Show SUGAR COMPANY AND BEET FARMERS A atilee REE OX ON PRICES Ill ICES the long pending question of prices to be paid beet growers by the utah idaho sugar company was settled tues bues day by committees representing the state farm bureau and the utah idaho sugar company complete agreement was reache dand both sides adjourned feeling that the new basis will insure the largest planting ot of beets this spring ever known in ili the history ot of the state the sugar company withdraws the contracts already signed agreeing t to pay 1200 a ton hat flat and a new contract fixing that figure as a min minimum mum with a sliding scale by which the growers will receive per ton additional dit ional tor for each dollar that su sugar gar advances above 1100 per hundred sea board basis will be issued the increase is conditional upon the production of bags ol of sugar by the file sugar company this is slightly above the product of 0 the present year which was bags but those concerned think that the figure will be easily passed as two new factories one at brigham city and one at delta will be operated by the company in ili speaking of the agreement last night nigh t president D D mckay of the farm bureau said while the conclusions reached apply only tor for this year they were arrived at after prolonged deliberation and wll will be accepted by b y the farmers as satisfactory pending the establishment of a c complete and permanent ratio system of contracts son tracts this agreement applies only to the utah idaho sugar company territory but negotiations are now pending with the other companies in ili the state and within a few days we expect to announce agreements with them the growers have contended for a ratio plan and in the agreement reached last night this feature is included in conjunction with the sugar companies the utah state farm bureau will begin at once to wor work k out a contract contact tor for 1921 on oil the ratio plan the sugar company was represented by merrell nibley assistant general manager director david A smith and Apri agricultural cultural supt bupt mark austin mr austin said As a result of our reaching a trill mu full agreement the acreage planted to sugar beets in the state will no doubt be materially increased this year kear the successful end to the diebo tiati ilat lons ons also means that the growers and manufacturers will be working in harmony and operation cooperation co to secure the best possible results tor for the industry as a whole this operation cooperation co is especially desirable when it is considered that the sugar industry of 0 the intermountain country represents an investment on the part of the farmers and the manufacturers i rs about equally divided of approximately and distributes annually about 1 I other officers of 0 the file bureau who I 1 took part in the discussion were ephraim bergeson cache A I 1 grover box elder james R dues bues weber george E holt davis J T waldron holt parley glover salt lake joseph F 1 skinner utah H B E beck millard J M mckellar tooele thoele frederick crook wasatch L D hamblin carton car con D N deal beal san I 1 pete D D mcay icay state president and lee R taylor secretary news i |