The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-03
Ogden once, 524 Utah Loan and
Trust Building. Telephone Il
ogden, Feb. 3.
FARMERS DECIDE TO FIGHT
TOMATO GROWERS ORGANIZE TO
GET BETTER PRICES.
Companies Want to Cut the Frice,
and an Organization Results at
Ogden.

The canning companies Of Weber
county propose to cut down the prices
of tomatoes from $40 per ton to s. per
ton. A large number of the farmers
of Weber and Davis counties are up in
arms against the proposition and are
opposing the signing of new contracts.
The new contracts proposed BY the
various factories differ in minor
clauses to suit the conditions of various
localities, but on two main points they
were practically unanimous and these
points are Objectionable 10 the growers.
They were. first, the fixing Of the price
at - per ton and the limitation of the
amount OF tomatoes that may be dis
posed of as the product of one acre. The
factories are willing to contract on the
basis of acreage, but want she Drivi-
lege of refusing if the crop exceeds
ten tons per acre. The farmers are
Directing to this and a public meeting
called yesterday in the court house re-
suited in the formation of a farmers
union to oppose the new contracts and
to secure organized efforts N bringing
about more satisfactory terms with
/ the factories. The union viii demand
IS per ton. 1t developed that the fac
tory people had met and agreed on the
general form of contract. All had
agreed to the 81 per ton rate except the
Wood 5 Cross factory. which prcp s as TO
pay So. The union formed was in ses-
sion until O'Clock and a new contract
was outlined. 1t differs from the 9th
ers in the two points named and in
several minor points touching the time
for return of boxes, method of delivery
and the like. About twenty-five farm
ers were present, representing all sec
lions of the two counties. The union
organized. elected c. n. Child of River
dale as president. and w NJ Purring-
TT1E..
executive committee is composed of the
following: Henry Thornley,, Layton;
D. NJ. Fisher. Clearfield: sam Owen
Clinton: Charles Paul. South Weber:
Andrew Nelson. Mound Fort; Maroui
Stone, Lynne; Hyrum Rawlins, North
Ogden; Edwin Cragin, Pleasant View;
John Holmes, Wilson Ward; W. NJ.
burlington, West Weber; Thomas
Peterson. Kaysville; George Munsey.
Hooper; William Robinson, Roy; c. "
Child. Riverdale.
Thomas d. Dee of the Utah Canning
company gave the story of the canning
people as follows,
Last year a high price was paid for
tomatoes on the expectation that an
advanced price would be paid for the
output This year there is every pros
peCt that a much lower price viii he
paid for the canned tomatoes and con-
sequentIy il is necessary that the fac
tory people buy both tomatoes and cans
cheaper than they did last year
In regard to the protest against
limiting the amount Of tonnage per
acre. the position of the factory people
is simply TO protect themselves against
being imposed on by tomato growers
who would bring them tomatoes that
other people grew, and with whom the
factories had no contract" The com
bine of factories, as the farmers style
it, was arranged partly by correspond
ence and partly at a meeting held in
Ogden about a week ago. Every fac
tory in Weber and Davis counties was
represented and has agreed on gem
eral form of contract.