The Delta independent., 1911-01-27
REPORT OF THE
MASS MEETING
LARGE GATHERING OF FAR
MERS AND BUSINESS MEN
DISCUSS PROJECT.
Everything Getting Into Shape to
Go Ahead.-Farmers Agree to
Grow Beets for Seasons OF
1912. 1913 and 1914
ON Siding Scale.

the court room to the doors with
farmers and business men, the sugar
factory question was thoroughly DIS
cussed Monday afternoon and even
ing.
The meeting was called to order
by President Weeks and after hear
ing the minutes of the last meeting
MIR. Trail, chairman of the commit
tee on bylaws. read the proposed
form of bylaws selected by that
committee and recommended them
for adoption. After the passage of a
motion for same. the bylaws were
adopted.
The committee on price per ton
for the coming year reported that
the sliding scale proposed by the
Western Land q Sugar company
was So flat for beets running II
per cent sugar and 25 cents extra
for each additional l per cent up
to l5 per cent and those testing
above Is per cent to bring 25
cents per ton additional.
The committee on labor ccatracts
reported no change on existing con-
tracts for thinning and hoeing,
pulling and topping to be paid for
at the rate of 60 cents per ton.
Mr.. Wallace. representative oil
the Western Land Sugar COM
pany read their proposition to the
meeting. which was for the people
OF Delta and vicinity TO take up
100000 worth of the factory
stock which is to have a slicing ca
. pacity of 500 tons daily, to be
erected at Delta. the stock to be
subscribed for at the rate of 65
cents on the dollar. or total
amount of s26O.000 to be raised.
payable one-half in cash and the
balance on four years time. Delta
to furnish site OF not less than
twenty acres for the location of the
factory.
Mr.. Wallace also read the pro-
posed contract regarding this year $
prices and stated that 1t was one
of the most liberal contracts that
could be found in Colorado. He
stated that they could not build a
factory here on the fiat rate of SO
per ton for beets. that they had
thoroughly Investigated the matter
and found II impossible to do So
In connection thereto he said that
they would sooner pay Sc a ton
than s5 for the reason that the
beets containing the greatest per
cent sugar were the least expensive
TO treat. and besides he said II
was not reasonable or fair that the
man who is slack in his farming
methods should receive as much
pay for his product as the farmer
who is enterprising and up-to-date.
who cultivates the soil, irrigates
and cares for his crop until 1t is
harvested The man who raises
wormy apples cannot expect to get
as high prices as the one who raises
fancy varieties.
Several short talks We're made
by business men and farmers for
and against the sliding scale propo-
sition, although but little progress
was made in any line and at 4:3O
II was moved and seconded that in
the sense of the Delta County Beet
Growers Association, in meeting
duly assembled, had given the prop
ostion as made by the Western Land
& Sugar company some consideration
and had heard expressions from
many business men of Delta. and
believe we cannot take as much stock
in the proposed factory rs said
proposition provides. but that we
believe this community would sub
scrSsse 100000 worth of this stock
Mt 65 cents on the dollar. give n
suitable site of not less than twenty
acres and procure contracts for the
years of 1912, 1913 and 1914 fer
&, 900 acres of beets at flat rate
of $3.50 per ton If this can, be had,
or on the sliding scale contract II
the fiat rate Is impossible, and that
the efforts OF this association shall
be directed toward securing said
subscriptions, acreage and money
TO pay for such site. on condition
that the Western Land & Sugar
company build n new plant In Delta
or near thereto, said plant to have