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Show I THAT RIG BY SUGAR FACTORY "SO THE PEOPLE MAY KNOW" M . 01VC CAPTAOV CD1ID Ufli I the CAU8e of so much dissatisfaction in this county paid per row for thinning or hoeing, as the case ; On IV rnUIUnl OlUll If ILL for a long time. In this connection we may state maybe. The farmer must have his money ready to ' ' - ib i kflrhl iTP I If the road 80uth town to connect with Bonneville's pay for the work from day to day, or as fast as If is , ', Rr I 111 IMMEDIATELY highway along the. track will also be completed this completed. H- .-.-. UT !!!! n yer- ., , - Thedetailsofthisplanaretobeworkedout.as M . A A. ,. . 7 TIi. t nuxi. - .Saturday will be pay day for the laborers at the nearly as possible at the bureaus meeting on Sattlr- At th directors meeting of Beet Ghwew .faThisruniiing between two and three day. By thus&lly utilizing all available .hired help M Sugar Company held on April 16,it was decided to thousand each twonweeks, arid the quantity of con- and also the services of the boys anJgirls, during J give the following cash prizes to the boy or girl who ' atruction work is being maintained right along and the coming season, it is thought that the labor quel-H. quel-H. would raiseior the company largyieW, on an win goon very materially increase, after the spur tion can be handled to a great extent, without im-m im-m acre basis, of sugar bwto'during the year ,1918: The is in and the structural steel and heavy machinery porting so much of the foreign Tabor element into M largest and nest yield, $15.00: for second best yield, arrives. our midst K $10.00, ahdthe third best; yield,-$5.00.. This is done Since putting the above in type, we have been ad- :, v. to stimulate the interest of the younger generation vised that C. E. Brooks, superintendent of Montana a..A..MMA .- . .- H . in Jefferson County's principal crop. Go to it boys Division of the Oregon Short Xine, was in Rigby VISIT flRS ARF PI FAaFII " and girls and let's see who can excell. last evening conferring with the officers of the IWMIUIIU flllk I LLflULU m ' In going over the records of the company it was Sugar Company about a spur track, and he advised Uf ITU TUC DDflODCOTO ; learned that over 45 car loads of machinery, steel, them that he had received orders at his Pocatello If II II Hit rllUur LUlU H cement, brick, lumber, tiling, seed and other sup- office Tuesday, to put this trackage in at once and v ' ? plies have been received thus far by it and used jn that he had wired for the steel and would assemble m rn, t- tut n ' M r construction . This does not include freight receiv- a crew and get them at the work without delay. U; . " Mav oncern: '- ed in less than car load lots, which would make up A contract was closed by the Sugar Company last , Ta 1S to certify, that we the undersigned resi- M several cars. night for ten Duplex trucks to haul beets- in this dents and citizens of Franklin County, Idaho, purch- ; " Unavoidable Delay fall. This involves an expenditure of about $40,000. ased stock in the Beet Growers Sugar Company H.. Owing to misunderstanding concerning the rail- The order was placed at this time to insure early through J. W. Johnson. That at the time we made i' road company building the spur track from the main delivery. said investment Mr. Johnson made certain represen- line to the factory, resulting from the government tat;"8 . us concerning the reliability and integrity ;. taking over the control of the railroads of thecoun- ranll niinrill TA nril j t !! PW an,d also concerning ' try, sUght delay ,has been caused in building this, but FARM BUR E All TO DEAL "atUral r?sou?s sting of good land and an . the company took fhe matter up with the director Thnm HH1LHU I U UfcHL abundance of water surrounding Rigby where the general of railroads at Washington, D. C, last WITH I ARHR QIMRTACE 17 -bmldm f Said COmpany 1S located' suffi" week and after explanations were made, instructions Wllil LHDUIl Ol1UlllAbt S ySShLi - fi. p f n were issued by wire to the railroad company to pro- qnSrSSLJS SjfJJTSJ? e eet G"Tew t ceed under the contracts entered into, and install In 1917 the labor