The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1916-05-17
MINIMUM OF 1000 ACRES
REQUIRED IN THIS SECTION
Growers Committee Appointed to
Interview Prospective Beet Raisers
With Representative of Company

President Merrill Nibley, Secre-
tary-Treasurer j. w. Timson and
Chief Agriculturist Mark Austin of
the Nevada-Utah Sugar Company ad-
dressed a large gathering of local
people at the courthouse last We'd
nesday evening, during which they
took occasion to inform the people
as to the position of the company
with reference to the proposed oper-
alton of the local factory during
tie season of 1917.
owing to the short notice. a great
many people who are yitally inter-
ested in the question were unable
TO be present, the gentlemen re-
Qaested the press to publish the
stenograph report of the addresses,
which were reported By Miss Marga-
ret Scully of the Reclamation Ser
vice. in order that all may read and
digest at their leisure.
l. H. Kent, as chairman of the
meeting, spoke as follows:
This meeting has been called at
the request of Hon. Merrill Nibley,
the president of the Neyada-U Utah
Sugar Company, who is present with
his associates Mr.. j. w. Timson. the
secretary and treasurer. and Mr..
Mark Austin, Agricultural Superin-
tendent OF the Utah-ldaho Sugar
Company of Rexburg, Idaho, all of
whom | will have the pleasure of in
PRODUCING II you little later. These
gentlemen from Salt Lake City, all
practical beet sugar men and at
present interested in various ways
In ten sugar factories in Utah and
Idaho together with Mr.. Wingheld
have united in the formation of
a new corporation, known as the Ne
Yada-Utah Sugar Company and have
taken over the entire holdings of
our local company. While they rep
resent and have at their disposal
many times the necessary capital to
finance a factory In this district,
they do not however propose TO dis
tribute any free money in this local
ity but If after laying their proposals
before the farmers. they get the en-
couragement and assurancy to which
they think they are entitled in the
way of hearty cooperation of the
business men and promise of acre
age and support from the farmers
they propose TO go ahead and put
this sugar factory in first-class con
dition and render all assistance nee
essary TO make the Truckee-Carson
project a large producing beet sugar
district. As for myself personally
| wish to say TO all of you that you
find me in the front rank working
for the success as in the past, al
though | may not be directly CON
nected with the management OF the
factory in the future / promise to
give my best efforts to make it sue
cessful. From my standpoint this
is the greatest opportunity that ever
came TO our people and we should
all talk and work to make 1t sue
cess. There is no question but the
benefit will be the greatest that ever
has come to this community and we
will all share in the prosperity that
will follow. The gentlemen who Will
follow me will more fully explain
their attitude and will / presume be
glad to answer any inquiries after
they have spoken touching upon any
matters that have not been fully eX-
planned. After the meeting we hope
all who can will remain few mo-
ments and meet the speakers
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