Semi-weekly herald., 1912-03-14

htop anu couSlOer IIllS RIeaL question
soberly. Don't be led by newspaper
that will scott at this. With Mr.. Dar-
ley advancing this argument against
the entire people, is he safe in other
respects to tie to? 1t is up to the
people to close their eyes and go it
blindly or let reason and judgment
prevail. 1t is a 100 to 1 shot that
the price of sugar will be lowered
and then it is 100 to / shot that
with all other conditions favorable the
beet grower will never receive over the
So flat rate for his beets under Oar
ley's plan.
| According to the report of the su-
gar beet committee it plead with Mr.
Darley to make some kind of COM
promise on the kind Of beet contract
The records show that the matter oi
contract was to be left to Mr.. Darley
1t was along established lines that
tie promotion fund was subscribe I'd
ard that the farmers and the people
generally became enthused. The con.
tract left the handling of the pro-
motion fund in the hands of the com.
mittee and why is it Mr.. barley wouid
not give in one particle. He says the
"Durango plan" was not thought OF
until after his return to Colorado
! What then was he doing east. He
was paid 5000 month besides all cs.
pvnses. He put up at fine hotels and
says he called on capitalists and was
assured of money for the factory
, Then why would man who has sue
cess grabbed, all at once change his
plans for something uncertain. He
would not even agree to compro-
mise that if it was impossible 20
secure capital for the sugar factory or
the profit-sharing basis then the acre
age would still stand on a flat rate
and sliding scale basis. At least / am
Informed that such compromise was
suggested. 1t is sure thing the men
he interviewed would not take up with
his new program after agreeing to the
former. They would not know when
barley would again change his tactics.
1t is reported that Mr.. barley said
he could raise the necessary capital
in the San Juan basin for the factory
This would mean bonding the plant
ard the subscribers ought easily guess
the result. 1t is also said farmers
will be called on to mortgage their
farms or will put up certain number
of acres as guarantee to those fur
nishing the capital. Are they going
to be misled and sell their birthright.
1t is all very nice to talk about
onsung the sugar trust and revolu-
ticnizing business with hundreds of
millions back of it by man who is
w,rking on salary with clientage
that is not wealthy. only wish that
NJ. barley was ten times million
aire and be able to go ahead ard
fight the sugar trust, but no matter
how much we wish the sugar trust in
a hot climate, it is folly to even i'm
apine that one lone individual without
funds is going to conquer it. Agar,
the people of this southwest section
are promised branch railroads in every
direction. Even the Montezuma valley
is promised railroad and Mr.. Dar-
ley is going to Cortez to talk TO the
people about it and the raising of su-
gar beets. According to the morn
ing paper he is going to build rail-
road from Ignacio to Bayfield, and
beyond. All of these things would be
a splendid thing, but isn't Mr.. barley
jumping at conclusions. Big men with
money and the entire Montezuma val
ley have been after railroad for
years; now Mr.. barley without capital
is going to build it for them. He tells
the Durango people and other sections
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