Show Mt e Takes Tales Control Of Of Calder Calders Calder's s Attempt of or Local Milk Producers to Buy Plants Fails Two weeks of ef f negotiations A during which time the decision as to whether a gropp of Uintah Basin milk producers or the Mountain Valley Dairy Products Co would purchase the Calder Brothers Dairy assets hung in inthe inthe the balance were climaxed Tuesday when Mountain Mountain Valley finally assumed control of the Calder plants Ed Sorensen vice-president vice of Mountain Valley a subsidiary of the Land Hi-Land Dairyman's Association Association pods tion of Salt Lake made the pod pod- position s tion of his company plain in a aletter aletter letter addressed to Ray E E Dill Dill- Dillman man an Roosevelt who represent represent- represented represented ed the local group of producers when he stated The entire Board of Directors Directors tors of Mountain Valley Dairy Products Company was called into a special meeting today for forthe forthe the purpose of considering the proposal which was made by you and a group r of milk pro pro pro- producers t e in the Uintah t Basin in last t ft A Saturday night to our president Mr Bruce Fitzgerald At that meeting it was apparent that ere was still some disposition tin em the part of local people to take over the Calder operations notwithstanding the fact that our organization had been com corn committed by a binding contract two weeks before to purchase the assets of the Calder Brothers Company Mr Fitzgerald nas nas reported A to us that your group requested I another to gather to to- to together together gether sufficient funds and sup sup- support support port to take the Calder deal from us and handle It ft yourselves Mr Fitzgerald told us that he ed to the pro pro- proposal proposal provided that the milk producers in the Uintah Basin could be united on this pro pro- project project it being his position that the Mountain Valley Dairy Pro Pro- Products Products ducts Company and Land Hi-Land i Dairyman's Association did not want want to force f their way into this additional business if the local interests in the Basin did not wish us there We have given your people didI I two davs days time since they made the proposal in order to come ome to tous tous us in a united fashion and show that they are in a position to take over their program with the Calder assets At this time we have discovered the total 1 lack of unanimity between the ther I r- r producers and business interests i In In n the Uintah Basin on this pro pro- project project We have caused a survey to tobe I be made with respect to your I proposal d ai our position on this matter It It has come to us in convincing ing convincing fashion that your producers are not at all united on any plan to take over the Calder facilities On the contrary a large number of milk producers and business Interests in the area area have priVately I d prid come to us and expressed the hope that we would not withdraw from the enterprise I A prolonging of negotiations would be fatal to the Calder business and to the best interests of all concerned in building a I strong dairy community in the Uintah Basin A decision cannot I be longer delayed with respect to this important matter I For these reasons r s the t to Board rec I of 0 Directors of the Mountain o n OValley Valley Dairy Products Company has met and has carefully con con- considered considered I the proposal submitted I to our president Saturday night In light of subsequent develop develop- develop I 1 ments and in light i t of f all the c facts fa and factors cr ci r in the th transaction i c 1 tion we are of the united j I opinion ion that we must go forward 1 Continued on on page 8 MT VALLEY TAKES CONTROL OF CALDERS CALDER'S Continued from page ae 1 der the commitment made to Calder Brothers Company some three weeks ago aiO td tb purchase the assets of Calder Brothers Com Com- panr pan y Our Ow group of producers has worked for tor years in order to develop a high-grade high market in Inthe the th metropolitan area of Salt Lake We are short of milk and good business requires that we forthwith complete our negotiations and our transactions transactions with Calder Brothers Company Com Com- Company pany looking to the Increase of Grade A milk from the Uin- Uin Uintah Uintah tah Basin to the Salt Lake mar mar- market market ket We are convinced that the best interests of the Uintah Bas Bas- Basin Basin in milk producers will be served served ed by cooperating with us in Inthis inthis this tremendous undertaking Our directors and management are determined to use all of their facilities and sincerity in marketing In the most efficient manner the milk and dairy pro pro- products products ducts produced in the Uintah Basin r I Realizing that this matter cannot longer be left in suspense ard and in uncertainty the Board of Directors has authorized the Secretary and Treasurer to write this letter fetter and to instruct you and the producers and business Interests in the area that Moun Moun- Mountain Mountain tain Valley Dairy Products Com Com- Company Company pany will go forward under Its contract forthwith It is our plan pUn to enter into possession of the properties on December 16 10 1947 and to pro pro- proceed teed from there to bring into into operation the Roosevelt plant as quickly as time will permit We feel that this is the only way the best Interests of the milk producers and business Interests involved can be protected We trust that you and your milk producers and business in In- In Interest interests terest in the Uintah Basin will willi appreciate the position we find ourselves to be in and will co co- co cooperate cooperate 1 operate with us to the maximum in Increasing the return to the milk producers in the Uintah Basin By this process of co co- co cor operation r I it cannot help but b t tt re- re result re sult In enormous benefits to the t milk producers in the Uintah Basin together with the entire business community Very truly yours MOUNTAIN VALLEY VALLEY iLEY DAIRY PRODUCTS By Ed Sorensen Vice president The amount of money Involved ed In the transaction is Officers of the Mountain Valley Vall C Company declare that they will have the new powder plant at Roosevelt In operation by March The operations of Mountain Val Val- Valley Valley ley will be under the direction of L R II Curtis general manager assisted by Woodrow Nelson Mr Curtis is 1 also general manager of the Land Hi-Land Dairyman's Association Association tion He will be In direct charge of quality control and manufacture ture t operations rations |