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Show 1 J, A. HENDRICKSON I ON BEET CLUB r ORGANIZATION ' Last week at the Salt Lake Com mercial Club about twenty-five of the leading manufacturers and beet raisers attended a luncheon with the view of exchanging thoughts on the needs of the coming year. The manufacturers man-ufacturers were planning to get their 'goods out among the people and thus avoid the Importation of i , similar goods requiring railway ser vice that is now difficult to obtain. The beet growers were asking each other tho question as to how they ' -Vfe would be able to increase the beet JlT. .acreage In line with the government's ' request that, the sugar famine might . be at least partly overcome. I The beet sugar factories wero rep resented by most of the Utah com- panles and their concern was how to obtain additional acreage and have the labor ot beet thinning accomplished accom-plished prop'erly and the topping and harvesting of the beets attended to in tho fall. This question was discussed dis-cussed at some length. It was stated that the government has suggested the propriety of importing Chinese . labor and additional Japanese labor and possibly Mexican labor with the understanding that they be permitted permit-ted to remain In the United States until after tho war and then be returned re-turned to their own country. J. A. Hendrlckson of tho West Cache Sugar Company presented to I the mooting tho propriety of closing I the colleges, universities and district 1 schools about a month earlier than I usual and organize all tho young Ipeoplo from nine years up Into club3 of about fifteen with a captalu over each company of young people; that the young men and the young girls bo furnished coveralls and that a lady captain, possibly one of tho . teachers who could properly direct beet thinning, bo placed at tho head of each girl company and that a man understanding tho work bo placed at I tho head, of tho young men, and that they bo placed In tho different sections sec-tions of tho couutry, properly housed and furnlshod and paid the regular wages for thinning, and that in this way the beet thinning would be taken tak-en care of by our owu people Instead of importing undoslrablo labor. Mr. Hendrlckson said tho month lost in tho school would easily bo regained by tho young people thru their experience on tho farm, breath- I lng tho puro air from the sull and the I increased physical 'strength obtained i- through tho oxorclso on the land. - Then again: Tho young people would " o, more fully realizo the actuul cost to I their paronts Incident to Bending I thora to school, clothing and feeding jf them, and now that wo have a groat J war on, tho young peoplo would bo f roally doing a lltttlo toward winning ii tho war in aiding tho productions W from tho soil. i Mr. Hendrlckson etatod that a num- J Wor of tho loading educators of tho I Stalo oxprossod their approval of J tho plan nud all tho Hugar compa- nloa ho far have oxtendod their sup- I port to tho suggestion. 1 . If this plun is to bo adopted, it 1 I will bo necessary that it bo made known in tho near futuro, because tho farmers are now asking themselves them-selves tho question whethor It is going go-ing to bo safe for them to plant large beot acreage and bo assured, tho proper thinning and harvesting. Beet diggers and toppers have been Invouted lu tho State that will aid In tho harvesting of tho beot crop so that this question Is now very largely settled. Mr. liununcason thinks that by this plan tho students anil possibly tho teachors who participate partic-ipate In this Bprlng work, would bo largely bonofltcd and would fool that thoy wero doing real service to the country and yot thoy would bo paid for their labor prices that aro uow paid to tho Japanoso who nro Making uxcellcut wages at this same I work. |