The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-28

BY vote of "a to 12 the Beet Grow
ers OF Weber county decided at their
meeting last Saturday afternoon at
the court house TO plant beets under
the old schedule of $3.50 for the sea-
son Of 1910, with the promise Of a
raise of twenty-five cents per ton for
1911. The vote was taken after
number of stirring addresses. both for
and against the planting of beets un-
der the old schedule OF prices
The beet growers of Weber county.
by their recent action. Will keep open
during the present year one OF Og-
den's big Industries. the Sugar fac.
tory. which otherwise would have had
10 be closed down if the farmers had
not yielded
While the farmers stated ut their
meeting last Saturday that they would
plant beets under the old schedule,
they considered that they had scored
victory in showing that the farmers
now had an organization that was as
strong as any corporation. and that
they could cooperate upon questions
and issues which were for their com.
mon good
Among those who were conserva-
tive in their views and admoniShed
the younger farmers, who appeared
10 he more or less radical In their
views concerning the question of
planting beets under tho old schedule.
were Levi j. Taylor of Harrisville and
James WOthcrspoon of Ogden Both
speakers told of what II would mean
to one OF the leading industries Of
the county II the farmers refused TO
raise beets this year, They also re-
ferred to the lateposs of the season
In which the farmers had taken up
the questions involved in the present
controversy.
AT the conclusion of tho address Of
President Wotberspoon vote was
taken upon the motion offered by
Bishop Taylor. which was TO the ef-
feet that the convention adopt the re-
ports of the committee that the farm
crs raise bcets this year under the old
schedule of $3.50 per ton, with the
understanding that the price for 1911
would be S475 per ton. The result OF
the vote was II in favor OF the mo
| tion and IL against.
in the closing arguments James
Wotherspoon arose and asked the
| privilege of the floor. saying he was
neither a beet raiser nor manofac
turer of sugar, but had some ideas
that he would like to express.
The chairman looked towards the
| farmers as II asking for their opinion,
when several generously called cut,
Yes. go on"
Mr.. Wotherepoon then addressed
the chairman and gentlemen present,
/ Lof 10 on nj tho huGf-
ness men referred to in the chaIrman'S
opening remarks who had taken some
| interest in the struggle between the
| beet raisers and the sugar factory.
| and said:
! Il have lived here over thirty-tiVe
years and to demonstrate that I sup
port home industry Will say that |
| stand here today and proud TO say
! that during that time every suit OF
| clothes have worn has been made IN
ogden (eXcept two) and most Of the
| goods have been made in Utah.
when | built my residence | had
all the wood work done on the prem
iscs. such as making the window sash.
| transoms. doors, castings ana mop
boards. and when ] wanted 10 put an
| iron railing around tho Geek Of my
house | was not satisfied to puy an
eastern cast iron fonce, but bought
the iron and sent il doEn 70 black
| smith and had my fence made by
homo talent Thus YOU can see that
| my heart has always been In the
home industry line as It is at pres
| cnt
when this sugar factory Dropos.-
| ton was before the people twelve
| years ago. as to whether factory
| should be established mere. you will
no doubt remember that there was
| sS7 900 short OF the amount neces-
| sary subscribed, when a CablIc meet
I Ing vas called In the Ogden Opera
house AT which volunteers were call