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Show Growers at Weiser Are Seeking Plant WKISEK. Idaho, Jan. 1. Dec: growers of this section to the imm-ier imm-ier of about 100 have organized the Idaho-Oregon Beei Growers' assocl-' assocl-' atlon. with a view to uniting all those I Interested in the industry In an en-! en-! deavor to obtain the erection of a sugar factory here. Ouy Oaltovva.-lias Oaltovva.-lias been elected president of the association. as-sociation. K. H. Broekmann, secretary, secre-tary, and A. It. Becksted, treasurer. About 1100 acres were pianled to beets in this section last spring, under contracts with the Idaho .Mutual ' Sugar company, which proposed to t.nild a factory. The company nu Unable to finance the undertaking and, the beets raised vrott turned Over to' the Amalgamated Sugar company at the contract pr.. oo |