| Show SUGAR QUOTA FIGHT LOOMS AMONG FIRMS Indication of A A A Difficulties Difficulties Difficulties ties Is Foreseen on Allocations tio s' s GET NEW APPLICATIONS Closed Factory Seeks Authority Authority Author Author- ity to Resume Operations BT Br By Associated Press WASHINGTON Sept 17 An 17 17 An indi indication cation of the difficulties that may beset beset be be- set the farm administration tion when 1 beet sugar ugar allotments arc are made for lor r 1935 were foreseen today at a hear ing before representatives of ot the tin sugar division on 1934 factory alloca Applications for increased allotments allotments allot ments from four beet sugar companieS com corn panics were discussed at today S meeting over which John Dalton I chief chic of the sugar sugar- section of the tin i A A A A. A pr presided sided Representatives of three other com coin panics indi indicated ted an any adjustment oL of allocations which did not include their firms would be protested The Union Sugar company o of San Francisco operating in Santa Barbara Bar Bar- bara and San Luis Obispo counties was represented by C. C L. L r rot of ot Santa Maria who asked an allotment allotment allot allot- ment t for r marketing during the 1931 I calendar year Jt f bags of sugar The company did not operate during the during the years on which the allot allot- nent ment formula based was wc and nd n had no allotment although said the company was was' under the impression impression im it had an allotment of ot to tons s Protests Application W. W N. N Wilds president of orthe the Amer ican lean Crystal Sugar company of Denver Denver Den Det ver vcr protested proteSt d the application and anc was given time to file filea a brief brIer as as was vial Wiley Blair Jr of the Holly company and representing the U. U S Beet Sugar association The sugar division committee also I I took look under advisement the application application tion of the Superior Sugar Refining company of ot Menominee Mich for foran foran a an increase of its ils allotment for marketing mar mar- during 1934 fr from m pound bags to bags G. G W. W McCormick representing the I Continued on Page Two SUGAR COMPANY RIFT FORESEEN Difficulties Loom for A A A AA A 1 in Allotments to Beet factories Continued Irom from Pace Page One 1 said the allotment would d troy the value o of the property ex x p pt lor tor junking purposes purposes He lie explained explained ex ex- the allotment would mean the factory would operate about 40 10 days which is less le than hat halt of a normal run necessary to produce a profit A. A J. J of Los Angeles pro rented the application o of the Los Alamitos Sugar company for an tn increase in crease in its allotment tags bags to bags He testified unusual unusual unusual un usual market conditions had made it Jt neceSsary necessary for his company to carry carryover carryover carryover over over sugar represented by the difference dif i ference in the present allotment and the one cne sought Sold Below Quoted Prices At the instance of ot the committee J. J O. O Douglas executive secretary of the domestic sugar bureau burea test testified sugar has bas often been leen sold in L Los s A An Angeles Axi- Axi geles below the quoted market price H He said the market has b been en ende de demoralized demoralized demoralized de moralized for possibly a ye year r and a 3 half baIt tI Wilds Wilds told the committee his company company com con pany Jany had sold sugar as much as 50 cents below the quoted market price in meeting ee ing competition and not as a matter of ot willful cutting down The market was made for us and p 1 had to meet it it Wilds said An application of the Paulding Sugar company of Paulding Ohio was presented by Arthur for foran foran foran an increase o of its allotment of pound lOo-pound bags Any adjustments made would be from the he hc reserve of if bags bag's and A A A officials indicated the requests for adjustments are are greater than possibilities of filling Looking toward adjustments were applications not discussed today from the Michigan Sugar company and th the Great reat Lakes Sugar company Blair pointed out i if the re r-e v ve is not tapped it will mean small email increases in allotments for other companies Formula Criticized The rhe formula used by the secretary of It agriculture in making allotments criticized by several sugar men after the meeting adjourned although although although al al- al- al though a a representative of a large wes western ern company said all of us feel we Deceived d a smaller allotment than we were entitled to which would indicate the allotments are about as fair as could be made Blair said his company w would uld like a larger allotment but he he- believed the allotments probably were as biras fair bir as could be reached although he added be Je would protest increases any which would deplete the e reserve to such an extent there would be no opportunity for those already having allotments to secure an increase though it be small Utah Ufah Beet Growers Called to Meeting J Jf H. H Rawlins president of the Utah Sugar Beet Growers' Growers association Monday called members member of ot the organization organization organ organ- to meet Tuesday at 10 a. a m. m in Iii the offices of the Utah State F Farm Bureau federation in the Dooly block to discuss sugar beet allotments for forthe forthe or the United States and the intermountain tam tain region Mr Rawlins also announced he has bas been invited to Washington D. D C. C to attend an allotment hearing next net Monday He will wilt l leave ve Thursday or Friday |
