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Show BEET GROWERS FORM NEW OBMTI Former Governor James H. Hawley of Idaho Chosen as President. With finances provided to begin the erection of its plant at Kigby, Idaho, the Beet Growers' Sugar company has effected a reorganization with former Governor James H. Hawley of Idaho as president, according to an announcement made yesterday by A. G. Goodwin, one of the promoters and vice president of the new organization. Under the new regime State Senator George E. Hill of Rigby is treasurer of the company and A. "W. Gabbey of Salt Lake is retained as secretary. Preparatory to beginning work on the plant the company has engaged A. P. Cooper, who supervised tho construction of the People's sugar factory at Moroni, as consulting enineeer and he has established es-tablished Salt Lake headquarters at 206 Dooly building. Mr. Cooper has been identified with the sugar industry for more than twenty years. The executive offices of the company are to be maintained main-tained at Idaho Falls. The machinery and steel for the new plant has been ordered and a survey is beinp- made with a view to starting construction con-struction work about October 25. The companv now holds contracts with farmers farm-ers for 6000 acres of beets for the next seven vears, beginning with 1918. It is planned to have tho factory ready for operation in time to handle the ' 1918 beet crop. |