Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-02-14
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cradle agiiation In the southern part Of
the county named with view TO the
erection OF new sugar factory. a
meeting Il called for today trhurday)
in spanish Fork, o. discuss the SUBJECT
and the decision iBto bee communicated
through committees 10 other towns IN
the county. II Il should Do favorable
10 the proposed scheme, meetings arc
10 be hold In other looalliiea for the
purpose Of crowding the plans TO a
nnal communication. Reference Do
made TO this subject In acorrcsrou'
denco In another part Of 'oday's NEw1'
Those who are taking pnrt in tue
movement are actlye farmers and lead.
log citizens In various localities.
A sugar factory is an enter
prise Of such maguituie both
a. to capital aud operation that
iis establishment should be cub.
isoi for thoughtful dellUtrption and
calm discussion. it. necessary fela-
tons VITA tue public make tan Oh.
loci Of public Interest aud soliciludc. A
chief argument in favor u another
sugar factory In the Territory is the
fact that w ,-,hirds Of the sugar now
used here 10 imported. At tue same
time conditions are such o. 10 make
the item ( location fr such a factory a
matter Of vital Importance. A valued
contributor to tho NEWS, whose
articles appear each Saturday, has had
much TO say Of the evils Of undue COM
petition, ami these have been pointed
out 90 ioroibly aud Clearly, and made
20 patent 10 every careful reader, that
We do not REGARD II necessary 10 detail
any OF them here. II appears to ~,
however, that a menace If these evils
In their most virulont form IL one oil
the Accomplishments Il the new factory
proposition, and therefore We sugg { n
serious consideration OF the subject
from every consistent point Of view.
Ordinary good judgment would In
Innate that where CApaby managed
branch Of manufacturing Industry hhs
great difficulty In maintaining It. own
ia any field, thu institution Of another
ana similar plant to increase that diiii.
Guilty by undue oomptt'tion would DO
= very Injurious proceeding 10 both.
by force OF circumstances for when 10
was responsible, the new conner would
have 10 DO regarded ns a sort Of "dog
In the manger" enterprise which,
while IL might not b. able 10 subsis. In
comfort itself, yet spoiled the food
which would have given nulriment TO
the other. This illustration has been
afforded more than once Ia Utah,
whereby u rush 10 some particular
branch ofindustfy has swept away all
opsrationslin that line. ANA II, where
there was not room Tor two, the second
should crush the equally good ons
which came nfst, what benefit has
come 10 anyone By the crushing pro-
cess, to compensate for its Injury?
Inquiry may be made NJ 10 whether
anything Of this nature can be applied
to the proposition for a new sugar
factory In Utah county. That county
now has the Lehi sugar works. WHAT.
ever successes have been met with,
one Of them Is not that Of financial
profit 10 the investors up ~ tho present
time. The operating expenses and the
receipts have been such ~ TO force the
factory management g the alternative
Of cutting down expenses Or ceasing 10
run. There Is no dispute on that point
since II can be shown with matnemat-
ioal certainty. Now, n tho ono fac
tory In the county, whose manage
ment has been thoroughly economical
and capable, has been unable 10 make
anything, what would two DE Would
they not be forced into undue oompetl-
ton, fighting each other as we'll as the
imported product In the same market,
with the result that one, anu probably
both, would collapse? Gould anything
be- more favorable 10 the giant sugar
trust than 10 have an ally In the shape
OF local conflict OF this nAturt2 These
are questions which private ami public
interests require should DO answered
without passion or prejudice.
No doubt there arc somo beet ralssr-
who have felt aYgriDyed because thgir
beeIa were not received at the factory;
and perhaps their urighDou aud Asso-
oiates consider they have cause to be
offended. II there Is any wrony exist.
ing in this respect, Ur in any other
connected with sugar be- culture anu
the market, itshouid nr BOT rlgh,. For
this reason the NEWS Ass opened Dc
columns for all concerned, aud has
been pleased to note the free ex PRESTON
OF the farmers on the subiuo. anu 20
give full publicity thereto. AZ the
same time, these have never contained
susge on that tho sugar factory
rejected any beet- taat oame up 10 lhr
required STANDARD. Why sh .ulI IL?
III, Glory is lrre TO make sugar on.
10 turn away material chat wIuil rn.
able L 10 operate wOul Lu lIsh
Indeed. Bug beets wuich dlI 400,
reach tho standard have been
turned away. Why? Because, o.
Ia well known, roots outside Of certain
gTides oanno. DO make 30 pr0 ult
sugar ia sufficient quantity 20 be-
handled; uud the fatt ny might Us vol