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Show HELP OUR HOME PEOPLE i Editor Citizen: j In last week's Issue of the Citizon, tho writer read your article calling I attention to the lack of support, of j our local sugar factory by tho farmers farm-ers of tho district Tho situation Is I doubtless a serious one and It is to bo hoped that tho beet growers will ! think twice beforo assisting to cripple crip-ple an Institution that means so much to our local laboring men as well as to the business interests of our city generally . Some weeks ago, tho Pioneer Sugar Company's representatives came here nsklng for tho co-operation and support sup-port of the beet growors. Tho writer writ-er was named as one of a committee to investigate the financial standing of the company. Tho commute visited vis-ited Salt take City and mot moBt of tho officers and directors of the Wo-neor Wo-neor Sugar Company, and were con-vinced con-vinced that tho promoters wero act ing in good faith, and tho plajn of organisation, if properly oxocuted, was a feasible one. Tho ono big thing, however, with which tho com-mtttco com-mtttco was not favorably impressed was that tho beets of tho fanners woro to bo shipped to Wobter county, thus depriving tho pcoplo of this community com-munity of tho labor required to con-ort con-ort tho beets into sugar. In view of conditions confronting us, wo cannot afford at this particular tlmo to take anything away from our local laboring men. Tho great world war should havo taught the fanners nnd others a profitable lesson the lesson that each Individual cannot live tor himsolt ulono without thought for his fellows. Our laboring men and their families must havo food, and clothing and ninnoy wlUi which to pay their taxes In tho fall when thoy bo-como bo-como due, othcrulao serious difficulties difficul-ties will nrlso. Wo must support our home Institutions Institu-tions which furnlHh tho labor necessary neces-sary to provldo those things. Tho Governor of tho State has called a special meeting in tho Stato Capitol on April 22ml nt which representa lives from tho various parts o( tho state havo been invited for the pur-lioso pur-lioso of considering tho labor situation situ-ation nnd tako steps, If possible, to alleviate the condition, which' Is alarming. It Is" up to each community, com-munity, to take stops to handle tho rrblom. Now that labor can Iro had reaHonablo flRiirea, let every man In tho community who Is In a condition to do no, utilize a portion of tho surplus sur-plus labor that Is available. Our fences hae been allowed to go to rack and ruin and should be put In shnpo nnd a dozen and ono other th'iiiRH might be dnuo that would materially cuhniicu tho value and ap-pcaranco ap-pcaranco of our property .thereby giving employment to thoso who are In need of It at this time. Ict us support our local sugar factory. In saying this the writer Is not championing tho cause of the Utah-Idaho Sugar Co. I am neither a stockholder of tho company, neither neith-er have I over roccived ono dollar's wcth of employment from It. As a citizen I am interested In the wol-faio wol-faio of our laboring men, and deslro to seo them profitably employed. Knowing tho farmers of the conv munlty as well ns I do, I cannot but feel that those matters lmo not boon given tho serious thought that they deseno, Let us register ourselves In fnvor of employment for our homo peoplo rather than to furnish labor to those of' other communities who probably do not need It so Uadly as our own Geo. P. Shelloy I Wo are pleased to publish all articles and commonts on public questions cc icernlng our town, county and stato, and If more of our public spirited cltlzons would express tliolr Wows nnco In a while as Mr. Shelley does, wo would not have so many different factions nor misunderstandings. misunder-standings. Kdltor ii . |