Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-02-16 | Page 3 | Western Sugar Company Fails to Reach Agreement with Beetmen

Western Sugar Company Fails to Reach Agreement With DENVER Colo Cola Feb 16 15 AP AP- AP Negotiations Negotiation between the Great Gnat Western Sugar company and sugar ugar beet growers of Colorado Nebraska Wyoming and nd Montana Montan over a prig price scats scale for the 1928 crop have been ban broken off Failure to reach ruch an agreement after three days day of de d. liberating 0 wa was wa s a announced late lat last Iet nl night ht b by co company officials official In an official al tic I statement No date 0 for a resumption of negotiations negotiation has haa been bean fixed last Jut year Hr received iEper IS iE ISper I Ir per r ton for tor their b beets t. t as a guaranteed guar guar- minimum price and during deliberations during the present week agreed to a a. reduction to I I per pOr ton minimum guarantee but I Ith th the conference lilt hit the shoals shoal o of oI disagreement on the rite proposed slid aUd- aUdIn sliding ing In scale cale to be paid for tor the beets Metis beetson on the net sugar auger price and the sugar content The company offered of ot- fared ferM an Increase of 40 to CO scab cents per ton but brat the growers instated Insisted on a price pries of S 6 62 and E 1 82 cents re re- re As Ae a result of the failure of the price conference a committee rep- rep re the Nebraska grower Is- Is s- s sued awed a statement declaring It their Intention to recommend th the growing grow grow- ing of other crops to members of the cooperative associations In n that state tat To that end nd the statement said we are preparing to 10 purchase several carloads carload of seed beans MaM tobe to tobe be distributed among monK the tho beet t gr grower grow grow- te er ere Recommendations will vent be made that the Itron growers ers rs aJ also alo engage In the I dairy M. M Th The committee to today today today to- to day purchased two tiro carloads carload of dairy stele cattle for shipment to Nebraska In fn I token of ot Ks lAa stand against accepting I Ibe the be offer of or the Great Grift Western Sugar oom company The statement of the sugar lugar company comPAny company com com- pany announced that In addition to toa toa a reduction In the guaranteed minimum minimum mini mini- mum price both sides aides e. e had a re eed d to a removal of ot the tariff clause which made Its appearance In loot last years year's contracts This clause provided provided provided pro pro- vided for a lower price to the growers growers grow grow- ers rs for tor beets beet providing pro the tarl f on sugar SUlar was lowered Agreement Agree Agree- A Agreement ee- ee ment also was reached on the ad advancement advancement advancement ad- ad of ot the date of ot controlled deliveries rIH a of ot b beets tI from October 8 t to October 15