Show I FARMERS DECIDE TO FIGHT I I I l i j TOMATO OMATO GROWERS GROWERS ORGANIZE ORGAz ORG TO GET BETTER BETTEB PRICES Companies Co Want Want rant to o Cut the theand Price and an Organization tion il at Ogden The Tite canning nnIng companies of oi Weber county propose to cut cat down the prices of tomatoes from 10 per ton to to 7 7 per ton A large l rge number num r of the farmers of Weber and Davis counties are up in lit arms against the proposition wad and are opposing the signing of new De contracts The new n w contracts proposed by the various factories differ in minor JI clauses to suit the conditions of various localities but on en two main points they were practically unanimous and these the e points are aza objectionable to the growers rowers They were first the fixing filing of the price at 7 per ton and the limitation of the amount of tomatoes that may enay be dis din disposed disposed posed of as the product of one acre The factories are willing to contract on the basis bt Js of acreage but want he the privilege privilege lege loge of or refusing if it the crop exceeds ten tons per pet acre The farmers are objecting to this and anda a public meeting called yesterday in the court hoine bouie hou re resulted suited In the formation of a farmers union to oppose the new nett contra contracts ts and to secure re organized efforts fn n bringing about more satisfactory terms with the factories The union will demand 5 per ton test It developed that thet the fac fat factory fattor tory tor people inid met and agreed on the general form of contract All had bad agreed to the he 7 per ton rate except the Woods s Cross Cro g f factory which pr p SS TO pay I 8 The union formed was wan as in in sea ses session aloe sion until 6 and a new contract was wa outlined It differs from front the oth others others ers in the two points named and add in several minor points touching the time for return of boxes method of delivery and the like About farm fann farmers ers era were present representing all sections see sec of the two counties The union organized elected C N Child of ot River Riverdale d dale ale as president and aid W V M K Pui Purring Purrington ring rington ton of West Weber as secretary The executive committee is composed compo edof of the following Henry Thornley Lay Layton ton tonO D O W ll l Fisher Clearfield Sam Owen Clinton Oharles Paul South Weber Andrew Nelson Mound Fort Maroni Karon I IStone Stone Lynne Hyrum Byrum Rawlins North orth I Ogden Edwin Cragin Pleasant View John Holmes Wilson Ward W M Purrington West Vest Weber Thomas Peterson George Munsey Munney Hooper HooPe William Wililam Robinson Roy C N Child Riverdale j Thomas D Dee De of tie the Utah Canning company gave c the story of ot the canning I people Ople as follows Last Liast year vear a 8 high price was paid for I tomatoes on the h expectation cc t that t an ICh tid idt f advanced price IC would be he paid id idt for the t output This there is every pros p pet pert ct that a much mitch lower price will he be paid for the canned tomatoes and eon con consequently m t it is 18 necessary ne that the fa fat I I tory people buy both tomatoes and cans c ns cheaper than they did last met year In regard to 10 the protest against limiting the amount or ot tonnage per acre the position of the factory fa tory people I is arm pi j to protect themselves against I being imposed on h by tomato growers I who would bring them tomatoes ni t other people grev grew and wIth the t factories had no contract The cone com combine co I bine of factories as the farmers style I it It was arranged partly by correspond correspondence enc ence e and partly parti at a meeting held in i Ogden about a week ago Ever Evel Every toe fac factory I tory In Weber and Davis counties was represented and has baR agreed a reed on a gen general en end eral form of contract r |