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Show BEETGROWERS FORM LARGE ASSOCIATION Plan Is Being ronnnlated to Demand Increased Price for Product for 1915 Special to The Tribune DEWER, Colo Dec 6 Bepresen tatives of 7000 beetgrowers in the states of Colorado, Wyoming and le braska meet ng m convention here have formed the Interstate Beetgrow ers association for the urpo e of get ting more money tor the r products T Hogan of Billing" Mont was elected pres dent It was predicted by Pres dent Hogan that within eighteen months sugar will i mp to $S per hundred and probabl $10 A committee has been appointed to draw up a set of demands for presenta t on to the sugar compan es a med to got an increased price for the 1915 crop Pre ldent Hogan "uegested that a flat price of 6 per ton be a"ked along with a diw on of the profits. Another man suggested that tho price may be pushed up to $ or $S per ton Th s s the growers great oppor tunlty President Hogan said. The sugar companies will need all ths acreage thev can get the coming sea son The war cut" off exports from Europe and there is bound to be a sugar shortage with a resultant in create n pr ce Within the next eighteen months I confidentlv orpect to see "near jump to $8 a hundred anl I would not be surprised to see $10 supar X gro rs comm ttee is expected "n. j a iport on. the demands at the j associat on s n eet ng tomorrow |