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Show DOLLARS T0 FOR 1910 C!C. SasasaBeiasBaBaBsesJaaBSBBeee -r- . At the meeting of the Utah County Farm (Bureau, held last. Saturday , afternoon In the Commercial Club rooms, it was decided to support the government's plea to grow move ' ' sugar beets and leave the 'price to be asked from the factories to a later. date when the government has made : their report on the cost of manufao -(turlng eugar. The 'speakers for the- ' .Goddard Packing Plant did not get a very hearty reception, owing ' to the fact that these speakers came last on ' the program and many of the farmers ' ' ' , ' had gone home, and the others were worn out with the length of the first meeting. "However, more coneidera- v tion should be given the Goddard , Packing Plant by the farmers and growers of this valley. About one hundred and fifty beet s growers met in the Commercial Club Saturday for the consideration ot the price of beets. (President J. W. Alle-man Alle-man presided. The spirit of the meeting meet-ing was in favor of supporting the' government by producing beets, but wanting a fair share in the profits ot sugar production. , President Alleman stated the object of the meeting to be further discussion discus-sion of the price of beets for 1918 and reviewed the meetings formerly held on this subject. - He stated that the growers in this county felt that they should have a better price than the $8.50 partially agreed upon by some of the farm bureaus , in Salt !Lak . county tho, past fall. Agricultural Agent D. 8. Jennings stated that the reason that James W. Jones, sugar expert representing the government, was not at the meeting was that he would not be permitted-by permitted-by the department to use figures, now in course of compilation, till they are published. These figures showed tho cost of manufacture of sugar and that, is a question the growers are especial- ly desirous ot knowing before they decided de-cided on the price they should receive. re-ceive. Mr. Jennings did not know but what tho government would take control con-trol of the manufacture of sugar; he did not think the government would expect the growers or the manufacturers manufac-turers should work at a loss. It was also explained that D. D. (McKay, ot Huntsville, state president of the Farm Bureau, who was expected to be present, was not here because he had expressed the opinion that he would prefer to wait till investigation ot the-question the-question and a decision on the action to be taken is reached by the government govern-ment W. J. Chad wick, of the beet growers committee, presented figures --Collected from the growers, on the cost of growing beets, as collected from 36 locals. The figures show the costs ot beets, last year, to be $86.77 per acre. Last year's average yield was 11 1-flO tons per acre, which at 17.00 a ton, as received, showed a loss ot $9.07 per I acre. (After some discussion on the correctness cor-rectness of the figures, the report was -accepted. , ' . DiHcusslon was bad on a reasonable ' price to be asked for-beets for 1918.' L. V. iHinckley made a strong argument argu-ment for $10 a ton. It was brought out that several counties had agreed to furnish beets at $8.50 per ton. (R. W. Creer advised that $10 be asked, unless the sugar company or the government can show that tha sugar company cannot afford to pay that; but urged that no definite demand de-mand be made till this Information is available. James M. Peterson, Richard Rich-ard Wad ley, C. U Warnlck and others spoke. Mr. Warnlck favored that ac- ' tion be deferred till a State Farm ' Bureau meeting, to be held on the 15th at Salt 'Lake, when the cost of production of beets and the cost of manufacture of sugar will be oonsid- ered. and united action taken. Mr-Wadley Mr-Wadley thought it would be fair to divide the profits over costs of beets and cost of sugar manufacture, equal-ly equal-ly between the growers and the manu- ' facturers. , A motion by C. L. Wamick was car- -rled, which provides that three delegates dele-gates be sent to the State Farm Bureau Bu-reau meeting to ask for a reconsideration reconsidera-tion of the $8.50 price agreed upon by . some growers at a former State Farm Bureau meeting; for a statement on the cost of manufacture of sugar, and bane the price to be asked for beets on the cost of production ot beets, the cost of manufacture of sugar, and the 'price of sugar on this information. The delegates will be named by the County Farm Bureau board. (President 'W. P. Whitehead. W. R Stoker and Secretary Arch M. Thur-man, Thur-man, of the Commercial Clnb. addressed address-ed the meeting on support of the Oo4-dard Oo4-dard Packing Company by producing vegetables, pointing out the benefits that would result to the farmers and the community from the establish-ment establish-ment of the parking plnnt. |