Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-03-17 | Page 2 | Beetgrowers Holding Meeting at Provo

Holding Meeting at Provo The Utah county farmers who are still dissatisfied with the contract offered by the Utah Idaho Sugar company for tor sugar beets beet beete are re e holdIng holding holding hold hold- ing a meeting at Provo today The are seeking a contract on the tho basis of ot a 52 48 division In Inthe inthe the profits of ot sugar doll joW without j I having l to guarantee any fter certain I I tonnage The contract ac as it now stands is the same as last year with the exception of a 60 cent 60 ent Increase in increase In- In crease In the minimum price per ton The division of ot th the pro profits tits on sugar sold under the old contract was a 53 53 split The rhe sugar company will pay the farmers on the basis of ot 52 48 division vif it f the tonnage is is increased increased- 25 ner per cent over last year With sug sugar r selling at the prescot present pres pres- cot ent price the farmers will realize In the neighborhood of ot 8 a ton for tor forthe forthe the beets ral raised ed last year ear it Is said