The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-23

that the people of Has-ings would be
ardent devotees of the sugar bounty,
but this does not follow.
There has been not a little dissat-
isfaction here with the methods of the
Minnesota Beet Sugar Manufacturing g
company at ST. Louis Park, which has
served to enlightsn the farmers as to
defects in the present law. which they
think it worth while to correct IN
deed, only today there was a conference
held here between representatives Of
the st. Louis Park concern and the
local beet raisers, at. which, it has
leaked out, there was not a little lack
of harmony. Some Of the men who
have been raising beets signed new
contracts, but others are still holding
off The objections made to the recent
operations of the company under the
act of 1895, simmered down, seem to
be about as follows:
Slow payments by the sugar COM
pany. -
Dissa tisfaction with excessive dock
age or "tare' alleged IN some instances.
That the state should appoint Of
ficials, weighmasters, etc, to be paid
from the bounty.
DOCKAGE QUITE SEVERE.
"Tare" is charged by the sugar COM
pany, the basis varying on each car
load or consignment. During the last
season it ranged from z to 1s per cent,
and those whose shipments were dock
ed at the maximum rate felt that it
was pretty high, perhaps not without
9.
shipments are chiefly chargeabIe to
dirt clinging to the roots and to in
expert topping. The beet sugar COM
pany wants the beets topped and the
sunburned portion that may have been
above the ground cut off. Some of the
farmers, perhaps, have been careless
in preparing their roots for shipment,
but, nevertheless, it is felt that the
best way to secure justice to the ship
per is to have state weighmasters at
| the shipping point and have him give
the shipper a ticket for certain
weight Of beets at a certain rate of
| dockage, which could as easily be de-
| termined here as at the factory. To
| this is urged the objection that the
| beet raiser would be impelled to seek
| quantity rather than quality of prod
uct. as the beets would not be valued
| in proportion to the chemical analysis.
| It would prevent d recurrence of the
| injustice done to shippers last year,
| however, when, owing TO the crowded
| state of the st. Louis Park plant, cars
| of beets were standing for two weeks
| or more on the track, thus entailing
| a large shrinkage in weight by evapo-
ration
Nicolas Conzenius is one farmer here
| who was severely doeked and, while ne
says he will grow a small tract next
| year, it is not because of the profits
promised for this branch of farm in
dustry per Sc, but because Of the con-
| ceded advantage of diversified indus
| try.
Henry Johns was locked about 10
per cent, and then had: to wait a. good
while for his money, but will plant a
small area in 1899
Gerhard Schaal, however, is disgust
ed with the proceedings of the com
pany. He is content to let the beet
sugar company go it's own way and
trust to other crops.
Charles Freitag, toe, had some trou-
bic in getting his money, but escaped
| with a comparatively light dockage.
| taking into account the figures suffered
| by some others.
Paul Mier and Edward Dushane also
had great deal Of trouble in getting
beets into car which the beet sugar