The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-10-31
Utah Sugar Company Decides to
Meet the Cut.
TO INSPECT THE FACTORY.
DIRECTORS WILL GO TO LEHl
THIS MORNING.
More Eastern Money Coming For
Investment in Utah-Better Pros
poets For WooI-The Stock Mar
ket-The CIearings and Real Es-
tate Transfers

The board of directors of the Utah
Sugar company is game, and after de-
hberating for several hours yesterday
morning it decided to meet every le-
Ultimate cut made in the price of dry
graduated sugar by the Western Re-
finery, which is the same as the Su-
gar trust. for cormorant by any 9TH
er name would be as undesirable. and
when the price falls below the cost of
production, should the fight be carried
that far, the company will trust to the
patriotism Of the people of this terri
tory, which has never been found want
ing when the occasions calling for its
display have arisen. This was the only
course left open to the company. and,
with the assistance of the people,
through the jobbers, the fight will be
won for the local concern and Utah s
infant industry, which means so much
for her future prosperity, will not be
strangled by the merciless trust, which
has been fostered by years of favorable
legislation.
Some time ago The Herald called at
tention to the fact that there were two
or three of the principal jobbers of the
territory-and it is now said that they
were members of that party which
cries out so loudly for protection for
American industries-who were not
handling Utah sugar, but were import
ing the California product, notwith-
standing the fact that the home con-
Germ was meeting all of the cuts of
the trust. This lack of patriotism
was, of course, due to the almighty
dollar-the trust was giving rebates
while that is a practice never yet in
dulged in by the Utah company, even
with it's heartiest supporters, all stor-
les to the contrary notwithstanding.
All customers are treated alike by the
local institution and no rebating is car
ried on. The jobbers who have not
been giving their patronage to the
Lehi factory will now be labored with,
and as the Utah company is meeting
all competition there can be no reason
why the trust should be given even the
slightest foothold in this territory
while the home sugar is in the mar
ket. At its best, the factory of the
Utah Sugar company cannot manufac-
ture more than enough sugar to last
four out of the twelve months of the
wear and the problem now is, what can
the trust gain by its fight just lnaug-
urated unless it has in view the fnai
destruction of the home institution 1t
is limited that the controlling spirits OF
the trust have in view the manufac-
ture of some political powder by their
work against Utah's beet sugar indus
try. The people will see to it, however,
if they have that spirit of patriotism
which formerly actuated them in their
dealings with monopolies and trusts,
that the trust does not triumph in this
NH, bo a al n
tirely in their own hands, for the pro-
duct of the Lehi factory does not seek
an outside market. being consumed en-
tirely at home. The sugar is of a very
superior quality having taken first
prize, in direct competition with the
Western Refinery and number of the
beet sugar factories of the coast, at
the Midwinter exposition. AS The
Herald has already stated, the factory
has now produced considerably over
1 500 900 pounds of sugar, and of this
amount there are now on hand in the
warehouse in the neighborhood of $780,
900 pounds This sugar will be held
awaiting sales and with the hopes that
there will be an advance in the price.
Inasmuch as sugar is a staple the COM
pany will have no difficulty in borrow
ing all the money it needs, with the
surplus in storage as security, should
the fight continue for any length of
time.
Today the factory will be inspected
by the members of the board of di-
rectors and number of invited guests
The party is to leave on the early
morning train for Lehi returning in
the afternoon. Everything is running
with extreme smoothness at the works
and the officials and visitors will see
them at the most favorable time.