Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1905-12-22
State Organization Of Sugar Beet
Growers.


on Monday large gathering Of SUI
gnr beet growers OF Colorado WIS held
IN Denver for the purpose Of organizing
+, state association. We make tlie FOL
lowing extracts from the Denver Re
pubiIoan's report of the Aondnyr
meeting;
..Prosldsnt william Il. hilbert or
Rocky Ford Is presiding. IN ihc merit
ing J. :. Mcclcliand OF t'i' S"ii'l'h
read paper on the subject OF CON
r-aets made between frowcfu ana np-
orators. President Ebhert. Ia MS
ppsnIng remarks, also called attention
To- tn. necessity OF watching N" NnH,
sugar enterprises to See that th"y diu
not do the growers an injustice, Se'
At the same time he cautioned moierh-
lion. He said he did not yet know OF
amy sugar factory which had been nn-
faithful or unfair and hcn.e there was
no necessity for alarm.
The points which wef. up Tor par
lIcuiar discussion Monday We're the
phases OF the new contract offered hy
There ARE many things the growers
desire TO see changed In this contract.
and they viii insist upon their rights
In the matter. The matter VIII be lei,
In the hands Of % competent commit
tee Of eight members. one from chch
factory district. to procure tn. more
favorable contract terms possible.
The growers yesterday agreed To the
us. Of seed furnished by the compan-
isr and that the growing OF the hcets
should he supervised by field rupnrin-
i t-nd-nts Of the companies, Tho north
rrn growers 10 rot agree. however. 4"
tho proposition OF harvesting and dc,iv-
rrinE their product nj the time np-
rrsntei by the companies. They claim
that they were delayed two weeks this
year IN delivering their product and
suffered considerable loss OF time be-
cause Of n heavy storm.
The growers believe that the price
| 81 20 cents "a pound for seeds " too
| hiFh. hut agreed TO ray 10 cents.
Tho main point Of contention was
uppn the price Of bcct-. The northern
companies nFrcr to pny s. n ton where
the br-tn run 80 Per cent purity ma
~ per cent sugar. but where the Hu-
car runs but - per cent they wish to
ray only tiso. Tho growers are stand
INK out FOR n Nat fptr af -,
4 committee hnH hcrn appointed TO
take ny the proposition 81 tito ~fnre.''
| or ART nnd refuse found In the hrrla.
| Tho growers ciaim that they have been
/ tnE-f too highly for thit nnt COM
mlttrr has been appointed 10 take the
| matter ~ md recommend some way
OF obtaining relief The proposition
was the sense OF the meeting that tho
growers should be paid ut least 81 Ter
ton for this work
In the permanent organisation dcir-
EnIcH from Rocky Ford had places on
tho following committees: Contracts.
\. IHtHon; Nomination OF Officers. 4.
e. Conner: RESOLUTIONS a. g. Conner.
= tircwcr of Nanznnoia was on tho
committee on finance.
After olecting officers an6 winding UP
other importan, business. the State Beet
Growers Association adjourned Tuesday
afternoon.
At noon the delegates were rendered a
luncheon by tho Chamber OF Commerce.
a resolution was passed outlining tho
attitude of the association. Il reads as
follows:
I've. the beot-growors Of the State OF
Colorado. in convention assembled. de-
clare that IL is not our purpose to oneour-
age controversies between ourselves and
the various sugar manufacturing os,ab-
lishmonts Of the State. but rather to on
courage tho closest and most friendly ro-
lAiious between Ourselves and State COM
pinies; that We ruslize tho fact that our
interests and tho factories interests arc
0llus anu tnaL ouE NnlN purpose IN sug-
costing changes in tho beet contract is to
promote our interests without gripping or
an,agonizinE the interests Of the fse.o-
rios
The change mentioned refers TO Tho new
contract offered by the Groat Western
Sugar Company and ether companies.
In tho contract the companies offer 10
pay SIS ton for oeets where they are 80
per cent purity and s per cent sugar. bu.
whsre the sugar runs | 2 per cent they
agreed to pay only $3.50. The growers
decided to stand out for fiat rate OF SIS.
without reference to tests.
The officers elected to serve for the on
suing year are: President. E. S. Bum
stead. Fort Collins: first vice. president.
a. Latson. Rocky Ford; second yiee-pres-
ident, j. II. H. Low, Pueblo: secretary. R.
$. Tenney. Fort Collins: treasurer. C. F.
Mason. Greeley: executive committee.
Rocky Ford district. E. Brewer. Manzan-
ola; Sugar City district William Auek-
land. olnoy, Colo; Grand Junction. Allen
Hoyt.