The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-25
President Chester S. Morey
of Great Western Sugar
Company Before the
House Committee.
JOSEPH F. SMITH
TO APPEAR MONDAY
Further Insight Into the Re
lations of the Mormon
Church With Sugar
Trust Is Desired.
BY Associated Press.

bN Associated Press.
TAT ASHINGTON. June 24.-The
NM inquiry into the Colorado
Wv group of beet sugar factories
controlled by the American
Sugar Refining company through the
Great Western Sugar company was
concluded today by the. house ''sugar
trust investigating committee. Next
week the so-called sugar trust S inter
ests in California industries will be
q witness as also will be Claus Spreck
els upon his return from Europe
Further insight into the relations of
the Mormon church and the American
Sugar Rehoing company will be sought
Monday from President Joseph
Smith, head Of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Lattcr-day Saints. Both
President smith who is president OF
the Ctah.ldaho Sugar company and
holds. as trustee of the people. nearly
10000 shares of sugar stock, and Bish-
on Niblcy. business manager Of the
church, are en- route here.
President Chester s. Morey of The
Great Western Sugar company was the
only witness TODAY Chairman Hard
wick brought in the name Of former
Uuircd states Senator Burkett Of Ne.
braska by questioning Mr.. Morey
about the Great Western : establish
inert Of beet sugar factory at Scots
Bluff. Ncb
Chairman Explains.
Mr. Hardwick explained that Mr.
BCTkett FIST was reported to he lined
up with senator Brstow and other Re.
publican, who wanted 10 reduce the
tariff on sugar and when people in his
state became interested IN beet sugar
rrorosition he changed his mind Mr.
McreN sa,d nc knew nothing about it
The witness declared there were no
agreements or understandings between
the Colorado group of sugar factories
with The Utah or California groups As
TO selling territory. prices. etc Re
movai OF the tariff on sugar. Mr.. Morey
said. would Kill the beet sugar bust.
ness.
Would u considerable tariff reduc.
ilon affect the business - Representa-
tive Malby asked
at certainly would We are all
running on a close margin now, and
tariff reduction would certainly operate
10 our disadvantage.
Mr.. Morev was intcrrogated as TO the
details of the organization in 1905 of
the Great Western Sugar company.
beet sugar factories. The America n
Sugar Refining company financed many
Of the smaller factories. and in the
organization OF the consolidated COM
pany. now capitalized at $4,000 900.
acquired A majority of the stock
Great Western Group,
The sugar companies in the Great
Western group were located at Greeley.
Eaton. Longmont, Loveland, Windsor,
Fort Collins. Sterling, Brush, Fort Nor
gan. all in Colorado, with factories al
Billings. Mont. and SCOTS Bluff, Neb.
The last of these the government
claims were erected to forostall erection
of sugar plants by interests independent
of the Great Western Sugar company
and of the Havemeyers The amalps-
nation of ali these companies. Mr.
Morey testified. was proposed first by
himself and associates in Colorado, and
after directors IN many Of the com
panies had approved the plan he went
TO New York and took up the matter
with Fl. O. Hsvemeyer
How much of the Great Western
stock does the American company now
own2' asked Representative Malby.
"Thirty-three per cent.
How much is owned by the Have.
meveY esiate9'
Thirty-fve per cent is controlled by
the Havemeyer estate
HThen the representative Of Mr..
Havemeycr estate and the American
Sugar Refining company control ma
iority of Great Western sugar stock.'
''Yes. that is correct. -
Mr.. Morey said that Havemeyer
originally was opposed to the amalga-
NATION Of either the Utah-Idaho or