Show TUP r THE ETERNAL SUGAR puzzled 4 on alunday of 0 this week the amalgamated sugar company allotted 4 asoo 1800 bags ol of sugar to the wholesalers and jobbers at 1373 3 per hundred pounds for distribution in utah and idaho presumably in the selling terr territory itry ot of that company brigham city is part of that territory according to the government regulations ions the jobbers are permitted a of 1 per hundred pounds which would make the sugar cost the 1473 and he in turn is permitted dermitt to take a profit of 2 per hundred pounds bringing the price retail up to 1673 per bag A representative ot of the news called upon one of 0 the local grocers on oil wednesday and asked when some of 0 that heap cheap sugar would lie he available file grocer replied just as soon as his firm received any of it ft when asked how boon that would be the procer grocer replied that the late date is indefinite and when the allotment is made by jobbers in till all probability his tore artore will get gel but one bag ot of this cheap sugar which would be a mere bag bagatelle etelle that there is something decidedly rotten with the system ot of handling the sale of sugar locally is attested by the foregoing but we have even moie evidence ifton upon the authority ol of those who know what they are talking about it can be stated as a fact that when the amalgamated sugar company was operating the brigham factory tile the local trade was vas supplied direct from the factory through the ogden jobbers defore before the government took a hand in distributing the sugar the drayman made delivery of the sugar to the local retailers and the job her who handles the ogden company s s output did not touch the supply but on every bag ot of sugar that was bold and delivered here the tray traveling eling representative oi of the jobbing company i evolved a boans ol of something like csc all lie he had to do to earn that bonus w was as to attach liis his sign signature attire to the sales order when presented to liim him by the dray drayman inan upon his periodical visits to this city now we have the spectacle 0 f the sugar com company pany selling sugar to the jobbers at waz 1373 13 73 but the retailers who are supplied by tile the jobbers and who should receive this low priced sugar are forced to extract from the patrons 37 27 12 1 2 cents per pound tor for all they sell they declare that they cannot get track ol of any ol of the cheaper sugar because the jobbers will not allot them any just what to name this situation we aru are at a loss to say but we wonder just how low long the general public wi will suffer miner conditions to maintain this matter would seem to be an excellent lease case for the fair price commissioner to work upon |