Show G R EAT ER sugar OUTPUT no american industry is ess entla to win the war as sugar beet production duct lon unless we are able to supply 10 tons beet sugar to the at al lies that sugar must be got from lava and we move less soldiers to france the food administration at le re auest ot of organized beet growers in ili estimated estl esti gated the conditions of sugar leet theet growing to establish 9 a price that chat would stimulate production the tanners farmers unions of 0 bill all west am rn states carried on ion a campaign tor for everal months early tills this year demanding g that prices ot 0 beets be ad alced to 1000 a ton the raise irona from to 1000 a on was not granted to enrich the farmer the manufacturer or to raise prices to the consumer but as a war measure to produce more sugar it if we e canno 1 l deliver tons american beet sugar to the allies in 1918 with ships that take 30 lays days to cross tile atlantic instead ot of ships that talle take days to go to java for sugar we block the traub port of additional soldiers to tile the fighting line in europe earon e 11 in asking farmer to grow beets I 1 tile the nation is a asking king him to help hell save ships to send soldiers to france |