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Show OGDEN MAN CHOSEN FOR SUGAR ADVISER OQDEN, Oct. 28. Onco more, Undo Sam, In looking over tho entire, en-tire, nation for men to supervise Industrial In-dustrial conditions during the most epochal crisis in American history, has como to Ogden for that efficiency efficien-cy oxpert. Tho latest appointment of an Og-den Og-den man Is Trod 0. Taylor, nsslstant general manager and secretary treasurer trea-surer of tho Amalgamated Sugar Company and secrctnry of tho Hvcr-fresh Hvcr-fresh Tood Company. Mr. Tajlor's son Ices havo been requisitioned by fieorgo M. Holph, first nsslstant tn Herbert Hoover, American food director, with special jurisdiction oer tho distribution of sugar. Ho will leave for Washington Washing-ton nliout November 10, or earlier If ho can arrange his privato business busi-ness nffairs In Utah, Idaho and in other sections. "I must decline to discuss my duties du-ties for tho ery sufficient reason that I am not familiar with their exact requirements," said Mr. Taylor Tay-lor today. "Tho appointment was so entirely unexpected that I have had no opportunity to ascertain Just what I am to do. L II. Eccles, vice president and general manager of the Amalgamated companies, was In the east recently and in conference with Mr. Holph I was selected. When advised of the choice, being a patriotic patri-otic American and anxious to do whatever the administration may call upon mo to do, I accepted and hao been awaiting Instructions to come to Washington. Those- instructions havo arrived I am expected to report re-port November 1, but will bo un.iblo to leavo beforo Nov ember 10 or 15 The government duties of Mr Talor will bo supervisory. Ho Is expected ex-pected to advise and asslbt Mr. Holph In an equitable distribution of sugar throughout the nation. This problem prob-lem of Heibeit Hoover's nation wide food dilve has becomo tho most Important, Im-portant, not excepting meat and flour, now confronting tho food ad-mlnlstiator ad-mlnlstiator This is duo to the scar city of the stiplo It will require i p n attention to propel l appor tlon the rapidly diminishing suppl) Tli it the Ogden nppointeo Is en tile v qualified for the place is cvld-eiictl cvld-eiictl bj his high offlcalconnectlon with tho Amalgamated company He Is practical!) a Utah product. Ho entered en-tered the sugar business In Ogden nineteen )ears .(go He has been connected con-nected with tho Amalgamated for several e.irs, and at one tlmo or another ano-ther has been superlntedont of every plant owned by the company. He Is thorough, efflcent, cabalo and recognized re-cognized as one of tho most progressive progres-sive business men of the northwest Ho affiliates with Ogden's commercial commer-cial associations and otherwise Is Identified and has been for )ears with tho development of tho welth-In welth-In America. |