shortage was a serious problem 2SJRa? personsan our county have . this trackage at once. This will be done without for the farmers. With the greatly increased acre- JuesUoned the integrity of the Company s off icials I ' delay, all reports to the contrary notwithstanding. age, and the scarcity of available farm labor, due to an raimd the Rl country was poor and not I - TWentv DriUers Now At Work our boys being drafted into the military service, the & J JTO1 a sugar factory. -MF iwenty urmeis jnow ai worK , f , . season looms un as ft Tnese statements having been made, we as inter-Mk inter-Mk The company has 20 drillers at work, and up to the SVS pro TheXSuJeaS uS tSe able este4 Parties asked Mr. Johnson concerning them, - , time of going to press reports received showed about SSSM ? Countv AeuSljS Tanner and he suggested that we ;go to the Rigby country K;; . . commg up, that better weather prevails dnllmg will ers o Jefferson Coum are concerned. Under the ed in Rigby the evening of April 28, 1918, and we & , proceed, muchf aster. The gr ound is in excellent Fam B , eah community in the county fled over 50 miles over the country from which 1 condition and'prospecte, most favorable. This week hag fl local cnttee' composed of the represerita- S663 wlU Brot? for the Rby factory, and we Ik ? ' e ?ompny received se veral mueste from farm- ti farmers one of whiclf is aggigned the subject ?!?, " sn fine,r .agricultural good beet land K:Vr ? r ra living outside what may be termed the Rigby 0f labor The nresidenVbi the Bureau C J Call . in our lives and we claim to know what this shoud - . they wished to raise beets for the independent with the executive committee of the farm bureau, at on the whole territory. The drainage is good, the -h .tpry. Rigby, net Saturday, to consider different phrases fXlf0XtFi fe v MaMcious Misrepresentation of the labor question; particularly that in reference ianerunda?ce, 1 water to ,rneate a11 of tho Wfc$i Some people whowe not familiar with the Rigby to the boys andgirls. The names of these locallabor lamtlV f P n e vffeyl - u t'-l district, and its agricultural resources, seem to take men are: . ine threat Feeder Canal that furnishes water for !V' delight in misrepresenting our country. OnMonday O.S. Call, Rigby; E. AvErickson, Lewisville; P.R. Sit Su"tryjs ove, I006? wid! and,'. about 10 M-' ' a delegation of citizensof Franldin County came to Hadlock, Garfield; C. S. Eddie, Menan; S, Lee Bates, SS, 2g;dr designated as a river in any fei : Rigby to investigate the reports they had heard, Clark; Jas. Kinghorn, Bybee; J. E. Morgan, Labelle. ??' ?$P' Th? farmers own these canals and Wtt, ' and after, making a most thorough, investigation, Labor men have no.t yet been named in Grant, An- ' J?LSa p- u1 w5e?? ettled and seems very 3 &'& . they voluntary made and signed the report publish- nis LorenZo, Perry, and Ririe. . . CJSBTT igI 1S &hv?i Clty J,about 22 m? ' ed elsewhere in this issue, which we ask all who may County Attorney Cordon, who is secretary and ' iS- ?e 8at uf Jef eon County. The fc- be interested in. the success of our new enterprise to treasurer of the Bureau, has been given general ? ndmfJ ? kS try 5s ? 8eSed f?rr ,about ? ; Ssl. ; read. Thiieport should settle all such false state- charge of the labor question of the county. Through .SS?i2l Wjwve ttjweM suffteient labor to M ments. .TKecompany says that it likes nothing ,bet- the help of the local labOrmen, he is preparing a coni- , Shlw R gby fac tory In ?act ft? 1S Ep-V, thato-hayeouteide people to come here and see plete schedule of aU available farm handstand also Jhii5!.!5 1'? ufflcient Kl, ; m Uiwnaelves. All whhaye been here- willingly &m mi help needed by the farmers, as far as iJ& Tfii 5 BUW2ft-Iulf a dozen fac m. If? I ,. made iisimilar report. Several such parties have CW1 determined at this time. As the season ad- tJStKfc?fc2L T i d S0, n , , P &t ! visited tiiis country and went aw iully.sAtisfted, vances, thiaschdle wilW added'to and changed. - otfRoSn'6?!68?6 & Every-time those who are opposed: to this indeDend- so as to keep up to date at all times.A check will be fiiJPSS"?"0' I I ' erit company undertake