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Show Havemeyer on Stand in U. S. Sugar Hearing PAT.T LAKE. Oct. :. Horace, H i.cm-vcr. - igar magnate of New j York took the witness stand yest-r- in the hearing o the federal' ir..t rommlaslon complain' alleging conspiracy In restrain' of rompe-tltior. In interstate commerce agaln't the l":.th-Idaho Sugar company and Oth- rs. Mr Ha.emeyer Identified as genuine genu-ine inter exchanged between hlm--lf and C W. Nibley and a tei-jrram from t'nlted States Senator Reed Smoot to Mr N'ibley. al! of which were Introduced into evidence &t Baturday'fl hearing. The Wters and the tele- j gram, dated In September. re-ferreli re-ferreli to the Increase In the price of sugar gTanterl from a 17.2" base price to a $t base price. At the time of the correspondence. Mr Havemeyer stated, he was chair man of the committee of tne rood aet-mlnlstratlon aet-mlnlstratlon which represented he beet sugar producer of the country. BIhop Nlblev was also a member of that committee I'rder cross-examination Mr. Havemeyer explained the correspondence at more lentrth s-ilng that at the time he had felt that the food administration was at fault in some respects, its Idea being to eon--ere supplies for the allies and maintain main-tain the existing low price of sugar. His own iews of the matter, he said, called for an Increase In pro- j ductlon. for there were already established estab-lished i-npie manufacturing facilities, and he urged uron the sognr couallza-tlon couallza-tlon board tha' permission be granted th BUger manufacturers to p.iy the farmers $12 for their beets. He also i urred. he testified, that a price be j..i!d fnr stip.ir thai WOUld pert'ilt ali I the mills to operate. He added that the record would show that this end wan irhot Senator Smoot -ontrht Judge l . x. Straup. !iief counsel for the Utah-Idaho company. ob-j Jeeted r.iost strenuously to the test!-mpny test!-mpny of .Nfr. Havemeyer concerning the correspodnepe-, :(iid declined to authenticate Bishop Nibley's letter. J Mr. Havemeyer .stated that all of the ftah-Idaho slock held &y his fatn-ly fatn-ly Is in the name of the II Mave-meyer Mave-meyer estate and that as one of the exet ltoc pf th estate he primarily looks after their sugar interests, the other executers being women. He stated further that the Havemeyer In- i tere-ts In th - Amalgamated Sugar, company is between $500,000 and lAOA.OAfl in Ktock at Bar Mr. Havemeyer was oue.stloned at l some detail by Henry Ward Beer, special attorney for- the commission, j regarding the help W tendered the Ttah-Idaho .ud Amaleamated in re-, re-, cent refinmclntr. He testified that; j with David C. Ecles, Kred C Taylor and M. S. Browning, he bad assisted in niakine !he arrangements for thej issue of $3. "too. ooo in preferred stock With which the COmnany retired $3.- j 700 000 in outstanding short tern nol.- and additional working capital! was provided-He provided-He alfo stated that at the request of officers of ih Amalgamated Bu-jgar Bu-jgar company lie had suggested the I name ".' a S. M . Bdjrell, then of the , Cre.r. Western Si.u company, to join I in the management Mr. Havemeyer) lais told of meeting with President I Heber J. Orant and Bishop Nibley I and New York bankers, with whom the recent issue of $t,000,P00 in serial j first mortguge bonds was arranged j I resident tlrant and Bishop Nibley asked for his asNiFtance. Mr. Havemey- k er stated. Judge Straup here inter- ! posed objections avalnst the Intro- ! ductlop of evidence concerning these . financial ncgot !at ion--, holding tiiem to j be without the Issues and confidential I corporate information. |