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Show 'PEOPLE'S SUGAR COMPANY TO PAY $9.00 FOR BEETS As an ovldonco of tho high officiary offici-ary attnlned during tho first season's sea-son's run in their now. factory nt Mo-lonl. Mo-lonl. Sanpeto County, Utah, officials or tho peopjo's Sugar Company state that n.ij average of 2l01pounds of mignr was extracted from; oach ton of buets. yrhla, splendid showing Is ac-knowtbdgc ac-knowtbdgc by oxporlenced sugar manufacturers to bo exception for tho 1917 season, and Is accounted for by two outstanding facts. First, the Moroni factory, which Is tho only western plant to bo operated oper-ated throughout bj; electricity, Is fully ful-ly equipped with the most modern automatic machinery. In designing tho factory, months wero spent In studying the advantages and disadvantages disad-vantages of many other plants In tho entire country and tho result Is conceded to bo tho last word In sugar su-gar mill construction. The second big factor which accounts ac-counts for tho Initial success of this company is that the men operating tho factory wero experts In their work, hnvluc had oarn of exiHrlinec In tho sugar making business. Groat euro was taken In selecting tho head' of departments and other Important omployccs and only men trained In other sugar factories were given positions. po-sitions. In the speaking of his company's success and the recent agreement to pay tho farmers $9 a ton for boots, N. O. Strlngham, secretary, says, "It has been highly gratifying to have completed this first season's operations. opera-tions. The officers feel that much of the success has been due to the splendid co-operation of tho farmers of San Pete-Caimrrfc"Alreadyjjivas. 6000 acres havo been signed up for 1918 and it Is certain that this figure fig-ure will bo materially Increased before be-fore planting time. "Our company has readily agreed with tho other sugar companies of the State, to pay the new prlco, $9 a ton, for beets, with tho additional arrangements proposed at the Logan Round-Up. Wo believe this will have a stimulating effect on sugar production and that it will result In tho largest acreage of sugar beets ever planted in Utah. As sugar is recognized as one of tho most necessary nec-essary articles the Federal Food Administration Ad-ministration In Its efforts to have more food produced." |