The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-12-03
Doubts Of RanCherS Set at Rest
by Sugar Company
TWIN FALLS MUST GET ACREAGE
AND SITE WILL BE FIXED HERE
Letter From President EccleS to L. I.
Wright Confirms the Statements
Made by Local Committee.

Owing to the fact that some ranch
ers have expressed doubt as to the
location of the sugar factory on this
tract, some claiming that the acreage
would be used to keep the Burley
factory going, L. T. Wright Of this city
took the matter up with President
Eccles and a short time ago received
the following letter confirming the
offer of the company to put the fac
tory near this city, provided sufficient
acreage could be obtained. The let
ter follows.
Ogden, Utah, Nov 22nd. 1915.
Mr.. L. T. Wright,
Cons. Wagon & Machine Co.,
Twin Falls, Idaho.
Dear Sir
/ have just returned from trip
through the East, and answering
your letter of Nov. 9Th, with refer
ence to the Twin Falls factory, will
state that I cannot understand why
| the farmers should raise the Qaes-
ton as to where this factory Is to be
located My understanding all the
time has been that this should be
Twin Falls factory. l did not ex-
pect that the factory would be To-
Gated adjacent to the Perrine Ho-
/ tel, or even across the road from the
depot. but expected it to be located
outside Of the city limits of Twin
Falls, and yet would be known as
the Twin Falls factory, just the same
as the factory at Burle53 Is located
outside the city limits OF Burley. and
is known as the Burley factory.
The question of the price to be
paid for beets came up during my
| yioit to Tvvin oil 10 /
that we will make some material
change in the price paid for beets at
our Burley factory, and in this event
: will do equally we'll with reference
to beets grown in the Twin Falls dis
trict
. l will either arrange to come up
t there within the next few days, or
/, have Mr.. Taylor go up, so that we
can thresh this matter out complete
ly and secure the acreage necessary
before the construction of this plant
Market conditions for material are
! extremely difficult, and this being
) the case, the matter should be de-
cided at once, II we are going to con-
, struct a mill at Twin Falls to grind
: 1916 crop beets.
It seems strange that the farmers
| should assume the attitude they have
r taken. Each and every one Of them
. should be willing to sign their names
to a contract, agreeing to take care
of certain amount Of acreage, and
as soon as this ONCE received ad-
vices that the required amount had
been contracted, we would give the
n farmers the information immediate
ly, so that they would not be handi-
capped in any way, shape or form
A. - A. nn> -
z Of 1916.
: AS have stated to you before, on,
e Company stands ready and willing t
Il build factory In your locality to op
8 crate in 1915. provided the farmer
8 in that vicinity agreed to give tht
8 proper support We realize that tn
Il business men Of Twin Falls Ar,
' broad-minded enough TO see the I'd
a vantage OF having an industry o
q this kind established in their midst.
ii This matter must either be settle'
= In the very near future, or we vii
o have to enlarge the Burley plant :
l. take care Of the Increased acroA&
that we contemplate getting aroun
Rupert and Paul, bat I en- not 1
z favor Of enlarging the BuTley plan
y IL we can possibly convince tho HI
mers Of the Twin Falls district
- support the industry and enable q
to locate q new plant n that vici1
iU.
III 1 trust You viii pardon my delay /
q answering your letter. which wns a.
to to the fact tAat have been aws
q for the past thfee weeks.
T. With kind psrsonai regards. ! =
- main.
s se Very truly yosrs.