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Show I Farmers of County I Transact Business I Committee of Farm Bureau Make Report Re-port Letter Received From Joseph Quinney, Jr., of the Amalgamated Sugar Company. At a meeting recently tho farm-era farm-era of the county accepted tho attached at-tached report of tho committee unpointed un-pointed to wnlt upon tho sugar company com-pany ofllclals with a view of adjusting adjust-ing and settling tho 17.00 Hat rato for 1917 beets and tho handling of tho 1917 pulp. They also by separate separ-ate motion agreed to accopt tho 1917 contract for beets which tho company com-pany Is now offering, vlx: $7.00 for beets testing 15 per cent and abovo; $0.75 for beets testing 14 to IS per cent and $C.G0 for beets testing 13 to 14 per cent. What tho farmers have been contending for is 7.00 flat rato for 1917 beets, but In view of tho facts set forth In tho committee's commit-tee's report, they concluded to accept ac-cept the contract as It Is. Tho meeting was well attended, tho court house being filled, and tho spirit of union, harmony and pulling togother for the good of oil was very pronounced. The organizers of tho bureau fool very much encouraged, Indeed, with tho manner In which tho farmers aro supporting tho farm bureau move. As will bo soon by tho committee's roport tho matter of working put plans for handling tho pulp, determining tho amount of pulp tho growers and farmors will bo willing to contract for, and regulating tho distribution of same will be left with the farm bureaus, but tho contracts for pulp will be drawn between tho Individual and tho sugar company direct. Samo will be entirely separate from the beot contract. All concerned will rejoice to know these two question? which havo been, tho means of so much recent agitation havo been worked out bo satisfactorily to all. Now lot us liopo, plan and work for a good season sea-son and a bumper beet crop. Tim Ilcnort. Your committee to whom was referred re-ferred tho pulp question beg to roport ro-port as follows: That as olllcors of Cacho County Farm Unreau we have received Information on tho $ 7.00 flat rato for 1917 beets question from Stato Farm Iiuroau olllcers which Induced us to tako up this matter with tho sugar company officials of-ficials as well as tho pulp question. With respect to tho ?7.00 flat rato for 1917 beets wo And there Is a misunderstanding among farmers as to tho wording of tho Intended, contract, which misunderstanding originates with tho statement published pub-lished by the Stato Farm I3ureau commlttco and not with the sugar company. That tho sugar company explained to tho Stato comniltteo tho 1917 contract as It Is now being be-ing offered to farmers that It was equivalent to a $7.00 flat rate, Inasmuch In-asmuch ns all districts in which It circulated wero capnblo of producing produc-ing 1C per cent boots. Tho Stafo commlttco accoptod this as a $7.00 flat rato and put tho matter up to tho County, bureaus to accopt or reject. re-ject. Tho-eugnr pcoplo havo novcr promised anything except what Is ombodled In tho present contract, and aro theroforo not to blamo for any misunderstanding. Utah County, Coun-ty, Salt Lako County and Webor county havo accepted tho boot con tract just as It Is being offered to us. Mr. Quinney of tho Amalgamated Amalgam-ated Sugar company Informs us that so far as ho Is concerned ho would just as soon reprint tho contracts con-tracts and mako It a flat rato for 15 per cent beets wero It not for tho fact that tho sugar companies now operating had agreed on a uniform uni-form contract which Is tho siuno as they aro now offering to farmers and he could not' put In a different contract in Cacho County without seriously disturbing tho counties that havo already accepted tho present pre-sent contract, thus making troublo for tho other sugar companies. Ho further states that ho thinks there Is no question about tho Cache county boots testing an average of 15 per cent, therefore farmers will get $7.00 for their 1917 boots, in fact he makes this statement In a letter to us over his own slgnaturo which is attached to this report and mado a part horeoof. In view of theso facts wo boliovo farmers will rccolvo $7.00 for their beets where they mako an effort to produce good sugar beets. As to tho pulp question wo find tho sugar company Is just as anxious for tho beot growers and farmors to havo tho pulp as tho farmers themselves. them-selves. Upon explaining tho notion of our last meeting to the sugar ofllclals, they acqulsed In most all wo said and In all wo want. Tho sugar people peo-ple nro willing to turn tho wholo pulp problom ovor to tho farmers or farm bureaus to work