Show MARKETING OF UTAH EGGS IS UNDER ATTACK A IT ACK Stockholder Raps Sales Department Department De De- De of Poultry Association ASKS fO HO INVESTIGATION S Sales Saies on N N. N Y Market Outlawed Outlawed Outlawed Out Out- Charge Charges that New York jobbers and and dealers have outlawed Utah eggs because because because be be- cause of efforts of the sales depart depart- of the Utah Poultry Producers Producers' Cooperative association to upset methods methods meth meth- of the New York market are con conS tamed in open letters sent to 1500 stockholders of tho the association Monday Monday Mon Mon- day by C. C H. H Carlquist st of Draper a stockholder Mr Carlquist charges in the letter that hat the association is forced to cut prices to find an outlet for eggs through chain stores and other cheap buyers This is caused he stated because attempts to place Utah eggs directly on the retail market and to eliminate the few cents paid jobbers and dealers' dealers associations failed ailed due to the fact tact Utah supplies only about 4 per cent of the eggs sent sento to o the New York market He appealed to stockholders to organize organize organize or or- a committee of ten to investigate investigate gate the affairs of the association including including in in- eluding New York marketing and ando to o report to a stockholders' stockholders meeting to o be called when the proposed study is s complete WANTS ANTS FULL DETAILS Mr Carlquist stated that the poultry poul poul- try ry industry in Utah has reached such proportions that in order for stockholders stockholders stock- stock holders of the association to take intelligent intelligent in- in action in formulating policies pol pol- cies the they should be furnished full information by officers In past years officials of the association association association asso asso- have not seen fit to furnish stockholders with copies of the annual annual annual an an- nual financial statements but have merely read a brief certificate from the he auditors stating that all the a affairs af- af fairs airs had been handled in a business- business like ikc manner and all funds had been accounted for and properly disbursed No io details have been furnished and as as' s a result it has has' not been possible for or individual stockholders to become fully ully informed in regard to the financial financial finan- finan cial ial structure of the association but they hey have had to content themselves with the assurance of oC the officials that hat all was well the letter states POINTS TO SHORTAGE The letter pointed out that when Clyde C. C Edmonds general manager of f the association announced that more than had been misappropriated misappropriated from the organizations organization's funds ands d discussions were heard among the le members as to how it was pos pos- sible ible for such transactions to take place lace and not be detected until several sev- sev several eral ral years had passed This statement is not intended to tobe tobe toe be e a sweeping criticism but inasmuch ch chas as s it has been ascertained that the present board of directors and officials officials are opposed to any su suggestions Continued on Pace T Two o MARKETING OF UTAH EGGS IS UNDER A IT ACK Continued From Pare Page One along these lines and that some action action ac action ac- ac tion must be taken to stabilize the poultry industry and help its development devel devel- it would seem that no harm can be done and great reat good will result result re re- re sult if such a group croUp were to be selected se se- se from the body of tic the stockholders stockholders stockholders stock stock- holders with power to carry out this investigation and make recommendations for crystallizing fundamental policies upon which the association can build and grow grov in the future I the letter concludes I |