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Show Contradict Testimony of Banker at Hearing MEDFORD, May 27. Contradiction J of testimony given by W. H. Gore, Mcdford banker by the defenHe, wasj ono of the features In tho hearing yesterday of tho charge of conspiracy In the restraint of trade against the Utah-Idaho sugar company, tho Amalgamator Amal-gamator Sugar company, A. P. Cooper, E. F. Cullen, beforo tho federal trades commission. Tho testimony was con-tradlcated con-tradlcated by the introduction of a lotter written by Mr. Gore on December Decem-ber 14, 1914, to Alexander "Nibley at Portland, and Mr. Nlbloy's reply. Mr. Gore, who was on tho stand again yesterday, did not know until tho sprlngof 1915 that Medford would bo required to finance tho sugar factory fac-tory if this city was chosen as its location. lo-cation. He testified that the late President Joseph F. Smith of the L. D. S. church had told him in the presence of Bishop Bis-hop C. W. Nibley and their wives on their visit of inspection here that tho factory would be financed outside of Medford, and Bishop Nibley had given him to understand that Alexander Nibley's position with the company was such that he would havo the final say about tho Rogue River valley factory proposition. Among today's witnesses wore F. C. Bramwell, the Grants Pass banker, and his father, Franklin C. Bramwell, df Grants Pass, who worked with Alexander Nibley on the valley sugar factory project. . A feature of the hearing yesterday was tho testimony relating to tho alleged al-leged quashing of tho Independent su-gar su-gar factory project of Colonel J. F. Mundy in which a number of other Medford people were Interested by cornering iMt of the beet seed In the country. Mayor Gates iastlflcd that Alexander Nibley of the company told him In 1916 that his company, tho Utah-Idaho Beet Sugar company, had bought up all the beet seed for threo seasons ahead. Evidence was given that tho Colonel Mundy factory project, which was in process of organization and Into which Frank Owen of Medford had put between $25,000 and $30,000, was given up when it was found that someone had cornered all the 3Ugar beet seed. Mr. Gore told about talking with of- ficials of tho Utah-Idaho company during tho local campaign to sign up enough acreage to Insure the company's com-pany's factory being located at Med-( Med-( ford, Including Bishop Nibley and President Smith of Salt Lako City, who, after being taken over tho valley on an inspection tour, all said that tho valley was peculiarly adapted for the growing of sugar beets. Later, when the successful campaign for acreage was nearly over, Mr. Goro testified, Bishop Nibley told him that Medford would havo to put up $250,000 to got the factory. oo |