
usually loaded la care which have been
brouxht Weet loaded with furniture. TbeM
- -... Lnxtaa wlth an Iftrul of 1.0
evunda of wool, and the charge for delivery
e? such a car Is about ;( . A car of
fruit, a pertahaoie eomraoauy. wnica raw
be handled at eipress speed, costs the shln
Tner for the emme w.lill 350 a car. With
wool. It la brought East as a portion of
ear kind of train load; It la ewitched and
nt the will of the railroad eom-
vany and It generally takes a month or more
tornake delivery of wool In the East after
Its shipment from soy wester point.
The passage of tha minimum spaed
PROMINENT EXHIBITORS
'fM ."" V -tl - 40 lasawiiiria, i? rNi' 4 ' f"
limit bill waa urged. Th speaker con
cluded: What this easocistlon needi is a closer
organisation. If nereaary through Incorpora
tion, and the creation of a wlllinrnees o
the part of Its benendsrlee to provide the
sloewa of war. ao that the association inall
not be hampered by Inability to employ com
petent servants In aufn-lent p urn bar to prop
erly rare for Its Interests.
Warren' Message Hoperul.
United States Senator Warren, of
Wyoming, telegraphed the association
as follows:
otwlthtandlns the paat hard Winter,
the following dry Xummer. and an
Derating ool market. e should not lose
heart nor courage, er cease our efforts for
future succeseea In the business, or our ef
forts for full protection of our Industry.
With terlre as much wool Imported as we
re.i! needed In 1" end the constant at
tacks oa arh-dule K. t hae had a Ions,
lentous season, nlth as uninteresting and
unprofitable wool market, but If my Juds
ment aad power of pr.iphTjr are not wholly
wrong our wool market will strengthen with
the SmM Tear. With a united frjnt against
foreign Invasion of our marketa and aa-ainst
repeal of our prter.lve lawa we shall win
In er.lt of vellow and mu kraklng papers
and periodicals, and against what Is still
worse, the vinous atteu-Ks or uwinmwr
who know little or nothing of schedule K.
-n.i etui leee about the expenses and risks
eonaerted with the wool-growing Industry.
Archbishop Christie gave me invoca
tion. William D. Wheelwright deliv
ered the address of welcome In behalf
of Governor West- City Attorney Grant
spoke for Mayor Simon and.C. C. Chap
man welcomed the delegates In behalf
of the Commercial Club. Mrs. Rose
Bloch-Bauer sang and waa applauded
enthusiastically. After two encores. In
which she sang- -The Star-Spangled
Banner." President McKnlght moved
that It be the sense of the meeting that
-Mr. Bauer Is the best sheepman In
the house." Th motion wa carrlad
with cheers.
Oregon Ills Second Choice.
Pr. J. M. Wilson, of Douglas. Wjo,
a former president of the National as
sociation, responded to th welcome
given by Portland. He concluded by
saying that when he left "God's coun
try" he waa com nig to Portland to live.
Tha committee on resolutions will be
chosen thla morning:, when each tate
will announce Its member. Today"
programme Include papers as follows:
Annual address of the Kastern vice
president. A. J. Knollln. Chicago; "Min
imum Speed Law From the Standpoint
of th Livestock Shipper and of the
Humanitarian." D. O. Lively. Portland.
-What Sheepmen Can Accomplish by
United Effort." C. B. Stewart. Salt Lake.
"Wool Auction Sales," Sam Ballon
tyne. Boise.
"Uplifting of the Wool Industry,"
James E- Cosgrlff. Chicago.
-Mohair Industry." U. S. Grant, Dal
las. Or.
-Middlings of the Sheep Industry." J.
A. Delfelder. Wolton. Wyo.
"Lambs." C E. 8. Wood. Portland.
A vaudeville and smoker tendered the
delegates and visitors by the general
entertainment committee will take
place tonight. C C. Craig I In charge.
School children, when accompanied
by their teacher, will be admitted free
to tha midwinter sheep show today.
VISITORS ATTEND BALL
SOCIETY WEXrOOMKS DELEGATES
IX EVENING.
Unique) Electrical Device" rredomliiate
In Decoration Programme
Is Given.
