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Show :; m BEETS f SEVEN DOLLARS ;gj "" nalM- of 1."0 l'cr Ton. Hie l'nh ,Jall Susnr Company """"wM a board of directors meeting In Klt Ikc Wednesday nnd voted to 5ftdra nco the I'rlc0 of HUKnr ucets t0 ""i'M Pcr ,on for oeutB ",nt contnln 1 Mt jess than IB per cent Btignr. rbu l th0 ',rlco t,1Ht ,w"1 ,J0 '" lll Uf contracts that the fanners will joon bo asked to sign. After the afctlns General Monnger T. It. Cut. H,r wld' .Tj,e new contract of ?7 per ton Hjiithoriicd fr t,l 'car 1917 '"arks lie highest pilco over paid for heets Id Utah and Idaho. These contracts 1.111 take the place of nil others pro. Mpui. and will ho extended to cv. Iirr tta(o where the company has fac. leriea, Including Nevada. Oregon and IruMngtoiii oven though In these liiites the fanners have agreed to Into beets far ?5 per ton. Tho com. Huo will trent nil regardless of pi lor joalracts, our desire helng to sliow lie beet growers that wo wish to be air with tlicm u,ul J fillflrc with tlitm the prosperity that has been inraglit about uy war conditions. Our agricultural men will commence contracting In all the bcet.growlug flfislrlcts at once." fl (Jeorpe Austin tho company's ng. rlcnltural superintendent snld that lie farmers would be gratified wtlh I the raise and would respond by many or them doubling their ncreago the coming yenr. As the nvorage the present season Is 13 tons per aero I It means Hint at this rate tho farm. trs -n lit get an average of $91 per J jcicfor their rrop. Some fanners In I LtM this year harvested 30 tons per litre which at the new price will I nean $210 per aero. Local farmers who have been qucs. is 3 Honed express satisfaction over the ggvflrjlic which they say will mean an fl Increased acreage. It Is well known libit the farmers organizations wore hesfl preparing to unite for n raise. The , jflientlmcnt among sonio of the lead. '" flm is that the sugar company has fl f tnerall y met tho. farmers nritlclpat. tirnfl fd demands nnd that tho company's niiflictlon "111 be endorsed as sattHfnc. fl tory. |