The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1895-07-04
Is Enraptured.

A certain contemporary always APP
pears to be filed with the greatest
pleasure and so enraptured over any
aud all articles that appear in othe
papers which strike at the sugar industry
that IL never fails to publish any articles
ofthat kind. II seems to pay no regards
TO the ignorance displayed by those
papers, Tor il rolls all such articles
under its tongue as being extremely
delicious TO its taste. a few days ago
1t published an article OF this kind,
trying ieebly to point out that because
the bounty both national and territorial |
has been taken from the sugar industry |
it is now nourishing much better than |
when the bounty was given to it, from
the fact that this year the farmers have !
planted II larger acreage than ever be
fore To the ignorant this must seem
queer; to the intelligent ridiculous.
But our contemporary seems to think
one would suppose that the hard work
ing farmer has no intelligence and
therefore he will swallow any thing
published ina newspaper which deals
in theory insteWl OF facts. but here it is
inst a little Off, for 1t has mistaken It's
man. Our farmers are, as class, much
W2Tau mi Gai r. M i'svr M r-'r.i
judgement regarding the raising OF the
sugar beet crop than our contemporar.
has at present, or il would never publish
such stuff that the farmers and the
sugar factory will do better now than
heretofore because the farmers have put
in more acres this season Let MS look
into this matter and see what is the
reason the beet raisers have put in more
acres this year. II the factory HAD
received bounty last year the amount
would have been some where near
$4,000. but instead OF this amount is
may get $40 900. This year it will not
receive any Tor the Wilson-Gorman bll
has taken it off.
This TACT presents TO US the points We
wish the uniformed to understand
The first is, did the sugar factory last
year make over all expenses the sum Of
$ll0,0OO2 We are reliably informed b!
those who know that it did not vii
the $4,000 It is 70 get be that muci
above the expense OF last yoar1 We ar,
told by no means, Tor that amount vii
not clear the running expenses OF tn,
factory.
The next point is then, if the factorl
run behind or did not make anything OF
the capital invested, when il receive,
the bounty, in what manner can thi
or part OF this amount be made up SO i
can run. Must the stockholders be aske,
tomake up this amount? Every reason
able person would say at once such
request would be unjust, Tor the stock
holders have already paid the enormou
sum OF $l69,O0O in four and one-haI
years interest on the money invested t
keep the industry going. Now the poin
is reached why the farmers have had I
put in more acreage to get the sam
amount OF money as they received las
year, and the point is, because the com
pany has been forced, by the boupt
being taken of, to reduce the price O
the beets per ton to help make up par
OF this loss. For this reason the farmer
have TO plant acres to get as much a
they did for last year, or neaply SO
This is not the only class that has bee
cat down in price, for every employe
has suffered a similar cut.
Does our worthy contemporary rea
AIRY good from such cut? Ii Il does
is welcome 20 il. Does j, take anythin
from it? Notlu tho least, for the u
has not been rednced one iota. Ii OF
contemporary is such friend to tn
poor man, as it would have one believe
why don't il subscribe Tor block
stock and help to keep the struggliu
industry upon lite feet. There is pleht
for sale But no, it don't wish to pun