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Show T. R. CUTLER FINISHES SUGARSTORY Utah and Idaho Consumers Pay Freight From Pacific Pa-cific Coast at began to flourish. Havemeyer aup-pliwd aup-pliwd the ftnaneee and tho Mormons did tb rest. ' After th consolidation Cotler made frequent trips to New York to confer with Havemeyer relative 'to queatio of poHev. H denied that price were controlled br agreement botwooa bia company and Havemever. H asked Havemever' advice about tho distri-hution distri-hution of sugsr. but "aid k did not alwava follow it as ho foand Havs mover rather erratic. , "Why doea th Mormon church fo into sugar and other bnsinesst" asked Representative Hinds of Main. "Th Mormon church kas the welfare wel-fare of it people at heart," e,nsered utlrr. "Anything that effects th material welfare of its people . thf 'church encourages." "Then the Mormon church," said Representative Madison of Kaasss, "consists not only of a spiritual organ imtinn hut an organised business or smzation. does it not?" Matter of rrotfht Rate. "To a great extent that is true." said Cutler. Asked if Havemever com tieted with his companv. Cutler said: "He couldn't; freight rates kept him out of our territory." "Doe not the fact that the sugar trust owns considerable of votir stock tend to eomitv of action f!' asked Representative Rep-resentative Hinda. Mr. Cutler paused a moment, stroked his beard thoughtfully and replied: "That's a question I have 'been us able to determine absolutely." My. Cutler again told the committee that the beet sugar industry eould not survive without the protection afforded by customs duties. "Von mean that with the tariff removed re-moved from sugar, the price of the product would go down so much that tese-?osile we)wseh a Bjeew- eav-eta f "I do." replied th witness. Mr. Cutler wss succeeded on the stand by Chester 8. Morev of Denver, president of the Great Western Hugar company. WASHINGTON. June 24 Former Bishop Cutler told the bouse commit tee that "since the days of Bngham Voting every president of the church has taken a deep interest in the sugar industry. " Their purpose was to supply the home demand and provide labor for the people. He told about the organization of the Ogden tiugar companv by David Ec rlcs, who asked the Mormon church for financial assistance. Cutler, then a bisnop, protested against rhe loan. The idea of another company doing business busi-ness right on hi field made him indig nant. Hpeaking of the Amalgamated Hu- 5r company the witness said "the meriran Sugar company controls one-half of its stock. Th Amalgamated Amalga-mated and Utah-Idaho companies are esaiaalitssai hal are eerambling fori trade. One in a while, nceording to Cutler, the Utah sugar beet growers form a trust to boost the price of their prod uct. "They do not do this often, but it is a situation we meet now nnd then," the witness said. It was brought out thst the Utah-Idaho company com-pany owns 30,000 acres of land. No Territory Agreement. Vr Cutler said his eomnanv had BO agreement, egpresa or implied, with any other company a to the territory in which it sells or shall not sell, and asserted that his company operated in territory contiguous to Utah and was kept- awsv from the eoaatg by prohibitive freight rate. Again discussing his negotiations with Havemever, prior to Havemeyer 's acquisition of Utah stock. Cutler said the sugar king first made aa effort to obtain his persons) service. He wanted want-ed Cutler w asaistane in building up tb beet sugar industry throughout the west. Cutler Insisted on remaining in Utah, and aa result Havemeyer acquiesced ac-quiesced in the consolidation that was later arranged. Cntler made six trips to New York to confer with Havemever. Have-mever. On the last trip" in February. 1M2. when ha eame east te deliver toe Utah stack, he met Havemeyer at th latter lat-ter 'a home. A number of the directors direc-tors of the American company were present. Esch one waa asked by Havemeyer Have-meyer If he approved the deal and tack replied in the affirmative. Matter la Closed. "Then the trad Is mad," an nouaeed Havmyer. With th church aad th sugsr company doing business hand in hand, th industry in Utah and other states where the Mormons oper- |