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

Sugar company for my benefit, i
could then see there was some JUS
tice In the claim they made that II
would be impossible To advance the
price of beets this season, everything
having been arrenged a long time ago
1or the present price on beets, and a
great many contracts having been
made all over the state with the other
factories, The granting OF more
money per ton would simply precipi-
tnte trouble with the factories ana
the people who had signed UP TO sup
ply them beetS. -'9J '-.fht of,
1T was. therefore, clear 70 me that
II would be impracticable TO pay more
than 81 SO per ton for beets at the
factory this year.
However. Mr., Eccles has prom
mittee that he would be perfectly will
ing to fix up unloading platforms at
ali reasonable loading stations, where
there was enough beets grown 10 jus
tIfy the same, and would leave this
matter to the committee TO attend
TO-
while In Colorado, was Informed
that where $500 acres Of land was
grown in beets. the factory
only received 10000 tons. which
showed an average of less
than ten tons per acre: while the
statement L hold In my hand, taken
from the Ogden factory book. shows
an average from eleven settlements
OF this county TO be l6 1-3 tons Of
beets grown to the acre. So that
the farmer in Colorado who received
$500 per ton for his beets. got $50
from each acre. while you gentlemen
on an average OF 16 1-3 tons 10 tho
acre. received over $4,000 per acre. on
a basis of s425 per ton at loading
station, whilo those who hauled d.
rect TO the factory received S73 50
from each acre, on "a 80 basis.
THE truth OF tho matter is. wa
have been going after the quantity
and not the quality. Mr. Eccles eX-
p planned that our beets were not as
high In sugar as some others.
After | had presented the matter
in full. as ] understood 1t. Mr., H H.
Rolapp gave me the above informa-
ton. He suggested that l present my
argument To Mr. Eccles upon his ar
rival In Ogden. !, therefore, let the
matter rest until Wednesday night.
when / made an engagement to meet
MIR. EccleS on Thursday morning. and
ut which meeting In the First Nation
al bank. | again went into the matter
In detail, and | want to say in justice
to him that he manifested a spirit
OF fairness, but said 1t would be Inn
possible to advance the price OF beets
this year, for reasons | have already
given.
He also offered to allow the We
Der county farmers the sliding scala
which would give them s475 for a
il per cent boet, s4 so for IL per
cent beet and 81 25 for IL per
cent beet. but. upon accepting this
scale It would be impossible to de
vide UP a settlement and have some
use the sliding scale and others the
flat ratio OF $3.50 on account of 1t
causing too much confusion In re-
celying the beets from each grower
on different bases, but that one set
tlement could accept the sliding
sca'e while another could accept the
$3.50 + o. b. factory price.
81 had the pleasure Of meeting with
your committee twice on Thursday,
and explaining to them the PROPOSE
tions secured from the sugar factory
people. But they seemed to think II
would be rather awkward for them
TO explain TO you gentlemen propo-
sIiion made by dislnterestcd party
like myself. and ask IL II would not
be possible TO meet Mr. Eccles on his
arrival from Salt Lake City within an
hour When / met him at the depot
informed him that the committee
wanted To meet him. and he readily
consented At this meeting the
whole matter was gone into by your
committee. and all the supposed grey
ances were explained. and ! thlnH
your committee saw that Mr., Eccles
was not 10 b'amc for all OF tnem'
Mr.. Eccles then stated that IL inc
bcets OF Weber county turned out rs
we'll this year as they did last ysar
he would be willing TO pay $40 PEI