The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-24

The business purposes of the Mormon
church.
"Whv does the Mormon church go into
The sugar business and other business
enterprises asked Mr.. Kinds of Maine.
Anything that affects the material as
well as the spiritual welfare OF it's peo-
pic, PFC M me Mormon church encourages
said Mr., Cutler. Ut provides occupation
for the people In many other lines I'll
business as well as in the beet sugar
industry"
Representative Madison Of Kansas, .'is
not only "A spiritual organization but also
business organization?
To great extent that is true" Mr..
THE MORMON church now owns stock
in the Union Pacific raIlroad?" Mr..
Madison asked.
81 doubt 1t; I wish II did"
We'll. the president OF the church
owns Union Pacific stock ut least" Mr.
Madison continued, And not only as n
cold -blooded business proposition it owns
interests In irrigation companies, agri-
cultural enterprises. woolcn and sugar
factories and other Industries. does It
not?"
''rro certain extent 1t would have to
carry on business enterprises that way
or they would fell
Managed by Presiding Bishop.
Mr.. Cutler explained that the business
enterprises Of the church are managed
business manager, Questioned regarding
the tariff. Mr.. Cutler said the "how Tor
free trade" in sugar was being made by
the cane refnericS and that II would
ruin the beet sugar business.
In discussing sugar prices in the west
Mr.. Cutler said the price of sugar for
Utah, Wyoming, Idaho and the inter
mountain territory was fixed by a Pa
cifc coast price list determined daily ut
San Francisco. based upon the Hamburg
''IDp follow those OflyoC ~ asked
Chairman Hardwck.
Yes. we have to follow them
From whom do YOU get those price
From the Western Sugar Refining
company and the California Hawaiian
Sugar company. We make our price
for the local market and less 20 cents.
the diferential between cane and beet
sugar.
''Then in Utah Idaho and that terri
tory YOU charge the consumer the freight
although the sugar doesn't travel the
distance asked Mr.. Hardwick
Yes. that's the way al the prices Of
commodities must be fixed
Cutler Not Havemeyer's Agent.
At the time The deal was made where
of the original Utah Sugar company be-
fore the consolidation and OF the forma
tlon of the Utah-ldaho Sugar Refining
company. Mr.. Cutler said he had acted
not consider hmse; as an agent Of Mr..
lGavcmcycr. After that Mr.. 5avemeycr.
nc said. left the management entirely TO
the wisdom Of the western men.
Did YOU ever consult Mr. lIavemcyer
about priccs?" asked Representative
Madison
Never" "
Did YOU ever ask him about territory
n which YOU were TO sell sugar?'
No"
Did YOU ever ask him about when
Yes was The reply. 81 frequently
asked Mr.. Havemeyer for his opinion OF
he foreign crops and when he thought |
{ would be good time for us 10 unload |
,ur sugar He would give ne his ideas"
Did YOU follow them?" Mr.. Madison
asked
. M @ia sy.mSTsr qe Mr. cglGy sy qnswerGs Hsy. Been
GOOD expert hot II was difficult for him |
o Judge our conditions out there"
',Wasn't Mr.. Havemeyer also In con
asked Nh Madison
MIR. Havemeycr once made a remark |
o me" said Mr.. Cutler, that led me
% DeGy of cads h gsS% s ae daf sad the e
ne we own 81 per cent OF that refinery. |
'ut ! can't do anything with il. / can't
;et the information ] want
"one Of the remarkable features about
his investigation" Representative Madi |
on remarked. 'is that everyone seems
o think Henry o. Havemcyer was a
nastcriul man. yet no one was willing
o follow his advice"
Mr. Cutler said he remembered q let
er ne once received from Mr.. HaYemcy
r relating 10 the sugar market In. which
e thought il would he good time 10
nload I'm view of the tremendous Cu
an crop and that the market price |
night go very high or IL might so very
Dw.
Now what could ! gather from such
letter as that?' Mr. Cutler exclaimed.
Absolutely nothing.