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Show oo FARMERS COMPLAIN OF 'BEET REVENUE. Salt Lake. Dec. 20 - Tho affiliated commercial clubs of Salt Lako coun- ty mot last nifiht at Sandy, principally princip-ally for the purpose of discussing! tlie beet-sugar industry There were present representatives from the commercial clubs of Tayloruville, Crescent, Murray, Sandy and Salt Lake. I W McHenry of Murray, president of tho organization, presided presid-ed Most of the time was occupied wilb the consideration of the complaint that farmers are not receiving as mm h for their beets In Utah a In adjoining states The prevailing price here is $4 25 per ton for beets having 15 per cent saccharine, whereas where-as it Is asserted that in other states as high as $t 25 is paid for the same beets. There is also somewhat of a 1 demand that testing of the beets to i determine the percentage cf sacchar-1 ir.o should be made not by the sugar companies, but b an Impartial ex pert After considerable discussion a committee was appointed to Investigate Investi-gate prices of beets and also the matter of who should make the test. I It was the sense of the meeting to be absolutely fair to both the farm-j ers and the factories. Another meet-1 Inf. was determined upon for January Janu-ary 6 at Sandy to hear represenLi-lives represenLi-lives of the factories present their aide. This subject disposed of. the QU08-lion QU08-lion of the congested street car traf Bandy was discussed. A committee I -m vns appointed to Investigate the pot sibf lit of securing extra cars to r lleve the congestion. Just before adjournment H. 1 Carpenter, assistant ret ary of thi i tah Development league, gavel short talk on the arhanfages of O) I inisatlon and affiliation. rn , |