to kick it, they boost it up kept on the labor needs of the farmers from time to SfiT,!; SL a5 lp5?8 of ster' cement bPk' ' mm& hill and;help it out just as they did ithis case. time, and such needs supplied as readily as possible, Dn&S Qr 8Upphes hfi n i mm? The annual meeting. of the stockholders of the su- f romwhatever help is avaUable. For example, if a S-fi'dwtubyJiho m& gar company will be held on the third Monday of farmef neels Ahiredihan next week, he must either KTSnS 'J ? the "ltentln J? Psh the fac- May (thr20th), for the election of officers for an- nojif y the local labor man, or Mr. Cordon; in plenty Sj 'SSSSi&li S e&Ily- cTpm f8 P088. , other year. The notice is published iri this issue 0f time. Farmers already using hired help should ShSJZS1 wS?Mar,,Ii& ware" Vice-President Goodwin spent ;Sunday and Mon- also give notice ahead of time, of when.they wiU be SJSS?1' i i11"16,, 5hoP' : a day in Rigby, and returned to Salt Lake on Tues- through with such help, or if they know of some ffi U ESir1 alon' mti ? foun" ;. day. He found everything progre&ing'satisfactor. neighbor who needs tfie help, notify him, so that . ggSg" Yg SSiBST "Poje story jgrading for f ily, both as to construction work at the factory and 8UCh help, may be transferred to some farmer need- SSJf .w?K? teJ?92fe -infcruc," f the planting of beets, and stated that 'the company fog it over night, and thus avoid the loss of time , SS SfK S! ?Ji?rS,ML wl?h would push construction work to the limit and do which hertofore often occured when no system was XttiK SC,! t5ei,raiIroa? company will :' . its best to have the factory completed on schedule used ahd labor hands would lose half aday raday t?iaTJ3S- utd'w,toel , . timr iniinding a new job. It will be to jthe advantage 6t MS1SSS1S1J2 2? al8ured,' W0UJd delivered. U?J 'c Manager Hill returned. from an extended trip on every farmer to do his part to make this hew system , iH f wW! S?, a an Pleased and fuUy sat-K sat-K Friday to Salt Lake, Boise, and Oregon and Wash- effective. ' is ned atwhat we found regarding the BeefeGrow-mi BeefeGrow-mi ingtoni where he went on company business. He re- Jt is also the plan of the bureau to utilize the la- !2J2?fL SE!0 ? " lts Jtf fj' ports vegetation in the west part of the state f urth- bor of the boya and girls of the county 100 per cent ffiftj S!rSS nKi, "T1011 work'Jhe fgty' M, er along than here, but otherwise the western coun- throughout the season. To accomplish this? they SSvi 1 SAWmnufag 1' K; try does not look near so good and prosperous as are to be organized into squads of from 15 to 30, J?g fX ifnSJSlL SJK?' and 'everyB ouk each squad to be under the supervision o f a compe- gth?a atetemonf 'iSSf.VUCCeM'i?ndw5 I Commissioners Grant New Road tent man' or woman, who will go with them into the ft Sffrfff1 JW wratiOT M Mfc " The county commissioners met in special session fields and remain with them throughout each day, anf Saf cious sS' that &3 W "32,? ' A & Saturday to Wdder road matters, and decided to going from field to field as the case may be. IV is aSaiS SI enSrise and JSLmS fSTrfif4 k , ,. build the two miles of road from the Haywood place, believed that under ts system the boys and girls ateTviniure it TSJSSt 4 1 the Sugar Company agreeing to do the grading and will do it better and easier, than they will working g2e of the nulaSlSSSSLSS " MB the county to build the bridges. This work will be separately .and by themselves. Every farmer knows MXlthtSSlD i K . done while the soil is in workable condition, and that the average boy or girl, sent into the field by tSSK i5Sted Y COnd?cted will bring the large country around Lorenzo and himself, or with two or three others, without having especuuiiy suomittea, j HL Labelle, in direct touch with the factory and give a supervisor, does not accomplish much. ' When the raikKbON, p. them a much shorter route to Rigby, as well as squad goes into a field, the supervisor in charge, J. M. KELLER, Hi ' r completing the most heeded highway that has been and the farmer, will; determine how much is to be -x THOS. C. GREAVES, I for Further Information F. W. THATCHER, 63 W. 1st South, Phone 936 Kiii - - |