The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-24
Looks After M aterial
as Well as Spiritual
w elfare.
VAST IN LERESTS
IN MAN Y LINES
Witness Tells Committee How
Through Church Sugar Trust
Got Hold of Beet Sugar Com
ies-Frankly Reveals
His Dealings With
Haverneyer.

Washington. DIG. June 23.-rhat
the Mormon Church in enlistng the
aid OF Henry o. Havcmeyer to extend
Its beet sugar industries. was seeking
solely the welfare of its pc pie, was
declared to be fact to- Gay by Thomas
r. Cutler. vice president of the Utah
Idaho Sugar Refining Company, before
the House sugar trust investiga ting
committee. MT. Cutler discussed tree
ly the business policy of the church.
and was frank In revealing further
details as to the dealings with MIR.
Havemeyer. the former sugar king
The sugar committee to-day also
examined Chester s Morey. president
of the Great Eastern Sugar kenning
Compa ny. of Denver combination
embracing sixteen Colorado beet sugar
factories in which the American Sugar
Refining Company has acquired a nair
interest Mr. Morey will continue, on
the stand to- morrow.
Its Power Disclosed. #
The committee thus far has disclosed
the American Sugar Refining Com
pany's interests in the Michigan beet
sugar industry, the Utah beet sugar
factories and from John d. Sprekels.
of California. who will arrive ro-mor-
row. II expects to show that the cor
poration has influential interests in
the factories of that state. i{
Before MFR. Cutler concluded his tes-
timony he was examined at length as
to the business purposes of the Nor
mon Church.
"Why does the Mormon Church go
into the sugar business and other bust
ness enterprises? 2" asked Representa-
tive Kinds. OF Maine.
Anything that affects the material
as well as the spiritual interests or
its people the Mormon Church encour-
ages" said Mr. Cutler tll i
1T provides occupat ton for the pco-
pie in many other lines of business as
well as ini.ne beet sugar Industry
Then the Mormon Church, y queried
not only a spiritual organization. but
also q business organization
ITO great extent that Is true" Nit.
Cutler replied.
The Mormon Church owns stock in
the Union PACIFIC Railroad?" Mr.. Mad
ison asked.
II doubt It; I wish 1T did" replied Mr..
Cutler
well, the president Of the church
owns Union stock at least" Mr. Mad
ison continued, land not only as mat
ter OF encouraging thrift. but as a cold :
blooded proposition 1t owns interests
In irrigation companies, agricultural
enterprises. wooden and sugar facto-
ries and other Industries, does 1t not"
ITO a certain extent It would have
to carry on business enterprises that
wey or they would fall"
damaged by Bishop
Mr.. Cutler explained that the bust
ness enterprises OF the church are man
aged by the presiding bishop, who acts
as business manager.
In discussing sugar prices in the
West, Mr. Cutler said that the price OF
sugar for Utah, Wyoming, Idaho and
the intermountsin territory was fixed
by "a Pacific Coast price list deter
mined daily at San Francisco. based
upon the Hamburg price and the local
conditions
do you follow these prices?', asked
Chairman Hardwick.
Yes, we have to follow them"
From whom do you get these price
lists?n
From the Western Sugar Rehning
Company and the California and Ha-
wall Sugar Company. We make our
price plus the freight rate from San
francisco local market and less 20
cents. the differential between cane
and beet sugar"
Then in Utah. Idaho and that ter
ritory you charge the consumer the
freight. although the sugar does not
travel the distance?" asked Mr.. Hard
wick.
yes. that's the way all the prices
of commodities must be fixed"
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