out to tho best advantage of all 6oncerned. If tho farmers will agree to tnko all tho pulp and mako their contracts so as to prevent speculation in It tho sugar company Is willing to havo tho stock company vacate, turn ovor both silos, so as ono can be ripening ripen-ing whllo tho other Is being filled or hauled away, put In separato scales for weighing pulp, and do everything ev-erything In their power to help the farmer get his pulp In the most satisfactory sat-isfactory way. Thoy aro also willing to let farmers ge't their pulp at the factory nearest to them. Tho pulp question theroforo Is directly up to tho farmors. Tho prlco Ib to bo 50c per ton. Wo recommend that tho beot growers bo given the prlvllcgo of contracting for all tho pulp they want to feed on their own place, and not ro-sell, that then the farmors v. ho aro not beot growers, living most adjacent to tho factory bo given . tho prlvllcgo of contracting for all tho pulp thoy want nnd aro willing to feed on their own places, and not ro-sell, in case thero Is pulp onough to supply thorn. Should thero bo a surplus over and above what tho growers nnd formers nro willing to contract for, such surplus can bo handled In samo way that will best satisfy tho farmers and tho sugar company. Wo further recommend that tho officers of each local farm bureau uso their best efforts to havo every beet growers nnd farmer join tho local farm bureau. Then each member mem-ber could roport tho number of tonB of pulp ho Is willing to contract for to tho secretary of tho local farm bureau and tho secretary could thon make application to tho sugar company com-pany for contract blanks, stating nt tho samo time tho number of tons of pulp wanted. Tho sugar company com-pany could then comparo tho number num-ber of tons of pulp wanted with tho approximate yield of pulp from the approximate tonngo of beets fiom the ncrcago contracted. Should tho approximate pulp tonngo run short each contract would bo reduced pro . rata to tho shortage. I In coso this plan of handling tho pulp meets with your approval, wo i recommend that a commlttco of three, all to bo members of tho I County farm bureau, bo chosen from each sugar factory district whoso duty It shnll bo to arrange details, adopt rules and regulations by which they can carry Into effect' tho substance, of tho plans rccom- mended In this roport. Said com-1 mlttco to bo chosen by tho members of tho farm bureaus, who rcsldo In , tho sugar factory district from which tho committee Is to bo selected. j Fermlt us to further stato that' tho treatment accorded your com-' mlttco by Mr. Quinney, representing tho sugar company, was very courteous, court-eous, fair, liberal and friendly. All of which wo respectfully submit for your consideration. ephuaim nnncnsoN', OSCAH TUCE, c. z. iiAitms, Committee Tho Tidier. Logan, Utah, Jan. 13, 1917 Ephralm Ilergcson, Tronton, Utah, C. Z. Harris, Illchmond, Utah, Oscar Itlco, " Logan, Utah, Gontlemon: I wish to express my deep appreciation appre-ciation for tho vory courteous way In which you explained tho attitude of tho farmers with referonco to tho sugar beet business In Cacho Vnl-loy. Vnl-loy. It Is this kind of co-operation ill fit 1CS If AHlt fHllfllt jlnf tttnil lt n.M that Is vory much desired by our company, and I believe, by tho community com-munity In general. Thero should bo more tho element of confidence together with a closer feeling and a larger conception of right In nil our community building. You aro to bo complimented in your endeavors to harmonlzo tho perplexing per-plexing probloms that naturally arlso from tlmo to time, and I feci' sure that with a continuation of tho work you hnvo undertaken, thero will bo a much better understanding between be-tween all parties concerned. May I suggest In this connection that I regret very much that there seems to bo a mIs-underBtandIng with referonco to the beet contracts that aro being offered by tho sugar companies In this part of tho country. coun-try. It Is my Arm belief, and I do not hesitate to say that In my Judgment, Judg-ment, (nnd I baso my Judgment on past records) that tho farmers will rccolvo $7.00 per ton for tho beets thoy ralso for tho year 1917 on tho contract tho company is offering. I can not help but feel that tho farmers will readily support tho contract con-tract that Is being offered to them for this year, Inasmuch nu It Is now being accoptcd in other localities. I trust that every offort will bo mado by your organization to bring about tho right understanding concerning this vory Important matter. Again thanking yo ufor tho free wny In which you expressed yourselves to mo last evening, I am, Slncoroly yours, JOS. QUINNEY, JR. |