Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-01-08
Big MEETING OF
BEET GROWERS
Perfect Organization in This
City on Saturday
WANT MINIMUM SCALE
OF SIX DOLLARS A TON
With 335 Cents Increase for Bach
Percent Above 10. Also 70 Per-
cent of the Pulp

cent of the Pulp
Growers of sugar beets from all
sections of Otero county were
gathered in goodly numbers in
this city on Saturday last to at
+. tend the organization meeting OF
1 the Otero County Beet Growers
association, for which recent pre-
liminary meetings thruout the
county had prepared the way.
Henry G. Amend presided and
o. j. Baxter acted as temporary
secretary. The first business was
the reception Of reports from the
committees on constitution and
bylaws, which were adopted as
read with the exception of one
section, which was amended to in
clude as members all beet growers
in the Arkansas Valley.
A report was also read from a
recent meeting of the sugar beet
raisers about Las Animas, who
wished to go on record as agree
ing to stand by the contract
adopted at the Otero county meet
ing. The Las Animas meeting
also suggested that the legisla-
ture should be urged to paSs a bill
for the appointment of state chem
lists to test beets at each factory
in the state. No action was taken
upon the latter suggestion.
A lengthy discussion of the
terms under which the growers
believe it will be possible for them
to successfully grow beets this
coming season showed that the
growers had a desire to consult
with representatives of the several
sugar companies and if possible
come to a satisfactory agreement.
Acting under instructions the
chair appointed the following
committee on resolutions: Will
Morrison, Frank Burke, Hugh
Smith and George Oliver. The
following report. signed by all the
committee but Frank Burke. was
submitted and adopted by an al
most unanimous vote:
Whereas. The beet growers of Otero
county have fully and permanently or
ganized for the promotion Of their general
welfare; and whereas. we as one Of the
parties to the growers contract believe
that we are justly entitled to consult
alton in the formation of such contract;
and whereas. under existing and prosper
Gus conditions. we feel fully justified in
asking for a material Increase IN the
price of sugar beets for the season of
1915:
Therefore, Be 1t Resolved, as individ-
ual growers and as members Of the Otero
County Beet Growers association:
l.. That we require a fiat rate of
$500 per ton for all beets testing l2
percent and up to l6 percent; S6.55 =
for beets testing l6 percent, and 35 &
cents advance for each additional increase
of l percent over and above
l6 percent and an increase on
each fraction of the full percent in
proportion.
2. That we require pulp to the amount
Of 20 percent of the weight of the beets
delivered.
8. That all other clauses of contract
remain the same as in the contract dur
ing the season of 1914.
4. That this action is not taken in
spirit of antaRonism against the sugar
companies. but in spirit of fair play and
justice, in hope that we may conclude an
agreement that may help for the best
interests of all parties concerned and
assure the success and advancement of
the beet industry Of the valley.
S. That two separate committees Of
five members each be appointed by tine
chairman to present these requests to
the sugar companies: One committee of
five to meet the local representative OF
the American Beet Sugar company at
Rocky Ford and the other committee Of
five to meet the representative of the
Holly Sugar company at Swink. Said
committees to report back to a beet
growers meeting to be called by the