Show utah hone honey y producers receives recognition at a meeting of the board of director directors of the utah honey producers association recently held at price utah john john J hu 0 paton representing the john 0 G paton company ot of new york city was in attendance re n contracts for the 1 1926 honey crop the utah association has for the past two years co operated with the new york firm in the marketing of surplus honey the business relationship lation ship thus far haj been of mutual satisfaction and the purpose of this meeting was to renew contracts for the present preset it season in 1924 the association received from the new york firm a price for their entire crop which as one and a half cents per pound in advance i of prices quoted by other buyers tor for the honey of this section members of the utah association realized in the past business prompt shipments at satisfactory prices I 1 like many other utah products honey stands in i lass class of its own however tha producer cannot hope to realize hta his just dues in ta prices obtained except through a co operative tt tto movement utah honey producers asso 1 1 elation has been in operation faur yeara years the principal shipping point la Is price utah the purpose of the organization it is first to encourage the producer in better methods of production and care of the honey in preparation for the market and second to gala gain the proper recognition and juet just prices in the sale of surplus honey john 0 G patton and company Is a wide distributor la in america and europe as well as responsible buyers and from the fact that our honey has already attracted attention from such arms firms it should encourage utah beekeepers to support the co opec a alve ti movement |