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

'Ater this meeting OF ono hour
| and three quarters, We adJourned'
the committee going downstairs first
| When Mr.. Eccles and myself came
down md found them discussing tho
matter In the lobby OF tho Ecoles
building. he again assured them no
would do all he promised and added
with emphasis, More. too.
The next morning your commit
toe Informed you through the press.
and called this meeting for you gen
tgemen 20 decide for yourselves
whether TO receive their reports. or
to refuse to accept the statement
made as facts. and allow the factory
10 close by not raising beets to keep
II running
Knowing that this question would
be decided at this meeting, fclt that
something more positive must be done
tried TO find MIR. Ecoles this morn
Ing. and failing to locate him by
etc, | presented my Views TO Mr,
NJ s Browning. vice president oil
the sugar company, and Mr.. II. H
Rolapp. secretary. and impressed up
on them the necessity of giving you
gentlemen stronger guarantee oil
81 IS for next yoar's bcets, providing
YOU accepted the $3.50 this year, with
the improved facilities for unloading
on the cars, etc. i stated 10 thsm
that If they would give me a guaran'
tee TO that effect, felt sure you gem
tlemen would accept II. And now
take pleasure In reading to you their
letter guaranteeing TO allow you posi-
lively SA.75 for next year
The substance OF the letter was as
follows:
Answering your question az to the
certainty of the farmers getting Sl.7S
in 1911. while they are signing up at
$3.50 for this year they can also sign
up and contract at the same time at
S4.75 for 1911. If they desire.
(Signcd)
M. I BROWNING. Vice.Pres.
III. II. ROLAPP, Secretary
II also told them that tho state
mont about Weber county beets not
being up TO standard was not bellev-
ed and would like to SEQ the proof
This they refused. by saying that
should names OF localities be given
where higher percentage of sugar
was obtained, those people then, In
turn would be demanding more In pro-
portion for their beets. while, as
matter OF fact. the couspany was nc'
cepting beets when many OF them
were not up TO the standard and
those who were better were only
standard beets.
II then informed them that l would
like very much TO see the figures Tor
my own satisfaction, SO that | could
truthfully state that 1t was true. To
this they agreed and | want to say
here. that 1t is fact that some other
sections beat US considerably. l sim
ply make this statement 10 show you
that was detcrmlUEd to get the facIs
as they existed.
Now, gentlemen, ! am strictly in
favor oi you accepting these PROPOSE
tlons and resolve to raise beets and
do nothing that Will cripple an indus
try OF such magnitude in our coun-
try. This factory paid out last year
Tor help and repairs the magnificent
sum OF $4,000 and for bcets $4,000
and ] ask you, can we afford TO turn
away this much money from our door,
"The difference In dollars between
You men and the Sugar company is
less than $4,000. and for this small
amount, shall We be so unwise as to
turn away nearly thrcc-quartcrs OF
million dollars from our prosper
Gus country, after the reasons have
been so plainly stated for not being
able 10 advance the price this year
And as TO their truthfulnees. l wish TO
testify, because | have gone into their
books for information, and / know
ths SO books were not written up for
my benefit, as they had no Idea l
should ask for such proof.
Gentlemen. In closing. l desire to
say that we Will make a serious mis-.
take If we turn the motion down, and
refuse to accept the offer Of the
Sugar company,
Il thank You for your attention"
Some one afterwards suggested
they should stand pat for S475
fob. cars at all loading points for
next year Instead OF accepting the
factory price. which would mean that
the beet growers in Hooper would re-
ceive as much for his bcets as the
grower in Wilson.
Mr.. Wotherspoon then explained
that this would hardly be fair. from
the fact that the man In Wilson had
great deal more money invested in
his farm than the one in Hooper. The
man In Wilson had TO pay much more
taxes on account OF the extra value
of his land, while the Hooper man
would not Ioso much IL he had to pay
% cents per ton to bring his product
TO the market instead of having so
much more money invested in his
land, and moro taxes to pay,
At this point the question was call
ed for. while they were discussing
how the voting should be done, Mr..
Wotherspoon was called TO tho tele-
phone. Upon his return number
were on their feet being counted. and
Mr.. Wotberspoon announced that Mr..
Eccles had been located in Salt Lake
City and had sanctioned letter which
Mr.. WotheTspoon had written Saturday
morning expecting TO get Mr.. Eccles TO
sign, In which Mr.. Eccles personally
guaranteed to make the difference
himself should his companies not be
willing to pay s4.75. This informa"
ton had the further effect of conyinc-
Ing the beet growers that 1t was the
proper thing to settle this matter and
the result of the vote WAS "A In favor
of raising beets and IL against.
After the chairman had been In
structcd to have the samo committee
continue to look after their interest In
regard 20 having the agreements made
good, the meeting adjourned.