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Show I V WHAT TO DO WITH SUGAR On Saturday and Sunday, the Utah-Idaho Sugar company, in large' advertisements, offered to submit to a searching investigation by a committee to be appointed by the governor, and Governor Bamberger Bam-berger immediately availed himself of the opportunity, and now we are promised more light on this disturbing sugar question. At the same time the sugar company made announcement that it stands readjr and willing to turn over its stock of sugar to said committee, com-mittee, with the understanding that contracts entered into between the company and local distributors and manufacturers be honored, and that the company be relieved from, further responsibility. This may point the way for relief. If the people of Utah go into the season of fruit preserving and find no sugar is to be 'had or that the available supply is held at an outrageous price, the sugar industry indus-try will suffer because of adverse public sentiment. We understand there are reserve stocks of sugar held by all the companies. Before tojate, those stocks should be protected from the profiteer who has been working overtime for the past six months. If the. companies themselves cannot exert a sufficient supervision to protect the interests of the people, then there should be an immediate imme-diate distribution to communities, under direct charge of public officials offi-cials ipr committees to be named by the people. ' . |