Society welcomed the National Con
vention of Woolgrowera at the recep
tion and ball given by tha women of
Portland at the Armory last night. Mrs.
Sarah A. Evans, president of th Stat
Federation of Women' Clubs, was at
th head of tha receiving line and with
her were Frederick W. Gooding, of
Shoshone. Idaho, president of the con
vention; George 8. Walker.aecretary of
the convention, and Mrs. Walker, of
Cheyenne. Wyo.; Mrs. Cora Buffer. Mrs.
N. J. Supple. Mrs. Frederick Arnold.
Mrs. Robert French. Mrs. A. H. Brey
man. Mrs. E. Runyon. Mrs. Bert- Denl
son. Mrs. F. K. Harlow. Mrs. W. 1L
Chat ten, Mrs. Fred Lockley and Mrs.
R. D. Cannon.
Between and 10 o'clock there waa
a programme by Mrs. Rosa Bloch-Bauer.
assisted In choruses by her Tuesday Af
ternoon Club, and In numbers by Frank
Elchenlaub. violinist. Selections wcr
played by Brown's Orchestra, which lat
er furnished music for dancing. Th
grand march was led by B. 8. Josselyn
and Mrs. George S. Walker and Mr.
Walker and Mra. F. A. Freeman. The
lights were subdued during the march,
and shed a soft glow on the beautiful
gowns of the women. Th decoration
of the hall consisted of unique electrical
effects. Over the stage, where Frank
Branch RUey, chairman of the men's
committee of affairs introduced the par
ticipants In the programme, was th In
scription. "A Happy New Tear." At
either ski of the hall were brilliant
designs appropriate to tha occasion.
Suspended from th ceiling, was a hug
electric bell. From this bell purple and
gold streamers were stretched to th
wall of the assembly room. Palm
wer effectively used. .Dancing contin
ued until after nfldnlght-
BARNETT GOES SCOT FREE
Supreme Oonrt Decision Saves Bank
Wrecker From Prison.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. . On motion
of th District Attorney today, Superior
Judge Cabaniss dismissed th indict
ment under which Walter J. Barnett.
x-vte-cresldant and general counsel
of th Western Pacific Railroad and an
official of the California, Safe Deposit de
Trust Company, was tried and convict
ed of embezzling f0,000 worth of se
curities of the estate of Ellen M. Col
ton, which he held as trustee.
Barnett was sentenced to 14 years'
Imprisonment In San Quentin. but ap
pealed to th Supreme Court, which re
cently reversed tha lower court. Th
dismissal of th Indictment today was
th result of this decision. '
THE MORNING OREGOXIAN. THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1911.
AND THE CHIEF JUDGE AT THE
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Reed I sig Left te Right, Top Kovti H. Noel (ilbeon, Mlllbrooke, X. Judge
Wis, Kxblbltori XV. K. Hrsk, Sao PrrsHe, Wle., Exhibitor! Frank Brown, P
First Pletare Is That of the Prtse-w Inning Ram la the Cotawold Class at t
rage, Owned by V. W. Harding, o f Waukesha. The Second Picture Is the
It. A. Jacluoa, of Dayton, Wsah.
GOUTS ARE
Milking BreecTAttracts Atten
tion at Armory.
SHEEP HAVE DISTINCTION
Display Includes Prize Winners of
National Reputation Judge Is
Ready to Begin Work Col
lies Claim Interest.
Mora than 2000 persons yesterday
attended the opening of the Mid-Winter
Sheep Show held In connection with
tha National Woolgxowers' convention
in the Armory. By far the most at
tractive exhibit not only to the men,
but to the women as well, consisted
of the five mllcU goats of Albert Teal,
of Dallas. Or. These goats are sirfall
In size but have wonderful milking
qualities, some giving two or three
quarts at a milking. Thoy belong to
the Toggenberg (Sweden) variety, and
only a few are obtainable In this coun
try. Mr. Teal has been experimenting
with these milch goats for several
years, and has on his ranch 35 head.
He has great faith in the goats as
milk producer and predicts that they
will become numerous on this Coast.
He asserts that hi herd Is th only
on on the Coast.
Fine Collies Are Shown.
The exhibit of Scotch collies was
the center of attraction, aside from
the regular sheep exhibits. Many
fine dogs ara to be seen.
