Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-02-14
BEET Growers vs.
SUGAk FACTORIES
Growers Solidly United and
Sugar Companies Firm
BOARD os TRADE WILL
TRY TO MEDIATE
Suggestions Of Compromise On a.
Equitable Sliding scale Rate
sdsnxanots May Have . Plant

Msnxanois May Have . Plant
The O,ero County Rect Growers
Association has been doing effective
work IN the interests OF the farmers
Il represents, Senator Crowley. Rep.
rssen;a;iVe Ebbeu and ]. y. Beaty
were named a. committee to yisi,
the boards 81 trade aud business men
10 all the towns oi the valley To enlist
their aid IN the effort ,o secure n eon-
'inuanec oi the IS la, rate OF last
year, Meeting, were held AT La
lnnia. Las AninIas. Lamar. HOLY.
Granada. Lancaster and Ami,y and a,
each "f these points committees were
appointed to visit Manager Wie,.rf
Of the American Rect Sugar Co. anu
Col. Wiley oi the Holly Co. ,o ur;c
upon them the justice Of renewing iNr
contracts oi 1907. Tie committee rep
resented To- tho various meetings that
the business men nj thc valley were
really more interested in the SIS rate
than were the farmers, Reliable STA.
tisiies show that iir average tonnage
for the valley has been ten tons.
which NJ IS per ton gives the farm
or gross income 81 $50 per acre.
Government figures prove that the av-
ersge cost Of growing aud harvesting
an acre Of hceis Is $50. leaving the
grower net pros; oi only sio per
acre at the S. Hat rate. To cut this
price to s., go would remove all in
erniivc TO grow bcc;s.
The committee report a unanimous
and enthusiastic Enforcement OF their
position Al every place visited. Not
only the business men arc rniis,ing in
Lei -f,aN Et.s 81
ing their influence in the same dirce-
tion by saying that they will moi loan
money for expenses Of thinning beet
crops which are under a $3.50 con-
tract.
The committee gave Manager Kin
caid Of the Ia Iurta district. Colora-
do Telephone Co. scare by saying
TO him that al insistrncc on the 81 90
rate would cause the removal of 100
telephones within few months.
Factory Proposed for Mnnxanoia
A very large meeting of beet grow.
crS and others was held ut Nanzanola
Monday evening for the purpose OF
organizing n movement to build an
independent sugar factory at Mama
noll. An acreage of 1000 was
pledged and the assurance given iha;
the amoun; could be doubled in
short time.
Committees were appointed to cir
culatc among the growers at Wcii2-
cr. Fowler. Avondalc. Vinc!and and
even in the Florence distric; to secure
acreage from the farmers who have
expressed a desire to grow bccts for
an independent factory. Beatty
Brothers. who own large tracts OF
land in this vicinity. headed the list
of the pledges to raise 1000 acres in
bccts. Several thousand dollars were
also subscribed in case ii is decided
to sell stock in the enterprise TO To-
cal people and this amount will be
further largely increased.
A building committee to interest
capitalists in the enterprise was ap-
pointed as follows: r. J. Stanley. J.
n. Beatty. T.. Brewer. w. II. Nc, as
kill. George Hallows, J. NJ. johnson.
and II. b. Dye.
The farmers under the high line ca
nal who three years ago contracted
with the American Beet Sugar com
rany. signed M for five years at S5
per ton and for ten years thereafter
providing the factory raid the same
price as was ofcrcl by others. As
the proposed factory offers them S. a
against Sd 20 offered by the American
Beet Sugar company. tic beet grow
crs who signed up with that company
do not think the tcn-ycar clause is
binding and they will give their addi-
tional acreage to the proposed fac
tory
Senator Crowley and Representa-
tive Ebbcrt were present from Rocky
Ford and urged the farmers to stand
pat on the proposition. Mr.. Ebbcrt
declared that the indcrcndcnt fac
tory schema was wise and just one.
He stated that the factories in the
northern part of the state and that at
Grand Junction were paying the IS
rate.
There is no question but that the
required acreage can easily be Sc
cured. and all that will keep Manza-
nola from having a factory this year
is the shortness of time available to
perfect an organization, secure capi-
tai. erect a building and make con.
tracts for the purchase of the needed
machinery. The time seems short
for SO big job.
Board Of Trade Offers IT'S Mediation.
The Board Of Trade met Wednesday
evening in Oddfellows hall as per call by
posters In opening the meeting Col.
Lockhart. the president, stated that the
Board Of Trade was anxious to hear
both sides Of the controversy in the hope
Of aidirg in q soluto, OF the difficulty.
Speeches were made BY Representative
Ebbert and Senate. Crowley in which