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Show Better Pay for Sugar Beet Raisers The management of the Utah-Idaho Utah-Idaho Sugar company has made public announcement of a substantial sub-stantial raise in the price of sugar sug-ar beets for the year 1916. A flat rate of $5 per ton will be paid for beets delivered at any of the Company's factories, and a raise of 10 cents for each half unit of sugar content over 15J per cent. The only condition attached at-tached to the raise is that the present tariff on sugar be retained. re-tained. In addition to the straight price of $5 per ton delivered at any plant, the Utah-Idaho Company Comp-any has agreed to pay for additional additi-onal sugar content, as follows: On 15 per cent beets, $5.10 per ton; on 16 per cent beets. $5.20 per ton; on 16 per cent beets, $5.30 per ton; on 17 per cent beet3, $5.40 per ton; on 17i per cent beets, $5.50 per ton; and 10 cents additional for each half unit of sugar content over 17J per cent. The Utah -Idaho Sugar Company Comp-any is now pft ing a flat rate of $5 per ton, and the consumer to pay the freight in some instances. |