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Show THE COUNTY FARM BUREAU MEETS JAN. 31 A special meeting of the County Farm Bureau dlrectois was held In the county court house on .lanuuiy 31, with President Kphiulm Ileise-son Ileise-son piesldiug. At this meeting Mr. V. J. Funk made 11 motion which wub carried, that the writer turnlsh an article for publication in the local lo-cal papers setting forth the pioceed-litgs-ot tho meeting. Accordingly ,wo rcypuctfully submit the following. j Not only wero the directors of the bureau presunt but many of the oth-or oth-or olllccrs were In attendance and n very enthusiastic meeting was hoH, President Bcrgesou gave an exteiul' 1 report of tho convention of tho I'tih State Farm lliircau held In Sail t.il'e City January 2G, IT aud -VS. li-went li-went Into detail on Hut woil: of the sugnr beet cummlttuu mid also rc- portcd the fuel that Hie sugar companion com-panion with the exception of the Independent In-dependent compaii, .lefuhed lo meet with the cniiiuittlee to consider the beet contract for 1920. Mr. Bergehou urged that the fin 111 bureau act uuoii tho suggestion of the sugnr beet committee aud sign the' contract drawn up by1 that committed com-mitted and present samo to tho sugar su-gar companies. If thcy'refilfeo to accept, ac-cept, then we do tho next best thing and raise other crops. ' Mr. Witrien Schow asked ns (o what attlludo other county orgiudzn-'tlons orgiudzn-'tlons wero taking with legsml to tho question. Vice President J. II. Melkle answered thnt they wore all 'unanimous in standing In opposition tn a S12 contract offered by the sugar su-gar companies. Mr, Melkle who wns nlMi u delegate lb the convention, al so gave 11 short ropoit of same. Mr. W. J. Funk who was also a delegate to said convention spoko at length on tho work that wus done there InUio interest of tho sugar beet iiidustryftid felt ITinf the fnruir ers Bhould demand tho recognition due thom from tho sugar companies. A fair deal Is all tho furmers ask slid this they proposo to ilomand. Tho attitude of some of (T10 sugar compuny ofllcfals aro too Imperious, ijudglug by tho way In which they Ignored the Invitation of tho farm bureau delegates when Invited to at- tend tho convention to assist In the preparation of a sugar beet contract. Heiotoforo thu fanners hnvo accepted accept-ed the sugar companies contracts. Now why should the bugnr companies rcfusu to consider the sugar bee,t raiseis who ate factors of Just us much consequence In the sugar bet Industry? In answer lo a question Mr. Joseph Jos-eph lieigemen asked as to tthelhei any changes had been made In. the oiiginal contract prepared by tho faiui bureau by tho sugar beet co:- ..... . .... ..,,. 1- 1.1 .1...T .1....... uilttec Mr. Melkle- said that tiiuru iiH only one minor chungc. 1 Mr. Alma Olsen of North Logan spoko at length on the treatment accorded ac-corded the farm bureau by the Atnal-gamnted Atnal-gamnted and Utah Idaho Sugar Companies Com-panies In Ignoring us. They canno-say canno-say to us "We have no need of you'' any inoro than we can say wo ham no need of them. We uio partmW of coital importance In the hligur beet industry and we have a right 10 demand lecogn'.tlon, which we propose pro-pose doing. Mr. Joseph Bcrgeson moved ll'til tho farm bureau stand behind t!t H action of tho delegation sent lo thr H convetillon and that we act upon Uv H contractus proiiosed by the State Sl' H gar Beet committee Seconded" l-r M Mr. Olsen nnd carried by umuitmou-f. -. . vole Mr. Georgo ,M. Nielsen moved: H that a vote of thanks bo given to t the delegates appointed to the Salt; H Lnko convention. Seconded and car- j It s only fair to state that to Mr. H Wm. F.Winn, acting secretary or ihti jH meeting Is duo tho credit of thu font- H A .. Il.. iiiiH going account of the pioceedlng or H the H Respcltfully, W. G. KF.IK - |
