The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-12

Editor Standard: Mr.. Eccles, In an
interview with your reporter on De
ceubcr 4. says, aS to the recent agi-
,ntion for an increase in prices oil
heets. that no one has spoken TO MN.
No there was no understanding Win
The boet-growers who met on Dccem-
her / that he was TO be asked for
raise. But. In the language OF two oil
his Stockholders, walking down the
streets of Ogden the other day, the
farmers are just beginning TO get
their ewes open" and have reached
the conclusion that they cannot al
ford 10 raise beets at the present
price; and that an understanding
should be reached by all oil the
farmers supplying this factory at
least, And for thar reason they met
and decided that with all the hindr-
ances and impositIonS heapcd upon
Them by people associated with Mt
Eccles, they would simply have to quit
the business unless the price WAS
raised and changes made in the con
tracts that are 30 detrimental TO our
interests 1t is simply business
proposition.
AS to the contract or agreement be-
tween him and the farmers, II he has,
or did have at any time. the Idea tnat
they agreed TO grow beetS for 1911 he
was badly mistaken When Mr..
James WothcrSpoon read the follow
Ing letter before the meeting of March
26, there were cries OF NO, MOI all
over the room:
ogden, Utah, March &c. 1910.
James Wotherspoon. Esq, ogden
Utah.
Dear Sir: Relative to the question
asked by you as TO whether the sugar
company bona Gldely intends To pay
the farmers of Weber county S4.I5
per ton for beets raised for 1911, we
desire 10 say that if the farmers viii
contract for beets for 1910 at $3.50
per ton We will at the same time ac-
cept contracts with them for 1911 at
S4.75 per ton. (. o. b. factory, II they
so desire. Yours very truly,
(Slgned) NJ. 8. BROWNING,
Henry II. Rolapp, Secretary"
As to the letter mentioned by Mr.
EccIes, we know nothing OF it only
Mr.. Wotherspoon, while we were yet
discussing the question. stated that he
had Just received a letter by telegraph
OF telephone from Mr.. Eccles saying
that if he could not get the other COM
,anies 10 give S4.75 for 1911, he would
,ay il out of his own pocket. but Mr.
NothcrSpOon was not at any time our
representative.
As TO the signed report sent 10 the
agar company. if that had been cor
ectly stated. nothing would have been
aid about 1911. as it should have
Icen a copy of the minutes OF that
Meeting The minutes read
"On motion of Mr. Levi ]. Taylor
md seconded by John Nav. the report
If the committee was approved and
hat the beet-growers proceed to
aise beets this year at the $3.50 rate
as before
This was in view of the factory peo-
ole promising better loading facill-
les.
If Mr.. Eccles thought that solemn
agreement entered into by no one but
himself was 90 binding on the farm
eTs, why his hurry TO get them TO sign
up for 1911? lie has had his agents
out for over a month trying to get
contracts; something never done in
the history of the company before
Now as to the part Mr.. Wother
spoon took in the matter. he did moth
ing but what he thought was for the
utSl EuOu pl oil AS ldI DIS We were
concerned. his services were unsollc-
tied. At the same time. we did then
and do now appreciate very much his
desire to effect n settlement. Nor
was he alone Mr. William Glasmann
did everything he could, as well as
offering us the columns Of his papers
Tor anv article We wished published
Mr.. Bowman, OF the Examiner as well
hn Edt1 oil IL
the same till they were invited by the
company TO step down and out We
lre also very grateful TO the bankers
If ogden for their interest in our
behalf We were not without friends
then. nor are we now, for our cause
is just.
Now for the sliding scale for 1912:
If We and he live, We will or may
have the sliding scale that slides but
the one way in 1912 Why has he de
cided TO do that? Because he knows
We had him beaten last year and may
beat him again, unless he changes his
tactics.
We DO not believe that any Other
people In the United States are 81
poorly paid as those under the Anal
gamatcd system. Speaking for the
VtDplt DIS Il Nuoltt VIC uO UOl bSlleNt
they would accept 1t from the fac
that no matter what a mans beetS
tested he would have to take theil
word for il. as their contract provides
that in all cases the decision of tho
sugar company shall be conclusive
And II that was eliminated. the farm
ers would have to employ a chemis
at salary of 1925 or more per montl
10 look after their side of It, which
It would be doubtful If they would do
Many of us are not afraid of tn,
sliding scale If a contract was draw
up that would bind them as It doc
us. But the present one gives then
the power if one beet In a load of IN
oeets weighs over three and one-hal
pounds to reject the whole load: tn
same with damaged or frozen ono
Also, If they want my beets they ca
demand them delivered any time af
er they are thinned: and, IL | refuse
make me walt until November. TheI
at that late date. If there are n
cars l must leave my wagon at III
scales and wait until there arc som,
which may be an hour or three q
Tour days. At Hooper one year tn
farmers lost several hundred days fc
want Of cars. Well, they will say
We couldn't get cars" Perhaps no
Out the beets could have been nile
upon the ground and loaded who
there were cars Just as we'll :
dumping them at the factory. BI
tne lact was they couldn't hand
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