Show BEET GROWERS ARE ADVISED TO ORGANIZE I Farm Bureau Leaders Say Step Will Mean Progress I BROWN REELECTED REFLECTED Weber Farmers Organization Organization Organization tion Holds Meeting At Huntsville By WILL OBYR OBYR E E Plans are under way for the organization or- or organIzation or organization of be best beat t growers of county and other counties of 01 the state so that a n committee representing them may deal as n a legal entity DUty with the sugar como com com r aal eeM fot a lui lor t CT-t o t f the sugar beets Th The contracts are areto areto areto to be lie based on the sugar tnt t toot Dt and the selling prices price of af sugar the called so-called sliding scale contract If the plans plane of the Weber County Farm bureau and the Utah State Farm bureau materialize This was the announcement made mada Thursday night at he he annual meet meet- meetIng meeting meeting ing of the Weber County Farm bureau held at Huntsville It Was made by James R Beu Bets former farmer president of the Weber County Farm bureau now state chairman ot the sugar beet growers commit committee o tee of the farm bureau Th Tho The announcement was amplified amplified fied fled by Frank Evans Ivans attorney for forthe forthe forthe the Utah Stats State Farm bureau who In fo a brief address explained what steps had been taken to date to that end and pointed out that the farm bureau was waB not unfriendly to the sugar but was as de- de determined determined de determined to Introduce ordinary business methods Into the deal deal- dealings dealings ings between the beet growers grow gra era rs and tho sugar companies l FI FINE SPIRIT SPIRITA A fine spirit of ot optimism ob- ob obtaIned obtained ob obtained at the meetings A friend friend- friendly friendly ly attitude toward the sugar corn com companies canneries and other or- or organizations or organizations with which the farm farm- farmers farmers ers era do business was noted There Thero was no talk ot o depression d Ul e The i keynote of the annual meeting was sounded Bounded by President Brown when he declared tho farmers were nero just waking up to the fact that they were buying from organized groups and paying war prices and selling as unorganized Individuals and get getting tins war pre-war prices The thing for the farmer to do was to employ busIness which have l brought PI prosperity asperity to other Indus Indus- industries Indus tries ll none nono of ot which is as aa large or more important than the farmIng Industry BROWN PRESIDES President M P Brown Drown presided at the business meeting which be- be began pan be-pan gan at 2 30 o'clock and at the con con- con con- conclusion lan of which the following fallowing of- of officers of officers ricers were each p l elected op-elected elected by ac- ac ac acclamation C- C M DI P BroVo Brown n president Chatles A Groberg vice Ice president president president-I Louis secretary and treasurer The following were were were-alao members u of the tha u u u aa ao tl the tle e committee each by bv ac acclimation lion tion Georg George Stallings of or Eden and Carl Olsen of ot Plain Plait City At the tho session of the Home Hame and Community section held by the women omen members of ot the bureau the follo following Ing ra were wore elected Mrs Joseph H Belnap of Wilson presIdent Mrs Louis of Huntsville vice president Mrs Fred Berlin of Huntsville secre secre- secretary secretary secretary tary and treasurer Mu Mrs Mr M T Thompson of ot Plain City member m of the executive committee and Mrs George S Stallings Stalling of Eden Iden mom member bel of the executive commit commit- committee commit tw tee he heMr Mr Mrs Joseph H Belnap reported on the work accomplished during the year and the project report was made by Miss Mies Ellen Ellon Agren home d demonstration agent of We- We Weber We Weber ber bor county The principal speaker pe ker was wa Mrs Mn Christine B Clayton state tate special special- specialist 1st 1st on nutrition of ot the Utah Agricultural Agri Agri- Agricultural Agricultural cultural college The project projects decided on for the ensuing y year ar were nutrition clothing cloth cloth- clothIng cloth clothing ing home h health alth home manage manage- management mont ment and nd sanitation imitation PRAISE FOR ron EVANS In his bJ Introduction of Mr Evans to the members Mr lift Beus Beu told of the services that th the attorney had rendered to- to date along alone alan the line ot of organization He lIe explained to the farmers how impossible It was to tomake tomake make any headway toward ard an equitable contract when they thoy as a a ed on poe Page Two t C I I I I URGE GROWERS TO ORGANIZE Continued from Paso One On I beet grower rB were not organized so 00 o that their committee could rep rep- represent rop-r rop resent rent ent them hem In a k legal Ire mOon manner m nn nor r lIe pointed 1 out ont t that during the th con con- con with the th sugar comp when an n Impasse a was reached the tho th Iau au sugar gar company officials were wr ont to tell the th committee that t they had hd ontI no power vor to contract for tor the beet growers r and ind that unions they were satisfied d with wit the th terms offered the companies would send encl end Ulel their men Into the th field and end sign ID Inn up In- In In Individual dh contracts lie