Among the sheep, the Llncolns are
tha most popular among the visitors.
Their long, white fleeces, exceedingly
curly, give the animal an attractive
appearance. Hawley A Son. of McCoy,
hare some fin Llncolns. M. 8. Wood
cock also has good Lincoln.
The Butterfleld Livestock Company,
of Welser, Idaho, has a fine exhibit
of Ramboulllets. said to be the best
In the Panhandle state. Curve of
horn and large fat bodies, all give evi
dence of good breeding. The large dls
playa of W. F. Renk. of Sun Prairie,
Wis., and F. W. Harding A Co.. of
Waukesha. Wls are the source of
much admiration on the part of the
sheepowners from the mountain states.
Particularly Is the yearling Hampshire,
which weighs 300 pounds, the object
of all eyes. ' It took a prize at the In
ternational Live Stock Show in Chi
cago, and is held at a high grlce. The
Hampshire Is a short wool animal and
poasesses strong mutton qualities.
- Prize Winners There.
C D. Mlnton. of Portland. Is secre
tary, and has charge of the details.
"The show Is the best ever held In
point of high-grade sheep." he said
yesterday. "I do not believe you could
find a better lot anywhere than are
shown In the Armory today. Take the
Ramboulllets. for instance, there are
specimens that have taken the grand
prizes at Chicago and it is equally
true of the prizes taken by the Hamp
shire and the Cotswolds."
H. Noel Gibson, of Mlllbrooke, N. X.,
Judge for the show, put In a good
share of the day becoming acquainted
with the exhibits and the work which
he will 'have in charge. He will be
gin marking some time today and will
continue to the close of the show, Sat
urday, when tha awards will be made
known.
Professor Ermine L. Potter, of the
Animal Husbandry Department of tha
Oregon Agricultural College M Cor
vallls. spent the day at the show, with
18 students of his classes. They also
visited the packing-houses and the
stock yards. The class Is studying the
various branches of the livestock in
dustry to become familiar with grades
and prices. The students were: ,.
O B. Hsrdy. Portlsnd: P. B. Hawley.
Cottaga Grove; B. N. Hawley. Star; J. C
Tudy Sherwood; Morris Koon. Junction
ntv' Bon Cochran. Monument: I. M. C.
Anderson. Vale; P. K. Khan, India; K. S.
Iement. Myrtle Point; C. E. Sltton. Carle-ton-
Mr. Huntington. Tonealla: B. 8. Cook.
CorVallls: J. H Mack. Portland; D. B.
Toung. Bharwood; J, W. Surry. Lyons: J.
U Batcnelder, Hillsboro; W. W. Harris. Ore
gon Cty: A. K. Volrk. Junction City.
Among the exhibitors of Angora
goats are Mrs. W. J. Farley, Dallas;
C B. Gulnn, Oakland; Guthrie Brothers.
1
MID-WINTER SHEEP SHOW, BEING HELD IN THE ARMORY.
Dallas; A. M. Gray, Philomath: Rld
dell & Sons, Monmouth: John N. Stump,
Monmouth; J. R. Springer. Holley.
Among the exhibitors of collies are
c v. Cleveland. Greaham: Ralph E.
Ladd, Portland; J. Morrow, Hillsboro;
C. D. Nairn, Amity.
Notes of the Sheep Show
THE largest individual owner of
sheep in attendance Is C. M. Balr,
of Crow Agency, Mont. Mr. Balr has
150,000 head of sheep grazing upon the
ranges of the agency. They are worth
$750,000 and require an Investment of
1250,000 for an operating plant. Mr.
Balr is the wealthiest sheepowner in
America. He is at the Portland and
announced yesterday that he expected
to remain in the city all Winter with
his wife.
Harry Black, of the Knollln Sheep
Commission Company, at St. Joseph,
Mo., Is at the show. A. J. Knollln,
chief owner in the commission firm.
Is vice-president of the association.
"Jo" Kerr, said to ba the Jolllest
traffic manager who ever was attached
to a stock yards, arrived in the city
and Immediately hunted up D. O.
Lively.
