Salt Lake Telegram | 1917-11-04 | Page 25 | Canners Unite to Increase Utah output

I CANNERS UNITE TO INCREASE UTAH TA OUTPUT By Special News Service el OGDEN Nov 3 Conditions th tha I t l' l may I mean important changes in the growing an and handling o of all canning crops throughout Weber county were discussed I here to today when representatives of the canning committee in almost every district district district dis dis- dis- dis of the county met with M. M P. P Brown I I chairman of the canning crop committee and other officers of the Weber county farm bureau Among other things the growers accepted the invitation of members members mem mem- bers hers of the Utah Canners' Canners association to confer on plans for next seasons season's opera opera- I There is a movement on foot for an I increased acreage of canning crops such as peas tomatoes vegetables and fruit I to meet the wartime conditions and It is possible that growers and canners anners will get together on a profit sharing proposition proposition proposition tion similar to that recently put into ef effect effect of- of by the sugar companies for next season The growers of canning crops believe that they are entitled to an increase in increase Increase In- In crease based on the increased cost of labor and materials and in return they will guarantee the canning factories the increased acreage desired D. D D D. D McKay president of ot the Utah state farm bureau expects to call a special special special cial meeting of representatives from all counties within the next few days to consider consider consider con con- I sider the canning crop proposition from froma a sta statewide angle The meeting will be beheld beheld held in Salt Lake