He H Iso also ex- ex explained r that during durin the th put past sea sea- seaton ea- ea ean ton on n prie e per ton for tor bet beet hOod had ranged from 17 1 69 to 8 18 41 48 the tho th different price being paid by the tho th different different companies to Individuals individual M bt P r Brown Dro Broil n 11 president of or the thoI I Weber eber County harm bureau buru called clIed attention to what he h termed the tho th splendid work done don by the tho th state otate beet grower committee committe In at- at attempting attempting at tempting to get a 50 0 contract contrat contract I with th tho sugar r BU r much mucho of which came cam to nothing he h said aid the th committee had not nat bran n backed up solidly br by the gro growers er Ho H urged organIzation with the th resultant orm of o a 1 marketing association to market the tho beets bc t In a like businesslike man manner man man- nero ner EVANS EV S SPEAKS SPEARS In hl hi hie Introduction Mr Ir Evans Eans El E ans said Id that many problem were con con- eon con stanlly arising before belor the th State Farm Fm bureau and that much was wan being belne accomplished He H said that It wa was not so o long lone ago aeo that he had about concluded about concluded to let go goot goof TOof ot of his hlo farming t t but tints sineth the awakening spirit or of o cooperation lion tion among the farmers he b had hod de do- do d to hold on to hI interest as aa they thy would could row grow more mor valuable Each tach i OAr nr Ho H complimented the th Weber County Farm bureau on the th did splendid did accomplishments accomplishment In co opera cooperative opra co tive marketing mentioning particularly particularly the th poultry products product the th vegetable growers crower association and the tho recently formed dairy products product association elation He H eaid ald would be b en- en encountered encountered en encountered countered and that the th member m must muot be b patient Inasmuch lO as a they would met meet with Ith strong trong organized I competition He H poke opole pok of 0 the th crit critical leal ical stage e through the th poul- poul poul try poultry marketing mark association had hod hadIa passed M which began with a II mem- mem membership mem-ber mem of ot and und now h has haj a room room- mem of more mor than HOC 1300 of ot how there had been beon hipped out of ot the th state tAt approximately 10 carloads ot of eggs ere egg and anil bow how when the th association association tion toun found 1 local d d lore boosting prices price eggs eggo had hd been supplied In quantity until tho the prIce pric was as driven 1 en n down to normal lie He H told of or the th eggs etc from Utah topping the th market In New York i City n aU 11 duo au he h said ald to the th- In mar mar- marketing mar of or how onion rower growers ot of Darin Da lx 10 count county had sold saId onion onIons from 63 cents cent to 1 11 10 per hundred and tolled failed to get ret their mone money In many ca case eo and then how they th y had or- or or d l d add Ild a d from 3 U 0 05 to U 2 2 26 per hundred had required dele declora to put up a 0 bond to Indemnity indemnify them against lou loss and how they had been paid raid In full tull withIn 16 1 dayo day from tho tim time the onion ware wro WT bought I Ito IIo II Insisted that the th idea ld i was ae wa to deal todeal fairly at all times and ond not to ralee prk to the tho th consumer but bitt butto butto to cut down the lh overhead god and reo re- return r turn turn to the tho th producer a 0 larger por- por por tion portion of af o the profit involved In the various transaction Referring to A n statement nt or of President Brown who 10 told how peach growers had be ben been n met by a p who after talking With them telegraphed east that ho he supply 1 10 0 carloads carload of ot Utah Alberta a price pric of 1 and how then hen the th peach growers grower attempted to act rt t a better price they zero ere mt mot with Ith that quotation on an all Ide aides Mr Evan Evarn pointed out that h had ha 1 l they been organized to market their peach peach-e such uch uch an ex- ex experience experience ex experience would Could have been Impo- Impo Impossible sible He told of the th grow 0 ere ero In North Ogden getting getting- pric- pric 26 25 per percent percent percent cent higher than heretofore h by marketing their peaches through the vegetable growers association lIe II pointed out to the th growers grower just it how the th organization would be effected and told them that they would still till haul th their lr boots beef boot to the factories as ns now and still aUlI til receive theIr check cheel aa u now but that waste would bo be b saved avd thy they would could bo be b able to lay their cards on the th table would work In the th e light instead ot of the dar dark above aboe abo e board In all deal deal- dealIngs dealIngs dal Ings and that the th contract then nhen hen signed lined with the th sugar comp companies would be b signed lined on a bal hasl hauls of facts At the th conclusion of ot hla hie hi address addre he h was roundly applauded Immediately tel following the th Ad- Ad d dross by Mr Evans Evana E T Capener In charge chargo charf of ot the th membership drive In Utah called the th attention att of ot hi his hearers r to the th