W. H. Weeks, traff:c manager of
the stock yards at Kansas City, and
A. F. Stryker, secretary of tha Na
tional Live Stock Exchange, at South
Omaha, made calls yesterday at the
headquarters of tha National Associa
tion, s
R. F. Stubblefield and Sam Lttsch,
of Enterprise, are among the large
sheepowners In attendance on tha con
vention. E. McClellan. of Shanlko, is a sturdy
looking Scotchman who Is attending
ths sheep convention. He has 25,000
head of sheep and a large tract of
lanLv He paid $80,000 for the plant
and bis since added $50,000 to It. He
does not owe a dollar and Is a speci
men of the Eastern Oregon man who
started as a sheep herder and now Is
Independently wealthy.
. John Kilkenny, of Sand Hollow, Is
another successful Oregon sheepowner
who has made his stake. He came to
Eastern Oregon 25 years ago. He now
owns four sections of land, has 15,000
head of sheep and has $150,000 lent out.
"Jim" Nunmaker, of Morrow County,
has been raising Ramboulllets for years
all of the fancy type. He Is said to
have the finest ranch of fancy sheep
In the world.
Joe Oliver, Portuguese, who drove
Into Eastern Oregon 30 years ago with
$1000 In cash, is now one of the lead
ing sheep raisers in Oregon. His plant
Is worth $500,000, and is one of tha
a: spots In Grant County. Mr. Oliver
tells of days when he had to go sev
eral hundred miles for supplies.
Judge Van Houten. of Bonora, Mexi
co, is in the city renewing old ac
quaintances and forming new ones at
tha sheep show. Mr. Van Houten at
one time was connected with the Bald
win sheep ranch, near Shanlko. After
selling out he went to Mexico and Is
now said to own a million acres.
FOUR CITIES IX
CONTEST
Boise and Baker Confronted by De
sire for Eastern Meeting.
Denver, Omaha. Boise and Baker, are
candidates for the next meeting place
of th National Association. 'Omaha is
the only city that has opened headquar
ters. Denver's leading authority on conven
tion questions is Secretary Skinner, of
the Promotion Club, who is expected so
arrive tonight.
There Is a feeling that the convention
should go east of the Rocky Mountains,
owing to the tariff agitation. This sit
uation has confronted the advocates
of Baker and Boise. They argue that
they are near the center of the greatest
sheep country in the world. The selec
tion' will be made Saturday afternoon
following the election of officers.
Delegates meanwhile enjoy the con
troversy and hope that more headquar
ters will be opened. The Omaha dele
gation is composed of W. F. Stryker.
secretary of the National Live Stock
Exchange; Joseph Shoemaker, secretary
of the Union Stock Tarda; J. M. Guild,
commissioner of the Commercial Club;
W. A. Campbell, manager of the Public
ity Bureau; Frank Scott, James Paxton,
Will H. Wood. Ed. Nahow, E. B. Bogus
and William Farr.
Last Car of Apples Sold.
' GOLDENDALE. Wash.. Jan. 4. (Spe
cial.) The last car of apples In the fruit
growers' union warehouse was sold yes
terday. Apples have been moving slowly
owing 'partly to the cold weather -and
the dull market. There has been a call
for certain varieties In good keepers.
f the Shows F. W. Harding, Warders hn,
ortland, Exhibitor. Lower Rom The
he International Livestock: Show at Chl
KamboulUct Ram, Boater, Owned by
OMAHA
claim
Delegation Wants Wool Con
vention Just Once.
DENVER IS WELCOME THEN
Record of Being Heaviest Sheep
Market in Country Urged as Rea
son for Recognition Fig
ures Indicate Growth.
There is a live delegation of sheep
men and stockmen from Omaha attending-
the National Woolgrowers
convention. They are working hard
to make the meeting a success In
every way. Before the convention
ends they will bring before the dele
gates the advisability of holding tha
next annual convention at Omaha.
It has been settled that Denver is
to be the permanent location of the
convention In future years, but the
Omaha men will ask that the meet
ing next Winter be given them, and
after that It can be held at Denver
for all time.
The Omaha men will base their re
quest on the fact that South Omaha
is the biggest sheep market In the
United States, and they have facts and
figures to prove this assertion. In
1910. of the 11,000,000 sheep handled
In all tha American markets, 2,984,000
went through the South Omaha yards.
