Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-24
PROBE HORIZONS SUGAR DEAL
Cutler Tells Of Relations Of Church
to the Trust.
HAvENEYER SENDS FoR HIN
Representative ForaRey EEpln1ns
that He sd other Member. Of
Congress Cenferrea -sith Taft
Before TRANSFORMATION.
Representative


WASHINGTON. guns E-rnvui-r into
ths relationship betresn the Mormon
church ard the American suEar Refining
company which beam today before the
house committee q inguiry into the suksr
trust disclosed that Henry q. Hareneyers
FIRST oealiriES ln ire beet sugar Industry
we're with ths UtAh Sugar company N
which the Church 81 geses Christ and the
Latter Day Saints were Interested Thomas
T. Cutler Of SAT- Lake vice president anc
general manager q the CtAh-Idsho sugar
Kefining company ard former bishop o.
the Mormon church. APPEARED before the
committee as . witness lie disclosed that
Of tho approximately ss-saaleoo paid I'd stock
Of the Ctsh-Idsho company. the American
Sugar Refinine company controls q. So 90
OF 4ss.ost shares. gustrh p smith. presi-
Gent Of the Mormon church. as trustee for
the church. ss.tss shares. and the estate Of
Henry o. Harernsyer z.l7s shares. while
the balance is owned By L3s individual
EtOckhol6erS
Relates Early History.
Mr.. Cutler related 10 the committee the
early history q the beet sugar industry
IN Utah dating hack many years up TO the
tina Of the orgE1iEs1ion o. the Utah Sugar
company IN Isss and the Idaho company in
HR The Mormon church became inter
sstea niTst By endorsing notes Of the orfg-
fnsl company and purchasing bonds ana
later was induced 20 hsF stock. be said
Representative Garrett q Tennessee who
condDcte6 the examination Of Mr. Cutler
asked about the FIRST entrance Of M
Hav=zneysr into ne affairs Of ths com.
pGny.
In lSa.- saio shs vitnssS. I nrst met
Henry o HAve1eyer.~
-'Das you approach him O. eid he ap-
preach youy-' asked Mr.. Garrett
Mr.. HaveDeyer approached me- Wa the
reply I went 70 New Terk Al MS request
and Mr.. Hsvensyer sa1d to me: We have
decided to 60 int the beet sugar business.
We think II is bound 70 become one Of the
great industries q this country and we
have heard q your success IN the west.
We sent for you 20 see II you couldn' {
help US N establishing beet sugar plants
. in any good locations Ia the U-ited States
I told M Hsremeyer that what I
wanted was financial help In our own en-
ferpT1ses Thea he made q proposition 70
ne TO supply one-half Of all the capital we
would need In extending cur business n
good locations. II we would agree 10 fur
rish the other half and be proposed. 70
start the deal. that our stockholders sell
the American company ope-hAlf Of our
company
Mr.. Cutler sasd the zeal was closed soon
after. The cornmittee had just begun its
examination OF the witnesses when ad-
5ournrnsut was taken for the aay
The committee concluded the exAuins-
ton Of Charles B Warren president Of the
Michigan Sugar Refining company.
Coaferres with Taft.
Regarding nsgotiAtsons as to the Philip
-
Michigan explained that be and others IN
congress had conferred with Mr. Tar PRIOR
TO his tnanEuration he said the con-
promise limiting the inportAtion Of Phnip-
pine sugar free % duty 70 Lon tons
in the PAyne-Aldrseh Law, WAS consented
10 by the beet sugar people In his and
other sections Of the country
Mr.. Tafs agreed 70 II and Was re-y
anxious for such q oumprerntse.- sid AEr.
Fordney.
.rad ron oorne 10 washington TO se.
Mr. TAftr' asked Mr.. Hsrdwsck
The year before the campaign said
Mr.. wArren- 4 came IN response 70 AZ
invitation from z D. Stair and PhinI
MCMILLAN Of Detroit 90 meet SeeretArJ
Tan al eanner. The Philippine sugar mat
tiers were discussed"
"wAs there any embarrassing reacheC
that In the event OF Mr.. Taft's election
the tariff on sugar would not be as
turbsdg'
NO. there Wa not said Mr.. Warren
Mr.. stair and Mr.. MCMILLAN talked q
no such matters and neither did I Ther,
was no conversation except about Phnip
pine coocsSsionE"
Did Mr. Taft give yoa any assurances
that nothing would be d0ne 10 inJure IA
beet sugar interests