necessity nce of keeping n an e account of f th their lr In- In Income Incomes In Income comes come come received from their ro farms rm VALUE OF ORGANIZATION ORGA Ho He H then th n launched lunched nto Into A n discus discus- Blon olon ot of o the tho th necessity isy of o poInting out that even cv n the bent bot blacks boit-blacks blacks of Salt Lake Lako Lak had hd 1 themselves and paid more mor due Aura r par year than thon were asked a ot of o the th farm farm- farmere taru-er taru ere era He H mentioned other ol OI tints of ot worker workers and told ot of ahat hat had hd been boon accomplished I Mr eaid ho he was struck In Weber by th the friendly spirit IbY county toward the th farm tarm rm bur bureau U and Its It Plans to Increase the th nuta- nuta num number ber of o number Hg He H said ld the tho th chamber cham- cham chamber cham chamber ber of commerce promised the use u of It Its tor for the m drIve and nd ho he h commended th-i th Or Examiner fr tor prom loin all the th publicity desired and finan financial cial support If It necessary At the tho th conclusion of o his speech It was announced that a member member- membership ship number ship drive would bo started lit at Huntsville on Monday Mondoy and at nt the following communities Roy ph n City Harrl Liberty Rove Rove- Kovei-dalo Kovei Idalo dale and the theother lother other communIties In the tho th county The announcement nt relative to the membership drive was waa made maa In IThe each ellch cas case caBO by re r from the tho tir section In question the rhe Ill I'll member member- r- r ship committee In harge chargo of ot the drive Is H composed of ot John Burton J L Robson and Ernest Ernett McKay I President Brown Brwn In his hi opening address to the th members told fid of o the Iho need for tor more mor intensive organisation organisation tion along alon the tho th lines line of ot marketing associations and nd pointed to 10 what had been accomplished In that lino IIno to date dale Ho H explained the need ot of introducing business methods In the selling of af the products ton front the farm illustrating his hla hi points point with Il- Il Illustrations Il Illustration DURY GROWTH He H explained briefly of ol the thein ot of the th dairy Industry in th the recent county county and the tho th went recent of the th dairy products product marketing a- a aj ot of o tho botter quality of milk produced and the Importance ot of pure bred catle how hew the coy cow as- as association as association had resulted n n the th elimination elimination nation of ot poor stock lock and how steps had been taken to raise ralo pro pro- pro production by the th Importation of pure pure- purebred purebred pure purebred bred bulls bulle bull from ancestry It with It pro pro- productive pro records record He H said Id ald that the th results In tho th past put ear r Indicated the tho success that might ber be b expected during the th coming year yer ye r The Tho Th organization of the tho th pea growers of ot the th county was wan well un under der way he h said ald and add added that thai this was wae also alao being done don In Utah county In Older odor that the th product duct might b bo be sold on a basis basi lie Ho assured the th farmer formers that by bv such ouch methods method they would a better price pric be b able ablo to do better grading raise the th quality of or the product and that by dolor dol such they h hid had a right to look upon ea as ae partners In th tb bust bull no noes In concluding his romula urged the tho rUlers armors to got t together and spoke pok of the th splendid Q nice rendered number member of the associations association that had been formed GS George o Stalling Stallings of Eden chair chair- chairman chairman man of ot the tho th blo Grower Groy c a- a as association sedation reported on what h had 1 been accomplished by Iho lh ao ocio a-ocio- Llon In that line during the tho past Post ear weather condl- condl condi condl- conditions and the tir fact that th the h In- In In Inspectors em employed cd to Inspect th the packing or of o th the tho product not with Ith the tho th r he sold Id that the th association had be n entirely In Its It enle endeavor everything considered l Ho II pointed out aut that there thero had been shipped front from Weber Web r county during the th season sea sea- son on 16 tS carload Carloads of head lettuce an and I spoke poke of at o the tho th association out other products product Ho H Charles Charle A Groberg en cn the I manner In which he h had the tho affairs affair of et t the th association duro dur- nr dur-nr log Ing- the tho th pat past s on Excerpts read rad by Mix hues Mis Edith stenographer from tron the annual report prepared by W Pre Pres- Preston ton ton Ion Thorna Thomae Thom county Brunt agent showing the Iho numerous during during- the tho th cr eor along v lines non on t attention und pod the tho th ro- ro re report port Will was wa highly praised DAI I UTh The meeting m of the th farm bur bureau and the th home borne and olId corn com seC seC- nee lion Ion was concluded by a banquet t tand and a 11 n social hour haur Professor V 0 of Logan oe eec eec- ec rotary re-rotary of ot the Utah Agriculture college e took charge charr of ot the tha tb social hour and outlined a IL model recreation recreation |