American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1916-01-22
Farmers and Sugar
Officials Hold Meeting
No Changes VIII BE Made In Present
Contract. hut Farmers VIII BE Given
More Pulp and Probably Better
Unloading Facilities.

Fork hid a meeting with officials OF
the Utah-ldahO Sugar Company II
the Lchi Tabernacle Tuesday after
noon General Manager T. X. Cutler
General Field superintendent George
Austin, James II. Gardner, superin-
tendent of the Lehi factory, and Par
ley Austin. the local district field man
agcr. were present The meeting VIZ
called 10 consider six requests that
the farmers had to make rcgardir'
changes in the company's contra
that they wanted the growers to sign
The requests were:
First. That the article in the con
tract which provides for IS per ton
for 10 per cent beets, with down
ward scale, should also provide for
corresponding increase In case the
beets contained better than 10 per
cont discussion of this question
developed that the company had not
enforced this provision In the past
and probably would not do so this
year.
No. 2 request asked that the farmcrf
be given their full quota. so per cent
of beet pulp. Heretofore the indi
vidual farmers who fed the pulp them
selves were given 80 per cent. but
were not allowed TO transfer thi'
right II they did not choose to feed
II themselves. An agreement was
quickly reached on this question. ms
the sugar company readily agreed to
let the farmers have so per cent II
they will definitely agree to take It
so that the company may know how to
contract the balance. The present
contract with the feeding company
will run one more year. after which
the farmers may have all the pulp T.
they will sign contracts and give
bonds agreeing to take II.
Request No. 3 asked that when tho
farmer was notified to dig beets he
be permitted to finish the patch before
being stopped After an explanation
by the officials. this request was not
pressed by the farmers.
Request No. 4 was for the. elimina-
ton of the contract clause that stops
the farmers from irrigating their
beets after they have been notified TO
dig. This clause was not adjusted
with full satisfaction. but will stand
In the contract
Request No. s asked for better un-
loading facilities. so that the farmers
will not have TO fork any OF their
beets. The company's answer to this
was that II Lehi and American Fork
factories will increase their acreage
from 1900 this year to $500 for IT,
coming season they will install a belt
conveyor costing $4,000. like the ono
at Layton. that will enable the farm.
ers, with n slight change In tho''
dumping arrangement, TO unload with
out any forking. When the farmers
sign contracts they will be asked &c
sign two. one providing for the I'M
loading device and one for an acre,
age providing the device Is not in
stalled.
No. 6. the last request. asks for 3
Hat rate of $3.50 per ton. This W.
really the most important request o.
all. The company's answer was thai
they had already signed contracts Will
a large majority of the farmers for q
sliding scale. with S. for beets con
tanning 10 per cent sacharine, anC
which AT IN advance OF 10 cents PEI
~ per cent increase Of sacharin,
would make the beets the past yeal
bring $5,40 per ton. A change in this
respect would upset conditions al
over the state. The contract pro
yides that this rating shall be on m
average test of all the beets delivered
for the lehi factory. Some farmers
wanted the sliding scale TO apply tC
individual cases, but the general aver
age plan will maintain, because 4
would be unfair TO pay the early dig
ger $3.50 per ton on basis OF l3 pei
cent beets and then pay his neighbol
$500 for 10 per cent beets allowed tC
remain until November to ripen.
Newspaper clippings We're reat
showing that some Colorado factorie,
paid as high rs 50 per ton for beet.
the past year, The company's answer
TO this was that, because of the cX
cessiye mountain freight rates. tG'
Colorado factories could get luyi
sugar on the market for less thar
half the freight rates paid by IN,
Utah factories, Also, the cost OF ma,
chinory and material shipped from tn,
East to Utah was correspondingly
higher.
The farmers complained because Of
beets coming in on cars when they
were stopped at the factory Tn,
company's answer was that II was sc
di1lpult In gpt rnilrnad cupe thot "A