Wool Pool delivery day: a 60+ year tradition

Writer’s note: Back in March I wrote a story that described the way wool used to be sold and shipped along the Hi-line. In 2002 a new system was started that consolidated a large number of points where smaller producers shipped their wool to a new system of collecting wool.

The people who organize the Hi-line wool pool sale each year invited me to come see how the system works. I drove to Malta, on a Saturday morning in early Ma,y to see firsthand how things work during wool delivery day. Here’s what I learned:

About 30 members of the Hi-line Wool Pool made their annual trek to Malta, on a bri...