The Glenwood post., 1907-01-12
REFUSE TO S|Lo'
NORTHERN GROWERS REJECT
BEET CONTRACTS.
COMMITTEE TO NEGOTIATE
Organization Of Seven Hundred Farm
ers Votes Not to Accept Great
Western Sugar companys Offer
Think SIIojno too Expensive.

Western Sugar company's Offer
Think SLIDING too Expensive.
penver.-A Fort Collins special to
the Republican Wednesday night says:
Seven hundred farmers emphatically
decided to-day at special meeting OF
the Northern Colorado Beet Growers
Association that they would not silo
either one-fourth or any part OF their
most unanimous vote rejected both
contracts submitted by the Great
Western Sugar Company.
They did, however, refer the dues-
tions at issue between the sugar COM
pany and the growers to the executive
committee of the association, with in
structions to confer at onHe with Presi-
dent Morey with view to reaching a
satisfactory solution.
The meeting was harmonious =
throughout and the discussions in thSo
main were conciliatory, no radical talk
being indulged in. There were large
delegations present from Greeley,
Eaton, Loveland, Windsor, Longmont,
Berthoud and Fort Collins and 100 new
names were added to the membership
roll President Bumstead, in his open.
ing remarks, said:
Upon your cool heads, gentlemen OF
the association, is determined our fu.
ture as beet growers. Let all act cau-
tiously, judiciously and without fear or
favor"
Upon request Mr.. Bumstead read the
two contracts presented by the Great
Western Sugar Company, laying stress
upon the parts differing from last
years contract.
IT, f1o
Mr. Mccoy of Loveland, suggested dis
cussing the contracts together. Mr.
Riggs of Lucerne moved that both
contracts of the sugar company be re-
jected
Mason of Greeley, said he sliced ten
acres this year because he had to do
so to save his crop. He said that be-
cause of the late storms the beets
stuck to the dirt and were in bad shape
to handle. He said nearly all the
beets were frozen through.
at is worth 81 ton," he continued,
"to slo beets under the conditions ]
have experienced. On my land
would be willing to silo for dollar. OF
course over in our country the ground
is sandy and if siloing could be done
in dry weather, the soil would not
stick to the beets. l had constantly to
work with wet soil. If the company
demands no frozen beets n foot oi
earth would be necessary to protect
them from the frost. If this is to be
enforced l would not think of SLIDING
for less than s1.5O ton"
Mr.. Davis of Fort Luptop, said that
in his section, where the soil is veIS
sandy, a great many growers are -
favor of SLIDING, but that not a beef
would be grown for less than SIS ton.
Benjamin Preston said the farmers
are buster in the winter time than in
the summer, and cannot haul beets
during the winter months. I'VE can
not silo at all in this region" said he.
Mr.. knight of Greeley, gave the gist
Of the growers contract settled upon
in that district, saying that no siloina
on the farm would be done, and tina,
the siloing should be, done at tho
dumps, If done at all.
Bruce Eaton of Greeley said: u
want to please my renters in this re-
spect, and they cannot do SLIDING in
northern Colorado SOIL, SLIDING might
be done one season for so cents a ton
and then again it might cost up to $1.50
ton another season."
Mr. Eaton represents from 1900 tc
1900 acres of beets. C. F. Finley OF
Windsor said that he could make more
money raising alfalfa at IS a ton than
he could in raising beets at IS ton.
The motion to reject both contracts
was carried, after which it was voted
that the matter be left to the execu.
tive committee to confer with the
sugar company.