The Archive · 1940

Wool for Britain Stored in U.S

American Govt. Will Have Call on Supply In Emergency

Boston.

Boston will receive a large share, perhaps the major amount, of a record war shipment of 250,000,000 pounds of wool from Australia and New Zealand which the British Government will ship to the United States next. Fall and Winter for safekeeping. This will be the greatest amount of wool ever shipped to this country from Britain's "down under" possessions, Some of Boston's share will come in shipe sailing. dir-actly from Aut la anc lew land.

Pacific Coast ports and sent across the country by rail, states the "New York Times." to carry 60 per cent. of the cargoes Plans said to have been perfected between the two countries, by London and Washington call for the title of ownership to remain with the British Government, with the understanding that in case of emergency the United States Government could draw upon the supply from the that it is unable to transport source nearest whatever manufac-entire allotment of goods. turer would use it. About forty have been made by the com-shiploads will be required.

Obtain more ships, but getting the necessary U.S. Growers Dubious a shortage of labour United States wool growers, faced zi are hampering its ship-building pro- with the possibility that the huge 1 British shipment wil ruin their With cargoes piling up a no] released for sale here, have appealed

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