Tha Increase in ths Omaha receipts
over the preceding year was 827,999
head, the greatest gain shown by any
market.
Last Fall, when th sheep run was
heavy all over the country. South
Omaha topped the list with receipts
in one day of 69,000 head, and in the
face of this the market was active and
strong.
Of th big receipts in 1910 South
Omaha sold for shipment to oountry
feeders 1,700,000 head, which 1 nearly
half of the feeder shipments of th
seven markets combined, and Is al
most equal to the total shipments of
any two of the markets. Notwith
standing tha heavy receipts at South
Omaha throughout the entire range
season, which at times taxed to the
utmost market facilities which in
former years have been considered am
ple, nearly 100 per cent of receipts
actually sold at South Omaha, show
ing that there was apparently an un
limited outlet there for the range
stuff. This was due to the fact that
the outlet there for feed kinds of sheep
and lambs has been developing very
rapidly in recent years by reason of
experiments of small farmers in Bheep
feeding, which have resulted profita
bly for them as a rule.
Waste Turned to Profit.
The farmer has found that he can
with a load or two of sheep clean up
the roughage about his place in his
corn fields and stubbles which would
otherwise go to waste entirely. This
waste converted Into mutton will give
him a profit in most cases, aside from
benefits derived through the Increased
fertilization of the soli.
Thus It has come about that the
farmer and small feeder, the man who
can handle one or two cars with very
little expense, has displaced the big
feeder of a few years ago. It is a
fact that had it not been for the. de
mand this Fall from the corn belt
farmer exceeding largely that of previ
ous years the marketing of the range
stuff would have resulted seriously in
feed for the sheepmen of 'the West.
While it is not likely that the mar
keting of sheep next year will any
where near approach the volume of
business that moved this year, the
friends of the South Omaha market
welcome the announcement of exten
sive improvements and additions which
are now actually being made at South
Omaha for the accommodation of its
rapidly growing sheep market. Sixty
thousand dollars will have been ex
pended during the latter part of 1910
and the early months of 1911 In rear
ranging the big sheep barn there and
providing such additional pen room
and facilities as will enable the mar
ket to care for about 30,000 sheep more
than heretofore. It Is th intention
to provide before next Fall accommo
dations for about 80,000 sheep.
WOOL
6R0WERS SEE
MENACETD FLOCKS
Removal of Tariff Would Drive
Sheep From Range, Is
Conviction.
GREAT LOSS POINTED OUT
Oregon Association Declares That
Mutton Is Most Wholesome of
Meats Quicker Shipment
of Stock Demanded.
Branding as erroneous the popular Idea
that sheepmen reap inordinate profits
from their industry, declaring that in
creasing expenses have decreased the
margin of profit greatly, and affirming
faith that the "Tariff Commission will
ascertain these to be the facts, the Ore
gon Woolgrowers' Association yesterday
adopted resolutions declaring that a re
duction of the tariff would not necessar
ily cheapen the cost of clothing to tha
consumer.
The association re-elected its former
officers and chose the following advisory
boards :
Wenaha reserve Dan P. Smyths. J. N.
Burgess. William Slushar, Andrew Rust and
K. D. Smith.
Umatilla reserve George Perry. J. W. Bey
mor, Emmett Cochran, John Kelkenny and
C. A. Miner.
Whitman reserve Joseph H. Hayes. Her
bert Neylon, D. O. Justus. Charles Hynd. S.
B. Baker.
Oregon reserve Walter O'Dell. Tom Con
nelly. William Hunt. Thomas C. Hamilton,
William. K. Ketchum.
Malheur reserve Monte B. Gwinn, Georjre
McKnlght. JenT BUIIngsley, Frank Palmer
and Thomas Turnbull.
The present board for the Wallowa re
serve will be retained. The Deschutes
board was not reported. The officers are:
President, George McKnlght, of Vale;
secretary, Dan P. S-mythe. of Pendleton;
vice-president. Jay H. Dobbin, of Joseph.
Tariff Should Stand.
