Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-01-22
FARMER AND FACTORY.
The Situation Relative TO the Price
Of Beets.

W sS~ss~s
The committee appointed at the recent
meeting Of the Beet Growers association
last week called on Manager wci.1er oi
the American iieet Sugar Co. They pre-!
sented the following preamble and reso-
iutions ~ embodyins the demand. Of the
association: m ..r -l sr5-a-E 81 ;
| Whereas, We. the mrmb%ra oi the
Otero County Rect Growers Associn-
| tion at meeting held in Rocky Ford
on the 18th day OF January. 1904. have
| concluded that we are unable To grow
sugar Bests at a fair profit under tho
/ existing contracts with Iho American
iis.l sugar Company. on RceouniI Of
the scarcity and -incrensing cost of la
Dor AID the new element Of risk caused
! by the disease known NJ curly top"
I which caused n loss tn many growers
the past season. bSIng loss 40 the
1 for other good and important REASONS:
and. .... . u.. a.- .sr Il
Whereas. We deem Il reasonable to
believe that the American beet Sugar
| compnny. after their experience Of four
years In the valley. nrc capable Of nam
Ing deIiEIt" average prise per ton for
all bcc,b delivered REGARDLESS of test:
nuh. ''U HHH lHa #T. .'EHH#4r
whGtcaT. w. deem II just aud righ;
that NIL lArCd Ic taken 1T the time and
place % delivery Of bec;B and that same
he entered un growers sale tickets:
and. f r..rag.f II tgrr.I.. s...f al
Whereas. We believe zoe per toa for
sliced bcc,s Insufficient To repay IN for
labor nrd espcnsc Incurred and for tho
shrinkns. of such be.iS.G g#f u-rl4|
Therefore. b" II Resolved. That We
ns an association. and as Individual
beet Growefx. require n nrioc oi $500
net per ton regardless OF test for all
bects grown In 1904 and delivered dur
In. the season OF 1905. s,il"i
That We require all tarc4 to be taken
on the actual weight OF the samples
| taken. al the time and place of dciiS-
cry Of hccts. and that same be at that
time entered upon all growers scale
tickets. !
That we require net price OF $3.50
per ton for all sliced sugar bcc,ss i3uI
That We require pulp To the amount
Gf any per cent. OF the weight Of all
L.cis delivered. y aIih"Ihu! YibiIrf
That Nil other provisions remain tho
sam. ms those Gmbodics In the existing
funr-ycar contracts 'i" '''.4 'i
That this action by the beet growers
b. not construed aS an upfrlaqdly
move against the American Beet SUI
Ear Company. but az statement OF n
business proportion from the growers
point uf yiew. In mn honest effort TO do
tcrminc whether or not II shall he prof
liable 10 B to .row sugar bcct- the
coming season. Respectfully submittod:
Will Morrison. &. l., Bryant. N. ID.
i!aight. J. II. Mnxcy. !. l.. Wcigand. l..
Melton. J. p. Mulloncy.
The committee was rcccivcdin n friendly
spirit and the business discussed for two
hours in an earnest manner.
Mr.. Wri,Acr told the committee tha, he
could give them no answer nj that time,
but would forward the matter to the main
office in New York with his recommend
alton. lie held on. no hopes ,iia, the
propositions Of the association would be
accepted He snid that the new scale of
prices would give the growers the IS they
demand. should the sugar content in the
future average rs high as il did for the
three good years since the, factory was
started. The fiat rate was not fair one,
as il would encourage the, production OF
high tonnage but low percentage bccts.
The northern factories which have adop.
ed that scale. Mr. wei,ser-was confident
would not maintain it, as .cxpcriencc
would SHOW them the necessity of grad
,,a,ed scale OF prices. HWhen the factories
paying IS per tom fla, find that they, are
not netting the sugar GoIiteut paid for
they will change to a scale more equitable
both TO the factory and the beet grower. #
AT as early q date, as practicable the
committee. will doubtless receive, a COM
plete' reply 10 all ,feir demands, and the
same viii doubtless be given to all the
local papers for publica,ioh.5'H7 Hnd "H
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