| Show At Sa Economy ter C 1 A Blow Sanpete's s N News of the closing of the Gunnison Sugar Factory even though it may be only temporary brings a feeling of ofT T- T deep regret to every thin thinking ing person in Sanpete county Truly it is a damaging blow to the economy of the county an economy which is crying for mOle more industry to augment the b basic sic agricultural pursuits r Ephr Ephraim im a and d Manti ManU people can well sympathize with rf the Gunnison Valley folks Here we have experienced the closing of the Ephraim and Manti canneries the closing of J the creamery and Utah Poultry turkey plant at Ephraim the s moving of the National Forest headquarters to Price etc ete It could be that the folks down Gunnison way did not notice these closings but now all of us should realize that the loss for any anyone one community is a loss for the entire county Sometimes it seems only misfortune can unite a fan family ly a club a priesthood quorum a community like Vernal was united in the recent murder case a county state or nation Let us hope that this closing of the sugar factory might shock us all into realizing that we are truly brothers and that the loss tor for one is a loss for lor all an au From Fron the Soil Conservation News News News- The Conservation and Farm news sent out last week I by the Soil Conservation Service had a very appealing section under the heading of What U Are We Ve Going to Do About the Closing of the Sugar Factory as follows Everyone in the Valley is concerned over the re reported reported re- re ported closing of the sugar beet factory for the season x The uTh reason given for its closing is reduced acreage and crop yield resulting from the drought While U the closing is reported as a temporary measure fi we should realize that it will not open again until owners o are assured a profit in processing the beets grown grown- in this area We Ve cannot afford to lose the sugar factory They now employ 31 people on a yearly salary and many more work through the campaign In 1955 a total of was paid out to growers The sugar factory helps maintain all tax tax supported enterprises and we the people who live here cannot cannot cannot can can- not afford to lose itI itI itI it I would like to suggest that we start now to plan ways of assuring ourselves the benefits we all know come to the Valley through the factor factory We all share in benefits and we should all share the burden of finding a way to help solve the problems confronting growers and processors I do not know the answers to them but Im I'm sure that if everyone will help we can keep a sugar factory at Gunnison And perhaps we in the central and northern part of the thed d n 1 1 1 L 1 Cu h L 1 county will win also aiso be oe De able aOle to 10 help Surely growers In m the me lilt mayfield Mayfield May May- may may- y- y field and North Sanpete areas did much to keep the Canneries going for many years Let us all be willing and ready to help if help we c can n to get the Sugar Factory going again o |