After declaring that woolmen's profits
are not excessive, the resolutions say:
"We, therefore, welcome the Tariff
Commission, without reservation. We
point out, as we have pointed out be
fore, that the cost of wool in an all
wool suit of clothes amounts to less
than $3 a suit, and that, therefore, re
duction of the tariff would not neces
sarily cheapen the cost of such cloth
ing to the consumer. That the taking
of tariff from wool would Inevitably
drive the flocks frotn the ranges and
farms as quickly- as they could be got
ten rid of, is our conviction. That this
would be nothing short of a National
calamity, every right-thinking person
must admit- We would, however, detail
the direct and also the Incidental dam
ages that the country would sustain as
a result."
These damages are enumerated as fol
lows: 1. An Industry that employs a large
number of men at very high wages would
be lost to the oountry.
!. The American people would be deprlvea
of the home mutton supply, a claas of meat
the most wholesome on the market, a class
that la never condemned as Is beef and PrK.
seeing that the sheep never suffer from dis
ease communicable to the human family.
8. Incidentally, the absence of this mut
ton from the market would naturally ralsa
the price of beef and pork to the people.
4 The land of the United States would
suffer from the loss of the fertilizing prop
erties of sheep, which are ao valuable an ag
ricultural asset as to b hard to estimate;
and would also suffer by the absence of the
sheep in their capacity of weed destroyers.
6. Lastly, we claim for the sheep, among
all his other merits, that he Is a groat pro
tection against forest tires, eating out and
stamping out as he does the underbrush; a
faot that is now conceded by the Forestry
Department, and that In this way he has
saved millions of dollars to the Nation.
Bureau's Transfer Opposed.
The transfer of the Bureau of Animal
Industry from the Department of Agri
culture is opposed. The association op
poses also the bill to empower the Presi
dent to create additional forest reserves,
believing that this power should remain
with Congress. The resolutions on the
subject of livestock shipments say:
Resolved. In order that ahlppera may se
cure the long-desired relief from the present
unsatisfactory and Inhuman conditions of
transportation of livestock to their place of
destination by the railroads, we respectfully
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request uisi uur .v1"-' .
ators in Congress urge the enactment or
House or nepreseniaLivoe uni -agreed
upon by tha American Humane So
ciety, the National 'Woolgrowera. and Al
lied Livestock Associations.
We would respectfully urge upon the Leg
islature of this state the necessity of pass
ing at the coming session, a minimum speed
limit law. covering the shipment of llve-
In another resolution, the benefit of
the scalp bounty law is praised and the
Legislature is urged so to amend it that
a .person can get the bounty in large
counties without expending more than the
bounty comes to Dy iraveuns a ions uia
tance to the county seat.
Officials' Work Commended.
m. A. T Melvin and Dr.
S. W. McCIure. of the Bureau of Animal
Industry, and that or the uregon uxaio
Sheep Commission and of Dr. W. H.
Lytle. state sheep inspector, are warmly
Indorsed. It Is asked that so far as pos-
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service are promoted to the office of
ranger, practical stocionen oe giveu pici
erence for this position."
District Forester Chapman is praised
for exploring range possibilities in
Northern Washington and work'ng for
lower freight rates thereto on the rail
ways. Favorable mention Is made of
the fact that there was to be no new ap
portionment of graxlng area this year,
and that the number of animals was not
to be reduced on the reserves.
The National Wool Warehouse & Stor
age Company's work at Chicago was
praised, as this co-operative concern is
declared to have produced great benefits
for the sheepmen. "
The Panama Pacific Exposition at San
Francisco in 1915. and the Astoria Cen
tennial Celebration next year, were both
Baker was selected for the next meet
ins: place of the state meeting, which
will be held some time in the Winter
month of 1912. For the state advisory
board George McKnlght of Vale; Dan
P Smythe, of Pendleton; C. A. Minor, of
Heppner; E. P. Cranston, of Baker; Jay
Bobbin, of Joseph! and H. C. Rooper, of
Antelope, were chosen at a meeting held
last night In the Imperial Hotel.
SETTLEMENT DUE FRIDAY
Oregon-Washington Boundary Dis
pute Hangs on Paget Island.
SALEM. Or., Jan. 4. (Special.) An
nouncement was made today that the
Oregon-Washington Boundary Commis
sion will meet in Astoria Friday morn
ing to make a final effort at reaching
a decision as to the matter in contro
versy. The Oregon delegation will
meet Governor Hay and members of
the Washington commission and will
be taken by boat to Sand Island, from
which point thev wlu b8 t-ken over tne
disputed boundary line to Puget Island,
which is located Just beyond the dis
trict within the recent Supreme Court
decision.
