Show l SANPETE TE BEET 1 Uw GROWERS GROWERS GROWERS' TV CONVENTION I i i Nearly N ar y Every J Town own in the County was 1 Represented MANAGER MANAGE R CUTLER AND SUPT AUSTIN I Farmers What the Utah Sugar Comry ComI Company Com Com- ry f r pany zany Is Willing to Do The Price of Beets f t Raised Fifty Cents a Ton J 1 ft J- J The convention of beet growers of Sanpete county which met in x Manti l last Tuesday w was s a fairly representative gathering and while the attendance was not large x nearly every town in the county was represented by some of its leading citizens Ephraim and r Gunnison in particular were represented represented represented re re- presented by a anum number ber of their leading farmers Bishop Wm Vm T. T Reid of Manti was made chairman of the meeting meeting meeting meet meet- ing and andT John ohn Larsen Larson of Gunnison 1 secretary Field Superintendent Austin of t the Utah Su made mad r Sugar ar company a short hort talk in which he told the farmers not that get get- discouraged h. h the company did not look for a abig abig bi big beet crop the first year He Heo o said saig that while some farmers gave their beets the proper attention th there re many were who gave them no attention at all To be bo successful successful successful success success- ful farmers must give their beets as good tend tending ng as they their give other father crops Dir Mr fr Austin gave the following figures as the result of Sanpete county's COUlty's first year at beet i raisin raising and the expense of the sugar company in handling the crop Acre Acres Tons Tom Expense Jit 90 59 75 t Spring CU City gg c Ephraim 01 91 2700 00 ManU Manti 79 17 2400 MOO Manager Cutler stated that the present year had been boon an uncommonly uncommonly uncommonly poor one for the raising of beets beet in all nIl localities and this was particularly true in Sanpete r county on account of the tho scarcity of water Ho He said that the tho general gener goner al average of the tho beets boots this year in sugar ar was about 13 per cent and t Ij the beets from Sanpete county averaged a little better than this or a a trifle under 14 per cent Mr Air Cutler then gave a brief history of the organization of the Utah Sugar company and stated that had it not been for the I aid extended to it at one time by bythe bythe bythe the trustee in trust of the Mormon church it would have have gone gone under He wanted the farmers to keep on raising beets He said the Sugar company had decided to raise the price of of next years year's beets 25 cents a ton that he le secured an agreement with th the traffic manager of the Rio Grande Western Vestern railway railway railway rail rail- way to haul the beets to the factory factory factory fac fac- tory from this county for a aton aton ton and that the Sugar company would pay one-fourth one of the freight thus giving givin the farmers o of this county 50 cents a ton more for next years year's crop of beets At this point Mr Air Cutler stated that he ho h hid d something further to say but but- first he wanted to hear from the farmers George V. W. rough of Spring 9 City y stated that many of those who planted beets in that town this year were discouraged but that tha many people propose to try again next year AI Already eady acres have been spoken for or at the old ok rates and with the addition of 50 cents a ton for the tho beets he thought the acreage I would be materially increased L. L S. S Anderson of Ephraim said V Wo We 0 have demonstrated that we can raise the tho beets He Ho thought though the tho experienced gained this year would enable him to do a grea great deal bettor better next year He Ho did no not think we wo were wore prepared to try fo for a factory until we wo can demonstrate what just what we wo can cnn cando do Louis Kjar of Manti l thought the ho majority of the of-the the farmers were discouraged but he believed there were vere a few who would try another year He thought the tho soil and conditions were as favorable here bore boreas as in in most localities Mr Kjar thought the inducements we have to fo offer pifer are not not- ad adequate at present to secure the secure the establishment of a factory i Mr Air of Mt Alt Pleasant said the tho farmers of that place were not disc discouraged that they would plant acres next year Henry Robbins of Gunnison said we have not yet made a showing showing showing show show- ing to warrant the building of a n. factory but thou thought ht we wo should agitate the factory question and take tako better care of the beets beet atthe at I Ithe the tho same time He moved a vote of thanks to Manager Cutler for forthe forthe the tho voluntary raise in the price of beets which was carried carded C. 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R Dorius Darius of Ephraim said the past season owing to lack of of water was very discouraging but buthe buthe buthe he thought the tho farmers would try again provided the snowfall this winter gave indications of a better water supply for next season Christen Christensen Christonsen of Chester said that even though this years year's crop was a failure he had gained experience that was very valuable Ho He proposed to continue the cultivation cultivation and was satisfied d be beets eta could be bo raised here as successfully as any place in the state He thought thought those those who were raising beets should encourage others to todo todo todo do likewise In answer to a question Mr Austin here stated that the tho company company company com com- pany would insist on at least acres pf beets from etch each town He Ho told the farmers that to get getgood getgood et eto good o tonnage they must plow deep and by all means stay on the tho samo same land Mr Cutler then stated that whether this county secured a or not depended upon the tho f farmers themselves He Ho said the tho beet factories w wore were re not looking for bonuses whaT hey wanted was central location where they can be guaranteed sufficient crops crops- He Ho sai said the tho the sugar sugar company company y has hasa a lot of treasury sto stock k to r b bo sold saId when it found a proper place to tob b build ild the tho factory and that when J I t s s j y 7 the tho farmers of Sanpete and S t Jit counties would raise tons of beets of a good quality the tho the factory would be bo forthcoming I |