Show Gunnis sets sets 50 50 contract bonus distribution starts on 1938 sugar beet crop officials of the gunnison sugar company went on record tuesday in salt lake as opposing a sliding scale and again voiced favor for the 50 50 plan that has been followed by the company in the sanpete sevier district during the past years the decision by the gunnison sugar company followed a two day conference between growers and processors operating in the state and standing alone the gunnison company met the proposed contract as urged by the growers thereby breaking the deadlock insofar as the company is concerned under this decision beet growers in the gunnison company district will enjoy the benefits of the 50 50 plan on the net proceeds from the sale of refined sugar and syrup for the 1939 campaign it is indicated that the other companies concerned held for adoption of a contract that would call for the payments to the growers on a sliding scale based on the net proceeds from the sugar and the sugar content of beets purchased with the 1939 acreage allotment for the gunnison company district set at applications have been received at a good rate by ule theal al committees of the district and the company will soon start writing contracts according to A J arnold agricultural superintendent for the company who was in richfield on wednesday with moisture and snow coverings in the mountains and with all reservoirs filled far above averages indications point to one of t the he most prosperous growing years for some time announcement of the federal bonus of per ton which will mean the distribution of some to the growers of the gunnison district is being hailed by the growers distribution of this bonus on the 1938 crop will be started in sevier county today officials report and will be carried forward as fast as the checks are received from the AAA |