Puget Island has 5000 acres and a
votlnir population of 250 people and has
always been considered a part of Wash
ington, but the Oregon commission oe
lieves it Is a portion of Oregon.
Washington Is anxious to secure Sand
Island and will offer a consideration for
It but refuses to, give up Puget Island
in Its stead. The' two commissions hope
to reach an agreement which will ba
possible as a recommendation to the
respective Legislatures, which have the
power of accepting such an agreement
If It is so desired.
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VANCOUVER GETS OFFICE
Balfour, Guthrie & Co. to Handle
Business In North.
Balfour, Guthrie & Co. have opened
an office in Vancouver, B. C, which will
be in charge of T. W. B. London, who
for many years was manager of tho
merchandise department of the company
In this city. Mr. London left for Van
couver yesterday to assume his new
duties.
The new office will conduct a general
importing and exporting business similar
to that of Balfour, Guthrie & Co. in
this city. The imports at the northern
port are already large, consisting of
cement, structural and railroad iron,
building materials and general merchan
dise, while a wide variety of Canadian
products are exported. It is probable
that in the near future grain will form
a large part of the outward commerce
of the port. -
Several shipments of wheat from
Northwestern Canada to Europe wera
made last year and a large volume of
grain trade was handled between Van
couver and Mexican ports. With tha
completion of the Panama Canal, It is
likely British Columbia's grain trad
with Europe will assume good propor
tions. CANAL TOLLS DISCUSSED
Senator Flint Would Let American
Coasters Go Through Free,
WASHINGTON. Jan. 4. Representa
tive Mann, of Illinois, chairman of tha
committee on Interstate and foreign
commerce, talked with President Taft
with regard to toll charges on the Pan
ama Canal. He thinks the rates should
be fixed by the present Congress.
The question as to whether American
vessels should be allowed to pass
through the canal without paying toll
also was discussed.
Senator Flint, chairman of the com
mittee on interoceanic canals, also dis
cussed with tha President the question
of toll charges. The Senator said ha
favored having all American vessels
engaged in coastwise trade go through
the canal free of charge; these vessels,
however, would be subject to call by
the Government at any time they might
be needed for use as colliers in war
time, or any similar purposes. The
Government would pay for tho vessels
at their cost price.
CORD OF WOOD IS SHORT
Dealer Fined $25 on Complaint of
Injured Customer.
"Trust prices are high enough, with
out a cord of wood being one-fourth short
in addition," said Deputy City Attorney
Sullivan In Municipal Court yesterday
morning, In urging Judge Tazwell to In
flict punishment upon Percy Wilkinson,
of the Mount Scott Feed & Fuel Com
pany. The defendant was accused by F. Per
cell, of East Forty-fourth street, with
delivering to him a cord of wood which,
upon being measured by City Sealer
Buchtel, waa found to contain only 98
cubic feet. Buchtel testified that the
maximum allowance for shrinkage by
sawing would not be more than 20 cubio
feet. The defendant pleaded ignorance
of the fact, but as the ordinance provides
that guilty knowledge Is not a necessary
element of the offense. Judge Taiwell
imposed a fine of J25.
SHOTS SPEED FUGITIVE
Negro Sheds Clothing as He Runs,
but Is Captured.
Chase of 18 blocks, with revolver shots
at intervals, was made by Detetclves
Coleman and Snow yesterday after Cole
man Stewart, a negro, who eventually
was placed In Jail, under a charge of
vagrancy. The negro was found on East
Davis street and fled at first sight of
tha detectives. He went over a fence,
closely pursued by a bullet from Cole
man's revolver. As he fled, he shed
shoes, coat and hat, and was half-clad
when overtaken near the river.
Stewart was arrested in company with
Mary Whet3tone, a white woman, upon
complaint of Emma Redd, a negress, liv
ing at Seventh and Flanders streets, who
accused them of stealing her clothing
and 17. The woman was fined J10O In
Municipal Court yesterday morning and
Stewart's case went over.
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