Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-08-29 | Page 4 | King, U. S. Sugar Chief Disagree

KING U. U U 1 S S. S SUGAR CHIEF DISAGREE The chief of the department of agricultures agriculture's sugar section which has at various times been criticised by y western sugar men defended the he sections section's work ork on a visit to Salt Lake City Meeting with leaders of the sugar industry in Utah Dr Joshua Bernhardt Bernhardt Bernhardt Bern- Bern hardt sugar section chief pointed out ut before his departure Tuesday that hat its up to congress to decide sugar ugar quota expansion and also that hat the decline in sugar prices only corresponded to the recession in n other phases of business Dr Bernhardt who met J J. J R. R Rawlins taw president of ot the Utah Sugar Beet Growers' Growers Cooperative association on his arrival stopped here on a routine visit to the beet- beet growing section Opposes Protection The sugar fugar chief said his section sections Is s always the center of attack by spokesmen for the sugar Industry who assert its estimates of United States consumption have depressed the he sugar price and arid that It has opposed expansion of the domestic industry at the expense of Cuba Salt Lake county Democrats on n Tuesday night had heard Dr Bernhardt Bernhardt Bern Bern- hardt and Senator William H. H King of Utah clash verbally on the bounty bounty bouny boun boun- ty y system for sugar Opposing further protection for mainland producers Mr Bernhardt Bernhardt Bernhardt Bern Bern- hardt said that such protection could be obtained only by cutting quotas of insular and foreign producers producers pro- pro lucers making it more difficult to o find markets for agricultural surpluses and industrial products King lUng Disagrees I Senator King urged that 30 and 40 per cent of the nations nation's needs be provided for by domestically produced sugar and emphasized the need for a cut in outside sugar quotas The Democratic meeting Monday evening was presided over by Parnell Parnell Parnell Par- Par nell Black county chairman in the Newhouse house hotel with members present Mr Rawlins told of the need leed for higher price for sugar beets and Mrs James H. H Wolfe outlined d plans for the regional conference conference conference con con- ference of Democratic women In Salt Sal Lake City October 13 and 14