Show SLIDING SCALE ON BEETS FAVORED I BY GROWERS Organization Will Demand Prices Prices' Prices of 12 to 21 as Sugar Fluctuates DE DENVER VER Colo Jan 28 Sugar Sugar ers members of the National Sugar es' es ass association in ht com convention here voted voted to demand I more mone money for their product A slid sliding sliding sliding slid slid- ing scale based on on the seaboard price of ot refined sugar was as adopted The association on voted to demand calling for for- prices ranging from 12 12 to 21 21 a to tot based on a minimum of ot 9 cents a pound for sugar Each ad advance advance ad- ad vance of ot 1 cent in sugar prices s would T bring ring additional per ton to I ad-I the growers 12 12 IS REJECTED t Refiners have ot offered red a flat contract contract contract con con- tract of ot 12 12 a ton ton which growers rejected re Each state organization however was left free to accept a compromise with r refiners from the national organizations organization's schedule Wages of ot farm tarm labor in caring for forthe forthe forthe the beet crop will be adv advanced this summer the convention agreeing to a 1 25 per r cent Increase A 5 per cent cenCin Increase in increase In- In crease in wages f for r labor in thinning and 10 per per cent ent in pulling and topping was adopted A A. proposal for ta ra JL 1 a aton aton aton ton above the average of ot ten len tons torts to to the acre was was rejected rejected- TAX ADOPTED A tax of ot 1 cent nt per ton to finance the National B a organization tion was sas unanimously adopted at the closing session last night Thi This This' i is expected expected expected ex ex- to yield annually The official designation of ot the association association association as as- will wUI hereafter be the United States fe federation era on Directors Directors Di Directors Di- Di rectors for or the coming year jear are Fred Fied I Cummings Colorado A A. F F. Utah and Idaho James Clemmens Vis Wisconsin George Harms Nebraska I and amI J. J C C. C Ketcham Michigan |