Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-01-04
PROVO.
MEETING OF BEET GROWERS.


CHARACTERIZATION over wafer.
Provo, Utah County, Jan. i.-Therc
was a large attendance at the farmers
meeting held last evening, In the court
house for the purpose Of adopting the
constitution and bylaws drafted by
the committee appointed for that pur-
pose. The name adopted by the assoc
citation Is the Farmers Protective as
ISOLATION, and Its object is stated to
be for the advancement OF the interests
of all farm producers.
In addition to the officers elected at
the last meeting the following members
of board Of directors president
Knu1sen and Vice-presldent Scott be.
ing members of the board was elected
VIM, II, Brereton, Alma Brown, c. II,
Turner h. V. Vincent and l.. H. Bun
nell.
Resolutions were adopted which will
be presented TO the Utah Sugar COM
pany asking for an increase In price Of
beets Of % cents per ton, making the
price s. per ton, and that beet grow
ers be permitter to buy pulp at % cents
per ton, also that the company VIII re-
ceiye all beets ordered as soon after
October 10th, as the farmers can de-
liver them.
Messrs. James Spratley and w. A,
Moffat, Of American Fork, and Freder-
lex Thorne Of Pleasant Grove, ad-
dressed the meeting agreeing in the
necessity for the changes suggested In
the resolutions and urging that the
movement be made general through the
county. This idea was accepted and
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association were appointed to meet
with the beet growers Of Lehi, Amerl-
can Fork, Pleasant Grove, Springvllle
and Spanish Fork, (Mapleton and
Springyllle TO meet together and Lake
shore, Benjamin and other southern
towns with Spanish Fork) on Mon
day the 9Th, for the purpose of laying
before the beet growers Of those dis
trlcts the action Of the meeting last
evening and inviting cooperation OF
the beet growers. These representatives
will report at a meeting Of the associa-
ton 10 be held at the court house Tues
day evening, when arrangements VIII
be made for a committee 10 present the
requests of the beet growers to the SD
gar company. The request for raise
In price is based on the increased value
OF other farm products and the In
creased cost of labor, the improved
condition OF the beet lands and conse-
uuent superior quality OF the beets
raised. The request that the farmers
may deliver as fast as possible arter
October lbth-the time was November
list, last year-is for the purpose OF
enabling the formers TO get the beets
out of the ground before early frosts,
which in some years injure the crops
FOURTH DISTRICT COURT,
The following business was trans
acted before Judge Booth In the
Fourth district court yesterday:
Francis Taylor entered a plea OF
guilty to an amended information
charging fomication, and was sem
fenced to pay fine of s15 or to be com
mitted 20 the county Jail for 70 days
Estate OF Don c. Snow deceased !
petition for allowance for minors par
TALLY heard and further hearing con-
tinued I'll Jan, H.
Barnes 4 Mcbride vs. Western Moline
Plow company, appealed by defendants
from Justice Andersons court was
heard and taken under Amusement,
Niels L. Monson, of Pleasant Grove,
a native Of Sweden, was admitted to
citizenship.
The case Of Reed smoot vs. James