Show Clcnnlle Mijrnr Work Snliullr 1CANSW CIT Dec 10 Jour naJVTopeka special A swindle ef gigantic proportion has been per petratbd upon lie farmers of at least two counties in this State and It is feared it may lie l found t b even more far reaching The amount involved in-volved aggregates over 150000 The American Sugar Company of Kansas was chartered about a year ago Agnt built a mill to manu tu from facture eugarirom sorghum at Mead Centre When the company proiwscd the different townships should vote bonds to it for an extension tension of Its works farmers fell in with the plan readily and bonds to the amount of 10000 were voted I and the scrip turned Over to the company At Ashland Clarke County the same plan was pursued and bonds to the amount of SIS 0 were voted I Is believed one or two other western counties were also induced to vole bond Employes In the Mead Centre mill susjctcd sharp ractice They Investigated In-vestigated and reported to the authorities au-thorities ten thai the manager had mixed pure sugar with sorghum syrup in quantities from a small cane product Residents l of two townships of Mead County compelled com-pelled the manager to destroy their d The bonds of other counties have been negotiated |