American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1920-05-29

the rumor that the federal trade com
mission was going to make AN investi-
cation Of the affairs of the Utahldaho
Sugar company, and II so, upon what
basis and for what reason. Think OF
my surprise when he told me that he
had no doubt the investigation would
be made some time before the next
election, and among other causes as
signed was the one that 1t would help
to defeat me Tor reelection. could
not see how any investigation could
possibly affect me, for ] have never
been an officer of the company.
have nothing to do with Its manage
ment have never done anything for
the company that would not willingly
have done for any other business or
ganization In the United States; that l
own but 40 shares Of the capital
stock Of the company, valued even to-
day ut so per share, and the same
came to me through the purchase ut
public sale of about seventy-six shares
Of the stock once owned by my fathers
estate and the balance Of my present
holdings came by my subscribing $500
to build a sugar factory ut Dewey,
Idaho, which proved failure and was
dismantled and removed to Utah by
the UtahIdaho Sugar company. after
which ! received stock In the Utah
Idaho Sugar company for my stock In
vested In the sugar factory at Dewey,
Idaho; that never bought share Of
the stock other than the seventy-six
shares already mentioned that have
never sold a share Of the stock Of the
company In my life and that the divi-
dend I receive from the company Is
81 month.
Dropped Matter From Mind.
80, under these conditions, l paid
no more attention to the matter until
| yesterday, when l received informa-
| tiOn Of a telegram that had been sent
from Salt Lake City by one George
A.. Sanders to Attorney w. II. Beer of
the federal trade commission ut Rigby,
Idaho, to which will call the senate's
| attention later. Senators will remem.
Der that last December I called the at
tention Of the senate to the fact that
the attorney general had fixed the
price AT which the producers Of beet
sugar could sell their sugar at 10h
cents per pound, while at the same
time he sllowed the cane sugar pro.
ducers Of Louisiana to sell their sugar
ut II cents per pound.
MIR. President" said Senator Smoot
this Is the program, and I shall wait
and see whether Il meets with the up
proval Of the members Of the federal
trade commission or has received the
sanction of the attorney general. II
begins TO look to me as IL Gen. Rich.
ard W. Young knew what he was talk.
ing about when shortly before his
death. he informed me what he heard
was to take place in connection with
an investigation Of the Utah-Idaho
Sugar company.
Young was one. II not the leading
Dcpocrat In my state.
"ShunIe upon officials of depart
ment OF the government that have lent
themselves to such action. l think
know the people Of Utah well enough
TO know that this sort of politics vii
never be countennnced and II the Off
Gals AT Washington are, acting In tn'
matter upon the advice Of politicians
of the State of Utah, their action vii
moi assist In any way In my defeat OF
their success" he concluded.
Sanders Admits Sending Kilograms.
Salt Lake City, May 26.--George n
Sanders. interviewed here. said: 9Th,
telegrnms were private matter
There must have been a leak on thu
telegraph wire. ! didn't give then