Show SUGAR MEN BEGIN CONFERENCE IN SALT LAKE Seed Seed Problem Discussed Discussed- Germa Germany y Demands PayI Payment Payment Pay Pay- I ment ent in Foodstuffs heel Heet t sugars sugar manufactures from growing of U Ul th every qt e section United Ignited States Stats are in Salt Lake Lk t to at att attend attend at- at t tend nd the opening session of the convention con- con of the American Beet association at the Hotel Utah this aft aft- aft aft- Problems directly affecting I Ithe the beet sugar Industry in Jn the United States are under d discussion Between thirty and forty delegates delegates' are attending this afternoons afternoon's session sellon The association lation was organized 1 several years ear ago ago- agoto to give the sugar men the te opportunity of ot coming together at regular Intervals The rhe last meeting was wall held in San Francisco in June Probably the most important thing to be discussed at the Salt Lake meeting meeting meeting meet meet- ing is t the question of ot obtaining sugar belt t seed stell for tor the American beet blet dis dis- dis- dis Heretofore Germany has supplIed supplied supplied sup sup- plied America with practically all of the sugar beet seed setd used Shipments ha have hae e stopped since the tile war wai broke out Acc According to Secretary Trueman G G. Palmer the the sugar sugar men have obtained the tile cons consent nt of ot the British government to j permit th the German seed to come cometo cometo cometo to America fv Instantly he said an another another another an- an other problem arose G Germany would sell the seed only on the stipulation that payment be made In to foodstuffs or or cotton They I did not want money Some seed Reed and a good q quality of seed is being produced in Utah Idaho and Colorado according to Mr Ir Palmer It however is a a. new Industry industry industry indus Indus- try and these states have not i reached cached the tue point where they can furnish all the seed Reed needed nee in the United States The sugar men have no set program pro pro- gram the session being purely informal ma mal discussions of ot the problems which confront the manufacturers They will wll be in here for tor two or three da days das s. s I |