Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-11-20 | Page 16 | Utah Farmers Discuss Beet Prices

T AM f OI 81 r I Flat Rate or Sliding Scale Big Question at Issue in Convention For the purpose of ot deciding what Utah Otah farmers farmer shall receive for tor their 1920 1030 b beet bt t crop and to discuss canning contracts contract for next year a convention of ot county farm term bureau representatives es cs of ot Utah opened today at the Hotel Utah for tor a two yO day days days' session The bin bIg topic of oC discussion today was whether a flat slat rate rata or eliding scale per ton ro foY beets should be adopted It was the sentiment of or the convention to adopt somo some feature of or price regulation for tor tho rho benefit of farmers which would be usable for tor a score or more of or years ears from now asBell as aswell wen well as something which would be applicable to the coming year I IA A committee composed of a representative from each county farm bureau bu bureau bureau bu- bu reau was appointed b by Chairman If Ii E. E Beck of Millard county to prepare a scale of or prices price from each county on the coat of or production per acro aero of or sugar augar beets beats and to make recommendations II flora as to what should be bo asked bythe by bythe bythe the farmers per ton for their beets I The price of oC production ranged as high as per acre FLAT RATES NAMED Flat rates per ton ran ranging from 10 10 the present price to 1760 1760 were proposed pro pro- posed by some lome of or the representatives es lt Lake county county- count favored a flat rate I of 1360 per ton This problem was not hol completed today and will occupy the greater portion of oC the sessions tomorrow Those In favor of or the sliding scale contended that It was only fair that the producers of or sugar beets should haro sharo In the profits proms of or the sugar companies com com- pani when they advance their prices prieM According to Chairman Beck neck the sugar companies on last years year's crop made 18 US iS profit per ton while the cost Coat of the company n was aa comparatively comparatively comparatively com com- small I DELEGATES NAMED I J. J Edward Taylor of the executive committee of at the state farm tarm bureau directed tho general activities of the tho convention Those present were Davis county IS rn C. C Clark Frank Hyde David Stoker and Frank hrank Lamb Utah count county Lee Jee R. R Taylor L. L S S. Bunnell and W. W V. V 1 J. I Chad Chadwick wick Salt Lake Joseph bard A. A E. E Lee Leo and Edgar Ledyard Ledard Sanpete D D. N. N Beal Carbon A. A C. C Marshall Morgan Lee Lae Peterson Cache E. E Burgerson Alma Olsen and andRt It H Rt E. E Butler Tooele II 11 N N. Olson 1 K 31 Mathews and J. J M. M McKellar A. A M. M Cornwall II H. E. E Beck J. J C C. Whitney James Bues W Weber ber t