Show nonagenarian of monroe C comments on beet controversy james anderton of who signs hi his letter an ali old man inan of cr on tile tho day of december 1926 sent us his opinion about tile the controversy regarding garding Te the beet contracts solicited by the utah idaho idabo ail and the gunnison sugar companies an opinion rich in all particulars would not hold leold good under close scrutiny which however contains so much good t thought ilaug lit and 1 nd ciolll coming ilg from a nian mail nearly neaily ninety years of age is so ill in toi esting that we do not hesitate to communicate it ft to our readers sir mr And anderton eiton says editor of the richfield reaper dear sir I 1 hearda heard a lady read in your newspaper the whole nicole a i dative matter leg aiding ing the two sugar factories shall we stop one or sh shall all they both run at a they have lone done before my idea is we cannot run them both without falling into the sanie same stew ws we are now and another generation geneia tion would pass aa without any aily ini im pro ement no never rather let the gunni gunnison son factory have the beets and let us aee ee another grand town glow up in this part of the country watch nill be second to none between salt lake arid and st george and bhele our young men can call go to work without having to ficare move io to california or idaho rd aho or salt lake to get work it make mahe quite an era for gunnison and fifty miles around there would be lots of building to be lone done hotels would go up carpenters and all kinds of workmen would be needed and gunnison would become a bail i ailway y center yes let gunnison have the beets and see her bring prosperity down here just where we need it yes let her have the beets and we ne will gain and not lose thereby some of our far danners and stockmen stoc kmen re wondering what they are aie going to do for pulp to feed the stock I 1 tell you it will nill be shipped down here as cheap or cheaper than ie we ever had it cars will be built for the pur purpose poe pulp will be brought bi ought to the wagons and the wagons loaded without using a shovel so let her have the beets and let us go into other industries dus tries tHes like feeding cattle raise poultry etc our farmers here in are tired of raising beets and pretty well worn out with taxes and other burden 1 the drainage has been over them like a dark daik incubus for many years and it still hangs on they tell us rust arid and blight ire are with us sonie sometimes but some times then aie not lot anti and that brow scowling drainage adeis i s always here taking away our happiness leaving beaving no cheer in in oui home and all we far danners can to do is to arat home and groan groa n yes ye I 1 let Gli ganison nison ihsle have the beep what ho 0 we ha have e down in iii monroe half of tile the town is empty and more moie going away they are leaving us monley monkey town and frog town and joe town anil and some other places which need a little prosperity too yours truly and old man mail of 86 on the I day of last lait december |